The Liu Lecture Series in Design at Stanford University is hosting a lecture by Alex Wipperfürth! The talk is free and open to the public, Thursday, May 21st at 8pm. Check the link for the location and details.

Sneak peek of who's going to be at the NY ICFF Designboom Mart!

Shown at the Salone Satellite in Milan last month, the Vodka Trolley by PUNGA & SMITH is an indoor out bar for the home.

Gorgio Biscaro created these colorful Atlas benches. Atlas is a rotational moulded bench designed for Slide Design, intended for indoor as well as outdoor use.

PINIWINI is a smart way to store books, magazines or DVD:s designed by Linus Svärm. So small you can place it almost everywhere.

London Life, forgotten magazine of Swinging London, featuring the illustrations of a young Ian Dury (yes, that Ian Dury)

By Japanese designer Akasaka Shinichiro Atelier, the pyramid-shaped tents have successfully created an interesting skyline to its surroundings, making the “Snow Scape” more attractive.

Incredible set of photos of the new Academy of Art in Hangzhou, China by Iwan Baan. The building, designed by Wang Shu from Amateur Architecture Studio, uses traditional chinese architecture in a contemporary way.

Notes from a Petri Dish is an introduction to cell swarming by Roman Popat, published in Working Title for the Milan Design Festival. Photographed at intervals over a period of 36 hours. This strain is genetically engineered to produce light.

Music video made from paper shreds : "Oi Va Voi - Everytime".

"it is a glass for drinking a lot." I think that just about sums up this design from Kyouei Designs - "when the amount in the glass decreases, a constant amount is poured from the tank into the glass."

Maybe the first time in the architectural history that the red-and-white checkered tablecloth is used as a symbol of hospitality.

Cool iphone Application by Aaron Cohen called iKalied.
Turns images and photos into kaleidoscopes.

Chef'n OilWand ~ on kitchen gadgets the oil wand is like a combo between oil brush and handle filled scrubby brush thing?

The little owls in Linda Solovic's paper collage illustrations are too cute!!

TED Talk with Robert Lang a pioneer of origami and a legend in the field -- using math and engineering principles to fold mind-blowingly intricate designs that are beautiful and, sometimes, very useful.

Getty Images + Flickr = Flickr Collection. Can we say FINALLY? What a perfect match ~ curated collections of the best of flickr that also helps flickr users make more from their incredible photography?

Adorable woold animals made from recycled sweaters ~ hippos, giraffes, moose, elephants and more! from Viola Studio

Sean Brown...one of Toronto's upcoming greats. Keep your eye open for this guy.

Ian Fleming's Bond Modern Classics by Penguin Books. Attractive cover design. Between 1953 and 1966, twelve James Bond novels and two short story collections by Fleming were published.

Cute! Tweet cotton canvas feather-filled pillow, designed by French artist Chris Bettig in LA, with allover bird pattern. Removable cover with hidden zipper makes washing a breeze.

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.

rad logo for venice beach ad agency, Goodness Mfg., couldn't help but buy a t-shirt!

7 chairs inspired from Deadly Sins. "Saligia" project designed by Johnny Slogan alias Thomas Von Staffeldt.

As promised, here's a close up look at the 8 exclusive artist designed Frankie's Tiki Room mugs as well as the adorable Tiki Stirrers, and the menu that has illustrations of all of the mug designs as well!

A fascinating snap of social history, a retro photography pool (for images taken between 1977 - 1985) to which now grown adults submit pictures of themselves 'Growing Up With Star Wars'.

Objectified, the film by Gary Hustwit (Helvetica), has an online trailer now.

This complex NYC subway commission, three years in the making, features curved glass walls laced with silhouettes of trees, a marble mosaic topographic map of Manhattan, and imagery from nearby Battery Park.

Mini sketchbooks made from inventory tags! Each one is individually screen printed and stamped with a number.

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

Amazing New Concept by Nissan, the NUVU (meaning new view) Uses really intresting Solar panels, designed into its glass work. Transport Design leading the way!!!!!!!

Mathmos' new eco-conscious LED Wind Lights work like tiny little wind turbines. No battery required!

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

Children of the Video Gaming Generation take their Halloween costume to the next level! Check out Video of a homemade chicken walking Mech costume. Too Cool/Too Cute!

Empty white bookshelves placed underground commemorates the book burning of 1933 in Berlin. Memorial by Micha Ullman opened in 1995 in Bebelplatz.

The Cluster table light is hand-blown in Brooklyn and measures 40cm in diameter. Designed by Lindsey Adelman.

Really nice work from Denver based graphic designer David Carron.

The Baek SeaTub lounge Chair ~ a fun bathtub hybrid!

Beautiful Light Frame by Stephen Burks for auction at Philips de Pury & Company next week.

Lime Studio, Shortlisted for The British Design Awards 2008, has worked with Levantina since 100% Futures 2007 exploring new materials including a porcelain ceramic tile to develop innovative furniture concepts.

Now you can own an action figure of Brussels artist Wim Delvoye, the guy known for tattooing live pigs and the Cloaca machine. Limited edition.

Photographer Gigi Leonard finds beauty and drama in the urban landscape. She manages to make even the most mundane scenes from everyday life seem poetic.

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.

Nice wood work at the new building for productive services at the Morande Winery in Chile. By chilean wood master Martin Hurtado.

The real face of the Mario | The designers of the site Pixeloon, managed to render a quite realistic as would be the real face of Mario, hero of the nintendo games.

"How can we be creative when there is so much red tape in Singapore?" - Innovative products from Singaporean designer &Larry.