Part 3/3 of the Maison et Objet SIMPLE micro-exhibitions is Slow Tech - "Less speed for better living. Soft, fluid technologies revisit naturalness and a simplified life philosophy."

Matt W Moore (MWM) did the artwork at the much anticipated Revolve Clothing Retail/Concept store launch! Check out pics from the opening!

Timothy Schreiber posted a video of his Morphogenesis Chaise back in post 12331 - check out his updated website for more beautiful furniture.

Permanent Camping is a 10x10x20ft 'tower' in the Australian bush, clad in corrugated copper (protection from the elements), with 3 folding sides (for shade and security), a sleeping loft, kitchen, outhouse and rainwater tank. Very cool.

This month, 1134 NYC teams up with NYC Art Toy Brand Thunderdog Studios to release the first ever graffiti based, wall mounted, vinyl toy. The toy was designed by Mint & Serf. Really nice!

Really cool new initiative by Converse and Pepsi. In May Pepsi cans will be coming with a miniature Converse sneaker cellphone charm. Overall there are 12 of them - happy collecting!

Patapon is my latest PSP addiction. This crazy game let's you control an army of patapons warriors by sending them drum signals. I bet you can't stop singing with them.

Want not, waste not - some amazing work by Studio Lo.

Nick Foley's Pear Light tree even lets you pick the magnetized fruits off their charging branches for portable lighting. The only thing missing is a robot partridge.

Wow! Vassar College has created a highly detailed virtual version of the Sistine Chapel on Second Life. Fly around and enjoy an up-close and personal experience with Michelangelo's frescoes!

Have the perfect breakfast in bed with these retro styled yet decidedly modern Toaster Teapots by Tea Pottery. What a fantastic idea!

Bioshock fan-art tee shirt design. Fantastic.

Eco-friendly wind-up radio with AM/FM radio, flashlight, and a light cap to create a soft bright nightlight.

Beautiful new Nike Vintage Running Site designed like an old runners magazine and the product new, but designed after the original 30 year old sneakers also looks great!

A fashionable folding chair and probably the most comfortable one.
designed by Hakan Gursu Dr.Ind.

Mark Luthringer's Ridgemont Typologies captures the slight variations and sweeping similarities of our product-ridden world. We truly are overwhelmed by superficially different options.

Fubiz Broadcast - Fresh weekly music selection in podcast form, perfect for kicking off your friday 13th

Videos worth watching this morning ~ Icelandic Reyka Vodka's youtubes ~ brilliantly written, cute clothes, adorable actress, and the black and white sketch animation world is great.

Designers Are Wankers ~ the book. coming in march... authors include karim rashid and paul smith...

beautiful, cute recycled clothes by swiss designer barbablau

I first found it at the ICFF in NY, now it's here:
The Stick in a Box! Perfect idea, perfect design, I love it!

In this 2 minute AmEx Ad By Wes Anderson, there is more Style and Dramatic Content than most films coming out of hollywood. *I think it was filmed on set of his new film "The Darjeeling Limited" starring Jason Schwartzman.*

Campari Soda suspension lamp.

Print your own handcuff keys?

Parlour Party Old-Fashioned Celebration Garland ~ absolutely adorable and customizable - 2 boxes of 36 lettered discs plus a ribbon in each box for making and hanging a your message. Also included is a letter-pressed Happy Birthday garland!

Graffiti artist Erik Inkala will be utterly abandoning his roots by leaving Minneapolis Minnesota, and we're gonna celebrate! It's an art show of epic proportions with street art, photography, painting, music, dancing and more.

eBoy commissioned to do the new Der Spiegel magazine cover subtitled “why the internet needs new rules." Watch out for nude pixel people!

I can tweet from my TV! Here's a look at the Yahoo! Connected TV Twitter widget overlays up close...

Great Britain’s first living wall has died after three years shading the front facade of a DSDHA-designed £1.5 million children’s center. The 30 species of flora growing are now just a “host of brown, wilting plants.”

RRA Architects finished another section of the National Tourist Route in Norway. The selection of the materials create a slight contrast with the landscape. Amazing views!

This clever set of chopsticks uses a small magnet to give you that satisfying feeling of pulling apart wooden chopsticks without the waste of trees. The woodpecker motif makes it even sweeter. Available from Tokyomade.

Now you can have Norwegian Forest in your room. The Norwegian Forest lights designed by Cathrine Kullberg, show a deep pine forest with an eagle registers movement on the ground in light and shade.

The tree falls and breaks into three pieces (the benches), only the stump remains upright (the storage table)" - Naoto Fukasawa on the LOG furniture.

British design studio I Love Dust has worked on the infamous Eames chair. Along they also produced a cushion and screen-print.

Volkswagen sponsors Channel 4 documentaries. So DDB London created 4 idents to run before the documentaries that promote VW's efficient technologies.

The humble router re-imagined: Goldsmiths students have been looking at how to transform the boring old router into something much more interesting - like a clock

Linden Gledhill, a biochemist/photographer created these beautiful paint splashes with sound waves.

Imogen Heap has a NEW single titled "First Train Home" the Queen of electronica is back after 2 long years. New single is here to announce forthcoming album Ellipse.

Among the most overlooked aspects of architecture, the ceiling can truly be a thing of beauty. Here are ten breathtaking ceilings that every fan of design must see.

JoCo Library in KS takes some classics to the streets with the help of Barkley Ad Agency. Reading is awesome!

Synth by Moritz Wolpert for all you knob tickling aphids.

Mega churches by Christoph Morlinghaus
His ’straight photography’ of empty spaces often leave a mystical and surreal impression, even though Christoph declares not to use any additional light...

Emperor Machine's new music video is less a music video and more a retro-futuristic sci-fi short. Wonderful animation sequences abound.

The Making of the 4 Vase Cabinet by the Latvian furniture manufacturer Katz.

Stickers around Shibuya & Harajuku, Japan!

Japanese designer store Tokyocube stocks up with loads of cool new merchandise. Pick up limited edition artwork from Tokyo-based creative agency Loworks and super rare vinyls toys...