Finally! LAist's much anticipated (by me!) interview with Tyler Brûlé ~ who does not at all hide his disdain for Los Angeles... i kind of wish he at least tried? Sadly it's hurting my love for Monocle a little.

teppei kaneuji's first solo exhibition 'melting city/ empty forest' at yokohama museum of art, japan

Bryan Nash Gill's prints from tree trunks are STUNNING! Available soon at Ashes & Milk

Marieke van der Bruggen's Snoepboom Garden of delight over at MocoLoco

Andreas Varotsos has designed the new Luna chair for the Greek manufacturer Varangis.

San Francisco based photographer, Emily Scannell, captures quiet moments of individuals, giving all a truly genuine feel.

The Suomi lamp by Luz Difusion is made of 4 blocks of oak sheets, 2 cm thick, that are given a concave shape through the use of a mold. Each block is then laser cut to narrow it gradually from top to bottom.

This was all over TV last night "Gatorade Presents Tiger's 'Woods of Wisdom' - TBWACD crafts animated Disney-style effort" ~ Tiger Woods goes Jungle Book ~ with Samuel L. Jackson as a wise bear

The Ripple Lounge by William Emmerson is a study in undulation. The line finishes in space but the thought continues, like a wave on the tide. The Ripple Lounge is now available exclusively through Ralph Pucci International.

PURISME has a new carbon fiber bracelet.

This weekend (11th-12th): NYC Anarchist book fair. lots of cool artists, books, lectures and workshops. totally worth checking out!!!

Belgian architects NU architectuuratelier designed their villa for the ORDOS 100 project totally underground, almost like a cave.

An interview with illustrator and painter Adam McCauley.

A great virtual tour of Santa Barbara's beaches, history, and natural beauty. Beautifully designed.

Do not travel alone. Take a bus. De-Lijin (Belgium Transportation) ads.

SNOWBLINDED x ARTCRANK. Drop Sequence is an 18" x 24" screenprint and will be available at the ARTCRANK(in Denver) for $30. Also available at Snowblinded.com on Saturday, April 11th at 12pm Mountain Time.

Vintage Porsche Posters

"Pour" is a series of teacup and saucers designed and made by Elisa Werbler. They will be premiering at this year's ICFF. Check them out at RISD's booth "Immaterialize" May 16-19. Booth #1746.

Webinvitation for GreyGoose Nights in Bedroom, Lisbon.

Come within. Gaze without. Retreat within the orb from a world of straight lines. The newly unveiled Spheroid Chair by William Emmerson is available exclusively through Ralph Pucci International.

Lenny Kravitz photographs portraits of his influential friends for Vogue Russia, the collection is titled, "Paparazzi Paris, 2008."

a colourful print advertising campaign for the Monopolopy board game...

William Hunt was born in London in 1977 and graduated from Goldsmiths College in 2005. His work often involves performance art where he plays acoustic music under extreme physical conditions.

Glorious handmade paper cuts from the lovely Julene "Jollyness" Harrison. Available for commissions!

Chocolat Factory! Finally stumbled across one of the Spanish Chocolatier's shops in Changi Airport ~ and the packaging is darling! Check out close ups of the Pocket Tube and Chocolate RAIN and fun poster!!!

The Tobu World Square theme park in Japan has 1:25 models of more than 100 World Heritage Sites. It's a small world after all!

The Easter Bunnies arrive early! In the shape of these delicious new cushions from artist Catalina Estrada. Bunnies is just one of three designs of Limited Edition cushions from Catalina - with just 250 of each available.

And getting eaten up quicker than chocolate eggs!

Wooster has a great piece on "Sally's Beautiful Blue Wall" ~ and the controversy of street art...

Allison Trentelman's Rocky Top Studios has an awesome series of Macro's of the Forest FLOOR! These close ups of dew droplets, shrooms and more are too cute!

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