American Express brings new roots to Boston.

Hilary Pecis‘ works currently on exhibit at the Receiver Gallery in San Francisco are mostly large scale pieces that are painstakingly collaged from tiny scraps of magazines and then over painted in certain areas.

Micah Spear on the Saatchi Gallery showdown again. Worth a 10 stars vote in my book.

Alsop's architecture is always exciting, his Goldsmiths College is no exception with its funky scribbly sculpture.

Finnish illustrator Klaus Haapaniemi is the creator of the beautiful Taika series for Iittala. He has a playful and childish style, lots of details and funny characters.

A new pet bed from designer Kenneth Cobonpue, called the Operetta Pet Lounge.

Silence Alarm Clock will awake you up with a vibration device.

3 color Screen printed Poster for "Partisan The Sea - A Politically Charged Poster Show" in September by HALFTONEDEFSTUDIOS.COM of Jacksonville Fl.

The ironic, clever and perfect Julian Wolkenstein's photography. Animal-humanized and caged Humans. Just a metaphor of our world.

Reality TV for NOTCOT'ers: "Architecture School", a documentary series on the Sundance Channel, follows a group of architecture students as they design and build a single-family house in New Orleans

Don't miss the teaser for the first traditionally animated feature film from Disney since 2004. The Princess and the Frog.

I Am Alive - Is it a game or a movie ? Okay it's a game but the trailer certainly doesn't reveal much.

New website from UK Graphic Designer and technology genius Rich Hurst - check out the "Technicism" animations!

mining for manholes in philadelphia?

The photos and stories of building a modern house on a hill in an Arlington, Texas suburban neighborhood.

The FUNoMeter! Dispensing good ideas for a mere 50 cents a pop! Read the story, see the pics ~ where it went, what people got, and more!

Format chatted with Jerico Santander to gain insight into how his taste for digital art has ripened, and how he operates within this arena.

My mind is blown by this 400$ lego death star...

TRAM MÉDIA - Interactive multimedia screen. Mission Gaia is a strategy game focusing on sustainable development, in which players must find solutions to environmental, social and economic problems.

Adobe Creative License experience

Witty Titties - Hand made clogs from Amsterdam. Plain, or with piercings or tattoos...

Delta Airlines To Install Non-Painful Economy Seating

How would Sonic look like, if he were a real hedgehog?

Dr Martens is having a design contest where you can vote on boots designed by fans. This one by Ellen Webb caught my eye.

New York boutique Alife, opened their first location outside of North America and it happens to be Tokyo. Once again a stunning retail spot and interior design.

Amazing nike short/ad from Guy Ritchie! A first person view/account of what a soccer super star goes through! VERY COOL!!!!

1Hotel is Seattle ’s premier eco-friendly residence, spa, and hotel featuring many prominent green amenities.

Technolust - Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX500 - the thing is 10 mgp with a 25mm wide angle... 3" TOUCH SCREEN... and shoots 720p video. Sweet. Engadget has a video...

Beautifull illustrations used in the World Class campaign.

Prototypes of Sandra Parra's drawings on Porcelain.

Abcracadabra Bookmark by One Sik - Puffy inflatable bookmark aims to make finding where you left off and opening to that page easier!

Choplery concept from DesignGo. "The design forces the user to make a decision." Choplery is made from 100% bamboo. - This cutlery/chopsticks mashup gave me a grin.

Nerf's new N-STRIKE VULCAN EBF-25 blaster is a 25-dart belt-fed fully automatic blaster. Perfect for any kid. [Editor's Note: also perfect for any adult]

Awesome Aperture Science Portal Buttons with signage/stick figures doing all kinds of craziness in black and white ~ from Slevin11

Very interesting throw pillows from the design company Pieces of You. Using recycled textiles and their care labels a completely unique cushion will be made up for you. You may request what colours and textures you would like the back to made of.

Adaptive Action Sports ~ great logo ~ and here's a really inspiring video interviewing Amy Purdy, a competitive snowboarder turned double amputee... and her incredible story - on current tv

A studio and library for Andrew Berman, a writer on Long Island.

Les Machines de l'ile de Nantes are gigantic mechanical animal vehicles currently on display in the French city of Nantes. Very cool !!

It's that time of year again... Coachella 2008 line up announced!

In light of the writers' strike... someone has created these awesome vintage-esque The Writer's Guild Strikes Matchboxes!

Fixed gear affectionados take notice. Cog Magazine is here!

the 1st ever ANSI art show opening will be in san francisco, jan 12th, 7-11pm.

Political Finger puppets ~ the perfect gift set for the politics obsessed to act out their issues

Wow. Santiago Chopper Skull Helmet.

The story of a 30 year old writer/photog who left SF on a vespa, crossed the country to NY, then decided to live in a one room cabin in WY... with her cat... and her orphaned coyote.

Since today's gift guide was all about flora, here is a weird looking Dracula orchid.Just $28