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Slideshow story of Clearview! Drivers say that they would like to see less clutter and more readability, but there is something that seems untouchable about this layer of information in the landscape.

SO, what DOES come in that mysterious black briefcase in the Porsche Design Edition 1? Porsche just sent over a high res image of the goods.

True Fruits - loving the packaging and the graphic design on the site of this German Smoothie line

While on cars... have you seen the freshly announced Porsche Design Edition 1 - a limited edition black cayman S... with a slew of extra design work and accessories?

Pictures of the new 2008 Ferrari 430 Scuderia.

Ninja vs Pirates DODGEBALL.... the console is TBD... but i can't wait regardless.

The stylish Juke Tower waterproof MP3 speaker looks positively gorgeous and takes up no more room than a shampoo bottle.

Intimate Control was created by Jennifer Chowdhury for her class thesis project. The aim of the game is to help bring couples together for a more intimate and closer game playing experience. See video.

New Levi's 501 campaign

URBAN GARDEN by Tjep.

They aren't just for drinking from.... Nalgene now has KITS - for auto, first aid, emergencies, heat stress, kids, and dogs

Incredible textured wallpapers by Catherine Hammerton

According to UNICEF 5000 children die per day from unsafe water. Watercone takes salt or brackish water and produces up to 1.6 liters of fresh water per day, enough fresh water for a child.

Digital illustrator, Maciej Hajnrich, better known as Valp in the online design community, previews new work.

I can't imagine the patience that goes into these fabric coated tack sets by Alli Coate

Forbe's top 10 list in pictures of the World's Best First Class experiences

Cima Ladder by Sergio Mahler and George Papadogiannis

On impressive ROI - hugh grant bought the warhol liz taylor 6 years ago for $3.5 mill... and is to be sold again, this time by Christie's in New York in November, with an estimate of $25 million to $35 million

To coincide with the 20th anniversary of Andy Warhol's death, the National Gallery of Scotland has a huge exhibition on and soup canned the columns - see the great slideshow

For ICON magazines 50th issue - they have 50 manifestos from 50 of the most influential architects and designers of our time.

For those too lazy - or nosy - see my picks from the IKEA catalog that jumped out

Have you browsed the IKEA 2008 Catalog yet?

Furniture design applying the traditional techniques of japanese parquetry. So nice. Tone collection by Leif.designpark

From cardboard tubes and mirrors as a kid.... to iPhone Video Chat (as well as for your laptops)! Periscopes have come a long way.

If you've ever needed a wrench and a fork at the same, and to be honest who hasn't; then these are for you. "It's dinnerware with real flair!" - by Northern Tool and Equipment

Friedemann crafts sculptural vessels, bowls, and translucent lampshades. His turning technique is complex and time-consuming, resulting in stunning one-of-a-kind pieces as well as small series objects.

The Director's Bureau Special Projects Idea Generator - just push the buttons, watch the wheels spin, and *poof* a gorgeous new crazy idea mashup

Uniqlo's world clock is gorgeous

iWood - handcrafted wooden cases for iPhone, from the company that brought you wooden ipod cases

Cardboard pets, table, shelves and more from D-Torso in Japan.

German usband and wife design team, Quickhoney previews work at, and is interviewed by, Format.

The Paper Alarm Clock: once you're done, just scrunch it up and toss it

Protect those easy to loose SD memory cards by letting this chap eat them - thus keeping them safe, clean and dust free whilst out and about.

eyl and green's aperture, a facade installation with interactive and narrative displaying modes, creates new imagery as well as a new channel for communication between inside and outside

This summer, The Royal Parks Foundation, the charity for London's eight Royal Parks, celebrates a new collection of Deckchair Dreams and boasts a host of contributing artists.

What's Bubbling Up - A charming promotional site by KSVC for Unicel featuring user created messages.

A cute little paper robot you can print out and assemble

"Doesn't Fall Far From the Tree" t-shirt by Graphicairlines for Apple lovers

In today's society, we're conditioned to get the most food while spending less. Bulk buy comes to mind. Borrowing on that dichotomy, what if you paying more meant getting less.

Finally! A Digital Pencil for touchpads - "Made from a super special space age silicone material that exactly mimics the electrical resistance and supplety of a human finger" (esp for people with long nails and iphones?) SUCK UK

New colorful silicon goodies for your kitchen ~ mini Food Loops - Poach Pods! - Food Loop Lace - magnetic Cook Hook - as well as Drizzle Stick and Tender Press

Mini arcade cabinets for your Sony PSP portable, courtesy of Suck UK.

Habitrail OVO Pad - it's like a little space pod for hamsters.

The fish light. designed by j.parker 2005 for Esque in blue+white, round or square 24"to 28"

SpokePOV is an easy-to-make electronic kit toy containing all the parts necessary to build your own bicycle LED light show.

Sony Bravia "Color like no other" - the third (after the bouncy balls in SF and the pain in Glasgow) are Play Doh Bunnies all over NY!

Beautiful Graffiti Jewellery by LauraUno a.k.a. Laura Bezant

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

Retro looking record player plays vinyl records, CDs, AM/FM radio and music from your iPod. It can also record to MP3 format.

IWG introduces CUBS! Complete with sharp stick, marshmallow, and human eyeball.

Fuzzwich is an intuitive online animator. Watch and create short animations all in the same interface. Brilliant.

i humbly present this truly glorious azalea wood chair, new from wisteria!

The MyFountain is a completely automated electronic bartender. It can crank out beer, wine, pop or mixed drinks with the push of a button.

Kasil's fashion hybrid is part Scarf and part Hoodie.... introducing the SCOODIE, complete with pocket for whatever you choose to stash in it.

Kids, its Friday early evening... head home before you end up looking like Frank Cho's Monkey Boy!

Graffiti legend MARE 139 was commissioned to make this G-Unit award for rapper 50 Cent. Known for his "wild style" sculptures, he used the G-Unit 'G' and polished it off with his trademark "graff arrows."

I just received this media kit for a new beautiful Los Angeles based magazine called GLITTERATI. The cover was shot by Tony Duran

This beautiful, strictly limited edition Audi Auto Union Scale Replica Pedal Car is crafted from over 900 components and even has leather upholstery.

Foosballl Coffee Table. Manufactured from Solid Oak with a Stainless Steel frame and a glass top to protect the mirrored football pitch underneath.Designed and handcrafted by Howard Bushell

Here's a preview of "Sink or Swim," a new exhibit by Jeremy Fish, who's exhibiting at White Walls Gallery in San Francisco.

This is a CONCEPT music player that can play both mp3s and cds. Definitely a very cool idea. by Yong-Seong Kim

"Are you tough enough to tear this page" asks an ad in Maxim for "The Condemned," starring Stone Cold Steve Austin... funny video of the AdAge editors actually trying to tear it...

China's iClone: Cellphones, microchips, cars, even iPhones; there's virtually no high-tech Western product that China's cloners can't copy.

Vienna Design WeekS! Oct 3-21

Exhibition Room at Jinhua Architecture Park in China, by mexican architect Tatiana Bilbao featured at Plataforma Arquitectura.

Birds In Flight by Alena Hennessey are large beautiful sculptures (the wingspan is 17" across) and available in 4 colors. From $180-$210 USD

Five to Nine drops its fourth issue! Dubbed Oui ou Non, issue four explores the world of black and white, a place that isn't so much about a lack of colour, but one of opposites.

This Rainbow Stone bounces colored LEDs off of a curved mirror to produce an indoor rainbow.

Designer Ferrucio Laviani's Toobe lamps for Kartell use a simple acrylic tube and a splash of color to add drama to any space.

The black glassware Ensalada designed by Mint looks incredible. Perfect for entertaining in style.

Company site for "Buy n Large", a fictional robotics company featured in Pixar's upcoming movie "Wall-E". Nice way to kill time.

Shawnimals is making the wee ninja and pocket ninja even tinier with the upcoming NINJA TOWN blind boxed micro plush with loops for hanging from phones, bags, etc.

You're never too old for legos. And when all else fails, they are guaranteed to inspire you... here are some lego star wars magnets (with some tetris magnets) ~ a $1.50 duplo dragon... and some lego divers and angler with glow fangs.

Joom's Animal inspired furniture... from cow shaped shelving to animirrors to this awesome Springbuck

Sure there's twittervision, and thisnext's ThisWorld... but 3D Flickrvision is sucking away my day... for you international voyeurs, this is really fun

The Chromatone 312 synthesizer has 312 individual keys, arranged in a cryptic pattern that's supposed to make it easier to play than a traditional keyboard. Yeah, right, easier.

The Italian Rise CD player is made in a very limited edition and comes in three aluminum briefcases.

IMAN MALEKI is an Iranian painter. No doubt that he is a genius!

Brazilian native Doug Alves updates Nacionale with some fresh style.

A cool and incredibly thin fold able chair - Gebruder Thonet Vienna launched the ISIS Chair by Jake Phipps at the Milan Salone

Lego Cash Register

Adam Gault's Lantern Fish short film is breathtakingly creepy yet mesmerizing

Germany's Metaphrenie creates award-winning designs for Al Jazeera Sports ~ love the electric look of the fencing in the GentlemenSports.mov

Joe Ledbetter fans ~ "Joy Comes to Morning" is a great animated short!!!

Ah carlsberg and their love of the word "probably" ~ 5000 in 10 and 20 notes were dropped around London with a removable sticker - "Carlsberg don't do litter. But if they did it would probably be the best litter in the world"

Here's the Japanese pop culture-inspired cover art for Kanye West's new album, Graduation, being released on September 11th. [Editor's Note: Murakami!]

the 2007 luxury fabric collection from italy's rubelli is richly decadent!

Because one slice of toast is never enough. Or you have five friends. Radical Six Part Toaster Concept by Matt Gossington

CODE: REN
PROJECT: people's building Shanghai
TYPE: Hotel + Conference center

Erik Natzke is an interactive designer who is constantly trying to blur the lines between design and technology.

Create your own lampshade with LeKlint ! Just change the innershade and a new lamp is born.

FM radio shaped like a donut. Available in black, white and red.

Iran unveils huge rug intended for the floor of a new mosque in the UAE. This colossal carpet wieghs 38 tonnes, and contains over 2.2 billion knots!

Check out this set of six traditional Russian dolls specifically designed for computer geeks and IT nerds. Art Lebdev's Matryoshkus

innovative Easymap from german designer Dewa Bleisinger resists folding damage, is weatherproof and remains readable, even when worn as a scarf all day!

Bang & Olufsen's BeoLab 3 series speakers will blow your mind, your ears and probably your wallet too.

Love Luggage Joint collection has got a great skull graphic

Alexander Girard figurines from Paul Smith

Complex.com interviews the punk rock all-father of vinyl toy design and creator of the infamous smoking labbits: Frank Kozik. Read up on what he's done and more importantly, what's next.