Ryan Bosse's packaging for Five Point art supplies.

This animated needlework is amazing! By Aubrey Longley-Cook.

Loyal Dean - Amazing wooden longboards

Air guitar competition, described visually with paper dolls (and verbally with a funny first person story). Designed by Chloé Fleury.

Evernote's Peek app uses the iPad 2's Smart Cover as an integral part of its user experience.

The all-girl design collective De Intuïtiefabriek (The Intuition Factory) launched 'Excavations', a unique collection of treasures, dug up from the corners of their imagination.

VIDEOEngineerguy takes apart an LCD monitor and explains how it works.

Eat, Sleep, Create - a new print by Emily Dumas celebrating art and creativity!

Hydro74's New Business Cards by Joshua M. Smith.

Mini kitchen by Adriano Conti, Corrado Galzio and Alex Innamorati for those living in houses with limited space. A small kitchen that contains everything.

Let's Celebrate and weave [bio]diversity.
With Sandra Dufour (artist), Simon Visconti (architect) and Manon Bordet (landscape designer).
This garden takes place to the international garden Festival at Chaumont-sur-Loire (France

Each box is used to send a book. The recipient may then reuse as packaging, use as a briefcase or cut into several nice objects. The objective is to optimize the packaging in reusing the entire surface. From Ginette Caron's workshop.

FEATUREDProsciutto Tower ~ Melon, prosciutto and chunks of Parmesan cheese in a cleverly presented twist on prosciutto e melone at the new Mr. C in Los Angeles.

Dave Stolte's adorable illustrations and love of mixology turned into a Kickstarter "Home Bar Basics (and not so basics)" Book! To be printed on waterproof paper!

Micro & Macro Mandalas Poster Series. Watercolor paintings by Matt W. Moore.

FEATUREDJack Smith's awesome flat pack, wooden BirdBox, one of the highlights from Show RCA 2011.

VIDEOStunning research work by Kirby Ferguson on the rise and process of creativity. This is the 3rd part of a great inspirational series. Einstein once said, "The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources".

Rabbit Island: A sustainable artist residency on a remote, forested island in the largest freshwater lake in the world. The project is fundraising on Kickstarter. Help make it happen!

Musical impressario Pharrell Williams teamed up with Chad Oppenheim to conceive a new youth center, shaped like a contemporary tree house, in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

FEATUREDThe plating of the Carpaccio at Mister C's newly opened Beverly Hills spot is gorgeously artistic... take a peek at some of their other delights as well.

Goggles Bubble Umbrella has its sights set to fun! A playful rain umbrella from a playful company.

New interactive exhibiton in Iceland, designed by Gagarin. It gives visitors insight into how the power plants in Iceland operate, future energy sources, Iceland’s geology and the energy usage of household appliances.

FEATUREDMy adventures last week with with Bentley road tripping from NYC to Newport, RI for the J Class Regatta ~ photographer, John Walder, and i had a fun time stealing the cars to shoot around Newport. Stunning.

Pass & Seymour 15 amp Tamper-Resistant GFCI Receptacle and Nightlight.

Paige Bradley created one of the most striking sculptures I've seen in recent times. Her masterpiece, entitled Expansion, is a beautiful woman seeking inner piece but fractured and bleeding with light.

Great XKCD on the Geek Proof Safe System. (Always go for the shoebox first?)

FEATUREDGet ready for the weekend with a healthy dose of travel inspiration from NotVentures.

Vipp goes digital ~ offering up an icon of its iconic trash can for your digital trash!

FEATUREDEverything Here Is Wonderful ~ beautiful woodblock prints on topographic maps from the United States Geological Survey by Best Made Co (Yes, the axe guys.)

Drawer Decor from Citizen Commerce are custom made, beautiful drawer organizers.

FEATUREDThe Redbury ~ a look into flat #415, their red red hallways, awesome graphic design, and playful details of this boho-chic Hollywood escape.

James Jarvis' Amos Toys releases their YOD toy character in a limited wooden edition.

Ivan Navarro's "Death Row," 2006-09.

+5, POTS FOR LOTS, a concept developed based on the need of water waste prevention, the idea of the object is based on combining elements taken from different disciplines. By Vasily KasSab.

Pop Chart Labs print - "A recently unearthed Soviet-era propaganda poster that reveals the revolutionary origins of the game Tetris."

Converse Tree is a musical installation created for a Gaybird@PMPS performed in Digital Hug Concert (an experimental concert in Hong Kong) by honhim.

FEATUREDXPLODERZ - an unboxing of the Xranger 2000 and a close up look at how those little tiny pellets turn into jello shot like ammo.

Little Forest collection from Decole.

The New Edition of Galleria illy to Open in London in September.

A new version of the London Underground map with stations positioned geographically designed by Mark Noad.

'Moroso' was participating once again in the 2011 Designer's Days. For the occasion the Italian publisher invested the basement of the Silvera Wagram boutique.

Lauren Manning captures a year's worth of meals in a wide array of beautiful infographics.

No, this is not Wall-e's head but a strip of cardboard holding two huge rolls of garbage bags. Easy to transport, packaging actually becomes the clips used for closing the bags. Developed by Pierre-Luc Desharnais.

Pop Culture Popsicles from STOYN Ice Cream.

Flactuated [Flat] Scape - computational installation workshop for students of The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture, by Toshikatsu KIUCHI + whiteweekendkites.

This summer a medicinal garden blooms on a slice of neglected London land.

Zoku's quick pop maker. Beautiful for summer!

Danny Venlet's Goggle Desk for Babini Office.

The Incase Audio line launching this September.

Anouk Wipprecht’s cocktail-making dress. Wipprecht, a Dutch fashion designer, joined hacker Marius Kintel and sculptor Jane Tingley to create a revolutionary “biomechanic hybrid cocktail robot” getup.

Square shaped vinto fan.

VIDEOThe energy flow generated through yoga asanas becomes spatially & visually manifest in increasing scale, from molecular level blood cells to the distinctive surrounding architecture, in this Nike spec commercial.

FabFood by photographer Linus Morales.

Chris Kotsiopoulos captures an incredible shot of lightning bolts during a lunar eclipse.

VIDEOAfter a heavy down pour, a remarkable mirage appeared over the Xin’an River. The mirage showcased mountains and a city scape.

Green up your world: Grow your own herbs in your kitchen window or outdoors, with this kit of seed for 10 herbs, instructions and garden markers.

A selection of furniture and lighting by Barcelona multidisciplinary studio CreativeAffairs.

A lost London landmark is transformed. Rambert Dance Company, Opera Holland Park and the London Contemporary Orchestra come together for a site-responsive theatre experience at the former Commonwealth Building. July 15-17.

How about a Speed Date? Not with girls.. but with 3 nice looking cars! Amazing online campaign for AlfaRomeo from OgilvyInteractive in Switzerland.

The new 'Secante' ceramic collection by French designers Atelier Polyhedre was presented for the first time at Designer's Days 2011 in Paris last week.

A pop-up Opera, in Munich, by Coop Himmelb(l)au!

Poufs designed by Aleksandra Gaca studio, specialized in both the design and facilitating the production of innovative fabrics.

Installation for ArtsFund annual party at the Frank Gehry Experience Music Project (EMP) by Matthew Parker Events. The piece includes 1000 paper airplanes made from recycled newsletters from the offices of ArtsFund.

FEATUREDBeautiful roundup of design inspiration from here at NOTCOT.org.

Chinese willow pattern inspired Johnnie Walker porcelain whisky bottles. Designed by creative agency Love, illustrated by Chris Martin.

'Expo of experiences' is an installation by GOAGROUP for Festival des Architectures Vives in Montpellier.

VIDEOAn ant farm with live ants to raise awareness for Orkin, a pest extermination company. Intricate tunnels spell 'Keep pests in their home' by Rethink.

Australian firm Design+Industry has just unveiled the Strike Trike, a three-wheeler built with a tubular spaceframe chassis wrapped a stylish semi-enclosed body with a removable roof panel.

Christian Woo is a Vancouver-based furniture designer and builder whose work is informed by the natural setting of the Pacific Northwest and subtly influenced by the sleek and refined, yet warm aesthetic of Scandinavian and Japanese design.

Food design: the future is served! interview with Martì Guixè

The Xemei Stool was designed Juan Pablo Quintero of MEDIODESIGN for Barcelona's new Venetian Restaurant - Xemei.

This restored home in France is beyond what one would expected it to be - the use of the old and new is perfectly balanced and the minimal and cosmopolitan characteristics leave you wishing if only you could enter this home for a tour.

Great oudoor for Lego by Ogilvy Malaysia.

Icon Magazine on Oskar Zieta.

Solo House in Matarraña. PVZ studio is planning on building this villa in Cataluna dominates the landscape, perched on a concrete podium.

Love the look of these Lower East Side Media Speakers from Audyssey.

Your glory days are over mr Cthulhu, a short story loosely based on characters from the HP Lovecraft universe by Mattias Adolfsson.

FEATUREDReal life Farmville? The National Trust's MyFarm experiment takes over the Wimpole Estate's real life farm.

Julien Capelle is a french director, photographer living in Paris. He works mainly on the shapes, colors and textures.

Is this Art? Barcodes enter expressionist period. Some proposed barcode designs, cute, clever, and definitely to get out attention, as seen in the wallstreet journal.

Love this No Doggie Gate from EtchBoo (Jason Fort).

Here is a quality and natural wooden toy tool set from Northern Japan. Made of natural wood and coated with natural oil.

Sneakerology by Facet Studio is a sneaker shop interpreted as a sneaker museum.

Knoll Studios introduce a new series of wallcoverings by Abbott Miller of Pentagram called the Ink Collection.

Boxcycles come to the US — perfect for toting surfboards, groceries, or kids!

A must see design project where your entire apartment can fit in ONE single box!

VIDEORunning on empty. A new video for the song Life is Life by Noah and the Whale. Directed by rock and roll photographer Autumn de Wilde.

Graeme Offord is kiwi born art director living in NYC. He has dug up some old uni work and made limited edition prints. This alphabet is off the chain epic.

Edward, an electric dicycle–a vehicle consisting of two giant side-by-side wheels–designed and built by students at the University of Adelaide.

Imaginary Castle: new wall decal from Patrick Hruby and Blik.

What if nothing exists and we're all in someone else's dream? - Woody Allen. Cute print by Judy Kaufmann.

Arizona-based artist Joe Dragt uses motherboards as canvases for his art.

A mechanical plant which requires water to grow a while and after a couple of minutes it will dry out and die again.

'Miix Spoon Set' designed by Chi Wing Lee of Milk Design. The concept is a mixture of new and old, reflecting a stylish contrast against the vintage design.

Set of recycled nesting cardboard boxes by ¿Adónde?. Playful, useful, and perfect for small accessories. The pieces can be used separately or left in the base.

Olafur Eliasson’s 'Your rainbow panorama' the multi-hued skywalk crowning the ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum in Denmark is now open.

This is Oak, the result of an extracurricular, collaborative student workshop at Lund University School of Industrial Design, Sweden. The goal: to explore archetypes and stereotypes in the world of furniture.

The group developed a range of independent pieces, but which are actually impressively coherent. Of course it helps that they’re all made from the same single material, American oak.

Exhibited at the Milan Design Fair 2011.

How to make the clouds rain ice cream. No, really. Designer Cathrine Kramer set out to turn this childlike fantasy into reality with Zoe Papadopoulou.

Square Nine is a wonderful hotel in Belgrade designed by Brazilian architect Isay Weinfeld. The style is very contemporary but sets its roots in the Modernist culture of the ‘50s.

Nakahouse, a totally cool remodel of a 1960's hillside Hollywood home by Los Angeles based architecture firm X Ten!