The Silberfisch Houseboat is a thoroughly modern floating home that also allows the flexibility of relocation on a whim and sports a ‘green’ roof planted with vegetation, producing zero emissions and utilising reclaimed wood where possible.

I am loving the idea by Japanese brand Visvim, offering backpack Gore-Tex covers, matching their outerwear. Genius!

The perfect vessel for your wicked morning brew, this set of oversized black & white tea cups features a victorian inspired cameo on the cup, and a little pan pixie on the saucer.

Happy Green Day!!! The University of Northern BC is building a bioenergy plant that will help reduce their natural gas usage by 85%! Also 100% of their energy is from hydro. Now that's green!

Nikon Coolpix Series Neo Classic model looks to combine digital photography technology with old school camera aesthetics with its leather trim and silver polished body. Great for the retro lover in all of us.

Just like last year Pieke Bergmans had filled his space with products under the name of Design Virus, and this time it was light bulbs with strange, soft and beautiful shapes.

High res "seven deadly sins" images taken from the book "The Frenchmen and the Seven Deadly Sins". These are fun woodblock illustrations with a pretty dark theme.

Great portraits from spanish photographer Alberto Van Stokkum. Enjoy

Wonderful photography by Teun Hocks. Reminds me of Magritte...

Interview with artist Andrew Logan - organiser of Alternative Miss World in London.

"9" film directed by Shane Acker and produced by Tim Burton being released 9-9-09.

Guillermo Hevia Architects designed this eco friendly olive oil factory in the chilean countryside. The building blends with the local landscape, and has several passive energy strategies to reduce consumption.

Bamboo branches and steel are hand-tied with rattan to form a cocoon-like structure that morphs into the furniture in the bar, where you may sit and sip your champagnes. Z Bar by master Kenneth Cobonpue.

The Big Picture strikes again with pictures to commemorate Earth Day today.

Now go out and plant a tree.

A beautiful concrete house, sunken into the chilean coast landscape. A stone interior garden is enclosed by the transparent house, creating an interior protected from the wind, but open to the views. By Izquierdo Lehmann.

“Subprime” by Beeple. Very cool animated short with lo-fi art direction.

Iowa States Solar Decathlon House will fare well this year with custom designed furniture by ISU students. It's modular chairs made from maple, red gum, and recycled seat belts turn into chairs, end tables, and footstools with storage.

New work from Pomme Chan. Beautiful.

Natural History meets Eco Fashion in this unisex bracelet made from recycled snake vertebrae and leather, by Astali.

Spore gives a touch of originality and lightness to the location. Design by Massimo Iosa Ghini.

Kitchen scrabble "tiles" to decorate your kitchen walls from Swedish "Bokstavskakel". What message would you like in your kitchen?

Video PSA regarding Failed Packaging. Go to the blog to add your own frustrations and thoughts.

Fresh from Milano the Lexus car with a fully transparent LF-A designed out of acrylic. The design witch has been developed in collaboration with Japanese architect Huzimoto Takeshi seems more like an statement of art than a car show…

Brave New World Lamp by Fresh West for Moooi

Porcelain Lamp by swiss Designer Laura Pregger seen at "That's Design" in Milano.

Hang some new prints by Brainstorm. A little science, nature, and humor all rolled into one print shop. Wearecomintagitya!

The UK's Royal Mint is to release one special coin per year in the run-up to the 2012 Olympics. The first has just been released: just a shame about that logo...

impressive corian installation 'super-surfaces' for milan design week

soo kwon's plus minus stackable white goods are cute. not only do they stack, they let you choose whether you're going for a plus or minus portion.

OKKO is as versatile as a birdfeeder can get coz it can either be hung from the ceiling in a balcony (if you have such luxury) or be placed on a post in the garden.

HAPPY EARTH DAY!!! VIDEO CONTEST TIME!!! I'm judging the Mimobot GURP Mother Earth contest that starts today (ends Mother's Day) ~ find out more about GURP their USB drive recycling program and the contest! (Cute vid too!)

The Nintendo Game Boy—the most popular game console of all time—was born today, April 21, back in 1989. Here are its 20 years of history in a timeline that actually goes back to 1889.

very inspiring artwork by Pál from Latvia

Happy Earth Day 2009! Check out "Hot and Cold," Repower America's short stop-motion animation tv spot to raise awareness on carbon pollution.

Amazing beach photography by Stuart Gibson!

Nice leaning mirror ~ Red powdercoated sheet metal over engineered wood frame

JOUJOU ART is the online portfolio of designer and illustrator, Tamika Thomas. The Name JOUJOU means the best in Japanese and it sure fits her style and skills.

McLaren unveils clean, mean 200 mph supercar. McLaren says the P11, which will feature a regenerative breaking system and v8 diesel-powered engine with a scorching top speed and will be the greenest vehicle in its class.

What is, what was, and all the world between... Intriguing work by Estelle Lagarde

Marloes's experimentation with 'new shoe typologies' began when she was a child and slathered her mother's shoes. Today, her shoes produce shapes that resemble architectural models.

To Promote a children's speech therapist consultant with a limited budget.

Dmitry Rodnikov is a russian photographer and skater. He combined his two passions to do skate photography. I fell in love !

san paolo church by massimiliano fuksas with a concrete cube suspended inside the structure giving natural light

Yann Bagot's project book 'Mort Cinder, le cabinet du temps' has just been re-edited, an interesting graphic work.