The Tree Stools recall the communal atmosphere of sitting around the campfire, but are built for the most elegant silk-upholstered living room.

On super fun kids gifts ~ Brava, Strega Nona!: A Heartwarming Pop-Up Book ~ SO FUN! I just ran into it in person today, and it definitely brought out the kid in me, gorgeous pop-ups are irresistible

OMG Naal by Nathan Jurevicius ~ can't believe this adorable little guy is 50% off ~ SO perfect for stocking stuffing ~ here he is in the Mushroom Lover mode, and also comes with Action Hero helmet, spiders and mushrooms!

Three gorgeous oil lamps by Nuance.

Aston Martin One-77 ~ the second video talking with designers about the design and history of this new car! Also, today's the last day to get me your info if you're interested in visiting the Gaydon Factory for NOTCOT!

Samsonite's Black Label Collection by Alexander McQueen Goes silver. The hardside "rib cage' case and the travel case in croc texture are both launched in a special silver finish this month. Wild.

60’s & 70’s was an exciting time for car design, with the introduction of the supercar.

Chair designed by Paolo Pedretti with the Dutch Designlabel Vij5. Chair #29 is the abstraction of a 'traditional chair' and made out of 3mm steel plate, powder-coated in matte black.

Henk Hofstra returns to Rotterdam in the Netherlands for a new piece, Carcreditcrisis. Live from Ahoysquare, Henk spread and painted twenty cars, one in blue and nineteen in red to symbolize the worldwide credit crisis.

Brodie Neill's Skl Lounge - a gorgeous, low riding white lounge with a red interior.

Love these amazing watches by Denis Guidone Atelier - minimal and beautiful!

SNURK created Le Clochard - a cotton bedding set that looks like very real cardboard boxes. Their tagline is "Sleep under a cardboard box so a homeless young person doesn’t have to". Partial proceeds go to SZN, a foundation benefiting homeless Dutch youth.

Philips Lumalive combines colourful dynamic light with textiles !

"Water Bears" A tiny, 8-legged critter that can suspend all biological activity in extreme environments survived a journey to space that would have instantly killed any human and most other life forms...

Immediately engaging prints by Allan the Gallant. They accept commissions and designs can be applied to anything and everything you could think of, from wallpaper, furniture, textiles, clothing, tiles to note books.

The Wire Button ~ by Jaehyung Hong holds your headphones in place by attaching to your shirt button!

Beautiful new work from Brand Nu in collaboration with Format.

Casio's latest exilim basically has built in photoshop to airbrush your subjects in real time...

Greenaid - by Lovegrove&Repucci - Reusable shopping bag - Neoprene outer shell and reusable polyester shopping bag within.

Artist Steve Ellis paints images of crumpled celebrity magazines as part of a new series of work.

Awesome photo gallery of Translucent Sea Creatures at National Geographic!

Jason Tozer's amazing images of soap bubbles were posted here last week – here's how they were done

ken goldman's Pick Up ring is the perfect piece of jewelry to wear when steppin out in your favorite black suit!sterling silver set with that amazing red fabric that seems to pick up lint and pet hair like magic-great conversation starter.

NES controller coffee table - that works! and is a storage trunk for games as well...

The parents of a lucky Parisian kid hired H²O architectes to create a private space for him in a disused garden shed in the backyard. The interior is all birch ply, on three levels, with dedicated areas for sleeping, living/study, and a bathroom.

PSP | Adrenalin, in small doses. |
Printouts of Euro RSCG, Buenos Aires, Argentina for the PSP.

gro design's awesome fusball table , entirely machined out of acrylic and aluminium, a delightful piece of design and a refreshing take on a really old game...

Insecure Spaces - Archisuits - An edition of four leisure jogging suits made for specific architectural structures in Los Angeles.

Conceptual textiles by Julie Krakowski - Coffee & Cigarettes explore the traces and stains left on linens.

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

Smart adjustable dining table! Poggenpohl adjustable dining table is designed by Draenert

Dutch design studio Studiomeiboom has come up with The Enlightenment, a lamp that poses as a book on the 18th century intellectual movement, but really just enlightens your room and not your brain.

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]

The Powerblock is a modern sculptural hidden powerstrip or recharging station. It kinda looks like a mouse made a Geodesic dome for his entrance.. Designed by Jérôme LOPÉ & Johann AUMAITRE

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!

On gadgets for germophobes - sonicare has their UV sanitizer that looks cooler inside than i expected from its very simple exterior

smarties stool.....sit down on a candy!!!!
design by Francesco Castiglione Morelli

BURTON "Decked Out" Snowboard artwork gallery show. Photos from the opening.

Stunning jewelry and accessories made of 3Form and stainless steel from Tivi. also this amazingly beautiful handbag from zebrawood.

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?

Knomo - Slim 15" handcrafted from full hide leather and nylon twill quilting to protect your laptop from any knocks or bumps. The retractable padded handle makes it comfortable to carry and easy to fit into your bag.

harlem-13-gigapixels.com/ the largest known stitched panorama. By Gerard Maynard.2045 stitched photos representing the neighborhood from a rooftop at 7th Avenue and 110th Street.

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.

Incredible italian commemorative edition of Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea designed by Paolo Orsacchini. It's printed on waterproof paper and enclosed in a clear pouch filled with real sea water.