I loved Barbar as a kid and was pleased to hear about"Drawing Babar: Early Drafts and Watercolors," a new exhibit at the Morgan Library and Museum through Jan. 4, 2009.

Glass Road...
beautiful spot for BMW 3 Series...
created by GSD&M idea city...

Strange ads for Museum of Communism invite you to "get intimate with history." Hmmm, no thanks! Campaign by EURO RSCG NEW EUROPE ad agency.

The Plamp by moomoo architects. The lamp doesn't have a traditional bulb, using several dozen meters of light tubing as both the shade and the light source instead.

Thomas Eyck's blankets didn't grab me nearly as much as the choice of using designer classics to drape them over... sometimes what you can't see is just as powerful?

Kevin Dart is doing some fantastic work with his old-school illustration style. He proves it can be updated too as with his colorful work for the Beijing Olympics.

NOTCOT now in PARIS! (thanks to Veuve Clicquot) ~ here's the first of what will probably become a series of my incredible immersion in the Veuve Lifestyle over the next few days...

Interesting campaign for the new size of Axe Bullet.

The importance of point of view. A fantastic and clever use of typography by Axel Peemoeller

An amazing private library with the bookshelves between the wooden structure in a house in Costa Rica. By Gianni Botsford

A video of the newest 3G iPhone accessory from Apple, iHammer (actually it's a parody video made by designer, David Ngo)

Bruno Muff, Markus Freitag and Daniel Freitag risked their lives dangling from ropes over hours just so the audience could view the mother of all oversized football portraits at the Freitag tower in Zurich.

This lovely modern house on the island of Kythira, designed by RC TECH, is directly influenced by the local vernacular and mostly local materials were used in construction.

Also from Perch ~ this is Amy Adam's 2007 bird feeder design "Lunchbox" ~ also made with low-fire ceramic - and a sturdy nylon ribbon in light blue, brown, or orange.

great ltd edition prints from Rebecca Urias' sold out show.

Big time controversy and calls for a boycott after Absolut runs an ad in Mexico depicting the country's borders prior to the American-Mexican War of 1848.

51 famous robots on one tee from literary, film, television, toy, video game and even one from Rock history. Can you find Konky? In sizes for Men and Women.

Swedish Sassabrassa has made something different with egg cups out of Sigvard Bernadotte classic Virrvarr-pattern. The cup also doubles as a napkin ring.

Roundup of Pantone and Pantone inspired products available globally. Some are on sale and some are yet to come! From toys and mugs, to paintings and clothing... all things Pantone.

When will guys spend so much time online that the thought of a virtual girlfriend will become appealing? The answer is right after they watch this video. [Editor's Note: the virtual bf is hilarious too]

Designer Joel Escalona's USB memory bomb is one serious weapon of mass storage.

The work of Kashiwa Sato, who many consider to be the greatest living Japanese designer.

Jean Marc Gady for Moet & Chandon ~ luminous ice bucket that lights up when placed on its base... could a bottle of champagne stand out any more in dimly lit lounge?

Fat pig chocolate.Conceived, designed and manufactured by creative entrepreneurs The Brooklyn Brothers New York.

The "To-Do Tatttoo" tattoos are temporary, and the base lines, is a pen with ink gel, simply type the notes, lists of purchases, school glue, and metier etc, the basis and if tattooing.

Classic Swedish toymaker Brio makes a cool line of toys that they call My First. The sets include a stuffed animal and a matching wooden train set.

Project of this tiny USB camera with no LCD screen. No cables are necessary. Just plug it.

Pratap Ganapathy of National Institute of Design , India developed this injection guide to assist diabetic patients while preparing insulin shots as a part of his classroom project. The Guide prevents needle from bending and helps measuring insulin doses accurately.

Footprints on the sand? Besides the ingenious easy-to-disassemble feature, you can have your name die-cut on the sole, literally stamping your name on the sand while at the beach.

Incredible city made of polished junk by a Japanese artist.

Amnesty Sweden release three campaign posters against female circumcision. The female circumcision illustrated by sewn up roses.

Vatne Hawk, by designer Olav Eldøy, is a modern version of Charles Eames classic lounge chair and ottoman

Yet another beautiful radiator. This one is by Scirocco of Italy and is called The Screen. Stainless steel or a choice of colors. Too bad it's so warm in Los Angeles!

Beautiful, intricately painted porcelain soda cans by Lei Xue.

Who says decorations need to be in the center? Who says a whole bird is better than half a bird? The decals on Jason Miller's tea set are intentionally applied "incorrectly."

Typographic and Illustrated bike models from designer Devin Leggett. I love the gold on matte black!

Motorola´s replacement for the iconic PEBL, the brand new U9. Features a sexy design, with floating cover display and touch sensitive buttons.

Project Echo (1960): a 100-ft aluminum "satelloon," was called "the most beautiful object ever to be put into space."

Really good Portuguese furniture - I love the colors. by Bombaamor

It is a very nice solution for a small kitchen where real estate is high in demand. The herb looks like it's growing out of the window!

Loving this skinny hall coat rack setup from Thout. Can hold jackets on the hooks, or even has little shelves that fold out. Thought Jean might like this for her hall.

Clever use of GoogleMaps as the web page of design duo James&Joe. And I love their I<3MY MUM T-shirt.

Brilliant infographic exhibition by Yang Liu highlighting the differences between Germans and Chinese in “Ost trifft West” (here is queuing and in a restaurant)

I love the photography of these Kiri-Origami or cut and folded paper insects by Japanese artist Taketori.

Sigur Ros release their first-ever film this autumn. Check out the beautiful trailer for Heima!

The Envelope Collective is an ongoing collaborative experiment in art that uses the transportation of mail as a medium.