Recently, Maserati hosted a design competition called Design Driven-Maserati’s Search for the Finest Architectural Garages, and allowed for open entries in two categories: existing garage and concept garage.

A long time NOTCOT/NotCouture fave ~ the Bittersweets NY vamp rings are on sale!!! In gold and silver, we've been loving these for years!

Ai Weiwei's been called a headline grabber, a master of borrowing from other artists, and a “scholar clown." To others, he's a heroic figure standing up to repression in China. See his works here and a conversation with the artist.

A short film TERMINUS makes you hope that you dont acquire one of these imaginary friends...

Mariù is a console table designed by the innovatory Italian design studio Altreforme.

TwoFold Notebook Stand and Sleeve - nice idea from kensington ~ the notebook sleeve has another function!

Short, but expressive Lexus ISC Convertible video by Saatchi&Saatchi Sidney. Production by Photoplay Films.

Imaginary Foundation All-Star Pattern Seeker Trading Cards pay tribute to 23 giants of pattern recognition—pathfinders and ideanauts whose shadows loom large across three millennia of discovery - Pattern Recognition!

Step right up, kids... where do your tastes fit in the cruelly true C-Monster Taxonomy of Art?

andrew bird @ schubas with alpha consumer ~ poster by Jay Ryan

Steven Holl is about to complete construction of the Historical museum for writer Knut Hamsun in Norway. The black volume stands tall above the forest, offering great views over the nearby lake.

Italian pavilion at Expo 2010 Shanghai. Design by Iodice architects.

Happy Finish from London town do some lovely CGI, here's some dreamy 'walking on water' with photographer George Logan, with their online folio

Brian Vivero's "Mess with the bull" Prints ~ limited edition of 12, here's a close up of #4... every print is enhanced and customized... can you spot the difference?

The infamous Policlinico Umberto1 has inspired Jeffrey Inaba of Inaba Projects to design ‘The Waiting Room’. The hospital, known for its unsanitary conditions, is also known for its waiting room, which is anything but pleasant.

Chicago Union Station designed by Yaohua Wang, Leonard Ong and Heyu Lu. Imagining a hyperlinked Union Station in 2020.

Herman Miller's newest chair Setu, designed by Studio 7.5...Take a look at some behind the scenes images from concept to creation.

24 Carat Pets - second hand toys or collector's items, made from wood, plastic and porcelain. We attached a loop to each of them - using different methods, such as tape, string and tie-wrap. Then glazed them in pure 24 carat gold! Hippo!

A look at the Bodum 2009 catalog ~ fun, cheeky typography ~ double walled porcelain! planters! baguette holders! glass stovetop kettles! battery operated pepper grinders! and more...

The Bodegas Ysios winery's roof, when seeing from exact 90 degree, giving us a pixel-like visual, thus create the effect of an unreal building when photographed. Designed by Santiago Calatrava.

The Confederate motor company make motorcycles that rub together heritage and futurism to produce quite astonishing looking machines

Okimi's trendy graphic work with 3D effect.

A breathtaking short video of the New Zealand landscape created with a Canon 5D II. [Editor's Note: WOW. Stunning!]

Meet Joseph Lamsin of JOSEPH LAMSIN JEWELLERY, and read the interview to get an insight into his world. . .

Swell house, Single Family House was designed by Studio ST. The roof is sloped west towards the yard so that it can be seen from the yard and to avoid draining where the east bedroom windows are.

Stratospheric is a Corian light sculpture by New Zealand designer Fletcher Vaughan.

Rooftop Pool Party overlooking Downtown LA ~ on a perfectly gorgeous Saturday ~ and a peek at some design details at the Standard Downtown... like vintage incredible hulk wallpapered bathroom with green tinted mirror...

Thie beautiful Georg Jensen bike was made with Danish Søren Sögreni bike company. The seat is Brooks leather and the bell is sterling silver plated. $5500.00 USD. wow.

Grégoire Alexandre is a young French gentleman who is knocking out some amazing work right now, from hi-fashion to editorial. Really imaginative use of props and scenery.

Shotopop have teamed up with the talented David Terranova to help Skunk Anansie unpack their boxes, blow away the dust and cobwebs and pack out their toys into neat little piles of goodies for you to have a play with.

Close up looks at the new Standard/Quiksilver collaboration boardshorts ~ awesome packaging, details, city guides scribbled in the waist, vending machines and more...

gabriella crohn has designed the document lamp.

Tower Bridge in London from the eye of a London commuter. A photo every morning across the same bridge for 6 months.

Impressive and intricate octopus sculpture made from recycled electrical wire by John Binet-Fauvel from the UK.

The West Marin Home, located in Bolinas, California, was designed by architecture firm Fernau + Hartman with an emphasis on sustainable construction and transition from interior to exterior.

Video show the process behind this piece, acrylics on wood panel.

The PRC (personal rockin' computer) is being touted as a workstation but it's really just a cool hanging chair in which you can lounge and work on your laptop if you wish.

Crazy work on an elevator shaft in Antwerp by Darrin Umboh from the creative collective Leyp.

New amazing Ian & Lozz Illustration and Photography work. Well worth taking ten minutes of your time! Enjoy

We present the L House by moomoo Architects...

Just an impressive lighting series firmed by the German designer Frank Buchwald!

Frederik Vercruysse brings some well lit and framed images to this world. Mainly shooting industrial and architectural scenes, he isolates the otherwise-busy environments into fictitious worlds whose occupants are nowhere to be seen.

Illustrator extraordinaire Ingela P. Arrhenius draws one of her favorite pie recipes (profile and recipe).

Lost & Found stool was inspired by "a scene from the start of the leather industry in Holland: the hard labour world with heavyweight machines making shoes to last a lifetime."

Swedish photographer Jenny Brandt and illustrator Jens Grönberg's online shop. Amazing prints and t-shirts.

Now you can have Norwegian Forest in your room. The Norwegian Forest lights designed by Cathrine Kullberg, show a deep pine forest with an eagle registers movement on the ground in light and shade.

Honda RA-X concept by designer Xuacu Pérez Quesada is homage to Honda’s presence in the world of Motorsports. The concept was created to be a credible vehicle viable for manufacturing.

A peek into Mateusz Sypien's portfolio. A young graphic designer with an amazing talent and a big passion to arts.

Instead of mounting solar panels on your roof, these solar tiles integrate into the roof itself.

I was at an estate sale today and I found the strangest faux-wood novelty sign...