FEATURED"HOW TO EXTRACT DNA AT HOME" i cant stop laughing... its too cute... and love the technical drawings in ink on cut up shopping bags kind of look that is going on. By Franz of Vesolt

PingMag has a GREAT list of must read/own for designers - incredible list of books i need to start amazoning especially in the typography realm.

FEATUREDKate Spade's latest ad campaign and the behind the scenes shots...

Hybrid Wallpaper by NICE

A jaguar covered in post-it notes. It sort of takes the Jaguar into the realm of kiddie toys, what with all the bright colours...

Metromint branches out - now you can get original Peppermint, subtle Spearmint, and new tangy Lemonmint and citrusy Orangemint.

Seeds planted into the cover of this book make it into a real "Jungle Book". Nice idea, though I wonder how you water it?

Site of Hyejin Inc. Space designer featuring the EyeballNYC Design studio. A focus on functionality and comfort . Nice collection of photographic studies of the process.

It's not pretty exactly, but I just love the mucho utilitarianess of Swiss Army. Information can now be immidiately physically dangerous!

Marvis: Italian made toothpaste with unique metal tube and design. Tastes great as well. One of my favorites.

To launch Sydney festival seven hot air balloons with speakers were released, playing a symphony over our western suburbs as we woke up!

FEATURED TASTESPOTTING ~ notcot.org's first sister site... same concept, same style, but 10 times more delicious. Designers need to eat too... so here's some food worthy of the designer plates we love.

The ad generator remixes words and semantic structures from real corporate slogans and pairs them with related images from Flickr, thereby generating fake advertisements on the fly.

Found this over at DesignSpotter by Gerry ~ cool idea that could be very DIY ~ make better use of your USB "key" ~ and those old useless hubs...

Mmmm chocolate lovers unite - SWEET RIOT - choc covered cacao nibs/"peaces" - "sweetriot is human, globally responsible, irreverent and built for a new generation."

The JimmyJane Sultry Gift Set is one of the nicer valentine's day gift sets i've seen... gorgeous set with their Wink blindfold and Littel Steel vibrator as well as massage oils and Kink fragrance.

FEATUREDFORM 6 - the latest in designer vibrations from JimmyJane ~ seamless coat of silicon makes it waterproof and charges cordlessly

Another great site for buying wallpaper stickers! Also, check out the fireplace and the christmas tree you can simply stick on the wall.

When ever you run, you can get some more here. One roll each. [editor's note: really only notable becuase of certain childhood habits]

When I saw the post about the park hotel, I had to show you this: a tiny village/hotel made of wooden barrels. Inside it pretty much stinks and you would only sleep in one drunk.. If you dare to check out the site make sure audio is turned off...

Nice game design. Use your mouse to control the movement of your creature, and click to speed up. Eat the smaller creatures to evolve. Eating the red beacon creature will take you deeper, while the blue one will take you back up. FLOW.

And here is The Rubik Cube Mp3 Player!... maybe is not so portable, but this desing from Hee Yong is amazing.

the erosion sink from gore design reminds us of the role water plays in shaping our world. but the practical side of me cries at the sight. imagine cleaning those ridges...

Nifty book made from a vintage index tab divider. Comes with a slew of new insertable tabs so you can change them out depending on your mood.

Mazda's newest concept, The Ryuga, cool pics. @
dieselstation, great imagery

at das park hotel in linz you can crash in converted drain pipes. it must be cold in the winter, but pretty awesome overall.

Cool Palladium USB memory stick made by S.T. Dupont. It kind of reminds me of their lighters.

Format Mag is offering a free iPod to the best hip-hop crayon artist on the Internet.

Eltono and Nuria's 'Private and Public' on woostercollective. great little gallery show in gothenburg.

Custom made Mao Beer tap by Joel Colley of 12.

Grand Content! The questions of life really are this simple. It all makes sense now! [Quicktime Video] [Editor's Note: been watching this all week... its amazing and slightly sad]

Great idea for a usb pen that could be a soccer toy on your desk!!!

FEATUREDThe animal/jewelry photography on Karen Walker is amazing...

Champagne-to-go! Design by Form Stark

FREE! Desktop Necromancer! Also from No Gun Army, and another 'print and tape' toy - too cute not to post.

FEATUREDMoMA Spring Preview 2007. Joey Roth covers the latest new products to look forward to in MoMA's upcoming collections, a lot of must sees worth checking out.

Qora & Shai have some great simple canvas prints...

Beguilingly simple, yet expressive t-shirts from london upstarts Nogunarmy

Great Wii and Wario Badges from Nacho Yague, avaliable on his prickie shop

New Old Spice campaign featuring Bruce Campbell. Ahoy.

this week's personal shopper features stylish uses or "reclamations" of wood. this egg stool or side-table is one of the most sensuous pieces i've ever seen. i just want to touch it...

Some very sweet products from this German design duo on formalising the throwaway elements of everyday.

nytimes slideshow of fedoras. now i love a good hat, but this slideshow made me collapse into a fit of the giggles. is it just me?

as you all know we recently celebrated herge's birthday. so a post about tintin's creator was in order. check out this designbooms coverage of georges remi at pompidou centre.

as you know i am slightly obsessed with cuffs. this Slitz design from Pia Walln combines sterling silver with comfy wool!