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.

Australian artist Paul Davies creates beautiful, wistful paintings of modernist houses and has a new exhibition opening soon.

CB2's Swoop Desk is pretty cute for small spaces ~

Plain Lighting and Rock Vase by Jin Kuramoto ~ launching in Milan this week, at the Complimentary Colors exhibition.

Photo coverage of the Paper Fashion exposition in MoMu, Antwerp, Belgium. Check out the paper dresses from the 60s !

Maeve Clancy created some stunning paper cut backdrop for Lisa Hanningan 'I don't know" music video. Watching this landscape come to life is incredibly inspiring !

Layered paper elephant moves its legs and trunk like a puppet when the pins on the sides of the box are moved.

Finally an alternative to the tree based paper bag! The new stylish flax-viscose bag called 60Bags!

a super soft hooded sweatshirt by staple design. the silk screened symbol represents A4 which is the standard paper size for schools all over the world

Peter Marigold makes these tables using scraps leftover leather from Fendi production.

Super cute Cloud Shelf!

Busta Milano Design Week!

kris ruhs: 'the sculptural terrace' at carla sozzani gallery, milan

Daniel Handler - aka Lemony Snicket - gives a speech at the Cincinnati Library. A place, he explains, he has visited 3 times before. All today. Love his wicked sense of humor and ability to captivate a crowd.

L.E.FT + Studio hp AS designed an interesting vertical landscape project in Holmestrand, Norway, an elevator articulating several programatic pieces to connect the old part of the city with the new one.

The 43rd edition of Art Cologne, which runs from April 22 through 26, is the first under the director Daniel Hug. Here are some works from the fair.

Novitec Rosso, the well-known tuning house, has just unveiled an all-new supercar to celebrate its 20th anniversary. The TuLesto as its called, has a 4.4-liter V8 engine with twin superchargers with an output of 777 hp.

Dear Creatures Fall 2009 line is a collection inspired by photographs of 1960s girl scout troops.

How can a drugstore product value the atypical consumer that doesn’t identify with corporate cosmetic brands? The firefly concept was to focus on the emotional empowering desire young women feel to create an individual look.

Shigeru Ban is set to unveil his elegant "10 Unit" modular furniture system at the Milan Furniture Fair

IKEA's "Never Ending Design Stories" is a wonderful interactive site featuring designers and their products. Combining live action and animation, the videos are sweet, stylish and dreamy.

Hand-crafted wood work by Jin Kuramoto for Mikamo.