Le Monde Diplomatique redesign for the German edition has a flexible, clean layout that accommodates lengthy feature articles. Great looking newspaper.

KNOW HOPE is an artists from Tel-Aviv who creates handmade drawings out of paper and then lites them up with candles.

Branding Tap water: A few months ago you could buy bottled tap water in some NY restaurant (with proceeds going to the UNICEF fund). I love the bottle design from the Tap Project

Belkin just raised the bar on power strips - both in design and functionality.

Twingly - "connect to the blogosphere" - A screensaver to visualize the global blog activity in real time

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.

Whitedecay is an online retail and design concept which encourages interaction and the exchange of ideas for designers across the globe.Recently launch the new 07 spring tee collections

The stainless steel reflective Rocks by Tel Aviv designer Arik Levy look great inside or outside!

The CrustaStun: the end of the boiling water vs stake to the heart arguement
Via A Thrilling Wonder

beautiful, cute recycled clothes by swiss designer barbablau

WOW. The imagery of animal fetus' in the womb through birth are just amazing, and i've only seen the extended preview... can't wait to see the discovery channel show.

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.*

its a cardboard box, or a cute table. amazing! and far more creative than my usual filing boxe side tables. =P

Campari Soda suspension lamp.

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

Swiss photographer Francois Robert is known (among other things) for his book, “Faces,” in which he sought out the accidental existence of human aspects in inanimate objects. Now, his iconic work has been transformed into a rug by FLOR.

SCIENCE!!!! This may be one of the best LOLbots yet ~ and you ad folks will love it most of all... also science lovers.

The Swedish Post is releasing a series of stamps to celebrate the Swedish astronaut Christer Fuglesangs second trip into space that is starting this weekend.

The 8 finalists out of over 900 entries of the 2009 Electrolux Designlab competition have been announced. Here they are, the designers and a video, too.

Craigslist makeovers at WIRED ~ here's how the NYT's team would do it... see the others too!

Brand identity, logo, character & packaging design concept for Zürcher, a Swiss family chocolate producer and takeaway confectionery based in Zurich. By Prague based Stas Sipovich.

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!

Koolhaas Houslife: an architectural documentary about his famous House in Bordeax, through the eyes of the housekeeper

Lotus City if just one of the wonder-filled vegetal dreamscapes that architect Luc Schuiten has translated from his imagination to paper for our viewing pleasure.

What will the London Bridge look like in the future? Chetwood Architects unveils this stunning proposal for a futuristic London Bridge that sprouts a towering vertical farm in the midst of the Thames river.

The Plantagon, the geodesic dome farm, could be the way we produce food in the future.

Light Test = Site made for photo assistants to upload test shots from the beginning of each shoot.

Andreas Gursky is a German photographer best known for his massive architectural and perspective photographs. He uses extremely wide, panoramic-like angles to create an overwhelming sense of presence and space.

No fancy graphics, high-tech materials- The stunning 72" long, all blank, made of teak OloGun skateboard by Surf-Rodz is all about back to basic.

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.

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...

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

Stickers around Shibuya & Harajuku, Japan!

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!

Kool Keith x Ambush “Black Elvis” Ornament

New York based designer Evan Dewhirst has created the Buoy Chair.

Lexus forges into exotic sports car territory with the LF-A concept vehicle. Integrating the simple elegance of the new Lexus design initiative with racing–inspired style

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom recently unveiled the first of 1,100 solar powered bus shelters that will be installed throughout the city between now and 2013.

frank lloyd wright's herbert jacobs house #1 of 1936-37 deconstructed. exhibition @ the guggenheim museum

A absolutely massive mural of Pete Fowler's Monsterism Island that stretched from floor to ceiling. It was part of the Monsters Inked Exhibition in Chance Street, East London.

Centre for Dentistry by Jürgen Mayer H.
The sculptural elements and the sophisticated colour scheme have the typical handwriting of the Berlin-based architect...

Awesome portfolio of Jan Kallwejt!

From Danish photographer Kim Høltermand's series “The Trees." A forest in fog shot an early morning.

SO CUTE! Demekin Pocket Fisheye Camera

The Fontana Arte Tour Table by Gae Aulenti.