Kiley Granberg has designed a nut and bolt wedding ring. The diamond is on the mens ring, but when screwed the it sits on the womens finger.

Straight from the less-is-more department, these bird bowls by Coe & Waito of Toronto. Simple, sweet.

xmas lights for the server room ~ flip the switches and watch the various lights go on via webcam.

The newly renovated A.P.C. store in Japan, by famous Wonderwall architects, came out incredible. By the same architects that did the Uniqlo store in NYC, and it is balanced + modern yet still warm!

Compelling interview with East Bay artist, Ala Ebtekar. Influenced both by Oakland graffiti and his Persian roots, Ebtekar manages to layer graphics and religious texts to reveal ironic perspectives.

Paula Scherr's infographic maps are entirely hand-lettered. The result reminds me of a typographic equivalent to australian aboriginal art.

All the holes from Daniel Eatock's hole-punch - from a fantastiic new show of his work

GIVE-IT-BAG is a project located in Cape-Town (SA). They recycle packaging material to create unique bags. 50% of the profit from GIVE-IT-BAG in South Africa goes towards doing good in the world.

Sculptures of Japanese onomatopoeias
Also called giongo, these are what manga artist use to convey a sound to its readers.

THREE SIXTY: The craftsmanship is unreal. It rotates perfectly on the three sets of skateboard trucks. I really want this. [Editor's Note: i'm sure we've written about these, but i can't find it!]

Pouvlov, the beginning of a changing behavior. Fabrics by Kvadrat.

Jennifer Gooch pushed "Minimalist Tacos" (empty taco shells) for a day in Marfa, Texas - interested in the anomalous intersection of art and culture in this southwestern rural landscape. Lots of other great projects on her site.

Move over iPhone. The CECT W100 wrist-phone is pack full of features including bluetooth, a 2mp camera and, get this, a touch screen!

Here's a preview of "Sink or Swim," a new exhibit by Jeremy Fish, who's exhibiting at White Walls Gallery in San Francisco.

Designed by josh owen, the unbook bank/bookend , made of polyethylene. 2.4" x 8.4" x 10.8" and now available in colors: light blue, white, grey, orange, red, green and yellow

Taser International launches The Taser C2, colored tasers for women, pink, blue, silver and black. Defending yourself never looked so good.

Sony is firmly targeting video bloggers and You Tube contributors with their new beautifully sleek Net Sharing Cam.

Info aesthetics found - an early, infographical-like, episode of Disneyland which aired on December 4, 1957. it discusses the possibility of life on other planets, especially on Mars. [I loved these as a kid!]

Compenion - by Felix Schmidberger, is a concept laptop featuring two OLED for a complete touch sensitive laptop experience.

Jon Burgerman's On The Wall is a show of improvised wall drawings that bleed beyond the hung frames. From 5th May until 16th June (not open Sundays). Spuistraat 250, Amsterdam, Concrete Image Store.

Design Sponger features a nice evolution (kinda retro?) on the vinyl sticker trends.... beearo eco-chic wall vinyls

Beautifully mysterious Mozartkugel ~ 92mm in light beech or dark oak, waxed; with 18-note chime. Plays "Voi che sapete" from "Marriage of Figaro". Designed by Adam und Harborth, Berlin.

A true Heart made of Murano Glass by French designer Melanie Fontaine, one of the winner of the competition.

Kinetica is the UK's first museum dedicated to kinetic, electronic and experimental art. It opened in Old Spitalfields Market, London, on 6 October 2006.

Brand New one-sheets for Optimus Prime & Megatron. I can't wait for 7.4.7.

Clear - its been everywhere today ~ nice clean site too... its the fast pass through airport security, complete with concierge to help with your carry on.

2 swedish bottled water brands are confirming their merger with this beautiful ad.

Wee Ninja disguised as my Samsung 900a! [Editor's Note: just goes to a pic, but appeals to our love of the wee ninja]

Pallino Pint Glasses ~ coolhunting reminded me i needed to post these ~ OTTIMISTA o PESSIMISTA? My kitchen is never complete without these in both sizes.

Clock Book. Karlsson design.

Designed by Harvard Graduate School of Design professor Michael Meredith, Ivy is a coat rack for people who hate coat racks and wall art for people who hate coats.

Bling your genius with this tiny genius calculator ring. i'd be more impressed if that genius was spelled with numbers upside down.

The packaging and photography for the new Shu Uemura Rogue Unlimited lipstick... its otherworldly.

A vase like this will be hard to break. Menu Rubber Red Vase deisgned by Henriette Melchiorsen.

Technical illustrations, when done well are more impressive than subjective art... Kevin Hulsey is a master of his craft (and he creates his images using both traditional tools and new technology!)

these dutch tubs are cute, fun and resemble giant milk coffee bowls. and they totally remind me of disneyland.

liking this shirt - by suicidal.fr

I like the graphic of the girl .... why does the hand make me think of harry potter. [from new threadless tee]

these pushpins are amazing! probably too lightweight for my wiring jobs, but still way better than most cable clips.

Self Destruct control panel via USB.

Also from Peter DRAGON Sesti - there's a sweet video of this in motion! Much cooler than those 1L Coke bottle water tornados we used to have in science class.

FAFI + Victoninox. Seems that everybody's getting into the art branding game, after sneakers and skateboards, the famous swiss knife

These SPLATS are kind of fun, from brooklyn, and apparently award winning - yellow is a doorstop, the other is a wall/coathook

netvibes - its like google homepage thing - but prettier for rss reading?

HOWIES is like oregon: wholesome, honest and down to earth...except its a bit too clean for me. but i do get pissed with consumerism and love this wallpaper, their library and their ideas.

G&J Greenall's Bloom Gin ~ stunning bottle (shot in my hotel bathroom in london) ~ and a deliciously refreshing blend of honeysuckle, pomelo, and chamomile.