FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #18: Click For Art is giving away two of their new Kozyndan bunny dinnerware sets!

Utility/Camp/Kitchen knife by Hawthorne. with a sheath can be snapped shut and tucked in a bag, worn on a belt, or hung on the kitchen wall.

Jeff from Booooooom and Corey Adams have made this brilliant Wes Anderson-esque video for Native Shoes.

Banksy’s Biplane Loveheart in Liverpool.

Swiss-born, Tokyo-based graphic designer Julien Mercier - and release of his new font 'Otsuki-Sama'.

VIDEOMathaf Opening of Cai Guo-Qiang: Saraab - fascinating "explosion event" based show of sorts...

Help Japan with Punkt. 100% of the profits from the sale of the special edition clock will go to rebuild family homes and play areas in Maeami, a fishing village in the Tōhoku region which was swept away by the tsunami.

Tent City! Love these modular tent systems by Logos that can keep expanding...

VIDEOInspired by the look of 1950s Alpine glacier goggles, Mykita & Moncler created innovative and technologically advanced sunglasses Lino and Achille, for downhill runs and also as classic sunglasses for everyday use.

VIDEOAmazing - Dance performance "dot." by elevenplay. the last scene of this performance: iPad scene. With programming by Daito Manabe.

Have a look at this unusual Waste Treatment Facility designed by Enric Batlle Durany and Joan Roig Duran of Batlle & Roig Architects.

Anarkitty's cute prints

Antique Scissor Scarf by EMMA GRADY for Snoozer Loser NY

Luke Chueh's “Badly Drawn Badly” Limited edition boxed print set

Sour Harvest has an interview with Leontine Greenberg and a peek at her new show "Specimens" at Thinkspace

FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Giveaway#17: Back To The Roots Grow Your Own Mushroom Kits! Just spray some water daily, and in a few days you have a big batch of Oyster Mushrooms (grown in recycled coffee grounds!)

Bigfoot at Dragatomi for his solo show “Spirits of the Mountain”, Dec 10th. There will be a limited number of resin Fujisan figures available during the show, which is also scheduled to release in vinyl form in Summer 2012.

Portland Growler Company has beautiful growlers - Made in Portland OR. Hand slip-cast stoneware growler. Holds in the cold for all of your 64 fluid ounces. Widemouth ceramic flip top with rubber seal.

Niark 1 - The Guardians LTD Edition Print

VIDEONeon Night Surfing in Bondi - Strongbow, a group made ​​up of 17 surfers, organized a surf session where the surfers wore neon lit wetsuits. Awesome video by Jack McCoy.

Ricardo Bessa's Ever After illustrated book - for the romantic in all of us. Twelve love stories, twelve opportunities to let your imagination fly.

FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #16: Dead Zebra is giving away 10 Android Mini Special Edition Toy Soldiers by Gary Ham, or a chance to win the Love the End Print Set AND a Android Toy Soldier!

FEATUREDWhispers flocked wallpaper collection by Marcel Wanders for Graham & Brown

Esteemed designer Valentino houses his archives in a 10,000 square meter, white-walled virtual museum, now available for download.

After moss graffiti, the british artist Anna Garforth aka Sporeborne created some typographic biscuit.

Here is a bourbon I created, designed, and packaged. The Kentucky bourbon is inspired by the the bootleg runners during the prohibition era. The packaging includes shot glasses, coasters and key chain tags.

Eliza's Frye's new book Regalia contains eight comics that "are all love letters."

Odd Fauna, maker of Beast Sculpts, is making a super adorable toy series for Villain's new app, Lil' Birds!

Dimensions is a sonic adventure game (iOS) by London-based startup RjDj, designed to "enhance reality rather than distract from it". Unlock Dimensions, collect Artifacts and defend yourself from the Artifact-stealing Nephilim.

Hong Kong’s Causway Bay is the new home to one of the country’s most contemporary and avant-garde fashion shops. Shine, designed by Architect Nelson Chow.

FEATUREDThe official video from Microsoft has been released! They explore the innovative Tag: We're It art installation by artists Lisa Kaselak and Lee Billington

FEATUREDRobots invade the kitchen again! The Intelligent Autonomous Systems Group at Technische Universität München have encouraged them to take over the world of popcorn and salami sandwiches!

New Sea-Spirit Bone Carving Pendant by New Zealand artist Tim Jepson of Studio Tapu

Spanish artist ARYZ has left an amazing new wall in Lisboa.

Matthew Picton creates sculptural maps of cities using books about them.

Stacie Bloomfield from Arkansas created this lovely owl calendar for 2012.

Light decorative metal panels 'MePas' by Caino Design.

VIDEO9Caribou filmed the relocation of bighorn sheep in Nevada - an adventure involving helicopters, shotgun-launched nets, a great deal of vertigo and some very quick sheep! All with a rocking soundtrack!

'Rosace' blown glass tea set by Margaux Keller for VCU Qatar and Fabrica.

Between Worlds; a look at the Bergdorf Goodman holiday windows from a new perspective. Stunning photos by faucethead creative.

Habitat Design's series of Bodega Bird Chalets.

New York based photographer Dale May's 'LEGO Wars'. A series of photos crafted in archival acrylic to emulate the glossy quality of the toy subjects.

Adorable black cabbies and doubledeckers for your Christmas tree. Love these London ornaments from Michelle Mason.

FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #15: Nervous System gives away two of their lovely 3D printed jewelry pieces: Cellular Pendant and Subdivision Cuff

Awesome Marvel illustrations by Dennis Menheere.

Jack in the Box by 45Kilo is a tool-furniture, it allows you to create flexible and structured working conditions. It can be a lighting object, something to load mobile phones or both.

VIDEOHere's the most badass video you'll see today. It's Ice Cube giving a tour of modernist building design in Los Angeles, where he actually studied architectural drafting before breaking out as a gangsta rap star in the 1980s.

Here's to the crazy ones. Gorgeous letterpress poster.

FEATUREDQuirky secret bars, top spots for ice skating and tropical getaways are all part of this week’s roundup from NotVentures.

VIDEOSense of Flying.What´s it like flying down a mountain at 250 km/h? Espen Fadnes - The World’s Fastest Flying Human Being 2010 - teamed up with Project Managers Goovinn to communicate the experience of flying.

Terminal 2 at the San Francisco International Airport just became the US' first airport to achieve LEED Gold certification - check out exclusive photos at Inhabitat.

The 2012 Studio on Fire desk calendar! This year the theme is the Positive Apocalypse, featuring include brain-feasting zombies, a yeti, transfigured animals, Earth being devoured and a rainbow explosion.

The complete set of drawings for the Norman Foster-designed Apple campus have been released!

FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #14 Photojojo! So much photography fun to win! The bundle includes a Fujifilm Instax 7s Camera & Film, Black Canon Camera Lens Mug and Photo Fabric Dye Kit

Macro Cell Lens Band, a sturdy band with a built-in macro lens that lets you turn your cell phone into a macro.

Beautiful wooden house by Schlyter/Gezelius Arkitektkontor.

Zoe Garred's Fleet Ribbon Ornaments, made from delicately bent plywood.

Beautiful and functional wood joinery in Ontwerpduo's Joints.

Mantis desk by Samuel Wilkinson for Case.

VIDEOA ride down the α77 Roller slide in Kanagawa.

Intersection magazine collaborates with Louis Vuitton on a Soap Box and a Bike Polo.

The Bloomberg Pavillion by Akihisa Hirata opened up at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo!

Coordinate furniture collection from Praktrik are not just great pieces of furniture, but also puzzles to assemble, relying on interlocking pieces.

The Steel Wood Table by Thom Fougere is a flexible table and storage unit suitable for any room in your home.

VIDEOchoreoBots: a tangible music visualization platform by Charles Doomany and Luke Kambic via CMU.

Christmas Tea, designed by Mint - Maja Matas, Kresimir Miloloza, Jozo Matas.

An indoor RC blimp, built with a balloon

Now you can own your own set of Ninja Stealth Black Throwing Knives.

"Helvetica and the New York City Subway System: The True (Maybe) Story" by Paul Shaw.

SnowXu foldable snowshoes. The most portable full-function showshoes. Light, compact and easiest binding of any snowshoe. When folded a set is smaller than a yoga mat bag (bag is included). Easily fit 2 sets on a single pack.

FEATUREDNOTCOT Favorites: a gift guide of sorts ~ things i really use, love, and find worth spending on lately...

Evolution: The Natural History of Animal Skeletons, Stripped Down, a beautiful book by Patrick Gries and Jean-Baptiste de Panafieu.

FEATUREDHoliday lighting can be taken to quite the extreme if you find the right neighborhoods... Jackson explores some areas of LA and finds some pretty impressive setups!

Picture Alphabet Keyboard Stickers by Christopher Monro DeLorenzo.

James side table is a multi functional furniture. It has a small storage space, and a tabletop which also serves as a tray. It is always at your service, hiding small objects, serving drinks or functions as a small table. Design by Gridy.

Alejandro Chavetta collages are constructed with a combination of vintage paper and digitally altered images.

Beefeater London unveil new packaging for their holiday season pack.

SOME SEA ANIMAL OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST - a print inspired by the marine life that is found in the Pacific Northwest. Including jellyfish, sea cucumbers, sea urchins, etc.

Unseen pleasure, David Benmussa's tribute to Joy Division & Peter Saville.

Inkjet printed paper shoe by Julie Von Der Vellen.

The horizontal lines are distorted by the squares, so that they appear crooked. The effect caused by this perception is based on Zöllner illustration published in 1860. An now it became a modular shelf called 180 from cuatros cuatros.

ROKBRAND launches line of tees with hand-cut hangtags from vintage album art and guitar picks!

FEATUREDA roundup of fashion’s finest from Notcouture.

Lunchbox Car. Drive it across the table and take a pitstop to have a sandwich. Without playing with your food of course..designed by Ramon Middelkoop and Chris Koens for Invotis Orange.

VIDEORob Ryan makes beautiful paper sculptures in the latest ad from Victorinox.

Mercedes-AMG Holiday Story Creator ~ a madlibs style story maker to taunt your friends with...

Eggpicnic's new toy collection Carmelita, Altiplánico, Aguayo and Poncho. Handmade resin toys dressed 100% in hand woven horse hair in collaboration with Marcela Sepúlveda, artisan from Rari, Chile.

VIDEOMister Handsome ~ a film by Jason Wishnow. Fun and slightly dark comedy exploring what happens when you move back home with the parents... and rekindle things with your imaginary friend.

Perth Zoo welcomes a baby echidna (a puggle!).

Razer Blade ~ new laptop from razer ~ 17" 1080p thin aluminum body ~ and a lcd backed touchpad with programmable graphic buttons (whether for gaming... or photoshop, etc?) - all black with green backlighting...

Barbie as re-imagined by the beauty collective Bleach London. Includes nose ring, tattoos, and hair crimper!

FEATUREDAn unbox of the adorable new Geneva Sound System XS bluetooth speaker, alarm, radio in the retro-esque clamshell case. Also a side by side with the Jawbone Jambox and Logitech Mini Boombox.

A step by step tutorial showing how you can make one of these lovely, garden-filled terrarium ornaments of your own.

Small but great. There may be not that much storage space in this lovely sideboard by Nachacht but it looks just perfect.

Making of the Typeforce Exhibition Catalogue cover.

Box for the Birds, flatpack birdboxes that are part of the Michael Oliveri Studio.

VIDEOHand drawn music video created by Katarzyna Kijek and Przemysław Adamski for We Cut Corner's "Pirate's Life".

It might only be a little car but the Nissan Leaf can use its battery to power a whole house with electricity.

FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #13: Ghostly International is giving away the amazing AIAIAI TMA-1 Headphones and The Ghostly International Complete Essentials Collection!

An Austrian home, covered in Astroturf, with stairs reaching to the sky! Just one example of an amazing collection modern & creative architectural stairs.