It took Stephane Dupoux seven hours, sitting in the dark underground to visualise the transformation of this incredible Sultan lounge in Kuala Lumpur.

Pending the official start of the Milan Design Week 2009, the Blog Déco-Design is pleased to present two new Casamania signed by Luca Nichetto and WIS design ...

"it is a glass for drinking a lot." I think that just about sums up this design from Kyouei Designs - "when the amount in the glass decreases, a constant amount is poured from the tank into the glass."

In my opinion, Audrey Kawasaki is one of the best artists in our modern era. Many of us have had the privilege of viewing her beautiful paintings. Here we take a look at her art on another canvas, the human body as Tattoos!

Wow Panasonic announces their new 3D video camera ~ "Industry's First System to Support Efficient Production of 3D Full HD Content"

Dezeen has a great look inside the interior of fashion store Villa Moda in Bahrain as designed by Marcel Wanders

« In Between », drinking, cooking, eating, using the same cup.

Despite being on a small urban plot, the House of Depth in Shiga, Japan, manages to create open spaces at the interior, spaces for silence and light. By FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects

The recession's effect on art. Here is a running roundup of layoffs, budget reductions, exhibition cancellations, deaccessions, admission increases, and closings caused by the economic downturn.

Streetegists warned! The outdoor business card dispensers Walkcard will let pedestrians remember your shop by easily picking up your card. Barcelona collection by Serra&delaRocha for Walkcard.

A beautiful stone house, acting as an ancient wall. The monolithic volume is open on strategic points to enjoy the great views over the lake. By Wespi de Meuron.

Richard Hutten will be exibiting a series of glass dildos at the Red light design event in Milano this week! The series of glass dildo´s have champagne glass stem, and are made to celebrate special moments.

Four Essential Members for a Great Design Team.

Tord Boontje 2009 for Bisazza!!!! Party/event of course sponsored by Veuve Clicquot too ~ can't wait to see more of the collection, here's a sneak peek!

Pandamonium in Rome's Piazza del Popolo--thousands of paper-mache panda bears.

The “Divine” series is a collaborative effort with Emmanuel Touraine. A series of exclusive chairs, sleek and modern, constructed with several different glamorous materials.

An interview of 3 questions with designer Ronan Bouroullec who, with his brother Erwan, is introducing four products at the Salone in Milan.

Recently made popular by Dee and Ricky, lego accessories have been popping up everywhere from Marc Jacobs runway shows to Kanye West’s daily fits.

Australian architect Andrew Maynard designed the Barrow House, a timber construction that uses a large amount of recycled materials, with a sleek result.

Visualization professor Jack van Wijk developed a new method of unfolding the earth: Myriahedral projections

The Vatican is going solar in a big way. It recently announced that it intends to spend 660 million dollars to create what will effectively be Europe’s largest solar power plant.

A wonderful collection of hotel door hangers from around the world.

Healthy Hounds Bakery produce a range of tasty treats for dogs using human-grade ingredients, no bad additives, and my dog loves them.

Typographic artist Niels 'Shoe' Meulman has a thing for traditional silk scarves, also known as carrés. Though maybe not apparent at first glance, a detailed look reveals the designer’s roots in graffiti and anarchy.

Pip Berry 3000!!! Nice theme for the blackberry by sadosdemetrios

Festo's bionic penguins are so awesome ~ check out the video

Yellow Owl Workshop has some of the most adorably simple stamp-scape sets ~ Winterscape, Landscape, Seascape...

airtable by lorenzo damiani for campeggi - when placed in a horizontal position, the fan stops working and can be used as a low table.

Some powerful and captivating aerial photos by Stephan Zirwes.

The Symba is the Honda Super Cub scooter reincarnated. It will hit the streets with its 100cc 4-stroke engine and 4-speed semi-automatic transmission in early May. Scooter fans rejoice!

Paul Lee says on he spend most of his time burping and cooing at his newborn son, but sometimes he does some really stunning graphics as well. Absolutely stunning web/print portfolio ~ a must see.

The lovely work of Jonas Löfgren (aka Bildmekanik), a 29 year old artist from Sweden.

Christopher Pope’s artworks capture delightfully intimate encounters with shy and elusive subjects, leaving a lasting impression on the viewer.

The Sprintcam is a new digital video camera that captures slow motion footage at an amazing 1000 frames per second! The sample footage they've captured with it is mind blowing.

Patrick Gavin has just exhibited new works in a gallery setting showcasing "objects that intend to orchestrate relationships or instigate the recognition of boundaries amongst and between things and people".

"Rabbits" is a new series by artist Zoe Williams. The trophy heads will be part of an Earth Day Exhibition this month at the Lower Eastside Girls Club's Art + Community Gallery in New York, NY. Reception 6-9pm on Earth Day!

Step in outside the door and your feet on hot sand to hit, make you feel as if you were out on your own private beach.

Cool super pale photography by Bryan Barnes.

TUMI, Mandarina Duck, Timbuk2, Acme Made, Built NY, Kenneth Cole, and more... DESIGNED FOR DELL? Their move into the accessories market is looking pretty beautiful ~ impressed with some of the exclusives they've managed!

Scotch Club lamp. A Ceramics project by Mashallah Design & Apparatu.

Giant robotic spiders built by La Machine, coming to Yokohama for the city's 150th anniversary.

Picador cover designer Henry Sene Yee writes a little about designing covers for the author J.G. Ballard (who sadly passed away today).

An interview with artist & illustrator Nathan Jurevicius about his work, vinyl toys and the recently launched Scarygirl browser game...

The Turkish design studio Autoban has created the Nest Armchair.