On Tuesday, February 17th, LVHRD's ARCH DL V pits two firms, FRONT Studios and Weiss/Manfredi, against one another in a timed design battle guaranteed to put their creative skills to the test.

Dreamland Toyworks recently lifted the lid on Jon Kovalic’s follow-up project to his My LIttle Cthulhu vinyl which was a smash success. Mythos Buddies is a 12 figure blind-boxed series revolving around Buddy Cthulhu!

"Coexistence" by Mineo Mizuno ~ incredible installation integrating moss, ceramics and more!

Artwork from Aaron Hogg in Samantha Hahn's new Love book, a collaborative effort between 25 artists, including Hannah Stouffer, Lilly Piri, Dan Funderburgh and Lisa Congdon.

Amazing photographs of newborn babies in their first hours out from the womb by French photographer Thierry Bouët.

Artistic action imagined on the elevators of subway in Toulouse / France.

Copernicus Compact Curiosities ~ freshly in and updated ~ here are closeup scans of their packaging labels!

UK design fair, opened today in London. great chance to buy unique Xmas presents!!

New release for cities poster series designed by the collective eBoy. The new Baltimore Docks poster is available on the online store.

This waterfall installation located in the Canal City Hakata shopping complex in Fukuoka, Japan can form intricate patters using water sprayed from hundreds of nozzles that are precisely controlled by computers.

Fuck&Love, 3 exclusive tools to simply express your emotions in all the situations !

IKEA's Big Blue 59 cent Bag now has a MINI! Here are some pics of the new 49 cent mini totes with the same double strap designs...

Really nice work from Denver based graphic designer David Carron.

The Baek SeaTub lounge Chair ~ a fun bathtub hybrid!

Since 2003, the guys behind Present&Correct have been playing with vintage finds and homemade goods to produce unique and beautiful collections of stationery

Fashion meets Fine Art by two young artists, Johanna Reed and Emma Garr. Garments made of unexpected materials, bookpage skirt pictured and definitely check out the knotted bedsheet dress.

Imagine the Peugeot in the worldwide megalopolis of tomorrow. Here are the finalists of the Peugeot Design Contest 2008

Les Atelier Ruby, french makers of luxurious crash helmets , have a signature edition designed by French graffiti artist, honet. Great way to keep your brains in your skull.

Marc Jacobs’ new Fall/Winter 2008/2009 ad campaign. Male model Cole Mohr is featured in both Marc by Marc Jacobs menswear and womenswear campaigns.

Artist Ben Long created this 35ft stag out of scaffolding poles. It's currently on show in London - on a building site, of course

Graphic, acrylic jewelry from Paraphernalia. Made from vintage images, this is not your grandma's jewelry.

Garmin's nuvifone recently showed up on my radar screen. Web-browser, GPS device, camera, phone, movie player, music player and probably a lot more features - all in a slick looking package. Much want.

I just found out that I'm no better at Handbell Hero than I am at its inspiration. Still, Happy Holidays from VML Agency.

Guthrie House by Felipe Assadi. Located in chilean countryside, the client wanted a house with an iconic facade. The architect´s response was a house without a facade, focusing on the landscape.

Thelermont Hupton's Blow-Up lights are beautiful blown glass sculptures of things like balloon dogs and hand grenades. All seem to be available for purchase.

Cool illustration from the likes of Geoff McFetridge, Seymour Chwast, Non-Format and Mick Marston in new ad campaign for The Economist

German usband and wife design team, Quickhoney previews work at, and is interviewed by, Format.

Bang & Olufsen's BeoLab 3 series speakers will blow your mind, your ears and probably your wallet too.

the latest design out of medium control. a creative design studio working to create demand through exclusivity.

Fun sushi snackplates with photographic sushi preprinted upon them. Comes in a set of four.

Sculptural Working See-saw is a functional, decorative outdoor furniture piece sure to inspire conversation. Designed for two and sized for adults.

BE BRAVE, NOT BEIGE ~ Ikea's latest campaign scares and fascinates me a bit... but they've got some hilarious video clips scattered throughout that really do make you want to add some color to your world.

Tiny little stags head pushpins!

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

Stainless Steel Credit card subway map for NY! Pretty handy. Where's the one for SF..?

Clamp on to CLAMPOLOGY ~ the science of clamping your way to functional new uses for the everyday.

Wow! The famous little notebook has done it again with a brilliant mashup. Notebook + Maps = DIY City Guide. I want all of them.

the only other thing on the Fighting site that I liked... not sure how well it works on a T-shirt though. gotta check out the bigger image to see all the detail

Left or Right from designer julian appelius can be used as a floor and reading lamp. With a book storage and an optional coffee table.

130 Dore Street in California by Stanley Saitowitz ~ an interesting boxy design in SF...

Nature Factory installation by Suposse Design, a series of pipes branch across the Diesel Denim Gallery in all directions.

In a black & white Paris, little creatures with paintbrush decide to brighten up the city...
Reulf is student project from University of Paris VIII directed by Quentin Carnicelli, Charles Klipfel & Jean-François Jégo.

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

Stunning Olympus Campaign by JWT Sydney.

RCA student Dominic Hargreaves has created the Contortionist, a folding bike that rolls up to the very width of its wheels.

Steamer trays and wooden chopsticks are some of the most ubiquitous trash objects in China – and are thus the perfect candidates to upcycle into something useful and durable like this simple stool – by B.A.S.E