salvor kiosk is an awesome store and interesting concept. country-specific shopping?

sorry the site is ghetto. was just marveling over the craftsmanship of REAL jigsaw puzzles.

ze in the times. dont forget to watch the interactive.

this image caught my eye and had to be shared

the correct term for a baby echidna is "puggle." i'd only heard of the horrible looking mutt by the same name. the OED says "puggle" also means to shove a stick down a hole...right...

googling "catching bugs" yielded this doozie. dont know why, but i love it.

Hillman Curtis has those stunning films interviewing design legends... is it any surprise the packaging on the dvds is adorable?

The Ends/Wealth Corp. is a life brand developed with the intent to inspire and provide service. We’ve adopted this word to represent the things in life that we are most passionate about or those things that support our livelihood.

Karacho & Bros. concentrates on cool elegance and pure form with a furniture series made of a special concrete.

Billy, world's most sold bookshelve celebrates its 30th birthday and IKEA released a book about the success story.

For the 35th anniversary of Hello Kitty, Sanrio has put together an overly cute animated promo showing Hello Kitty's evolution through the decades....

Brooklyn Rehab's NYC Souvenir - Pigeon Feather

Charis Tsevis is a Greek artist who creates incredible modern day mosaics.

The Illustrator Project is a collective of emerging and established illustrators, artists and designers for hire. The images these people make are delicious.

The French automaker Citroen has just unveiled the REVOLTe concept at the Frankfurt Motor Show, the REVOLTe is a compact city car that combines luxury with a touch of fun.

Some of the best made guitar cases I've seen on the market from Monocase based out of SF. The cases are eco friendly too!

Maison & Objet 2009 : Artemide x Ross LOVEGROVE

Revive the Retro: Antique movie projectors

SEVEN is a London-based illustrator/artist. All his work is composed using short lines (strokes).

The Big Picture strikes again with pictures to commemorate Earth Day today.

Now go out and plant a tree.

NG Boards - All bark and no bite

SOUNDPROOF WALL. The construction site for a new parking space at the Philips Stadium in Eindhoven, is fenced with 80+ 40feet shipping containers. This wall should avoid construction noise, however in its path it meets some trees ...

Social Housing - Zaragoza, Spain / MAGÉN ARQUITECTOS

“Humans are Among Us” Sci Fi Channel advertising campaign.

Chris Hosmer pushes the tape drawing technique to the extreme.

Insane portraits by Sam Basset. Absolutely beautiful stuff!

Nixon's new prototype watch by Lysandre Follet. It's a TV watch with a really pretty design

Hanna Backman designed the visual identity for these wines by Mont Tauch.

Clean black and white packaging from Taxi for their chain of cafes.

The House TTN is an interesting project by Teruo Miyahara - I love the louvered steel panels that open up the second floor to the street.

Jungle-sports is a new actor on the sports scene.
I love the simplisity and clean look. designed by Petter Knudsen Design [Editor's Note - love how it has a remote and retracts into your ceiling and can be a SWING!]

Shepard Fairey scores his first retrospective at a major museum! The Institute of Contemporary Art will host it in February, 2009. Go Shepard!!!

Sloshspot takes a charming tour through the world of Pabst Blue Ribbon from 1900 journal art and celebrity-studded midcentury ads through its 80s revival courtesy of David Lynch's Blue Velvet.

Zipper jewerly by Kate Cusack.

A funny ad from Levi's Argentina for Halloween day (in Spanish Halloween it is also called "Witches' Day").

Check out these new illustrations for The Belief Factory, a great satire of our ways of life. I just love them...

mannequin moustaches: an interesting look at an odd industry most of us would never think about...

Images of Japanese matchbox labels from the 1920s and 1930s

Mini Fridge as booth storage space ~ prague designblok 08: 2GD studio

The true adventures of Chad, the guy who was so into Super Monkey Ball Deluxe, that he decided to live in a ball. — so fun!

Great new life for used Pool Table Felt which has been upcycled into a messenger bag by Karen Booker of Luxford St . This design sports an original embroidered badge from the '88 World Expo in Brisbane.

I love how the dripping seal reinforces Sloe Gin's snail logo. Packaging by Blackburns.

This Jaeger-LeCoultre watch can open the doors of the Aston Martin DBS !

I thought adam courtney's box project was pretty amazing, he constructs the environments based on each persons personality and his people photography is gorgeous as well

This is 2,200 tube of lipstick, carved and attached to a large wooden oval base by Livia Marin. She has some other impressive work too.

this is a very nice design by dutch designer tom frencken, look at it´s simplicity and the beautiful shapes