GIVEAWAY! (and unbox/review) ~ trying out those soapstone Whisky Stones in some delicious Balvenie 21yr Portwood... chilled but not diluted...

The new 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG. Its "Gullwing" design pays homage to the legendary Mercedes-Benz 300 SL. Features a 571 horsepower engine good for 0-60 mph sprints in 3.7 seconds and a top speed of 197 mph.

Ping is a Portland restaurant with good service, fast healthy food, all presented with unassuming style. Pok Pok owner, Andy Ricker collaborated with John Jay, one of the leading strategists at the advertising agency Wieden + Kennedy.

The Harbinger Co's Honeycomb necklace... or array of 2D cubes depending on how you look at it...

Perhaps my favorite Hello Kitty figure yet - Hello Kitty x Caperino & Peperone Figure - as hello kitty mania runs rampant, love that cap and pep only appear when glowing in the dark!

No Mas teams collaborates with Dee & Ricky, letting them transform their collection of Starter Jackets into... Finisher Bags! We've seen a lot of things upcycled into bags, but this is a first!

Haute Couture meets fencing through the photography of Ruven Afanador.

Amanda Levete’s 10 Hills Place, just off London's Oxford Street, demonstrates the same experimental spirit shown by her former practice, Future Systems

Great new Audi A4 spot from german agency Kempertrautmann gmbh and Markenfilm.

Amazing new show from Luke Chueh 'Inferno' Featuring his trademark melancholy bears depicting Danté's Inferno. His best show to date.

Under a violent irruption of forms and structures, everything flows towards a constant evolution. “All that is solid” is a visual and poetic journey influenced by art, design, architecture and photography.

TAXI, The Ebeling Group, Pirate Radio, and XYZ are very proud to support One Laptop per Child with this animation called "A to Z". OLPC is dedicated to providing educational opportunities for the word's poorest children.

"Meet The Elements" is a killer new video introducing the periodic table. A single from They Might Be Giants' new DVD/CD "Here Comes Science", directed by Feel Good Anyway.

From “Love Hotel,” a series of photos in clandestine pay-by-the-hour hotels in Seoul by Grace Kim.

Rediscover New York City shot by a french light painter. Times Square, Crane Street.. enjoy the trip !

The next installment of the global typographic design initiative Some Type Of Wonderful has just been announced. Amazing lineup!

Logitech Squeezebox Radio! It's like a mini version of the Boom ~ wirelessly streaming all your networked and internet music! Only it can even run on batteries, so easier to move around the house or bring outside! (no remote though!)

The charity drinks ChariTea and LemonAid, soon be launched all over Europe get a kick start with innovative & iconic design from BVD.

A urban intervention in Bratislava by Vallo Sadovsky architects. BA_Lik is a pavilion for urban activities. Closed during winter, open in summer, it is a platform for different activities at a historical square in the city.

Design By Humans 10K contest Winner, 3rd place: the Journey to the City of No Horizon ...

Norwegian company, StatoilHydro, tows the world’s first full-scale floating wind turbine into place in the North Sea.

This font is made with inspiration from fabric that wraps itself around the letters as a dress does around your body in the summer wind. Love it!

Bram Hendriks creates incredibly beautiful wooden furniture that features natural details like live moss on bark and industrial decorative details like screws (which also serve a functional purpose) arranged in a studded fashion.

Videomapping Tower installation from Dominik Wieschermann.

Introducing our Creative Economy t-shirt series from Etcetera Media! Which are you? The Designer? The Maker? The Ideas Guy? Or the Business Man?

The Beatles: Rock Band UNBOXED! The hardware and goodies thrown in were so pretty ~ definitely design details worth taking a peek at!

2010 Porsche 911 Sport Classic ~ limited to 250 pieces ~ definitely lustworthy... see the design details!

Let others know how much you appreciate them! Give this pin to your hero, sweetheart or wizzkid.

When it comes to Helvetica in everyday media it's time to mention Helvetwitter from Josef Richter

This is the TV commercial created by BBH, London for new Surf Twilight Sensations. Shot entirely in camera, using theatrical shadow puppetry. Production from Sonny, London, and directed by Guy Manwaring.

A pop-up shop for Punkalive, a furniture company based in Punkaharju, Finland. Their collection of chairs, tables and storage units are all crafted from wood collected within a hundred kilometers of their factory.

Biomodd has plants growing out of computer parts

An interview on candy, humpty dumpty, and other sweet fantasies with California artist Brandi Milne.

Format Presents: No Homer – Hip Hop Icons Simpsonized. The set features Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Notorious B.I.G., 2Pac, Snoop Dogg, Flava Flav, Eazy E, Andre 3000, Eminem, and Fat Joe.

Truly magnificent monotone photographs of Africa's Big 5 and other African animals by Nick Brandt. View his portfolio called 'A Shadow Falls'

The new issue of Clark Magazine features the art of Takashi Murakami, in time for the artist's exhibition in Paris.

Bubblicious ~ fun bowl by D-Vision ~ depending on fruit/weight placement the bowl takes on a new position

Oooh helvetical now takes on Google Calendar ~

Lena Corwin does this months adorable wallpaper calendar's for design*sponge

MOMA's Paola Antonelli interview by Tom Bieling (Design Research Network) - relationship between 'making' and 'thinking', interesting new role for the designer between 'problemsolver' and 'sensemaker'. The Problem Maker!

Amazingly beautiful music video for Ólafur Arnalds.

CONVERGENCE : A Collaborative Painting Series & Window Mural by Portland, Maine Artists Kate Cleaves & Matt W. Moore. Full Slideshow of the Artwork, Mural, Surfboards, Opening Party, and More.

The Fowler Brothers are twin brothers and graphic artists/illustrators--each with their own unique style.

Spiki "Game of Death" Edition by Nakanari - Limited Edition of 100 - Comes with the 2 Shurikens and Sword - Produced by Kuso Vinyl