The different states of H2O provides a visual distortion to the image but a strong connection to our mortality as the body reshapes when pressed against the surface. A great testament to our human body // Ladies & Gentlemen.... Alyssa Monks

New York University students create an interactive project where they reach out to the environment in which they live, attempting to copy, save, delete the things that need changing (or saving). Project name: 'Commanding'

Check out this very cool wooden bag. It's built around a regular wine bottle. Useful, not just for your next picnic.

Beautiful new campaign for Hermès Spring 2010. Karlie Kloss photographed by Paolo Roversi.

Sandwich on Rye, little desktop accesory for you to keep things in order. Designed by Haruka Nakai.

The Giroux Daguerreotype camera was designed by Louis-Jacques-Mande Daguerre and produced in 1839. It will be auctioned on 29 May in Vienna for a starting price of €200,000 (£173,027)

Jennifer Wests video installations are a mixture of film that has been physically altered with everything from being rolled in food and jello shots to eye liner... See the video of people interacting with her projections from the CK event last night!

Illustration work by Steve Wilson, newly represented by Levine/Leavitt. Check it out!

Ryder Architecture designed the Janus Chairs that have been installed at Kielder Water & Forest Park in Northumberland in North East England.

American designer Jonathan Nesci presents work at Chicago's newest design space, Volumes Gallery.

NOTCOT favorite, Alex and Chloe, have a great trio of necklace, tee, and hoodie for the Human Rights Campaign! Love the hoodie!

What a lovely short movie of Luke Snellin. Mixtape is about a boy who wants to win the heart of a girl. Who doesn't know the feeling?

Damien Hirst's latest offering are these sterling silver pill cuff links, inspired by his iconic Pharmacy artworks.

Virgin's Richard Branson has unveiled his next achievement, the Virgin Necker Nymph underwater plane. This submarine jet will carry three passengers to depths of 130 feet.

The makers of this beautiful animated TV title sequence used 3D printing to create a series of 'melting' apples

The idea of the wardrobe is based on the climbing supports in the garden. Allotment stories can be filled with different boxes in a variety of materials. Design by Kilian Schindler

Art meets fashion ~ Calvin Klein and LAND came together last night for a stunning collaboration featuring the new Spring 10 collection and works by Jean Shin and Neville Wakefield. Beautiful space as well!

Spin your old newspapers to yarn and start being creative! Great idea and for every DIY-lover.

Macallan + W Los Angeles + NOTCOT ~ a fun little get together, first time playing host... and we even got to sip Macallan 57! More interestingly, see the social media component with their favorite, twitter.

The Zen Wagon, a beautiful all-natural kids hauler purpose built for 2! Designed and engineered by Scot Herbst of KAIKU, Northern California.

The Local Paper is high-end, eco-concious gift wrap. It was developed from a love of pattern and design; the point of view begins with all things architectural and comes full circle with a love for the planet.

Rob Ryan will be exhibiting his beautiful paper art, all created from sharp scalpels and the finest paper, in London's Exposure Gallery from 4 February.

A simple yet beautiful video of a weekend adventure and the birthday of photographer, Allister Ann. The video was made with none else but the Canon 5D Mark II.

Wappa Cup - Japanese Traditional Craft by Yukio HASHIMOTO

Incredible workspace in a renovated warehouse! by 45Kilo and ZweiDrei Medienarchitektur

Wonderfully designed water bottle by Stelton.

Sync/Lost is a multi-user installation for immersion in the history of electronic music. Wiimote (Wii) + headphones + Processing.

From the offices of Tadler Design, this interior for a Long Island apartment is clean cut, minimal, & beautiful.

I was fortunate enough to see some of East Coast's Morgan Blair's art while she was in San Diego. From her ball-point pen sketches, to her paintings, to her drawings to her photography-- she's all around new and excellent.

MORI × Hako by UID architects.
The structure is made of steel contained within a wood shell.

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Floppy Disk Art by Nick Gentry. Remember floppy disks? Specifically those little 3.5″ diskettes that were the bees knees and cat’s meow? Popularized in the 80s and 90s, they wouldn’t hold the equivalent of one mp3 file?

Solid Walnut Based perpetual calendar, features 1/16" white acrylic tabs with black and orange lettering in helvetica font. Each set comes complete with full set of days, months and dates.

Jaime Hayon Lounger Chair - Hayon's unmistakable stamp in this design - contrasts between classicism and modernity, monocolor finishes and high quality upholstered in fabric or leather.

Carryology is a new community exploring better ways to carry. From unearthing excellent bags, to defining what makes a great wallet, it hopes to improve the art & science of carrying.

Alric Galindez recently completed this beautiful house that blends with the spectacular landscape of southern Argentina.

The Ant AV Tricycle is inspired by bicycle and tricycle cultures worldwide and conceptualized to be both a vehicle and platform for urban communication and interaction.

At this year’s imm cologne the Italian manufacturer presented the re-edition of several Charlotte Perriand pieces for the first time. Among them the ‘Ombra Tokyo’ chair from 1954.

Maison & Objet 2010 : new products from Marzais and Formitalia...

Kai and Sunny designed the Alexander McQueen MCQ Spring 2010 Press Pack, featuring music by Unkle.

Moleskine helps commemorate the works of Tim Burton with this ‘MoMa Retrospective’ notebook. With These custom 2010 weekly planner were created for VIP Guests of the ‘MoMa Retrospective’

Dounyasha - armchair concept by Dima Loginoff

Michal Bartlomowicz is a design, typography and illustration specialist from Katowice, Poland and we recently stumbled upon his awesome black-and-white hand-made collages.

A tuneful Secret Playlist from Dutch band The Good The Bad, where they write about their eight favorite songs right now.