Busta Milano Design Week!

kris ruhs: 'the sculptural terrace' at carla sozzani gallery, milan

Daniel Handler - aka Lemony Snicket - gives a speech at the Cincinnati Library. A place, he explains, he has visited 3 times before. All today. Love his wicked sense of humor and ability to captivate a crowd.

L.E.FT + Studio hp AS designed an interesting vertical landscape project in Holmestrand, Norway, an elevator articulating several programatic pieces to connect the old part of the city with the new one.

The 43rd edition of Art Cologne, which runs from April 22 through 26, is the first under the director Daniel Hug. Here are some works from the fair.

Novitec Rosso, the well-known tuning house, has just unveiled an all-new supercar to celebrate its 20th anniversary. The TuLesto as its called, has a 4.4-liter V8 engine with twin superchargers with an output of 777 hp.

Dear Creatures Fall 2009 line is a collection inspired by photographs of 1960s girl scout troops.

How can a drugstore product value the atypical consumer that doesn’t identify with corporate cosmetic brands? The firefly concept was to focus on the emotional empowering desire young women feel to create an individual look.

Shigeru Ban is set to unveil his elegant "10 Unit" modular furniture system at the Milan Furniture Fair

IKEA's "Never Ending Design Stories" is a wonderful interactive site featuring designers and their products. Combining live action and animation, the videos are sweet, stylish and dreamy.

Hand-crafted wood work by Jin Kuramoto for Mikamo.

Recent LOHA residential projects are bringing people back from the L.A. suburbs, into urban areas with great design and rich common spaces. Habitat 825 in West Hollywood is a colorful example.

This Bamford & Sons Aluminum Watch Holder features anodized aluminum that is hand crafted into this tube, on the inside, neoprene is used to keep the watches in place.

‘A House‘ has been designed to achieve an ‘A’-Building Energy Rating, with a particular emphasis on the use of passive systems. By FKL architects.

Musical Chairs Collection features silhouettes of Barbara Barry's favorite chair designs on crisp white china. This iconic range pays tribute to Barbara's success in furniture design.

French architects Polaris proposal for the ORDOS 100 project. A complex house, with beautifully illustrated concept renderings.

Louis Filosa's 'Guarden' is a safe, retractable fence to protect your vegetable garden.

Dana Otto opts for subtlety and the de-glam route by fashioning a lineup of lamps out of recycled paper and wires.

Bell jars taken to a new and even more amazing level ~ This&That by Fabrica ~ Dezeen shows us everyday items incorporated into hand-blown glass domes in Milan this week!

Ozcollective are an exciting group of Paris based designers, who attract immediate attention through their masterful arrangement of umbrellas called Abri no 177.

Stereohype Button Badge Competition. Design by Mathieu Hubert, 4th prize winner.

Canon Neoreal at Milan Design Week ~ Designboom has an awesome look at these jellyfish projected on some incredible fluid looking structures...

Awesome interview with Flora Grubb of SF ~ she has some incredibly breath taking succulent wreaths, vertical gardens, and more!

luca trazzi: t-energy ~ part of the interni design energies event. the tower includes the modular light panels manufactured by martini which light up using
the solar panels produced by pramac.

Exact replicas of the model from 1969, Azimut, designed by Christian Girard is now in production.

Architect Tadao Ando created an unusual guesthouse and gallery space in Tokyo for Takeo Obayashi. Unbelievable.

An adjustable reading lamp by DAG-designlab

The A2B by Ultra Motor offers the fun of a bike with the power of an electric motor, all wrapped up in a quiet riding, stylish design.

Why aren't all bag hooks doubling as massagers? Here's Garrett Smith's which will be shown in one of the 3 SAIC exhibitions in Milan this week!

Nice new sleek little car chargers from Belkin ~ Micro and Dual Auto Chargers!

Just released. the "Top Hat" version of the "Disenthralled" poster.

Artist duo Kai & Sunny designed the UNKLE Mix CD for the McQ by Alexander McQueen A/W 2009 Collection.

a beautifully crafted hand letterpressed promo shaped as an oragami fotune teller by Libby Egan.

Cabel Industry, Empoli - Italy / Studio Massimo Mariani

Full moon beneath Great Salt Lake's Spiral Jetty.
Robert Smithson's Spiral Jetty from 1970 is among the most important examples of land art during the twentieth century.

Some FREE hi-res tshirt templates and a bunch of other high quality and intriguing textures for the designer on a $1 dollar budget.

Interesting concept on water conservation by Elisabeth Buecher

"Stop playing with yourself" furniture is based on chinese puzzle. So clever !

Funny looking glassmarkers will help you to keep track of your glass at parties this summer. And perhaps work as an icebreaker to avoid stiff conversations as well.

Ron English comes to London and its an especially interesting exhibition, as the artist was inspired by works of Picasso, interpreting them in his own personal way.

impressive interactive wall by festo

Sushi Roler designed by Osko & Deichmann.

Cool intro with drawings for The Amazing Adventures of David and Jennie. Funny short film.

The fascinating portfolio of Geoffrey Cottenceau and Romain Rousset

Mmmmmm Talenti Sorbetto (+Gelato) ~ in the reusable screw cap containers ~ perfect for surviving this heatwave ~ and i wish i had some of the Hill Country Peach Champagne Sorbetto...

Bonus video to help prove how hot out it is here in LA ~ check out the squirrel that joined (aka snuck up on!) me today to pancake out in the water...

Paul Nini has an awesome series of Graphic Design Heroes Tees!!!

OP-1 stands for Operator 1 and is a pocket size controller for your software sequencer. Connect it to your laptop and it lets you control your sequencers transport with the common play, stop, rec, forward and rewind. By Swedish Teenage Engineering.

Music video made from paper shreds : "Oi Va Voi - Everytime".

Decor8 shares a brand new office renovation from my dear friend in Morocco, Maryam Montague. LOVE the chair!!!