Erik Griffioen is a young Dutch designer who will be presenting his works in Milan for the first time

Another cool way to dress up that boring light bulb. Petal light shade, designed by Vanilla Design Store from New Zealand.

Biografías, created by artist Alicia Martín using 5000 books.

Dezeen's inside look at Milan 09: Tokyo designer Shige Hasegawa will present a table and lamp called Hana (meaning ‘flower’ in Japanese) in Milan next week.

Ooooh Core77 spotted the JBL Control Speaker ~ love the variations it works in ~ see more pics! Designed by L.A. Based Ashcraft Design

Cool watercolor and digital art featuring robots and other unusual subjects, by artist Nancy Dorsner.

Yes, some people may believe that the paperback is disposable, but others cherish them as much as they do the fancier hardback. For those, the FINN protects your dearest possession.

ATX & HTX - Seth Tobocman, signing & presentation - 5/25+26

Google celebrates the 520th birthday of the genius Ottoman Architect Mimar Sinan with a google carrying some Sinan's works...Thanks for having been so grateful to Istanbul master Sinan.

A way to win back public space is to use what parking we have as effectively as possible. Here is one possible solution. Kids play there by day and adults park and leave their car there by night.

In her "Imagine finding me" series, photographer Chino Otsuka creates double self-portraits by placing her present-day self into photographs from her past.

The thoughtful book cover designs of Jenny Grigg.

TokiDoki launches a new screensaver that updates frequent with new tokidoki themes!

Exclusive release of the great videoclip of Phoenix french band : Lisztomania.

Lens Align!

An unofficial blue plaque unveiled at the home of the British Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith.

Hands on with the Kohler Karbon Faucet! And the Smart Divide Sink ~ an unboxing and fun up close looks at how sculptural it is as a design object (and desk toy?)

Mosaics made from thousands of medical vials filled with colored liquid... by Aleksandra Stratimirovic

Really feeling the Bell & Ross BR01 Airborne (limited to 500 pieces!) the skull face even glows ~ Lets hope other shapes will follow!

Amazing paper art inspirations at the tumblr blog of Lizzie Thomas

My Chikuno Cubes just came! Magical little black charcoal cubes with odor absorbing powers! (and adorably japanese minimalist packaging)

Great paintings by Fernando Vicente, shocking but still aesthetically pleasing...

Obsessing over these METALLIC RuME bags ~ reusable bags to a new level ~ made of Satin?!?!? and so cute and even more multipurpose? Groceries, beach goods, laptop ~ and still folds up to tininess!

The Borealis lamp-shade is the result of experiments with computer design and CNC manufacturing. Each Borealis lampshade comprises machine cut components, which are assembled and finished by hand in the Lazerian studio.

Interview with KILLSPENCER bags designer, Spenser Nikosey. Spencer elaborates on brand strategy, eco-friendly design, and inspirations.

Secret garden, stone ruins, and uniquely dense archaeological sites, are most impressive at 'Kolumba' in Cologne’s city centre.

Adorable Shelf Snails! Also in brown and red...

PUNGA & SMITH will be displaying the Fruit Baskets fruit storage concept at Salone Satellite in Milan next week.

SKULLAVERA: Tote-bag made with Eco-Fi (high-quality polyester fiber made from 100% certified recycled plastic PET bottles). Lined with 100% organic cotton and embroidered with GUITAR STRINGS!!. For all you skull lovers!

Poly.Touch is a tangible synthesizer with sound modules ( cubes) and devices ( MTT Screen). The basic idea of this Synthesizer is that electricity makes sound.

Amazing video post-production by Takafumi Tsuchiya on Caelum soundtrack.

trio of tillandsia bromeliads. these beautiful plants flower and do not require soil!!! Also for 4/15 only ~ 50% off at Doe-SF with "taxdayblues09"!!!

Kid Koala and Nerdcore present: "Music to Draw to.......Los Angeles" 5 hour set of quiet time tunes to work to... Bring your sketchbook, yarn or that lump of clay and come on down and get some work done.

Graffiti in Daikanyama area of Tokyo

"Under the Knife": an exhibition exploring the art of cutting (through May 10, 2009.) Using saws, lasers, Xacto knives and scissors, the twelve exhibiting artists employ a variety of media to sculpt, paint, and draw with cut lines and forms.

Shinichi Maruyama captures the mixing of water and ink with high speed photography.

Awesome advertising move by BMW in Santa Monica.

The intervention “Raining Light bombs” was carried out using plastic bags into which we put our lights that we shaped so that they hat a threatening appearance.

On the theme of vintage school badges, my boss's sons run this little enterprise. There's one for every occassion.

MichelGondry.com launched today to coincide with his DVD release. He's offering hand drawn portraits for only $19.95

Brian Matthew Hart handles any light sources like a Jedi, doing really works of art with its extrapolations. The Force is strong with him.

Isaure De Casteja is proposing a second life of the package. The whole-wheat shaped package can become a piggy bank and be sent to charity organization.

Onzo's smart energy kit provides a powerful energy management tool for the consumer. It consists of a sensor, display and integrated website. The display interprets and delivers simple actionable information to users in real-time.

Photographer Peter Funch composites multiple shots of people from around NYC into clever photos.