Skinny Blonde Beer ~ this aussie beer has found an interesting use of heat sensitive inks ~ as it warms (and as you drink it) the label exposes more.

Hiromichi Konno designs the Rin chair for Fritz Hansen. The simple, futuristic form took four years to refine.

Venice Biennale's main exhibition, "Making Worlds", is reviewed by James Westcott for ARTINFO and includes many images from the intense exhibition.

Faesthetic’s first LA curated show will be opening at the SCION Space gallery in Culver City, June 20th. Featuring the work of Gluekit, Matt Curry, Maxwell Loren Holyoke-Hirsch, Skullphone, Damien Correll, Dan Funderburgh, Joel Speasmaker & more!

An interactive installation in the Beyond Media 2009 festival in Florence, Italy that collects images from collaborators using Google Panoramio. Each one becomes a unique postcard in a 3-D map of what Florence "looks like."

A Field Guide to Common North American Phobias by Julia Icenogle takes a comedic look at common phobias.

Swissarmius is a cutlery holder that is simple and beautiful, useful and functional, like the real Swiss Army knife.

Another interesting product launch from Danish AIAIAI. These Track Headphones come with a 40mm driver fine-tuned by C4 studios giving them an elegant but powerful sound. The retro walkman style design is by Danish Kilo Design.

From the box to the individual crayon, a great retrospect of Crayola Crayon's packaging.

Gorgeous slideshow from the NYTimes on the 2009 Venice Biennale.

Classic records re-designed as Penguin books! GENIUS.

On awesome beach towels - This Raymond Pettibon beach towel is part of Art Production Fund’s WOW (Works on Whatever) project. a unique collection of everyday items designed by artists. from The Standard Hotels!

Wishing this Push Me Pull You Tote wasn't sold out ~ it would definitely make for an awesome tote bag throw pillow!

Eleanor Grosch's Push Me Pull You Design Posters are such a gorgeously modern retro twist on animals! Love the colors and styles!

Make your very own contemporary art masterpiece! iArtistLondon is cool new brand with a series DIY art kits from artists such as: Damien Hirst, Tracy Emin, Rachel Whiteread, Marc Quinn and a Banksy vending machine.

Awesome Black Moth Super Rainbow Poster by Jason Munn of Small Stakes

Transalpino: Here, ideas and inspiration are shared, with none of the usual references to who has designed what. This theme continues in the workshop rules: 'Adopting ideas is encouraged', 'Copyright-free zone' and 'No mass production'.

Lucky Ticket by Art Lebedev Studio brings back the ultimate marketing gimmick!

Design Comission has a great metal iPhone Stencil Kit for all your iPhone app doodling needs... there is even a matching pdf letter sized template to doodle on.

Liking Design*Sponges DIY Rope Trivet project ~ could make for some fun recycling/gifting for climbers?

Barbie Foosball? Wow? 'barbiefoot' by french design chloe ruchon - designboom has lots of pics!

Macallan Twitter Tasting ~ one group live tweeting the tasting with scotch/food pairings by Michelin-starred chef Ed Brown of Eighty One in NY ~ and i tried the samples from LA!

The Modern Listener's Guide is a limited edition print by Jez Burrows that brings together the previously disparate worlds of indie-rock and information graphics.

The Designer's Days 2009 here we go! From June 11 to 15 all showrooms of Paris are open to the public...

Beach pavilion is composed of a series of Eucalyptus branch panels, applied in patterns of varying density. Designed by Moorhead & Moorhead .

Polar Bears wearing ties found in downtown Seattle. Artwork by street artist Karl Addison

Electroland is a design team that creates public art using tracking technology. With innovative technique they bring to life everyday architecture triggered by people as they traverse community spaces.

New Adapt-Studio, Inc. website with fresh work by J. Byrnes and an all new online store with giclee prints and tshirts for sale.

The Berlin-based art director Mike Meire curates an exhibition of street-food carts at the Vitra Design Museum.

Banksy Summer Show opens 13th June
Details to follow...

British artist Andrew Davidson has designed some really nice covers for Naomi Novik's books about the dragon Temeraire.

Fantastic abstract art animation from Maxim Zhestkov. There are several striking animations to view here.

Oh, Man. new paintings and works on paper by Mark Todd - Saturday, June 13, 2009 at Domy Books, Houston

Amazing Portfolio by Anna Bond of Rifle

Caution! Nature tree area!
The Wall made of red-white cautiontape.
Anne Pehkonen: Environmental Art from Finland -online exhibition.

Joby Sessions is an English photographer with a portfolio full of famous faces from the music and creative industry - Pete Doherty, TV on the Radio, John Mayer, Biffy Clyro, Loworks and Graham Fink to name but a few.

Adbusters on advertising with some super-cute faux-product illustrations.

Mark Menjivar is in your fridge photographing your food. Says alot about ourselves and our habits...in a Neo-Freudian sort of way....

A wonderful presentation of thousands of icons for iphone apps by Apple at the WWDC.

Partly Cloudy is the next Pixar short film directed by Peter Sohn : shown in theaters before Up.

Carlos Owens had handled all kinds of machines as an army mechanic, but he always dreamed of using those skills for one project: his own "mecha,” a giant metal robot that could mirror the movements of its human pilot.

Usually Kami (Shinto spirits) are of traditional objects like trees & teapots. Chris Scarborough imagines them for war and ends up with chaotic clusters like something out of a realist Tom & Jerry.

Some of the wonders of the Venice Biennale. Take a special look at some of Francis Upritchard’s work.

The Merkled Pot Rack is made of salvaged steel loom ends collected from a weaving company near the Merkled studio in Portland, Oregon. Holds the lightest whisk to the heaviest cast iron skillet, in ice blue, burnt orange, and white.