Simple Human Flip-Top Dishrack ~ just got one, and loving the multipurpose flip area to accommodate pots, pans, bowls, cups ~ and wine drying attachment!

Photographs from the exhibition "The Organization Of Batter" by Martha Friedman: the focus is waffles, built out of marble, paper, and rubber.

NL architects proposal to reuse two former sewage treatment silos in Amsterdam, turning them into spaces for culture and sports... and using the facade for climbing.

We present the chair Out-In signed by Starck and Eugeni Quitllet - Presented by Driade during the Milan Design Week 2009 ...

Mobideep makes great floating swimming pools and water features. A new way of occupying space...or water...

Whimsical artwork by Arlene Sy

designer Vicente Garcia Jimenez designed Le Soleil for Italian lighting brand Foscarini

Milan Design Week 09 - Aimed at young, European designers, the Prix Emile Hermes rewards the creation of innovative objects. This year it was happening for the first time with the theme "Everyday Lightness".

Above pic is of the ocean currents in the Bahamas that made a sand-and-seaweed sculpture n much the same way that winds create sand dunes in the Sahara. View NASA's best pics of earth gallery on the National Geographic site.

Milan 09 ~ Kartell launches Philippe Starck's Masters chair ~ a hybrid of Arne Jacobsen, Charles Eames, Eero Saarinen...

The Ellington Orchestra performed at the the 125th Street subway station at St. Nicholas Avenue in Harlem and on a special A train for the 110th anniversary of Ellington's birth.

Brazilian architects Bernardes Jacobsen used old containers to create a temporary art gallery, ContainerArt.

Emma Tempest does a great job utilizing light and color to create sensual shots that have a cinematic feel.

Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas's Prada Transformer opened on April 25th, 2009 in Seoul to host Miuccia Prada's nomadic "Waist Down" exhibition, an inaugural exhibition featuring the skirts of Miuccia Prada, running through May 24.

Visiondivision's Secret Sauna - a nondescript building facade opens up to reveal the sauna inside...

Weta Workshop out of NZ, known for their special effects on the Lord of the Rings films, designed a prosthetic mermaid tail for amputee Nadya Vessey.

i love the nytimes tmagazines. their design spring 09 issue looks like the best one yet.

Theodore Watson's app for the iPod touch allows you to spin your favourite vinyls on the go. Watch the video to find out how!

Set Editions (of the Stop Talking cards) ~ has a set of Mercy cards - "shut your mouth and take off your clothes" - "i dont even know what we're arguing about" - "never ever bring this up again" and more...

Milan 09 ~ Tord Boontje for Moroso ~ Flower Table!

Javier Jaen's Cafuerteras

Leo Fabrizio, walking far and wide across the Switzerland has photographed the most interesting bunkers. (Switzerland has never been to war)

Saxo Bank headquarters, Copenhagen

Stunning graphic stamps designed by Gavin Potenza.

3D Chessboard by Ji Lee

Great spot from BBH, The Mill and STiNK for Audi TDI Technology. Check it out!

Martino Gamper plays with Carlo Mollino's chair.

Dutch design company Moooi’s showing in Milan highlighted the company’s insuppressible charm with quirky pieces curated by founder Marcel Wanders.

You need to remember yo' mama! Perfect simple popup card for Mom - so all her Mom friends can be jealous.

Another new project from tunertricks - a miniature backyard pool set in a skateboard deck complete with working pool light, diving board, drain, etc. For an art show in Atlanta this weekend.

Doglight es una lampara-mascota realizada en acrílico dual skin de 6mm de espesor. Nuestra mascota siempre nos acompaña... su luz siempre esta con nosotros, que brille en la oscuridad!.

Stylish and Eco-friendly Flat Panel Console from Visionary Boutique. Crafted in sustainable American black walnut, vintage speaker cloth, and a non-toxic, hand-rubbed oil finish.

Novelist Tom Robbins' new book B is for Beer, a children's book for grown-ups and a grown-up book for children.

Sobriété, photography, by "Monsieur Be"

The coolest hotel in the hippest city, Stockholm, Sweden! Story Hotel offers carefully designed rooms (blend of bohemian chic and rugged cement walls), a fabulous restaurant and the hottest hotel bar in town.

A modular room divider made in a all-natural, recyclable fiber. You can add multiple layers. Presented by Giorgio Biscaro at Salone Satellite of Milan in 2009.

From Italian manufacturer Fitting comes the Pyramid bookcase featured at the Furniture Exhibition in Milan

The Gild Hall Thompson hotel in the financial district and home to Todd English's new spot, The Libertine

A bus terminal turned fashion pop-up retailer? Save Fashion - a month long pop-up in NYC Port Authority starting May 1st. Created by Refinery 29 and creative partner Office of AIR - high profile local designers at sample sale prices.

It is different and yet traditional. An angular-looking box, with walnut veneer, and set on a delicate metal frame.

San Francisco's Transbay Transit Center will host California's high-speed rail line, topped with 5.4-acre urban park on its roof, accessed by sky bridges and a funicular. Fountains in the park will activate when a bus passes underneath.

Part of the Interni Design Energies exhibition at the 2009 Milan Furniture Fair, Jacopo Foggini’s 'magic carpet' is made from scraps of acrylic glass.

la Guaka is an online gallery (in spanish) with pins/badges designed for very important illustrators, photographers and artists like Catalina Estrada, Leo Espinosa, Azul de Corso and more...

Best of visual information design : Harry Beck's work on subway maps in London and Paris, through a comparative essay by Mark Ovenden. Reading about maps has never been so inspiring!