The city of Wembley, England recently approved the spiraling solar-powered student housing tower.

Upwell created a really fun, simple, practical solution for the mobile sketch artist. I can never find my pen when i need it, and this design works for almost every pen i use!

Jeremy Sigler interviews artist James Welling. "My work might be somewhat different from the "Pictures" generation artists, but I think we all grappled with the need to rethink the expressive possibilities of artmaking."

Alison Carmichael creates beautiful hand-lettering for ad agencies and the occasional very rude poster

We present the collection H&M Home.

You have to check out Kanye West and crew in the new Southpark episode. Pure genius!

Local architect Jeff Shelton's amazing accomplishment on a 20' x 20' lot in Santa Barbara.

"Fire Tagging" is a new form of graffiti where NYC artists scrawl their signature in lighter fluid, then set it aflame in controlled, approved environments (read: lots of water nearby).

Great new Barbie Sculpture for the window display of Dover Street Market in London, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the doll.

Online IS the real world (isn't it?) ... my guest post of a rant over at the Small Business Marketing Guide/DIY blog... how do you approach taking brands online?

An interesting house in Cyprus by Armon Choros Architects. A concrete volume enclosing a central space devoted to water. Cool pool!

Oooooh Eric Fortune showing some new work at the LeBasse Projects Gallery this weekend! Check out the preview online...

Oooh Hard-Graft Moleskine Pen Hold ~ deserved a post of its own... nice elastic/leather strap ready to play bookmark, pen holder, and more...

I'm rather addicted to the Hard-Graft felt with leather pocket cases for all my devices... the New High collection is lustworthy as well! Particularly this laptop sleeve + pouch ~ but also sleeves for kindle, laptops, moleskines and more...

Artist Yulia Brodskaya's very interesting style of traditional paper filigree - the art of paper rolling to create images

An Interview with Brooks Reynolds, photographer from Canada and perhaps most famous for his We Are Sleeping Giants series.

Nike reveals the TPE 6453 Energy Center with Cortez history exhibition. TPE 6453 is a gallery displaying latest technology and the lifestyle from Nike. The best place to catch up the ideas behind the product, and the spirit from the brand.

Australian artist Lizzie Buckmaster Dove takes a knife to book pages, photos and paper to create gorgeous artwork about the country's landscape and history.

For his first French exhibit, photographer Todd Selby and Colette have collaborated to do a Selby Pop-up shop inside Collette. Todd Selby has taken over the walls of the Colette shop with his images and curated the Selby Space.

Isaiah Zagar has covered more than 50,000 square feet of Philadelphia with stunning mosaic murals. In A Dream documents his work and his relationship with his wife as it implodes. You are a lucky duck if it is playing near you.

Amazing video, an eagle with a camera on her neck show us the spin attack; the last minute is awesome!

Very cool new video ad from Belvedere vodka featuring Parisian based graffiti artist André. Set to the streets of NYC, his graffiti comes to life and causes all sorts of mischief.

AMBERintheSKY bunk loft bed - modern, refined, and made out of composite materials.

Rice Krispie and marshmallow Easter eggs from Bouchon Bakery, with a recipe to make them at home, too. Peanut butter, strawberry, and chocolate flavors...

The incredibly sleek Baby Grand Master is a DJ's dream, and an object of awe for any lover of conceptual design.

Brazilian architects Alan Chu and Cristiano Kato remodeled an old stone construction into a brand new house on an island, North coast of the State of São Paulo, Brazil. Nice white volume over a stone basement.

Claesson Koivisto Rune designed this BELLE- a wine decanter look-alike ring holder cum jewelry box for Swedish company Skultuna.

Recycled Rabbit from Ruby Re-Usable reminds people to "reduce, reuse, and recycle those plastic bags."

Cute porcelain Knick Knack Pot ~ by Kiki van Eijk ~ fun scissor pattern!

Last week Gallery 1988 opened their latest thematic endeavor, Idiot Box, featuring all television-flavored artwork.

Latest series of 'Wish You Were Here!' art prints/patternscapes is now on sale! This exciting and much anticipated series of 8 new prints explores landscapes in a more graphic, pattern-like style than ever before.

Career Evolution in the Ad world ~ so sad!

The Funghi collection by Jamie Hayon for Metalarte has been conceived in earthy colors and made of ceramic to recreate subtle forest light and texture.

Marc Bovino's 40 Days of Animals has me wanting more.

Chikuno Cube: Natural Bamboo Air Freshener. The bamboo and coal cube renews itself in the sun and can deodorize just about anywhere with no chemicals or artificial scents.

Panama House...'The elegant economy to Kogan’s use of volumes translates to a very real sense of freedom. The result is airy, light-washed spaces that seem barely tethered to the ground, an apt escapist image perhaps for São Paulo’s congested megapolis.'

A retrospective exhibition of Aeroflot posters ranging from 1910-2007

Shaun Holme is an incredible photographer from north yorkshire who captures beauty in everything he photographs.An amazing selection of work.

Printastic is a new online printshop based in Barcelona with a great selection of work from illustrators and artists around the World. Happiness for your walls while you support the production of Bendito Machine series.

Twitter is everywhere.

Designboom has a good look at Karim Rashid's new Pinker brand ~ love the gift bag shot and the mini-me he has even...

Fun design wisdom from UTS grads

Top painter Ellen Gallagher resurfaces at the South London Gallery for another display of lucid and challenging pieces.

Portland-based Chris Purdin make joyous illustrations that capture the innocence of childhood.