Phil Frost at the Jonathan LeVine Gallery

Wow, Mark Hoppus loves octopi as much as we do (if not more?) ~ check out this toy prototype and his blog logo... (also his twitter icon is sweet too)

Ok, 4:30am giddy to find out from a reader that Mark Hoppus reads NOTCOT and blogrolled it... which leads me to get distracted by the fact that TokiDoki is prototyping customizing his signature fender basses...

Idiosyncratic bathroom, located in rural California, designed by Bryan Boyer with a freestanding sink hewn from solid walnut.

Chef'n OilWand ~ on kitchen gadgets the oil wand is like a combo between oil brush and handle filled scrubby brush thing?

MOY concept car designed by Elvis Tomljenovic received first price in contest held during auto(r) automotive design conference in Zagreb, Croatia.

Strange and Bizarre work of Hyungkoo Lee

Beautiful collection of ceramics by Laura Zindel just got added over at Blackbird. Mugs, Espresso cups, Salad and Dinner Plates and more. So wonderfully creepy!

Banba design by Tomita Kazuhiko...the stool that looks like a planter box for balcony or pool-side where it does look ideal for. The volumized fabric on top is comfortable + useful to pick up the lid.

We used Bisazza mosaic tiles in a fresh and innovative way- a transparent custom made L shaped pool bar with a remote operated internal LED lighting system. The external structure is covered with pearl colored Bisazza mosaic tiles.

Jaz Harold makes beautiful, haunting illustrations

Amsterdam’s MiNiBAR takes the hotel minibar concept to a new level. A concierge shows you to your table, presents you with a key with which to gain access to your very own private bar, waiting is a thing of the past.

Freshly back from Singapore ~ back to the real world now... here are some fun looks at the gorgeous views flying from Singapore to LA!

NOTCOT makes Straits Times' Digital Life TOP 50 WEBSITES!!! So giddy ~ thanks so much for supporting NOTCOT!!!!

the Amsterdam RealTime Project by the Waag Society - mapping Amsterdam not by literal streets but by the movement of it's inhabitants.

A haunting image combining wonderful photography and hand drawn illustrative elements create a depressing but beautiful image.

Public Design Festival - Milan Design Week 2009

Owned and designed by architects Ana Cecilia and Alfred Quezada, is this home in the Middle Ridge neighborhood of Mill Valley, California.

Turbo: A Visually Striking Video Game Movie, Shot For Under 100k

“... The Bouquet makes people who sit on it happy, just as a bouquet makes the person who receives it happy. The vibrant, delicate colours trigger different sensations in each of us.”
-Tokujin Yoshioka.

An brilliant ad campaign by Alexander Nedelev displaying the fact that a great amount of species around us are disappearing because of the human race. "It's Not A Game Anymore."

Montana is releasing limited edition spray paint honoring legendary cartoonist and graffiti inspiration Vaughn Bode (RIP) and son Mark Bode.

High tech meets low tech with this simple corrugated cardboard stand, that makes capturing document images with your iPhone a snap. By University of Cincinnati DAAP student Kyle A Koch.

The new Hamilton ODC X-02 watch is the latest creation of the Hamilton Lab that tells time in three time zones at once.

A 500ml water bottle by Muji: a new essential accessory to show off at the gym.

Stella McCartney created Lucky Spot, this special equine inspired installation, from thousands of crystals for a special installation at Belsay Castle.

Avenel houseis design by Paul Morgan, and located in Central Victoria. This house has 4 rooms which is inspired from the rural atmosphere.

The Mexican collective DSR is doing an art exposition exploring the interpretation of the dreams.

A project to garner support for the development of an irrigation channel system in Puerto Rico. Oversize words, “sprinkled” along the route, underline key questions concerning the system and proposed project: WHAT? WHERE? HOW? WHY? WHEN?

The Danish National Radio Concert Hall - signed by Jean Nouvel - has opened recently in Copenhagen...

Earlier this year Hussein Chalayan showed his range of outrageous fashion at the Design Museum in London.

The O House by Philippe Stuebi Architects looks like a sculpture or monument. What you'll find inside however, is a really streamlined home with a really unique pool area.

Swiss photographer, Sandro Diener, takes some amazing pictures of landscapes that require you to view the world in a different perspective.

Cute little clip of a 8-bit meets real life via stop-motion water slide extravaganza.

Olia Lialina's "net drama" Agatha Appears was written for Netscape 3 and 4 in HTML 3.2. Thanks to the work of folks at Budapest's Center for Culture & Communication Foundation, the piece is now back online!

Dumpsterette is a diminutive wooden dumpster. This one-off piece of functional art has a hinged lid, casters and space for two standard trash cans.

The Path to Green Energy is a new set of layers on Google Earth trying to make it easier for solar and wind farm developers to figure out where they are least likely to meet resistance in their development.

The Raven by Annie Owens. Watercolor and ink on paper. Exhibition Apr 4 through Apr 29 at Rivet.

"Mercabarna Flor" new flower market in Spain created by Willy Muller Architects.

Gerald Förster's new photographic series called Nocturnal takes us into a world of liberation on a subject that still remains socially taboo, when in his opinion it really shouldn't be.

Cheeky branding - Chain-L, the next generation luxury chain oil.

"Brain Box" is a motorcycle crash helmet that looks like a brain, to protect your brain!

The Braun Clever Care Medical Coach not only stores all you medicines, but also syncs in your medical records and prescriptions straight from the doc’s office via GSM or Internet.

Kristín Birna Bjarnadóttir, has made this lamp, called Illuminant, its made of reflective materials and is hanging down from the ceiling on a fish line..