Among many stands at Salone del mobile it was almost a relief to see something dark and with a bit more attitude. So take a look at the Dark Matter, social design from Lebanon, by Wyssem and Cécile Nochi.

Gallery 1988 SF's Beyond the Pages has artists reinterpreting children's books like you've never seen before ~ Roald Dahl, Dr. Seuss, Shel Silverstein, and more!!! Really beautiful show

Recently Sony encouraged some ID students from China to come up with eco-friendly products. Concepts like a showerhead music player, and conductor’s baton-styled TV remote were showcased.

"Circus Violet" is the really cute new collection of porcelain, prints and stamps, from Studio Violet (Camilla and Elisabeth) from Sweden.

Feminine and floral, art by Eriko Hata.

Camera Style Endoscope!!! with an extendable and turnable lens!

Casa sugar has an interview with set designer of the new HBO remake of Grey Gardens, Kalina Ivanov.

Kohler's Uplift ~ The four-foot-wide mirror rises with the slight force of your finger from underneath and has 6 outlets inside and is ready for an lcd mount...

Delicious, by Mathieu Lehanneur is a stackable storage system that was inspired by the quilted wall sheets of Manhattan hot-dog stands.

Lacey is a British photographer doing some interesting things such as this set using brilliant powdered colour.

Kid Robot has some cute limited edition Sculptures from Tara Mcpherson

On interesting door bells ~ check out this one in Venice Beach ~ "Visitors announce their arrival by striking a mallet on two bronze disks, suspended from the twining branches of the coral tree."

Matteo Cibic is a product designer and creative problem solver. He loves to invent new products. Domsai is a tamagotchi for your desk.

cute reading glasses from Caroline Abram of Filao.

Photographer William Springfield also explores the harsh realities of love between woman and cephalopod

One of the most impressive office design -and location- i have ever seen: the offices for Selgas Cano Architecture. Photographs by Iwan Baan.

4 new prints from "earph exhibitions".

Magnus Larsson's beautiful plan to re-landscape the Sahara with a bacterial "Green Wall."

la mosca (previously featured as #14064) do some gorgeous infographics . their recent feature on designboom brought them back to mind and they merit another mention!

Spanish based Sancho-Madridejos Architecture Office designed a chapel that looks like a perfect object in the middle of the landscape.

Innovation consultancy Continuum launched their Venice studio and generated buzz in the local design community last week. their new studio is where the historic Charles and Ray Eames office used to be on 901 Abbot Kinney Venice!

511 Tactical Light For Life ~ SUPER bright 3 LED flash light with NO BATTERIES! and Recharges in 90 SECONDS! Also has strobe to "signal others or disorient a perp" ~ check out the video!

Brabantia has launched his new design bin, more than 210 different colors are available! COLOR YOUR BIN by BRABANTIA

Convex mirror clock by Vancouver product designer Matthew Buck, marketed under banner Reflecting Design. Part of convex mirror interior accessory line.

Green Porno is an critically acclaimed series from Isabella Rossellini - scientifically accurate yet extremely entertaining nature documentary

The collection was born to integrate a light on a side table. Hence, arose the concept of America. Created to be positioned between two armchairs or beside a sofa because of its side table function. -Jamie Hayon

Great music video for A Lull’s “Stinny Fingers. Illustrated and animated by Nigel Evan Dennis.

Watercolor paintings by Finland-based Jaakko Mattila.

Hach Kaab Honey from Yucatán state...Design 4 Development, a social design organization, works with four honey cooperatives to bring high quality honey products from the region direct to market.

An article by the NY Times on the redesign of the highway sign font.

A report of the "From Dream to Reality" collective exhibition which took place in Teheran, Iran and showcased the works of young Iranian designers.

Ciclotte, the bike looks so cool, this concept was exhibited in Milan, designed by Luca Schieppati.

Catalina Estrada just sent over a surprise package ~ one of her new Grenade tees! Super soft ~ and of so cute, yet geometric and slightly violent...

Kate MccGwire graduated from the Royal College of Art in 2004 and has since exhibited all over London, winning a solo show at 2009's Heart of Glass.

Stunning fashion illustration by PaperFashion.

I love the coffee tables from the Salt Tasting Room in Vancouver, Cananda. They were designed by Brent Comber Originals.

Francois Blanciak's proposal for the Taipei Performing Arts Center competition is as simple as stacked pebbles.

Stereovision table by John Nouanesing

Amazing modern gamer fossils by Christopher Locke

Video interview with Tom Dixon about his Comet Lights for Veuve Clicquot!

Isn't fishing about relaxing with a cold beer and some good conversation? For these extreme fishermen in South Asia fishing is a whole new skill. Check out some more pics...

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.