Most comfy slippers I have seen in an while - Fluffy. Produced by Japanese company Medicom and designed by American artist Kaws.

Dopies are the unfortunately named but very cool looking love child of a pair of crocs and ancient wooden tibetan sandals.

On a recent visit to Kauai, I happened on a little gallery in Kapa'a called Kela's. There were some awesome local artist but one that caught my eye was a piece from Lowry and Richards.

Happy Earth Day, Love, Google.

Danish designers and twin sisters Rikke & Line Cleven Jensen make jewelery using a secret method to print enamel on silver.

"I am getting married. But not to you, to the man of my dreams.." This and other 3D wedding invitations from Meric Kara

Check out these great animated short films by Mr. Clerte and the other directors at Paris-based Mr. Hyde Short Film Craftsmen. Adorable, hilarious, or dark. All very well done.

French Rabbit Wines, based in eco-friendly Sausalito, CA. Smart packaging!

Bleu-Lulu Robot ~ 12" (your choice of pink, baby blue, or grey) with a whole lotta heart, rocking out in headphones... perfect baby gift?

Panton and Eames Eiffel chairs used to brilliant effect in the St. Bartholomew's Church by Maxim Velcovsky.

Known for her amazing jewelry, Solange Azagury-Partridge also created Stoned, a perfume that incorporates real diamond dust! "This is the most fun one can have being stoned without breaking the law"

"What you can't see doesn't mean it's not there. Please don't use non-biodegradable products." The AD was created by JWT Shanghai, for Greenpeace China.

Maomaland ~ hand made stuffed toys from Amsterdam (beware of mind numbing soundtrack on the site)

On the ultimate cure for your home... here's a review of some of my favorite design/functional details in Method's latest Pills ~ the ultimate in air freshening...

This bathtub is pretty darn close to washing yourself in a pond. By Stone Forest.

New mindblowing 3D animation by 1stAveMachine.
"Sixes Last" ist still my personal favorite. [Editor's Note: TED is awesome for insect lovers. wow.]

St. Francis has a gorgeous website ~ very fun connect the dots motif ~ and loving their frog pattern for Think Glam.

Bulldog Gin - its got asian infusions like longnan ("dragon's eye"?) - but really i love this bottle - the rugged look, yet that subtle glass collar is great. And the url looks like bulldogging almost

These apartments feature an amazing facade, very eye-catching. VM House/Bjarke Ingels Group BIG

Rugged industrial wool-felt carryalls by designer, Mauro Bianucci.

Great ad: Triumph is relying upon online videos of ridiculous toughness tests to sell their boats. Via NYT

Shoplifter: The audacity of doing my Christmas shopping with this bag, I can't wait to see the reaction.

Urban Medium's CheTrooper is now available as a limited edition bust

pretty new calendar from good on paper design.

Discovered at AD Goodness. The tagline says it all... "No wonder our preception of beauty is distorted..."

Going through links on the notcot links page, and noticed these sweet recycled knitting needle bracelets... Liana Kabel

adorable little table light from Black & Blum.

a toys for my robot dog at AIBO's Playroom

ipod ready upgrade to Eero Aarnio’s Ball Chair with speakers...

a bit of a dual post. i love metrofarm's clean, simple style and they're also responsible for berlin's koi klub!

Christian Joy has created five monster suits based off of the Wild Things and Max. Sold in strictly limited editions a percentage of the proceeds will be donated to 826Valencia.

Lene Dragon creates painstakingly detailed miniatures of modern home furnishings, like this Barcelona Couch.

HP Mini 110 by STUDIO TORD BOONTJE! An it has an incredible layered effect filled with his signature creatures tucked away in the flora... so stunning, check out the flash game and wallpapers too!

Scott Jarvie’s Clutch Chair is made from 10,000 drinking straws, a comment on the disposable culture of our society.

Journey to the City of No Horizon.
T-Shirt Design by freelance designer/ artist Tang Yau Hoong at DesignByHumans.com

Terrible Yellow Eyes is a collection of works inspired by the beloved classic, Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak.

The Buenos Aires based illustrator Max Dalton is about to release a picture book for children with Peter Ackerman. Gorgeous mid-century style images preview on his blog. Can’t wait to get my hands on this book!

Good ideas glow in the dark - the Adris Group annual report // July 2009

The the ½ Bottle Project calls for subtle donations, by way of paying full price of a beverage, getting only half the quantity and donating half the money.

Swedish designer Jonas Forsman has created the ‘Old News’ magazine and newspaper holder for Creatables, a Gothenburg-based network of designers who develop products made from waste materials

The Magma Arts and Conference Centre features local volcanic stone, however it is almost entirely made out of concrete; cast concrete, concrete blocks, concrete tiles used cleverly back side facing out, and rough concrete worked on site by local craftsmen...

In 1941 chemist Dr. Peter Schlumbohm created the prototype for the Chemex, for his own use, from an Erlenmeyer flask and a laboratory funnel. Fabricated from a single piece of borosilicate laboratory glass, it trades a nice wooden collar for the original duct-tape.

Gabriel Orozco show coming up at MoMA will be a classic, like his modified Citroen DS.

frankenstein chair by t.m.schmid for strala

färskt.com did a quick little feature of Andre Michelle's tone matrix. Check it out. Its kind of addicting!

The legendary architectural photographer Julius Shulman has died at 98. Here's a slide show of some of his most remarkable images.