Typographic moustaches by Publicité Actuelle just in time for Moustache May.

Cloud Lamp #11033 at the Brits Insurance Design Awards Ceremony at the London Design Museum. Showcasing the most innovation thinking design from around the world

Philippe Halsman's JUMP pictures from the '50s are so much fun. He even got Nixon to leap for joy!

Artist Peter Root latest work is ‘Ephemicropolis’, a metropolis made completely from stacks of metal staples. [an expanded version of low rise #29379?]

Bloomberg Businessweek unveils their latest magazine redesign, compete with a new logo...

The most photorealistic renderings yet of the $1.2 billion Transbay Transit Center, future terminus of high-speed rail in San Francisco — topped by a 5.4-acre rooftop park. [updated from #21193.]

Design Milk takes a close-up look and test drive of Philips' LivingColors LED lamp we saw as #11596.

Cutest recycling labels from Jinjerup. Download them for free and have a nice Earth Day!!

Campari Art Labels, three great label designs for Campari by the artists; AVAF, Tobias Rehberger and Vanessa Beecroft. They are from a limited edition series created to celebrate 150 years of Campari tradition.

A fun chart, The Trustworthiness of Beards, designed by Matt McInerney of pixelspread.com.

impressive apartment in katayama by mitsutomo matsunami - 10 units in a really really small lot

BMW, Flos lighting and Kvadrat fabrics teamed up to produce a sculpture called "The Dwelling Lab." BMW asked Danish textile manufacturers Patricia Urquiola and Giulio Ridolfo to create the installation. We saw the preview in 29247.

Cast of Vices presents Bling for the Bad Guys, celebrating the inherent aesthetic of our vices and casting a critical eye on pop culture and our obsession with self medication and addiction. [see also #29251]
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Morphine Pillow -by Dan Golden- says: "Someone once said laughter is the best medicine - They’re wrong, morphine is the best medicine." I agree, absolutely...

Following the Colorize series, here comes amazing Rare Prints by artists Ames Bros, Aesthetic Apparatus, Matt W. Moore and Vahalla Studios for Ray-Ban.

Post Penumbra from the Upper Siz Hundreds, a new artists collective in Los Angeles create one of the most spectacular shows of the year using an open warehouse of 7000 sq ft.

Artist Jenny Mortsell translates Loeffler Randall shoes into fashion illustrations for their latest surreal campaign.

Pretty "Illustrated Cities" prints by talented graphic designer Blanca Gómez featuring three wonderful cities: New York, London and Paris, which one's your favurite?

Yves Saint Laurent at work: Haute Couture Board, 1988

Amazing execution & post-production for the last clip of Patrick Jean "Pixels".

Check out Andrew Bannecker’s delightful ‘Mammoeth’ illustration for Russell Kostulin.

The french architecture and design studio Ecole has designed an apartment interior in Paris. The project comprised a full restructuration of the existing space and the conception of some design elements.

Pretty nifty concept of the periodic table... of typography! [Editor's Note: We previously saw the last of these as #19585, but love the new additions!]

Beautiful Chicago apartment by Wheeler Kairns Architects. Owned by an art dealer, it features a red glass block structure in the living room and a huge glass dining room light fixture that is just exquisite!

Standartarchitecture's Niyang River Visitor Center combines art and architecture perfectly. Those wonderful colors are created with traditional mineal dyes.

You can download and print these cute CD and DVD cases designed by Tomoko Suzuki from Canon.

Dog breeds as typefaces.

The project is a residence for two artists. Inspired by geometric arrangements of interlocking polygons, the new residence takes the form of a heptagonal figure. Design by Michael Maltzan Architecture.

The Spyropoulos brothers explore conversation through architecture.

Underskin, a human subway map, by Sam Loman.

Fashion illustration tips from Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design (part I)

The Hello Project is an online creative collaboration giving people the chance to say hi, hello, or hola on one of today’s most common yet neglected canvas: the Post-it®.

Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark are allowing the public to take a look around their new Amalienborg residence before they move in. An apartment full of modern art in a Castle from the 1700's . 4500 square m!

Oji & Design ~ love the merge of leather and metal in this washbasin combination

The first stamp in the form of a book has been designed by Richard Hutten for the Royal TNT Dutch post to celebrate the 75 years of Dutch book week. eight pages, contains a 500-word story.

Love these illustrations by Alex Varanese... [see also #28801]

It's a bed. It's a cradle. It's a cloud. Oh no, it's the Private Cloud, designed by Mkloker.

Evolution of Type Taste from Grade School to Present by Jessica Hische tells her typographic story. So what's your story?

It's a big dilemma: bottled water vs. tap water? The answer is: Bobble. Designed by Karim Rashid, Bobble is a filtered water bottle which makes tap water safe to drink. This means it's green, healthy and looking so cool!

The just-launched site, The Photography Post, has an amazing "live feed" aggregate that updates visual blog links every fifteen minutes.

Grass-shaped post-its that serve as page markers. Designed by Yuruliku.

Organic energy drink packaging with a post-it like sticker with a unique quote which can be pasted in your office desk. Design by Nimrod Gavish, a graphic design student in Israel.

Good Design Hotel, design by Massimo Iosa Ghini.

Tristan Perich's "Interval Studies" play the notes between the notes, in 1-bit audio, all at the same time, in beautiful speaker arrays.

The Moleskine Passion Journals feature layouts oriented toward each of “life’s great passions”, with journals made specifically for wine, food, wellness, film, books and movies. [see also #25626]

Prints your current location inside of your letter’s envelope. Post it from the exact place.

Gary Chang's apartment can be configured in over 24 different ways through the use of sliding wall units and fold away furniture.. and in only 32 square meters

Michael Johansson is better at packing than you. Much, much better.

Fascinating geometric sculptures by Antony Gormley

The Heinz Ketchup packet gets a new look and a complete packaging overhaul. "The new Heinz Dip & Squeeze product marks"first ketchup packet makeover for the foodservice industry in 42 years."

A wonderfully retro birthday invitation.

A simple yet beautiful video of a weekend adventure and the birthday of photographer, Allister Ann. The video was made with none else but the Canon 5D Mark II.

Really digging this storage/bench piece from Herman Miller. The Cognita Storage Bench is perfect for small spaces that need dual functioning pieces (like my apartment!)

A compiled list of the top 14 design books every graphic designer or aspiring graphic designer should read!

loving the light-pixel campaign for Shimano. Designed by Chicago artist collective REAKT the ads are featured in Decline Magazine.

An interior inspired by Legos, complete with a kitchen table covered in lego bricks!

Push your ideas! See this video for your daily dose of inspiration.

Spanish photographer Carla Fernández Andrade is a television producer by day. Washed-out scenes of apartment life, playgrounds, balconies, and snow feel like stills from a depressed Sofia Coppola.

Les Dangereux is a ninja love story. Sweet!

FEATUREDThe Mercer ~ Soho, NYC ~ so many design details not to be missed in my room here ~ this is just one of many in the post! Love the way the bubble bath is measured in bubbles! See the key and magnets too!

An awesome dad hand paints these lunch bags for his kid during his lunch break at work.

Stunning post-apocalyptic landscapes by Perth-based artist Martin Wills.

Private house on the Langhe land, Cuneo Italy.
Design by Archicura.

Let it #uksnow, let it #uksnow, let it #uksnow. Truly amazing satellite picture taken 7th January at 11.50 UTC

Whotells ~ Barceloneta, Raval, Eixamle ~ three spots in Barcelona, super affordable apartment rentals furnished by Muji!

"Jace, an artist from La Reunion, a small french island off of Madagascar, was staying with us a couple of winters back and asked if he could paint our garden." Awesome post over at brownstoner.

Formwerkz Architects created this home for a large, three-generation family in Singapore. The home provides engaging, communal spaces as well as privacy for each individual resident.

The Typographic Wall Calendar by Post Typography presents a different interpretation of the number “2010” each month with various illustrations.

It's amazing ads for Pantogar. "Pantogar revitalizer is your hair getting thinner?"

The MAXXI Museum previously seen at #26287 gets photographed by Iwan Baan. The views from the interiors are amazing.

The "Wall of Knowledge." A concept for a library in Stockholm, rendered by a group of students.

A new short movie created by Karl Lagerfeld showcases the story of the Coco’s unrealized dream to visit Shanghai.

FEATUREDUp close with the NAU Down Scarf i was curious about in #5115 ~ SO comfy! And it has pockets, perfect for stashing phones/cards/cash...

Tomer Hanuka’s post-apocalyptic visions are imbued with a real sense of pathos.

Artist Mark Giglio (notcot #19296) puts a modern and colorful spin on classic Japanese Kokeshi dolls. Two of his latest characters are available to purchase in very limited quantities.

The paper company Fedrigoni 2010 calendar- a post-it style calendar with a page-per-day, a color-per-month and the user can fold the day stand up everyday, for a whole year.

French brand Lanvin continues to celebrate their 120th anniversary and will be releasing official stamps in 2010 for the French national post - La Poste.

Design studio/authors Post Typography just released their new calendar "2010 By The Numbers" featuring 12 unique lettering and typographic approaches to the number 2010.

Sailing club in Versilia, Italy. Design by progettospore.

No doubt, nature paints the most impressive pictures. Here's a set of amazing photographs of giant icebergs from Antarctica and Greenland by master nature photographer David Burdeny.

Inspiring interview with fashion illustrator Nicole Jarecz, student in Miami at College for Creative Studies, fashion design section, on how to find your ideal fashion Internship while you're a student.

These WWI-era anti-aircraft hearing aids have such provocative designs!

Photographer Brett Arthur took his own vision of the H1N1 virus, better known as swine flu and applied it during a personal photo shoot of his to hopefully use as an awareness tool for the serious effects of the virus.

CHANEL brings into the open "The making of a couture outfit"

Karl Lagerfeld drawing A Quick Sketch. Awesome!

Ryoji Ikeda's "Datamatics [ver. 2.0]" premiered in the US at Harvard last night. The beauty of lots of data!

Inspiring Interview with Leigh Viner on how to create successful fashion illustrations

Screw Me is a lighting concept by recent Art Center graduate, Jonathan Rowell. A simple twist of the threaded post allows the lamp body to adjust up and down.

"The clock I can't see" is a colorblind wall clock. If you look carefully you can see the numbers, or is that your brain playing tricks on you?

Last week, artist Karen O'Leary's NYC Map Cuts (#25841) were all the rage. Now she's back with another intriguing project: Paris In Pen and Paper. Check out an exclusive interview with her as well!

Forest Milk (or Shinrin no Gyunyu) is coming from a Japanese farm where cows are walking freely in a natural forest. Delicious, natural milk in a perfect designed bottle. I want some, please...

Dongyun Lee's exhibit 'Eternal Flow' is a compilation of ink & watercolor illustrations that look like a wild trip into the subconscious.

the Kurt Vonnegut backlist gets fresh new cover designs, incorporating an illustration by the author on the front of each book...

Beautiful poster designed by Cristiana Couceiro for the long waited documentary 'The Visual Language of Herbert Matter'.

Fabio Viale has crafted some amazingly technical pieces out of marble. I could have sworn these were Styrofoam. blissful. (he's also featured in #25774, but on a much grander scale)

Rubika is the latest kitchen design made by Lodovico Bernardi worked with eusebi furniture. Its kitchen has a minimalist design suitable for small housing conditions and a small apartment.

Here is a 'closer' look at the Mini S customized by artist KR for his upcoming Hamburg exhibition (previously seen in #25854)

Inspiring Interview with Kathryn Elyse Rodgers on how to succeed in the fashion illustration industry.

Nice infographic looking at average internet speeds and costs around the world

This small goopy photographic series was developed during designer Paul Fuog's 2009 post at Stefan Sagmeister's Experimental Outcamp in Ubud, Indonesia. It goes by the name "Sea Creatures."

Mondrianum is a Mac plugin that allows users to access Adobe Kuler (#2214) for all applications and works like a system-wide color picker.

Through The Ages is a piece of time travel with Mini Cooper. An advertisement campaign by Am I Collective for Blackriver FC agency. Perfect visuals completed with perfect music.

Biosphere home farm concept by Philips, stacking mini eco-systems together to enable at-home farming in your apartment.

Tviga Vasilyeva puts the sound of the forest back where the trees have been cut down.

CMYK broadens their audience and appeal with a fresh overhaul of the magazine (due out in November). Here's a preview of a redesigned cover...

Laser cut, RFID tagged paper radios by Matt Brown

Lovely layered wax builds up this work by Keetra Dean Dixon in collaboration with JK Keller called 'I've been thinking of you for a while.'

Two cousins (characters) from the video game Katamari Damacy, walking the Jacob Javits Center on September 26, 2009. Costumes made by Janeille Pita.

This is a must see, a great stop motion spot using yarn for Gravity Mobile co directed by Adam Avilla and Tony Benna, A brand new directing duo out of San Francisco. [also #25326]

VIDEOBison create a glitch-ridden, live performance video for Jon Hopkins using arm mounted cameras. All analogue post production; just an old TV, some VHS tapes and an industrial strength magnet.

At her 5oth anniversary, Barbie is opening in Barcelona her second shop, the first one in Europe. An exhibition will take place at the end of November. In the picture, Barbie, exhausted and post-party, with Carlota's selected work.

BumpTop is a graphical overlay for Windows-based operating systems. Check out some of the exciting new multi-touch gestures Bump Top is unveiling. Finally here after #15092

Coarsetoys vinyl toys have colorful, well-detailed packaging.

FEATUREDIn 2019 when you sip the Veuve Clicquot La Grand Dame ~ think of this post, and my hard work picking grapes to help make that batch possible... see everything from the picking to the pressing...

World Famous Design Junkies do an aesthetically informative photo shoot of an eyepatch packaging on top of a kittie scratching post. The patch is discussed, the post is not mentioned.

FEATUREDInside the Rickenbacker... MUSEUM! Final part of this post series ~ you know i couldn't resist showing you the first electric guitar, and the design details of vintage guitars as well as concepts that may never be...

On the 12th September the first live performance of Longplayer began at The Roundhouse, London. The full performance lasted 1000 minutes... this is merely a fraction of that, and an inconceivably small part of the full 1000 year long composition.

Jerry Seinfeld's apartment 11 years later. Granite counter tops, flat screen TV and the same old superman statue.

FEATUREDNightLife at the California Academy of Sciences ~ so i showed you the creatures in #24705 ~ but here is a look at the interiors and the night life scene!

This Pavilion is inspired by termites, and is modeled after the inside of a termite mound.

Amazing New York Penthouse with Central Park views by Stefan Boublil. I want that office space!

A 6-storeys sustainable living apartment specially built for the exhibition 'Habiter Ecologique' in Paris by Mario Cucinella Architects.

James May and volunteers are building a life-size house from Legos in the UK, which May plans to live in after its completion [for a few days].

Sil van der Woerd just wrapped up the second music video for Lolly Jane Blue titled White Swan. For this project, Sil collaborated with a group of Gnomon students to complete the post production.

Diana Al-Hadid, Tower of Infinite Problems

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.

Hoot Nanny! its like a retro spirograph ~ with very fun pics and packaging!

Cool - Makedo is a building kit that lets you make things from whatever "found" materials you may have lying around.

Wooden Forest Apartment in Tokyo, by
Ikeda Yukie Architects.

The iconic post modernism housing complex Cube Houses in Rotterdam has been converted into an affordable hostel.

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.

Italian pavilion at Expo 2010 Shanghai. Design by Iodice architects.

In the depths of northeastern India, in one of the wettest places on earth, bridges aren't built - they're grown. See some amazing shots here!

Crafters.org cleverly rifted wry humor into their logo designs. I love how they pair brilliant copy with vintage-styled graphics.

MyPressi Portable Espresso....designed by the guys @ Elemental 8 in San Jose, Ca! Well done E8, great design and product characteristics! [see also #21118]

Woodblock post it note "log"?

Ferrari Factory Store, Serravalle, Italy.
Design by Massimo Iosa Ghini.

A brand new World Famous Design Junkies collection: Rally Cars from the early 1950s to the present; Get your speedy on!

The Claytable by Erwin Zwiers is designed so that users can leave their traces, as they play and mould the table's inviting clay surface.

The linear courtyard is introduced in between two linear apartment blocks that playing an important rule to the project. Designed by Garduño Arquitectos

A 26000 fine-stone encrusted collection of everyday objects in the mouth of a mushroom-tripping-cartoon called "Simple Things" - made by Artist Takashi Murakami and musician Pharrell Williams. [see also #22334]

MOS summer installation at the PS1 (seen in #23544 and #22870) finally opened to the public. Hut-like structures act like chimneys to cool down the area with air flow generated by the heat from the faux fur.

Blow-your-mind architectural concept from Magnus Larsson: use bacteria to create a 6,000km long wall to prevent the Sahara Desert from spreading further. Wow.

The train station in Britomart, NZ had its platforms covered in grass for a milk TV commercial. Nice surprise for the morning commuters!