Dutch studio Personal Architecture renovated a Piet Bloms iconic Cube House in Rotterdam to create a residence for delinquents in their final stages of detention.
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Industrial designer and interior architect Paola Navone renovated and redesigned this beautiful farmhouse of hotelier Andrea Falkner Campi in Spello, Umbria.
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The Louisiana State Museum and Sports Hall of Fame is a new museum that is configured to interpret athletics as a component of cultural history.
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Agitate a self-charging miniaturised device which generates a radio signal that can be tracked up to an estimated 200 kilometres away. Fascinating tech.
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Upslope Brewing has lovely minimal can designs.
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Morning! Lovely minimalist iPad app to get you going in the mornings. 8 customizable panels for whatever you'd like.
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Domino's commissioned Seattle’s graypants studio, to create new items using outdated merchandises. The team paired pizza and Pac-Man for a one-of-a-kind lighting fixture.
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FEATUREDPetswag's Lucky Dog Swag Bag is a fun bag of treats where the proceeds go to a good cause! Contents are re-curated monthly and make a great gift. Take a peek inside!
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New family of geometric, birch ply planter boxes from Yield Design, designed in San Francisco, made in the United States.
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VIDEOCheetah vs Greyhound - World's Fastest Dog In Super Slow Motion by Earth Unplugged, films these extremely fast animals with high speed cameras, breaks down their movements, and how they achieve such speed.
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CLOUD 7, upscale pet brand from Berlin presents the newest entry in their stylish and minimal designed collection. Their classic Dog Bed 'Sleepy' now also in waterproof version.
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The Hex Desk Lamp has a spot welded shade constructed of bent sheet metal that spins and rotates to bring you light where you need it.
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Paper Jam Press posters are now a business card collection! Arianna Orland teamed up with MOO and created these stunning Moo Luxe Cards.
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Interactive water tunnel installation by Rice Daubney was designed for the launch of Marc Newson's collection for Stormtech, a drain manufacturer.
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GPS-enabled tune-up bike roamed paths and trails in Minneapolis, with fast, free tune ups for bikers this summer. Easily located by cyclists through GPS and mobile-friendly site. By Colle+McVoy for Pedal MN.
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Point Blank: An ongoing photography project by Peter Andrew, Simon Duffy, and Derek Blais.
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Two Denmark architects have designed a concept for narrow apartments that fill tiny gaps between existing buildings.
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It's the end of an era... Design Glut is clearing out the last of their goods... Anything that doesn't sell is going to be donated to charity...
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Royal College of Art graduate Benedikt Groß has digitally "printed" a field with a pattern of oats and wild flowers.
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Beautiful Tree Silhouette Nesting Bowls from Glenn Tebble Homewares. Hand Made in Melbourne, Australia.
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Lexican - A collection of old and unusual words.
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'Shelf Lamp' by Norwegian designer Andreas Engesvik.
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VIDEOHuman Harp Turns Bridges Into Musical Instruments.
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The Wave Wam Teepee by Indoek is a 10 ounce cotton canvas tent that is ideal for relaxing, reading, or even sleeping at the beach.
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The fashion designer Rick Owens presents 'Prehistoric', his new furniture collection at the Carpenters Workshop Gallery in London.
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This amazing series of wooden toy cars is called MO-TO. Inspired by classic muscle cars and with an amazing love for details each piece is incredible.
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FEATUREDErin Loechner for Rivet & Sway. There’s something so elegantly simple yet evocative with the personalities they’ve created for each glasses frame through hinting at the life that goes with them through the carefully curated objects…
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Bend is a revolutionary take on the age old art of steam bending wood. It is able to take a computer generated form and translate it autonomously from a wooden strip using an Arduino controlled 3D bending process.
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The No. 002: Modern Muskoka Chair by Hard Goods is made from thin cast concrete and an intricately welded base. You can also purchase the matching ottoman.
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JCrew exclusive collaboration with Montreal-based WANT Les Essentiels de la Vie! Love that this leather clutch can turn into a big super-useful tote! Part of their new Discovered collection!
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Named after a type of cloak, the seat describes the chairs construction with a softly padded textile around lightweight metal framework, mirroring the way a coat would wrap the body.
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VIDEOIvan Cash at Miami Ad School Speaks on the the Value of Creating Personal Projects Versus Ads, and shares the following projects: Snail Mail My Email, The Passenger Project, & Selfless Portraits. July 29, 2013, San Francisco, CA.
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BMW Group Design developed this breathtaking concept car with all the motorsports pedigree of BMW. And it'll be only a virtual concept, because it's gonna show up in Gran Turismo.
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The Boxcar succulent planter. Plant with style. Made in the RDH shop in SE Portland, each Boxcar features grain-matched hardwood and is perfect for any window sill or table centerpiece.
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'Camerino' valet by English designers Brose ~ Fogale.
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An Orbix Jug by Orbix Hot Glass of Fort Payne, Alabama.
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'Restaurant Odessa' by Ukrainian architects YOD Design Lab in Odessa, Ukraine.
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VIDEOThe Secret Story of Toys by filmmaker Anthony Ladesich's goes indide the studio of toy makers and prototypers Jason Frailey, Adam Smith and Adrienne Smith as they sculpt and craft works of art.
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'Vuoristo' table by French designer Fabien Barrero+Carsenat.
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InfiniScroll is an open ended storytelling tool for curious minds. Discover the storyteller in your child, and in you.
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'Conan House' by architects Moon Hoon in Daejeon, South Korea.
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Yes, you might not be Catherine Zeta Jones but you can spy-walk-through-lasers. Istanbul based interaction company Nerdworking has made a real laser room an experience game!
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Isabella Rozendaal's photo series 'Isabella Hunts' exploring modern hunting cultures across the world.
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Mesmerising near future artwork featuring landscapes and technology by Swedish artist and illustrator, Simon Stalenhag.
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The Paramount Alma Residence from PLASMA Studio tucked into the Italian Dolomites in Sesto.
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Texstyle Creatures, a series from CG artist Jeremy Kool with a focus on fabrics.
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12 Minute Athlete iPhone app (and free timer) - Get in shape in just 12 minutes a day with the easy-to-use beautifully designed app.
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A Breathing Earth, stunning animation created by John Nelson using images from NASA's Visible Earth.
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Rope Rugs! Turn your old climbing rope into rugs! DIY or you can mail it in and they will do it for you... or buy premade ones.
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Mugi Yamamoto's diploma project is a compact inkjet printer, which is placed on top of a paper pile. When printing, “Stack” slowly moves downwards and swallows the pile until no paper is left.
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VIDEOBBC Science Club's brief history of physics.
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Haunted House from Torafu Architects at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo that plays with familiar iconic art and lets kids interact and explore art with secret passageways and more.
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The Trakke Outpost is a custom built, ventile cotton yurt designed to be transported on a bicycle trailer. On display as part of the 'Many Hands' exhibition in Glasgow, Scotland.
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Japanese Architect Shigeru Ban has designed a cardboard cathedral for the earthquake ravaged people of Christchurch in New Zealand. Intended as a temporary structure, the building can stand for up to 50 years.
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MOTH, a highly customizable colourful lamp that takes the shape of any energy saving bulb as its own; the buyer decides
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Happy Eggs ~ fun egg packaging concept by Maja Szczypek
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'Songs that Adorn the Walls' project by Brazilian art director and musician Gabriel Gariba. New look at the old CD format, transforms it into a decorative object.
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Ignoble Cora Classic Rucksack ~ this has become one of our NOTCOT favorites. Clean, modern, stealthy in all black, and love the leather zipper pulls and slanted zippered pockets.
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The Atlantic InFocus has an amazing look at The Desert Lotus Hotel in Xiangshawan Desert, also called Resonant Sand Gorge in Ordos, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China.
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IKEA FRODE Folding chair in dark gray and turquoise with perforations that are both decorative and allow for ventilation. Designer Marcus Arvonen.
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Poler x Stumptown Camp Coffee collaboration. 2 Enamel Mugs, AeroPress Kit, Porlex JP-30 Burr Grinder, Custom Bag, and a 12 oz bag of Holler Mountain Coffee.
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Great initiative from the NYC Dept of Design + Construction: Built/NYC! They are calling on local designers/firms to submit furniture, lighting, textile, etc designs to be commissioned for public buildings!
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The classic Mini Moke is back. Even after 50 years this little fun-car is not out of style. The look is almost still the same like in the 1960s. A modern 4-cylinder engine or an electric motor are available to have some good clean fun with it.
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FEATUREDKnopper Galls ~ did you know there are wasps growing inside of these crazy growths on acorns? Take a peek inside...
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Beautiful giant paper skull installation in Macau, C Space by Hong Kong paper craft duo Stickyline.
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The French graphic design studio BMD present its private collection of handcrafted retro helmets, designed with old school influences.
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FEATUREDNetflix's Orange Is The New Black show is pretty fun... and they've taken it to the next level with PRISON RECIPES! From pad thai to cheesecake to tamales and more... fun graphics, great concept.
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FEATUREDSpy Optic Happy Lens Sunglasses ~ a close up look at the details (and science) of the new Fold, matte blue Helm, and premium Crosstown Haight. Love the tiny happy face and packaging details too!
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London based OpenDesk is both a free open-source furniture showroom and an experiment in the possibilities of distributed manufacturing.
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FEATUREDInspiration: Indianapolis, IN! 14 quick hours filled with exploration with the Butler Bulldogs, the Mug 'n Bun drive-in by the speedway, Doc's Architectural Salvage, Homespun local goods and more...
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The Wild Reindeer Exhibition in Norway is Gagarin's most recent exhibition comprised of 13 interactive installations where users get to explore and experience the various historical, biological and social aspects related to the existence of these wild creatures.
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Sunset Skateboards has created a fantastic line of transparent, light-up cruisers, whose wheels illuminate with motion. have transparent polycarbonate decks that come in a variety of vibrant, juicy colours and various styles
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Graphic Designer and Illustrator Nelson Martin explores the hues of the night sky through his new series, Colorforms.
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Fontspotting is a free, downloadable flash card game to help you brush up on your typeface recognition.
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An angular flat-pack whisk, a tilting mixing bowl and a pastry binding ring make up this range of baking tools by graduate designer Prianka Sisodiya.
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Watch a droplet of water as it wobbles at 30 at 1100 Hertz.
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Wired Science's gorgeous roundup of some incredible spiders.
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The Malle W. Trousseau, a complete collection of kitchenware from Isabelle Mathez and Frédéric Winkler.
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VIDEOInside Shapeways Eindhoven ~ Dezeen takes us on a tour with community manager, Bart Veldhuizen. I love seeing how they compactly pack in as many prints as possible for efficiency...
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Zero Halliburton goes Geo Aluminum for a whole new hardcase silhouette. The matte black is tempting...
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VIDEOThe Fisherman and the Fly - Independent animation studios in Sao Paulo Brazil, Big Studios' newest project!
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Art Everywhere is transforming billboards and poster sites across the UK into great British masterpieces. That's 22,000 poster sites, 57 works of art and 2 weeks of a very, very, big art show.
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The Kontextür Hanging Line by designer Josh Owen outsmarts the wall fixture malfunction in every tight fit apartment. Basic black, clean white, or surprising red, the bands and hooks are held in place by magnets!
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Primelapse.com ~ a site filled with timelapse videos! (as well as tutorials, sort by technique, location, etc.)
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The Boundary House: A maze-like house that blurs the boundaries of interior and exterior.
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Rorschah series by Esther Lobo offers a unique perspective of foods.
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Fantastic design project by Nenad Dodic - The One Percenters.
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X-Rays Of NASA Spacesuits, part of Smithsonian’s Suited for Space exhibition.
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Mercedes-Benz Aero Trailer Truck ~ nice design study on the aerodynamicly streamlined rear
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FEATUREDLobester West in Encinitas, CA opened recently, and we got a peek inside at their delicious lobster and shrimp rolls (and massive whoope pie!)
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Five states, 8 days , and all with the perfect main attraction, a vibrant blue 2013 Nissan Pathfinder. Take a journey through some of the most beautiful places in the West- Grand Tetons National Park, Wasatch Mountains and Bonneville Salt Flats.
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The converted is a radical new way to convert numbers on the iPhone yet very familiar.
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Loop by Universal Everything is a drawing based animation app for iPad.
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Patch by Polish design studio, Beza Projekt, is a set of connectors allowing you to design and build your own furniture.
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The Series:1 by rvnDSGN is the world's first 3D printed Titanium watch. Some amazing leather NATO-straps by Worn & Wound are added to make this creation unique and simply beautiful.
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Modern steel table with rubber dipped feet by Synecdoche.
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The Ceramica Artistica Solimene factory was designed by Paolo Soleri, who came up with the term Arcology - architecture + ecology, an environmental view on urban spaces.
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