Electronic cigarettes - was that even possible? Yes, and the NYT tells you how it's caught on.

Daisuke Hiraiwa's ethereal recycled spoon chandelier. Each found spoon has been punctured with hundreds of tiny pinholes to create a striking interplay with light.

The CIH, Melissa, ILOVEYOU, Code Red... How many people remember it? or How many people forgot? Computer Infectious Agents poster set shows, damage report of the first four virus in the top list.

Take a peek into the home of designer Max Azria. There are elements that I am a big fan of, I especially love the balance of warm and cold vibe throughout the different spaces. Look closely at the extravagantly gold leafed ceiling in one room and the strange...

Kali Ciesemier is and absolutely brilliant and vibrant freelance illustrator living in Baltimore. I can't get enough of this monster and swimmer picture.

"Montgolfier", new print by "Icinori", DIY project by Mayumi Otero and Raphael Urwiller.

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

François Azambourg, Big-Game, Matali Crasset, Ana Mir + Emili Padros and Inga Sempé designed the first collection of a new French furniture company, called Moustache.

This was all over TV last night "Gatorade Presents Tiger's 'Woods of Wisdom' - TBWACD crafts animated Disney-style effort" ~ Tiger Woods goes Jungle Book ~ with Samuel L. Jackson as a wise bear

Microsoft unveils a new blue tinted Xbox 360 for developers only at GDC 09

Enola Fruit is a ceramic fruit bowl, a mini-domestic apocalypse, inspired by the atomic mushroom cloud. Edited by Superego editions (TO) in a limited editons of 50 pieces will be on display at Hotel Nhow (MI) during Milan design week 09.

from 2005 but super cute by And Made - Lost & Found Stools!

J Schatz's Pendant lights ~ liking the CILINDRO and the PEEKABOO in pendant form... glossy ceramic earthenware!

Vlaemsch() RendezVous - Thinking about a special ambience for Valentine’s day? Have a look at our RendezVous Wallpaper... It will keep you in a good mood all year long!

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LA recently received a gorgeous green roof and urban garden designed by SCI-arc professor and architect Alexis Rochas

Get that perfect fire roaring away in your yard! Nothing centers and inspires me more than a crisp night with hot flames. This is designed by WMF of Germany.

Up close with the IKEA Spoka rechargeable cordless sillicon ghosty lights where you squish its head to light it up ~ and surprisingly adorable packaging pouch!

Peri Peri keychain ~ letting you enjoy opening packages over and over ~ from the guys who made the bubble wrap keychain (hilariously weird video for it!)

amazing photography by luz maría vales explores the translucent properties of flowers and materials on her collection, light dialogues

Nice simple new Flow Pitcher (also comes smaller) from EQ3

Montage by designers Julien De Repentigny and Gabriel Lefebvre

Student Maxime Harvey-Carière designs a corrugated board calculator in my packaging class at UQAM.
Sylvain Allard

Tyrrells Potato Chips has some nice and simple packing for their Mixed Root Vegetable Chips and Parsnip Chips. The illustrations give the products an authentic feel, almost an organic "earthiness".

CrashBonsai is the creation of John Rooney, an artist who is torn between the desire to create and destroy. Recently, he has been making bonsai plants, with model cars and trucks which he has smashed and melted, to create "CrashBonsai."

ABC:3d - One of the most innovative pop-up books by Marion Bataille. Check out the video.

Schizophrenic Brain: the artworks of brazilian Guilherme Marconi.

NOTCOT on the Amazon Kindle ~ I didn't think i'd love or even be interested in it, but since it showed up this morning i've been smitten - first with the packaging... and the experience of book reading....

a walk in the books up in the sky
staircase
bookcase

Mind the graphics - can graphic design stop London's tube travellers from being so rude to each other?

Here are all five nominations for Best Animated Short for 2008. I can't decide which one to pick yet.

These are porcelain vases made exquisitely to look like supple leather. Imagine how unusual with flowers in them. Leather Vase $295.oo a piece.
Designer: Madieke Fleuren

PMCA covered in rainbow vinyl! Not very sustainable... but really cool eye candy on the street.

Ignorance in unacceptable. Some cute and cool adv for Alma Magazine.

David Weeks Robotrilla. - technically a beautifully designed ashtray. But you need not be a smoker to enjoy one of these bad boys; they would look just as intriguing on a stuffed with peanuts.

David Tomb's Art Exhibit, Birds Of The Sierra Madre, may not open until Spring 2008, but these amazing paintings are already selling fast. A nice departure from all the bird silhouette art!

If only our name cards were that truthful.

The smorkin' labbit gets bigger and bigger ~ now in stool form.

JungeriusLab and Tom Schmelzer have both thought of interesting dish design - animals in your food

Load-thing keeps your gadgets off the floor when charging. Mmmm.

Gorgeously simple and oh so spacious - Designed by the Bouroullec brothers, it’s too cool to be called a desk or even a furniture system. It’s an office platform.

i really love my new axe from Fiskars.. I need more wood!

Genevieve Gaukler and Beck team up with Jeremyville on this latest limited ed Sketchel

Such tiles really twist one's mind - Blobb Romeo tile by analia segal

Tiny little stags head pushpins!

Japanese brand visvim now also got together with popular american artist Kaws to create these slip-ons!

We're so easily amused by this awesome Target Wii gift card