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.

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

A fun interactive song visualization by Labuat called Soy tu Aire.

For the Lost fans: some cool mock vintage/retro ads for the Dharma Initiative.

Stunning NYTimes slideshow of Beetles Weaponry!

Tonix ~ Coconut Water Kefir ~ it looked so cute when i bought it based on packaging...........

Great friday message ~ GET EXCITED and MAKE THINGS!!!

Miles Davis - themed skateboards by Western Edition.

Sports Illustrated models Melissa Haro, Jessica Hart and Damaris Lewis get the ride of their lives in las Vegas.

This kinetic sculpture were inspired by the ancient noria. The sculpture movement is produced by the flow of water. Designed specially for Carlsber. By sebastian and Mauricio Lara From eosmexico.

Panic made the only official Katamari shirts ~ is it any surprise they have the crazy Noby Noby Boy ones as well?

The Áhöld utensils by Icelandic designer Sóley Þórisdóttir are made by offset-feeding aluminum into the 85-year-old ornate steel tools of the historic Erna Silver Workshop in Reykjavik.

Brightbot is a cute, quirky and "useful" iPhone app. He is good at making tricky decisions.

"hendekagram" is an extension of earphones, it can be connected to various portable audio equipment such as an mp3 player, an ipod and a computer.

The PS1 competition won by MOS (see #18508) also featured entries by BSC Architects, !ndie Architecture, PARA-project and L.E.FT. Interesting proposals, ranging from full leisure, green carpets to inflatable structures.

As part of the TxT Project at Stitch in Japan, Tim Biskup has created a set of two digital offset "Rangeas" prints. Each are signed & numbered and limited to only 100 and will be available individually or as a set. They go on sale at noon, 1/29.

DIY gadget maker Bug Labs pairs up with IDEO to design some new UI concepts. Very cool stuff, from two very innovative companies.

A series of photographs capturing the art of the "splash" and the surprising things you will find in the momentary splash of water...

Mexican architects at103 designed House 3, a restoration and addition of an existing house in the old part of the city of Acapulco, México. Love how the exterior pool blends with the amazing Acapulco landscape.

Hangbag, metallic, light and decorative heart shaped hanger for bags and all hangable objects - by Ototo [Editor's Note - genius! bag hook + keychain!]

REX continues to propose unconventional building forms with their proposal for the Kunsthaus Zurich. David Chipperfield's proposal actually won, but I like REX's better...

Swedish Jarl Fernaeus has designed a table, stool and lamp and made the final 17 of the Prix Emile Hermes competition. The elegant and tidy looking furniture group in the hallway takes care of chargers for mobile phones, iPods and cameras.

Graphic artist, Star RM, designs and distributes a new postcard artwork every month for subscribers to his Art of the Month Club. Enjoy tangy illustrations, photos of note, type explorations and other graphical candy.

NOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #10! Our big Gift Guide Sponsor Seagate is giving away one royal blue 320Gig FreeAgent|GO! Pocket sized, awesome lighting, and just leave me a comment with what you'd put in it!

Russian designer Maria Yasko was inspired by nature and and surroundings to create these ‘unusually beautiful’ shelving designs.

Drinking water becomes a completely new experience with the table tab. Using this tab inspired by old laboratory glass, it is as if you create water yourself. By Dutch designer Arnout Visser.

Amazing packaging (for an amazingly crazy cool rabbit toy) paw! by coarsetoys (rainbow + blackout versions)

The UK's Vauxhall Agila has teamed up with British accessories designer, Johnny Loves Rosie to create the first ever Car-sage - a giant flower corsage designed for your car. It retails for £14.99. The ultimate Christmas gift for a car lover?

Drug Automat / Imbue Street Installation

Objet Geometries new, impressive Alaris 30 Desktop 3D Printer will print detailed 3D models complete with intricate moving parts. Quite probably the most desirable printer in the world.

Tonke Campers are modern day eco-friendly campers that are not made from the traditional injection-molded system. Hand-built in Holland with a beautiful wood exterior.

Sophie Nova's bean bag like bookends that are featured in Domino are adorable, and such a nice wat to mix up the usual stiff bookends with these soft golden pieces.

In Japan the Nintendo DSi was announced. The DS Lite was already a beauty, but this is even nicer. Comes in black and white and features two cameras, one on the inside, one on the outside.

"SWEET POCKETS" are in fact portable ashtray disguised in these yummy looking desserts! Designed by ChilliChilly who also design the infamous "GUN MUG" (see #6817)

Matthew Blesso, turned his Lower Manhattan penthouse over to two Yale professors, the architect Joel Sanders and the landscape architect Diana Balmori. And wow...

DWR Tools for Living ~ love the invite that came in the mail.... black (and one red) iconic + simply silhouettes on cardboard... see the full scan!

PenSol Precision Synthetic Oiler Kit ~ there's something tempting about having such a precise drop by drop oiling "pen" as part of my tool kit...

New work from the extremely talented U.K. painter, Jon Burgerman.

Kim Beck's A Field Guide to Weeds "masquerades as a 19th century pocket guide, but a guide in which the weeds themselves have taken over."

German del Sol is a chilean architect that gets the most out of local landscapes. On his geometric hot springs, he enrouted a natural source of hot water with colorful architecture and green roofs.

A campaign about the power of reading. Printed on paper bags of a bookshop.

Official Lightsaber DS Styli ~ actual Star Wars and nintendo licensed products! $8 for 3!

These are the tourism brands and logos from countries from all over the world.

John Wardle Architects' Surf Coast House, sitting above the dunes at Anglesea in Victoria, AU, is a reinterpretation of the 'rude' beach shacks of days gone by.

Dutch Coiffure Awards 2008. Berni Ottjes as best hairstylist of the year...

Designed by Pulltab Design as a space for both reading and entertaining, the East Village Penthouse is part of a larger private residence located on the top floor of an early 1900’s Manhattan walkup.