New music video for the band The Beangrowers' single 'Not in a Million Lovers'. Directed by Duncan Bone. Nice photo collaging/piling...

From the time of the transistor radio to the modern day mp3 player, Singgih Kartono has masterfully combined the old with the new (using sustainable woods) into something of pure genius.

Construction progress of the new Oslo Opera House by Snoetta Architects. The project is based on slopes, converting the roof in a massive public space.

not too late to let your loved ones know you're thinking of them during the luuuv day. Awesome e-cards over at Kate Spade. [Editor's Note: watch out for the soundFX]

Puma released in their two Black Stores (NYC and Tokyo) a new range of urban bikes. Each bike has matching sneakers, clothing and accessories such as bags. Love it!

Dazed & Confused/Diesel are running a competition for a photographic or artwork submission to be featured on a billboard in London and in the Diesel Kings Road store.

Plans have been approved for the world's first large scale wave farm off the coast of Cornwall, UK. Generating electricity and directly saving 300,000 tonnes of CO2 over 25 years. The future?

Open! Design and Concepts studio is making most unusual jewelry. Their latest inventions include clothes-peg earrings, bandage ring, screw earrings and much more

Newspaper machine with an lcd monitor shows a newspaper slideshow. A news "jukebox"?
via boingboing

San Francisco's video game-themed hotel, Hotel Tomo - VIDEO! It features an eye-catching Japanese Pop theme, beautiful murals, iPod docks, projection TVs, free wifi and Fatboys. [Editor's Note: My mom stayed here a few months back and loved it]

Symbaloo is a homepage with style and it will ROCK!!! [Editor's Note: it was interesting enough, i couldn't help ranting about it a little over at .com]

Now that the smoking ban in the UK has gone into effect, Tank is launching a series of books designed to mimic cigarette packs the same size, packaged in flip-top cartons with silver foil wrapping and sealed in cellophane.

Stokke Xplory: A very well designed stroller with multiple configurations. Nice and high, and with a small footprint.

Sebastiano Oddi's Mange2 is an edible picnic container for two people. By manipulating the gaseous structure of bread Oddi has designed a wholly edible container that results in near zero waste.It currently has been produced in 8 different flavours.

Shyno ~ apparently the milanese company had the same ideas as Reactee, only sexier campaigns and shirt designs... put your username on a shirt, and people can sms you.

Pretty/crazy graphics, games, and videos over at want2bsquare, a website for the Toyota Scion xB. So much to play with and look at!

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

Richard Sweeney made scultptures with paper.
Nice forms in Origami.

interactive mirror at zona tortona, milan. Think like no one by dotdotdot

Could this 'serpentine' shower by extremis be the simplest solution to the quick outdoor shower (just connect a hose to it!)

Tiny HeartHead by Sam Millen

Wallspankers Issue 3.
Massive Sticker-Pack Download. Over 250 designs from 80 international artists and designers across disciplines and aesthetics. --- Download. Print. Spank.

Wish I could go see Insa's sneaker fetish exhibition at Best (london). love the wireframe sneakers over bare feet.

"Pretty Things to Offset Your Ugly" who couldn't use a little something extra to proclaim their designer sensibilities? i've thrown together a thisnext list of some of our favorite jewelry pieces this season.

Font designer Erik Spiekerman is a fontagrapher god. Design Within Reach is honoring this fact with a collection of house numbers based on his work. Including the Helvetica killer FF Meta!

Book Cut sculptures by Su Blackwell. A great way to bring a story to life. [Editor's Note: is no one besides the NOTCOT kids sick of people doing amazing paper cut outs?]

Another Web 2.0 inspired design: Radiant FM Radio

Day on Mars finger puppet at the MOMA Store. Made me smile.

Bamboo Tube. Another playful lighting design from 100 Percent.

chair/cocoon/egg thing from german designers at Confused Direction. Wait until she's asleep, then... wibble- wobble!!

FAIL HARDER - 12, a dozen creatives who form an experimental school at Wieden+Kennedy, had purchased 150,000 boxes of clear pushpins. Great quote for all creatives in this article.

hm. i guess the NBA followed the worldcup and changed balls? bout time?

Scott Ingram paints lines (not even perfectly straight ones!) with nail polish on white. Speechless. But they are kind of pretty. And i guess it IS something to do with all those old bottles i have around that are drying out.

liking the idea of simple book hangers - this is by those guys who did the coffee table where you could hang the magazines/books vertically also creating a table top from the spines.

so what if they're a "christian rock band"? the fold is still fun. check out title track and new city.

The comic bookshelf displays what you may have read (rather than what you may be thinking...). A great project by furniture designer Oscar Nunez, available in different finishes.

Bookmark II is a colorful rubber band that wraps around a book with an indicator arrow that shows you the last line you were reading (nice line choice BTW)...

All in One from Bulgerian Dragomir Winery Estate has a clean Art Nouveau label designed by talented designer Jordan Jelev.
If you should drink, drink in style...

An interview with Melbourne artist Emma Van Leest, who makes staggeringly intricate and very beautiful paper-cut works. Also shows a gallery of some of her stunning designs.

The band Fall Out Boy will be releasing their first manga/comic later this year.

MUSE release their new album artwork!

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.

A look inside Facebook's new offices designed by O+A...the space is a former factory and retains some of the industrial elements...including this crane table.

Illustrator James Paterson demonstrates the incredible 3D drawing tool, Rhonda.

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.