Britain’s Oldest Working Computer Roars to Life

Masakatsu Sashie’s tremendous paintings are depictions of decaying civilizations punctuated–and possibly being observed by–giant, self-contained, floating spheres.

Sputnik, a new chair from the industrial design duo ampersand, combines a mid-60’s clean grooviness with an Ikea-esque DIY sensibility.

Australian artist Timothy Horn's exhibition 'Bitter Suite' at the de Young Museum in San Francisco. “Mother-Load,” shown here, is a child-size Cinderella carriage encrusted in crystallized rock sugar..

Four shipping containers comprise this 1,848 square foot modern home. The Cordell House features 3 bedrooms, a guest house, an 800 square foot central breezeway patio and vibrant furnishings throughout.

A small rural hotel buried in Felgueiras, Portugal. The rooms have a good space and views. I like the red pigmented concrete finish.

Barware, softgoods, packaging and more concepts from UC industrial design students. Above - Dirty Dishes have printed graphics like "lick me" and "blow me."

However you feel about Jay Leno and his radical network experiment, his new set looks incredibly elaborate and casino-ish (in a somewhat good way)

Pop culture artist Dan Lydersen wrapped the 7 Deadly Sins around Edward Scissorhands…

Chocolate Mail, a set of 24 stamps that are designed to look like a bar of chocolate, packaged as an envelope with 3 flavors - dark, milk and white chocolate.

French photographer Romain Laurent promotes bags in such an unusual and peculiar art direction.

A beautiful new perfume developed for A.P.C. by creative director Jean Touitou and Haley Alexander Van Oosten.

A farmer in China is showing off the fruits of his labor after growing these amazing baby shaped pears

Designed for the exhibition 'Please Do Not Sit', Useless Tool by African designer Kossi Aguessy is built like a skyscraper,with the same materials used to make stealth aircraft.

A video about letterpress that feels nearly as tactile as a final printed piece. Visceral and nostalgic and all together lovely.

Behold Angela Moramarco's vision for the future! One were all humans and video game consoles are created equal! Or at least we'll live in a peaceful coexistence in good healthy shape...

With the Addicted to Snow Calendar 2010, filled with photos of the best snowboard athletes of the world, there comes a free iPhone App with all the Addicted to Snow Calendar 2009 shots.

Bombay Sapphire Swarovski - splendid and refined job of arabesques in crystals

W+K's Timetable, displays the length of meetings through ten illuminated RGB LED panels.

The Museum of Animal Perspectives is an awesome project with a simple concept – it involves the placement of tiny cameras atop various animals such as stoats and turkeys, recording film from their perspective

New poster from The Luxury of Protest — “Maths Dreamed Universe” — visualising the aesthetic beauty of mathematical equations.

The Cat Piano, featuring the voice of Nick Cave is the latest award-winning animated short film from The People's Republic Of Animation. Directed by Eddie White & Ari Gibson

Noble M600's twin-turbo Volvo engine (producing 650bhp) allows this ride to reach top speeds of 225mph, 0-60 time of three seconds, and with the Stig behind the wheel, faster lap times than both the Audi R8 and Ferrari F430.

Today it was announced that the new Norwegian water park “Vannvittigland” will open in Kristiansand June the 25th next year! Here are some teaser-illustrations of the water park by Grid Design.

Last year the Norwegian Reiulf Ramstad Architects finished this 350 sqm private single family villa in Asker near Oslo...The house is clad in Siberian pine which will acquire a grey patina over time...

Get inventive and look 'designer' without spending much money is what the 'Paper Bag Princess' look is about.

Disturb Me : an interactive installation between human and his environment. The projection depends on the sound emitted by the spectators.

Bookmark II is a colorful rubber band that wraps around a book with an indicator arrow that shows you the last line you were reading (nice line choice BTW)...

+ Kisa Kawakami designs the transforming Kisawings lamp for Yamagiwa (above), new D-Bros 2010 calendars and Ceramic Pendant Lamps by Hironori Inada

Ready for a peek into the NOTCOT office space? *please don't mind the mess!*

An interview with illustrator and animator Rex Crowle, designer of PS 3 game Little Big Planet.

Look what I got in this mystery package from Burlesque Design and Printing Press!

Maggie Mason of Mighty Girl interviews me for the new Gap "Born To" campaign!

CHN arquitetos has won the competition of Exploratory Science Museum. The surface of the facade is created from the idea of infinity: a reference to the essence of its form, recognizable from its cosmological scale to its most minimal.

French style publication Purple features a racy photo of Sean Lennon and his model girlfriend, Kemp Muhl, recreating John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s famous 1981 Rolling Stone cover.

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.

Work By Helen Eady for an up and coming exhibition at Blim gallery Vancouver

Can a new mattress resolve financial distress? Behold the "Mattress Wallet" for financial comfort, a product design project by Peter Trueblood.

For their Playstation 3, Sony were keen to showcase their new product in a more domestic environment , therefore, they commisioned Tom Dixon to design a glamourous yet fun interior...

Sinato's design for Patrick Cox's shop in Tokyo. A series of pedestals lit by independent fixtures center the focus on the products, while the rest of the shop is kept almost in the dark.

OMA's proposal for Rotterdam's City Hall extension: A pixelated sustainable building.

A round up of the coolest 30 coloring books for grown-ups or designers. From Indie Rock and Gangsta Rap to Adult Erotica, Religious Satire and even interior decor. Various publishers, but all affordable and fun!

The Culla Sinuè crib designed by Daniela Avaltroni was created in the form of an egg-like shell.

Beautiful concept of Pop-up calendar, by Johann Volkmer.