Some cool street murals from London-based artist Tom Blackford, aka Inkfetish.

Black and white photography has always seemed to captivate me. With Stephan Opitz behind the camera, its a different story.

Innovation consultancy Continuum launched their Venice studio and generated buzz in the local design community last week. their new studio is where the historic Charles and Ray Eames office used to be on 901 Abbot Kinney Venice!

Theodore Watson's app for the iPod touch allows you to spin your favourite vinyls on the go. Watch the video to find out how!

How cute is this Marvin Citrus Press?

French architects ECDM designed this astonishing sports center in Sarcelles. I love both the structure and the fold on the skin to create the entrance.

Milan 09: a large, rusty, cast-iron dinner service by Belgian designers Studio Job is on show in Milan this week.

The first ever animated film about vaccination by WHO (World Health Organization) with funny approach to serious issue.

Photo coverage of the Paper Fashion exposition in MoMu, Antwerp, Belgium. Check out the paper dresses from the 60s !

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

Beautiful Bathroom Sink with a Looped Towel Rail from Sanindusa.

some really cool bags at Boa Design

DishBunny ~ adorable bunny dishrack from Invotis Orange by Chris Koens

amazing work from lighting to sculpture to art by American artist roger borg

The non-profit project - the Watchmans Hut is a guest artist studio that gives artists the opportunity to commit themselves for a period of self-imposed exhile in nature - an opportunity for inspiration, tranquility and reflection in pristine nature.
The project addresses the dilemma of human inevitability of leaving traces in a nature one wishes to see untouched.

The objective is to create nine Watchmans Huts in extreme natures of Norway and Sweden (and perhaps other places?) and create spaces for artists where they can commit themselves for a period of self-imposed exhile in nature - an opportunity for inspiration, tranquility and reflection.

The Pollen Pendant lamp - by wrapping and weaving the material of choice around this pollen shaped structure, the user is able to provide their own personal touch.

Haha Press has some adorable St. Paddy's Day tees!

new in the mail: Super cute Booklets from the Dept. of Cultural Engineering with the Technical Specifications for Ace Hotel Properties ~ and the new NYC hotel looks awesome! Details like the smeg fridges and record players!

Just like Noah saved the animal species in his ark, this project will try to rescue the ones surrounding us today, through the most important designers, illustrators and contemporary designers.

Ahem... The Power League of Printing. Quite possibly the world's most bizarre printing industry recruitment tool.

New work from ceramic artist, Jenny Hager. Her work is functional with inspiration drawn from nature.

Original ringtone composers RCPTones.com just released a package of tones they recorded on 5 different vintage synthesizers. Design of their page is great, you can see and learn more about each keyboard used. Very cool!

Branch has these cute Amy Adams Tiny Ceramic Basket Bowls on sale!

Until the January 31st three Parascopes will help you imagine how life in a future Malmö, Sweden might be. The Future Binoculars, show panoramic images based on proposals from the citizens of Malmö on how to reduce car traffic in the city.

John Beck Steel Fire Cube ~ Beautiful indoor or outdoor fire for these cold times

The Standard's 4th Annual STAFF Calendar ~ this year its themed like high school... and yes, everyone featured can be found at one of The Standard Hotels... Awesome video with fun music!!!

"Forever" is a stunning constantly-changing videowall installation at London's Victoria & Albert Museum, created by Matt Pyke, Karsten Schmidt, and Simon Pyke at Universal Everything.

KATABRANK 07. Custom built bike from Slovenia presented on Biennale of Industrial Design 1008 in Ljubljana - Slovenia. Author: Jaka Mihelic a.k.a. Jaka Katabrank.

ioSafe Solo demo ~ we went out to a house off the strip in vegas, threw the external hard drive in the pool, set it on fire, then pried it open to get the data out... and all on video!

The Ovation iDea is the first guitar of its kind featuring a built-in MP3 recorder/player. A digital recorder is part of the on-board Ovation preamp.

54 slides presentation and an analysis of gaming trends in the USA by Advertising Pawn

Interesting umbrellas by Ofess - the 0%Graphic is simply black with one triangular color. But the best part of Ofess' umbrella line is the hard shell wine bottle type packaging that the umbrellas come in.

On fun uses for a laser cutter ~ i'm fascinated by these teeny tiny "Build Your Own Tinysaur" creatures from kfarell's etsy shop

House numbers by type designer Andrew Byrom

NOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #18: Incase is giving one winner a VIP Boxed Set of 4 Metallic Slider Cases for the iPhone 3G in Silver, Gun Metal, Gold, and Copper ~ so so gorgeous. I love them all.

DNA Mini Portraits ~ adorable! Minis of those wall sized ones we've seen for a while, available in 25 color options and only $169 ~ could be a fun gift idea

intriguing images by Magdalena Bors. Favorites are the indoor scenes transformed into landscapes with generic household items.

For geometrophiles everywhere, the Kapitza sisters' book of 264 rather lovely patterns

When Michael Burk isn't customizing shoes for his customers, he spends his time creating incredible works of art like this custom munny.

Plunger Lamp by Irina Blok ~ for the ultimate super creepy bathroom lighting?

Bride And Wolf ~ love the hummingbird timber cut out ~ this aussie based line is inspired by an multi-generational hansel and gretel piece in a paris shop

Burger King announces the opening of its first "Whopper Bar" | In 2009 the BK debuting a new concept with a cross between restaurant and bar, the "Whopper Bar".

LABBIT BEADED RING - a playful accessory for halloween... part of the Kidrobot by TARINA TARANTINO Collection

Ooooh RayD8 my favorite little glow in the dark mimobot is back in a special colorway for halloween, and limited to 200 8gig pieces!

NOTCOT in Lucky Mag Nov issue! Exciting to have us in a print mag i've loved reading since its inception ~

First Look at DWR's Santa Monica Tools For Living store that opens tomorrow ~ it's the second store EVER (SoHo opened last week!) Definite new NOTCOT fave for last minute gifting...