Melbourne's Recital Centre featured previously as #22565, but this gorgeous piece from Ashton Raggatt McDougal (ARM) architects deserves a second look.

Fun post over at Core77 on Car Interior Design Tricks ~ all types of brilliant space savers/creators

It's the Summer of the SuperVillain! Name your nemesis and illustrator Len Peralta will draw his interpretation and even post a video of the process to YouTube.

Students of University Twente are also going to streak across the Australian outback for this year's World Solar Challenge. With their new tilting solar car the 21revolution. Direct competition for the students from Delft, see post 22897

The Anonymous Hugging Wall in London as part of Keetra Dean Dixon ongoing series METHODS & APPARATI for Social Facilitation and Mood Elevation

SANAA's Kazuyo Sejima designs "her most complex shape so far"--a curvy concrete apartment building with nooks and crannies for semiprivate gardens.

Headquarter building in Milan, Italy.
Design by Park Associated and Zucchi & Partners.

‘Genetic Stair’ by Brooklyn architects Caliper Studio is a one of a kind design feature in their renovation of a 3,000sqft Upper West Side apartment.

It's 200 years since Louis Braille, the creator of braille was born and to celebrate that the Swedish Post has released a set of stamps. The stamps are designed by Elisabeth Björkbom and say "See with different eyes" in readable braille.

The World Famous Design Junkies post an expanding collection of photographs of the most important card in the deck: the Ace of Spades.

Design by Diplomat. Zilla is an experimental lounge chair made from a composite construction of materials that include glass, aluminium and epoxy.

French architects H2o converted an old apartment in Paris into a new open space, organized through new wall furniture.

The Lucky Monkey - First monkey on twitter? A real 'monkey' [chimpanzee] generating posts (every 140 typed letters generate a post). If you add him on twitter he's automatically challenged to try to type your name.

Stephen Colbert's shaved head graces this week's issue of Newsweek. Colbert was invited to be the magazine's first guest editor...

Angels, wine & cocktail bar in medieval Florence.
Design by Studiounodesign - Italy

An interview with Ebon Heath, creator of beautiful typographic sculptures. [Editor's note: Ebon Heath's work has been previously featured as #17782]

Su Casa Es Mi Casa is an art project where a creative collective have taken over a Barcelona apartment and created installations in each room, re-imagining a private living space as a public gallery.

'Knot Tied: A History of Gay Marriage Bans', stunningly clear timeline of changing laws by GOOD and Timko & Klick.

Interview with Shigeru Ban. The Finnish manufacturer Artek presented the new '10-unit system' (#21751) by the Japanese arcitect. We had the pleasure to meet Shigeru Ban in Milan...

Ok ok ~ so the OUTSIDE of my new Seashell Eee PC is pretty cute #22009 ~ but check out the dissected insides! It's amazing how they cram it all into 1" of thickness...

"Engadget Labs: The best mobile broadband carrier in America" ~ love this thorough post on Engagdet reviewing all the current options in mobile data sticks... now if only the overages and caps weren't so ridiculous...

Here's a quick little peek at our upcoming DJ Headphone project. The project is designed and developed in close collaboration between Kilo Design, Tartelet Records, MannHandle, B&K and a bunch of DJ's and will launch November 2009.

On the Design*Sponge guest blog ~ i love this post on how to make 3D sheep crackers to stand in your soup!

Google has changed its front-page to pay homage to the discovery of the missing link, as posted on [post:21801]#21801, happy 200th Darwin!

Interiors for Luxury Hotel in Nizza, France. The concept, that gives life to the project, is a contemporary interpretation of the lines from the Belle Époque style. Designed by Iosa Ghini associated.

Comfortable and elegant, the chair Mail is suitable for all types of furniture. Mail by Domodinamica, Massimo Iosa Ghini design.

VIDEOJust Landed - A video by artist Jer Thorp showing tweets containing "just landed" and their location pre- and post-flight. Fascinating stuff. (As seen on Gizmodo)

Art Director and Writer team duo Jon & Adam post unproduced ideas daily for people to steal.

Last minute gift for your mom! By David Horvitz.

mog.com is a recently re-vamped music blog site that hopes to be the huffington post of music. The design balances visual ga-ga with neutrality, while eschewing the masculine in-yo-faceness of other music websites. Check out the little fuzzy guy at the bottom!

Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen and Kasper Rønn of Norm Architects have completed a new interior design for a penthouse apartment in the Frederiksberg area of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Celebrating the launch of the new Food2.com site, a party in Food Network's test kitchen at Chelsea Market. One of the highlights of the site is its original video content, including the new series, Kitchen Conspirators...

la mosca (previously featured as #14064) do some gorgeous infographics . their recent feature on designboom brought them back to mind and they merit another mention!

The Mypressi Twist is a portable espresso machine with a pneumatic engine! [Editor's Note: Remember #8130 the Handpresso?]

The Bacone: A bacon cone filled with scrambled eggs and country gravy topped with a biscuit.

Belvédère (2008) - This seat or rather perch is on the borders of urban areas where the view should be raised. Wink to the referee or lifeguard chair, to the observation post for hunting, it offers to the pedestrian a new viewpoint/

Svanen (The Svan) is a a new conference center, hotel, apartment and office building, dynamic 150 meter tall, to be built in the Swedish city of Gävle. Designed by Petrén Merom Arkitekter and Scheiwiller Svensson. Arkitektkontor.

Primitive forms and natural rocks smoothed by water have inspired the design of the lamp Sasso. Design by Massimo Iosa Ghini.

The Coca-Cola Refresh Recycling Bin is a new twist on the traditional recycling container. Made entirely from post-consumer recycled PET soda and water bottles, it showcases the exceptional design potential of recycled plastic.

Spore gives a touch of originality and lightness to the location. Design by Massimo Iosa Ghini.

OKKO is as versatile as a birdfeeder can get coz it can either be hung from the ceiling in a balcony (if you have such luxury) or be placed on a post in the garden.

Peter Marigold makes these tables using scraps leftover leather from Fendi production.

Alcoholic Architecture is a bar offering timed tickets for a “breathable cocktail” of gin and tonic mist. Realized by Bompas & Parr, of Scratch'n Sniff Cinema and Flavor Tripping Party. [Ed. Note: #8113 did this in 2004]

Amazing video post-production by Takafumi Tsuchiya on Caelum soundtrack.

Shinichi Maruyama captures the mixing of water and ink with high speed photography.

Visit this beautiful apartment in Paris, entirely renovated by the agency LePlanB and the designer Damien Gires.

In reference to #20490, I have a sneak peek at all three Gatorade Tiger animated commercials for you here. Two that haven't even aired yet! Plus bonus behind the scenes footage!

Online IS the real world (isn't it?) ... my guest post of a rant over at the Small Business Marketing Guide/DIY blog... how do you approach taking brands online?

Oooh Hard-Graft Moleskine Pen Hold ~ deserved a post of its own... nice elastic/leather strap ready to play bookmark, pen holder, and more...

SP Architects designed this 'Pickles & Chutney Pavilion' with 3,000 mason jar lids hanging from the ceiling, and the jars creating the walls.

FEATUREDOCTOPUS ROUNDUP!!! 36 octopi posts rounded up in one easy spot ~ inspired by #20344

The well respected + loved family run graphic design trade publication, Communcation Arts magazine, celebrates their 50th anniversary. Through the years the publication has observed vast changes in the industry, challenges...

MIT's SENSEable City Lab monitors tourists via Flickr, creating visual representations of their presence, showing their travels and interests.

Canadian Earth Science Postage Stamps from 1973.

Padmapper combines Google Maps with apartment listings for easier hunting.

LU∞ is a collection of hand blown Murano chandeliers.
It shapes within a square, perfectly natural power balance.

Amanda Levete does more beautiful work for Corian...

Studio HOF is a laboratory of ideas aimed to gather its members' designing experiences and to explore themes and style of contemporary architecture with an experimental approach.

The Sci Fi Channel attempts to become more mainstream with the anticipated launch of a new name and rebranding.

Die Post Ist Da!: The Return opening on Friday, March 13th @ Intoxicated Demons in Berlin is a follow-up to the last years ultra-successful show with the addition Angry Woebots, who joins the original lineup of ARO, HYP, and Morten Andersen.

Beautiful new works from artist Shannon Bonatakis (as featured in post #5211) show at Rivet Gallery.

A hotel gift shop in the form of a vending machine - selling high-end luxury items and design & cultural symbols instead of the expected t-shirts, toothbrushes and souvenirs.

VIDEOA new short film from VFX master Bruce Branit. This short film was shot in just one day. Post production took two years.

Sam Webber works predominantly in ink, water colour, and acrylic, which is then scanned and finished in photoshop. his works are meticulously detailed to create focus on certain elements, broad and generous in others. [Lots of new stuff since #1126]

As a complement to #19325, you can see the other not yet released photos of Barbie with Italian model Baptiste Giabiconi as Ken taken by Karl Lagerfeld here.

SYNTHe is an urban green roof in LA developed by SCI-arc professor Alexis Rochas and his students.

MOSLEY TRIBES is now creating interesting consumer stationary products ( The reinterpretation of a timeless classic). Mosley has created a black post it note pad. This pad comes with its own metallic silver Sharpie.

Sure, the Web has made many aspects of our lives easier, but it’s also complicated a few things—specifically, how we date, flirt and meet potential love interests.

PepsiCo caved into consumer pressure and is reverting back to their earlier Tropicana design. The 'hated' new branding sparked much conversation in the design community. But should designers have thought more carefully about what they wished for?

Gregory Euclide's relief paintings are unconventional to say the least! I've never seen anything like them. [Editor's Note: his older works were seen as #984]

A drifter in the subway carrying an old paper bag gave designer, Ramon Middelkoop, the idea for this beautifull leather bag. He named it 'My Paper Bag'. [Ed. Note: Reminds ms a lot of Porter's #7874]

The Simpsons debut their first television episode in HD, including a freshly tweaked intro on February 15th, 2009.

Using Topobo, created in the MIT Media Lab by Hayes Raffle and Amanda Parkes, is like building a Lego robot you program with your hands!

Kilian Schindler has made a series of furniture’s for outside use; a garden chair made simply with metal wires, a lamp pavilion, and a shelf for your garden products.



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Fun guest post from the ladies of Design Glut over at Core77 ~ with the brutal truth and top finds of the NY Gift Fair 2009!

Since debuting at Design Miami in December, the Ikedome is set to travel to a series of events during 2009. Designed by Marc Newson, it draws influence from his Fondation Cartier "Bucky" installation.

No words, just images. Each post is a theme. Leslie Miles has an amazing eye...

Artist Leslie Mutchler's Hothouse is a post-apocalyptic greenhouse/campsite installation featuring a Le Corbusier model made of repurposed paper.

post-it notes left to their fate in public places daily

FEATUREDFirst look at Manifest Hope: DC ~ the art is pretty incredible ~ in this post you can see an overview of the art, the space, and the madness ~ here's shepard fairey touching up the piece on stage before opening!

Washington Post's Philip Kennicott has a great article looking at the Obama portrait by shepard fairey ~ and the subtleties and what it may say about things in the long run...

#18114 ~ here's the developer site with hilarious 'outakes'!

Last chance on winning 4500$ of Nvidia/CS4 goodies! Here is the final of the three contests from Nvidia with NOTCOT, Core77, and Behance

Level 5 by Paula Scher, a really interesting design to have at your apartment entrance especially if you live at the 5th floor.

Copenhagen has been recovering the waterfront with a series of projects. This public bath by JDS+BIG (former PLOT) invites citizens to use the fresh waters, amazing result! (see #17148 also)

funny, you could see shaz madani's window installation in london as an answer to ebon heath's typographical ballet, posted in #17782

Amazing Urban Warning sign.

The anticipated Royal Mail British Design Classics stamps will be available January 13th. But, the Royal Mail has also announced that they will release a new stamp series every month of 2009, including a series on Post Boxes, Darwin, and Mythical Creatures.

Designboom's xmas post is too cute not to share ~ santa party!!! by chris haughton

The Yellow Treehouse Restaurant in New Zealand is now finished. We previewed this in #16207

Spanish architect Manuel Ocaña refurbished an old apartment using OSB panels, for his mother in law. The floor of the apartment has an amazing hand crafted wood work with her portrait.

Judith Seng's body of work embraces and highlights flaws and imperfections - her Hide and Show Clothing framework turns your clothing into part of the furniture's aesthetic.

Brazilian architects TAMABI turned the unused rooftop of a 50´s building into a sustainable apartment.

Also by Amore for Svegro (see post #17205) - great packaging for herbs/greens inspired by potted plants.

A project from Polaroid and Moleskine, where you will be able to post your journals filled with Polaroid Pogo prints. POGOLAB.net

Ever wondered what the internet sound like? Mark Hansen and Ben Rubin's magnificent "Listening Post" takes permanent residence at London's Science Museum.

VIDEOPost graduate service designer Lauren Currie takes a dozen balloons to a park in Edinburgh asking people to tie them to their favourite thing.

FEATUREDThe Xylocopa Young Mad Scientist Laser Etched Wood Alphabet Blocks ~ in person! I even took pics of each letter so you can see up close how fun the illustrations are! Original found in #16975!

The V building facade of the VM Houses, featured in #10709, is a small disappointment when seen for real.

Veidekke Bostad is one of the larger real estate companies in Scandinavia. The idea of the First Day Survival Kit was to take of some weight from the new apartment owner's shoulders.

Taxi series, shot recently in Tokyo,New York, Shanghai,Hong Kong- all presented 'as shot' with no post production or cropping. Shot on Hasselblad medium format film & digital capture, all handheld.

Japanese design team, Tibori Design, have an awesome blog called Dotter Dotter where they post 8-bit inspired pieces of 3D art from classic Nintendo games.

No stranger to NOTCOT - (#9132 & #12017) - Liz Wolfe has two limited editions available just in time for the holidays... just released today...this is 'Bunnies in Blood"

“Airside” series, photographer Richard Mosse captures the disaster-response training practice of setting life-size model airplanes on fire. Mosse’s pictures demonstrate that, in a post-9/11 world, an image of aircraft on fire, for any reason, can stoke fear.

Rugged and awesome winery by San Diego based architect Sebastian Mariscal. The Tercio Winery is located next to Casa en el Valle de Guadalupe #6673

National Trust Northern Ireland's latest 'Picture Yourself' campaign encourages people to visit their properties, take photos of their experiences and post them online. All images submitted this year are to be utilised in next year's campaign.

OFIS arhitekti just won the competition for a student apartment complex in Paris, France. Nice use of wood to build a random facade.

"SHOT" comics.
Model: Simona Vaicyte
Photographer & post designer: Simonas Sileika

FEATUREDJamie Hayon's big green glossy rocking chicken ~ obsessing over it tonight, you saw it miniaturized and in porcelain in #16304, and then i went and read up and found more sketches of the full size. Wow.

FEATUREDOcocoa ~ hands on with these yummy gourmet peanut butter cups... remember them from #16193?

We (netdiver!) are proud to launch a year of festivities by releasing the official 10 year anniversary poster to say thank you. FREE to download, print, post, circulate and enjoy!

More great packaging by Moxie Sozo (see post 15672) for Red Dog Candy.

More Ai Weiwei love (see also post 15524) - a sculpture of China - not sure how it's made - extruded with wood veneer? or carved wood? Either way - beautiful!

Super cute silly Koala Mug ~ i can't imagine someone not cracking up while you're having a serious conversation and sip your tea in their direction... (there's also a panda one)

FEATUREDJulie West's super limited edition Bumble and Tweet ~ just had to give them a post of their own ~ they have woody dresses and magnetic birds and bees in their hair!

This is a Norwegian girl, who broke up with her boyfriend and decided to redo her apartment in such a way she would never be "allowed" to by a boyfriend. Black! I love it though!!!!

How to Make a Custom One-Off Skateboard. Thanks to a previous post on NOTCOT, Grease from Half Tone Def decided to give it a try and document the process from begging to end. The final Product came out RAD!

After a long post 9/11 pause, The Pedestrian Project is back... keep your eyes out if you are in manhattan...

Robin Rhode is a South African artist who creates beautiful street art by transforming simple shapes and objects into elements of narratives. (Thanks to szymon for this post)

Exclusive first look at the lustworthy Asus Eee PC S101 #15328 that ships Nov 1 ~ and they got creative on the packaging, where the cables are hidden! The eee looks really thin and gorgeous too!

New hoodies from Headhoods (see post 5698).

Another great illustration by Studio Volk (see post 14044) showing an inclination towards city planning. An illustration for Radio Citta' Futura.

No wonder the architects named this the White Apartment. Located in Romania, by Parasite Studio. Sleek interiors.

I am digging the very simple packaging by Due Mani Non Bastano for Pandora Design's cutlery (post 6429).

A preview of "Second Nature" opening on Friday at 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT in Tokyo. [Editor's Note ~ we got some peeks of it in making in #14877!]

Playful street photography by Matt Stuart (see 6895).

An amazing stop-motion animation experiment by Elena Colombo & Cecilia Viganò called Teardrop...

Great new series of prints by Keetra Dean Dixon...Cordial Invitations: "You are cordially invite to..."

Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter turned this old water tower into a mixed use building. Each unit is expressed by a protruding crystal-like add-on that brings daylight into the apartment, while offering astonishing views.

Opening of the first driving simulator complex in Lyon (France). All pictures af this great architectural project here !

ha hah haha hahahahaha ~ a helpful translation tool for just how amused you want to seem

"Dancing trees, Singing birds" is a six-apartment complex designed by Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP Architects. Can you believe this is in Tokyo?

NeoCube ~ as seen in #14197 ~ we ordered, and i can't stop playing with it - here's a 10% discount code: MyNeo (exp 12/25/08) Same as those magnetic jewelry kits but cheaper and more pieces!

From Gym to Apartment...One day i'll have a space like this!

After 50 years the U.S. penny will finally get a redesign.

The Octopus Floor Chandelier by Inside - beautiful!

I wouldn't normally show a product from behind, but I love how Heckler Design's OneLessDesk keeps your desktop clean by hiding all of your cables. [prev seen as #8123]

Beautiful photos of a Parisian apartment, converted into a discreet venue by Chanel for the press unveiling of their new perfume - ‘Eau première’ - by Jean-Marc Gady

See what happens when you take a 550 sq/ft Manhattan apartment and turn it into a restaurant for an evening.

You already see the Typolade #14009 or Wall Typography #12431 now jump over to Trees Typography project by why not associates. A great project of interesting trees typography.

Hard Candy for OXYGENE magazine.
Stylist Vincent Poinas and photographer Arnaud Gouallec.

The ‘Lotus’ room, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects is currently on view during the 11th Venice Architecture Biennale. Today some photos from THE REAL THING, by the photographer Luke Hayes are available for your eyes only!

More from Ontwerpduo (post 13903) - I love the detail of the wood joint in this aptly named project, Joints.

Mixwit is a well-designed playlist-making website that publishes your mixes as cassette tape images that you can post on other websites!