Grimloc Carabiners ~ a new must have for your travel bags/packs. Unlike the usual ones, these can be slid on to any 1" strap, and the release button is secure but easy to open (even with gloves on)
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VIDEOHigh Wheel by Maider Lopez for the OK Center for Contemporary Art.
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FEATUREDDogpatch, San Francisco. Love the Triple Aught Gear morale patches they made with the pirate dog! Available in velcro patch and glow in the dark ranger eyes.
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Vinyl illustrations by @Wissameid for 'Sophie's Choice', a boutique in downtown Beirut, Lebanon.
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FEATUREDPulled Pork Poutine ~ Devils on Horseback ~ and a peek at the awesome menu of Magnolia Gastropub & Brewery in San Francisco ~ a long time NOTCOT favorite.
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VIDEOBotoxLamp by Drew Seskunas & SAQ Architects.
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Mutewatch, an uberminimalist watch that can be activated with just a tap and can act as a clock, alarm and timer. It even adjusts the strength of its vibrating notifications to your movements.
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Focus on Ehlén Johansson for the collection 2012 IKEA...
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VIDEOVery interesting video from Alaa Wardi of a song made in it's entirety of body sounds.
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Photosynth is an app that allows you to stitch together photos taken on your iPhone to create three-dimensional panoramas and outrageously shaped photo collages.
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Huski Lodge, an Australian ski lodge designed by Elenberg Fraser.
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The Karlsson Twin Bell Alarm Clock combines modern and classic styles for a timeless look.
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A curated collection of vintage construction photos from L.A.
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Scanchovies! In the tradition of Scanwiches and Scandybars- Big Pictures of Little Fish
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Simple outlet design that organizes your plugs and saves energy by Milena Włodarczyk.
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Jewel House in Islington by by Fraher Architects.
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Sexy new dish drying rack from Joseph Joseph.
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VIDEOThe Graduates 2011, a film from It's Nice That showcasing some great talent from emerging talent from UK art schools.
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This wax woman embedded with candle wicks was made by Lenn Cox for the Arnhem Mode Biennale 2011.
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New illy Art Collection designed by Anish Kapoor.
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Portland-based Von Tundra took this 1969 Dodge Chinook and transformed it into a modern mobile juice bar and lounge.
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Richard Serra's massive sculpture "Cycle," 2011, will debut at Gagosian in September.
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Visualization of the spread of earthquake related Tweets across North America, from the moment the epicenter hit Mineral Virginia (1:51PM) on August 23rd through its spread across the East coast and the South.
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Ikea's interactive campaign "Happy to Bed" takes status updates, wall posts and photos from your Facebook to personalize your ideally furnished bedroom.
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New batch of shirts from Columbus, OH DJ / VJ group roeVy. Let's Do This!
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Made Out Portugal's mobile gallery in a truck for DMY Berlin.
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'Milstein hall Cornell university' by OMA in Ithaca, New York, USA.
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beat.wave is an entry gate by Jurgen Mayer H. Architects. Initially featured at PULSE Miami 2007, it resurfaces this year at Burning Man.
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FEATUREDThis week’s roundup from NotVentures includes a 100 mile bike ride, some of the world’s saltiest places and tightrope walking through the Bavarian mountaintops.
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Toggle: Tomorrow's Remote for Today's TV uses an innovative application of capacitive touch technology to deliver a low, cost, multi-mode touch remote.
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Exquisite 3D renderings of hyperbolic paraboloid roof forms from the 1960 publication 'Structures of Warped Surfaces' by Argentine architect Eduardo Catalano.
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The exhibition the Chiasso M.A.X. Museum dedicated to graphic designer Bruno Monguzzo, leaves behind a precious catalog curated by the designer himself.
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Pollen Arts is making 100% beeswax candles in the shape of vintage and antique bottles, straight out of their winnebago in Los Angeles.
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VIDEOThe Mercedes AMG Driving Academy just released a great ten-part driving course in little 2-3 min videos
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Assouline's latest edition of Proust Questionnaire is bound in brown leather, with silver foil edges... and even blank questionnaires for you to "interview" people with...
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VIDEOSingle Fin 6’2”, video showing the construction process of a hollow wooden surf board by chilean design and architecture firm Los Gogo.
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Take a look at this selection of graphic work from the superb personal portfolio of Art Director Andreas Neophytou who also works as part of Six Creative, part of the Spring Group in London.
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An unique way to serve drinks to your guests with the slice glass by Vasiliy Butenko.
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Take a browse through some of the latest works from New York-based designer Niko Economids.
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VIDEOTrailer for Simon Garfield's book 'Just My Type' designed/directed by Naresh Ramchandani and Michael Bierut at Pentagram.
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A DIY Guide to Pinhole Cameras by Chris Keeney.
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Charlie Whinney's beautiful wood work include these window displays at Harvey Nichols.
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Minimalist stationery for Toronto design studio Clean.
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HWKN and Diller Scofidio+ Renfro team up to design a roller-skating rink that harkens back to New York in the '70s.
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The Syntheshredder by Jesse Chorng is an interactive skate bowl utilizing motion and performance to generate unique sounds and musical compositions.
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For those who love television, and design, here's an Emmys infographic that's right up your alley.
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Malafor's Explore Chair ~ Outdoor inflatable furniture made from yacht sails.
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HTML for Babies is a 5×7 board book. It has 16 pages of bold colorful, positive words wrapped in loving HTML mark up tags for imaginative code geeks in training.
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Carbon Negative Cement, Material Connexion's Green Construction Material of The Year 2011.
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Cafe del Arco by Clavel Arquitectos dissolves boundaries between the building and public space with a curvaceous cul-de-sac design.
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Made from recycled plastic, the Frii Bicycle by Dror Peleg is a strong, lightweight, and very colorful single speed bike for short trips through city streets.
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FEATUREDKDU for K2 Snowboards' 25 Year Anniversary collection ~ Don't Mess With The North West ~ love the graphics with beavers, owls, bears, deer, and bigfoot!
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VIDEOPatrick Frey's amazing Gregor calendar. A scarf/calendar, it marks the passage of time by unraveling one stitch at a time.
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Noma Bar has created a dog-shaped machine to allow members of the public punch out shapes from large pieces of paper to create artworks.
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The table technical drawings by studioooij design.
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David Byrne will install a giant inflatable globe in the confined space of the lot under the Highline.
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Later this month, Nendo will open a solo show at the National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute.
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Beautiful combinations of stone and glass in the Cabrela Hous in Sintra, Portugal by Orgânica Arquitectura.
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FEATUREDVintage Ferraris lined the 18th hole at Pebble Beach for the Concours d'Elegance. These Italian throwbacks are simply stunning. The curves on the body and the roar from the engine and exhaust make for an unforgettable experience.
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Typefinger Font by visual communicator Floor Houben.
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VIDEOAmazing way how to make music album artwork by pouring paint onto blasting speaker membranes and catching the paint spills on paper.
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Gem, corporate identity and menu design by paperview design
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VIDEOBanrock Station Wines made UK's first 'living billboard'
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Moleskine Writing Collection: the family is getting bigger!
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VIDEOImprov Everywhere's latest project, Say Something Nice.
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“Tamiya Put It Together.” A set of print advertisements featuring conspiracies around Elvis Presley, Roswell, the Moon Landing, JFK’s assassination, and Marilyn Monroe’s death.
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Hexagonal-shaped tabletop elements formed this honeycomb-like table, called the Cloud table. By Lorens.
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Short film by Lisa Eisner in which Alice Waters expounds on the inspiration guiding The Edible Schoolyard.
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VIDEOProtein's video profile of Matt W. Moore, founder of MWM studios.
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Beautiful bespoke letterpressed stationery by Eva Slade.
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FEATUREDThis week’s delicious roundup from Tasteologie and Liqurious includes homemade California rolls, citrusy pomegranate sangria and decadent chocolate peanut butter birthday cake.
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Beautiful geometric scarves from String Theory.
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FEATUREDSea Lions ~ they are living the life underneath the Santa Cruz wharf! You can wander right up to them and they even balance on the pylons under the wharf!
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Journey into the backwoods of Oregon with the Shwood crew to construct a community hideaway in the trees. The over sized nest is intended to inspire others to make the trek into the woods surrounding Mt. Hood.
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Sensing the Future. Designers 'feel' the future and Whirlpool envisages it through concepts that reinterpret traditional forms and turn them into emotional rituals, transforming through technology.
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Artist and architect Li Han of Atelier 11 charts Beijing's changing urban landscapes through manically-detailed isonometric drawings.
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Riccardo Tisci designed the artwork for Jay-Z and Kanye West’s collaborative album 'Watch The Throne'. The deluxe packaging printed on gold mylar with Tisci’s patterns, includes an 18 panel poster.
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This wildly cantilevered cafe by Steinbacher Thierrichter is an addition to a town hall built in the 13th century.
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INTERVIEW: Severed snake tails, speech bubble constellations, and troubadour birds populate the alchemical dreams of UK-based artist Nick Sheehy.
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Charles Bergquist is not your typical director and photographer, he has a very unique style that combines vivid colors with elegant imagery.
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Plank, a film by Billy Polls that follows a 15 year old skateboarder through his day-to-day routine in preparation for the Damn Am in Amsterdam.
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A portable stool/shelving system from Noon Studio.
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VIDEODigital Alphabet in Stone. Great video for type lovers by studio autobahn.
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Maximo Riera (who gave us the Octopus Chair) is at it again with this beautiful Rhino Chair that will be on show at 100% Design London.
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VIDEOParking can be tough, but June Bum can give a helping hand. Cute short films in which giant hands seem to conduct the world.
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The London Honey company sources local honey from around the city, cut straight from the hive, honey in its most natural state. A most delicious treat!
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Hemiplanet's The Cave tent is a breeze to set up with the use of five modular, double-layer air beams that inflate in under a minute.
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Check out this time lapse video that spans eight years in ninety seconds. It shows the construction of the 9/11 Memorial in Lower Manhattan, which opens this September.
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FEATUREDConcept Cars filled the putting green at Pebble Beach for Concours D'Elegance, take a peek at the McLaren MP4-12C GT3, SSC Tautara, Lamborghini Aventador, Porsche 918 RSR, Jaguar C-X75, and much more.
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Alicia Eggert and Mike Fleming use clock hands to create the words Eternity every 12 hours.
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Artist Kris Verdonck transforms the first floor of a contemporary art gallery into a garden housing some of Belgium’s most invasive species.
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