we're all about saving endangered species, but that's not the only diversity we're losing. years of non-speciated, artificially selected diversity is disappearing from our farms. save the rare breeds! some are so cute!

this is some seriously weird shit...

a "flip chair" made from two tops of chairs - by john caswell design

Architectural paintings by Macia Alscher. How many roofs can you count?

The cozy Ivy Chair by Tokyo’s h220430 design studio is one graceful armchair that makes you feel like sitting on the soft leaves.

Designer Lotte Dekker's ceramic work at "Pioneers of Change" exhibit on Governors Island in New York City. Part of the project includes a workshop where people can break plates and put them back together.

Great Interview with Barcelona-based Artist Frank Plant about his interesting Metal Sculptures.

Crate man has been spotted at several places in Australia. These series of Installations definitely adds a spin to graffiti.

Carl Krull (b.1975) danish artist based in Copenhagen, works primarily with drawing, painting and various kinds of animation techniques.

Portfolio of Nikhil Bora. Melbourne Graphic Designer / Motion Graphics. Impressive portfolio.

The new BMW Museum, adjacent to the Group’s headquarters in Munich, provides a unique brand experience.

Artist Ian Hamilton builds bowers stick by stick

Check out the Atheist Art of Jon Andrew Davis. His gallery show entitled "Divine Comedy" takes a humorous look at religion with works like "Ghostbusters Vs. Jesus."

House in Pousos, Leiria, Portugal / Bak Gordon arquitectos

"The Big Picture" pictures of people at work in various places. Alan Taylor at Boston.com

An interactive ad for Color System, a Sherwin-Williams product that offers thousands of different shades of paints. "A color has more shades than you can imagine." Optical illusion rocks!

Great chart of charts. Ever wondered how to convey some information? Try this handy dandy poster.

Black&WhiteCo Signature Candles

Jonathan LeVine Gallery presents Kindling, a solo exhibition of new works by James Jean. A collection of original large-scale mixed media paintings and drawings on canvas, linen, and paper.

Photographer Joachim Knill constructs strange fantasy scenes and then shoots them using a gargantuan Polaroid camera that he built himself.

Free Calendars for 2009 at DesignAudit.net

Fantastic prints by Kazu Kibuishi. Very Miyazaki-esque, always a good thing! He really needs to setup his own website!

Look this wonderful set of images of Nikon D700 cake. It is a husband's gift to his wife for her birthday. Brilliant idea!

The photography of Kim Boske, "decay can be very slow."

Mentioned in #3661, and after several months of development Songbird is finally here!

An incredibly effective ad campaign against xenophobia and racism is being sponsored by Italy's largest labor union.

So adorable we forgive them for jumping ahead to Christmas before Thanksgiving happens: Ornament-shaped Coke minis on Serious Eats.

Intriguing facade by Future Systems on London's Oxford Street. They call it a "vibrant jewel-like glass frontage...Through the repetition of crystal-like glass bays, a sense of scale and rhythm is created."

Gianni Botsford Architects and Morphogenesis are collaborating on a five star hotel and cultural center in Kolkatta, India. Tagged Porous Morphology: the intent is to create an environment that captures the cultural and intellectual intensity of Kolkatta.

Love this dreamlike pastel painting by Jacek Yerka.

Bay Area painter Yvette Molina creates work that is both a celebration of nature as well as an invitation to consider its fragility.

Beautiful product by Dior Homme.

Bold Faces is both a ad agency and a punk band. As a bunk band they have made songs about kerning, comic sans and most recently Microsoft,

The Blofield Inflatable Chesterfield Seating by Jeroen van de Kant - I just love this because it's a fancy, self-important inflatable couch.

Imagine if Mother Teresa and James Dean got together, This site explores that and more hypothetical partnerships. Its design is gorgeous and has an innovative online art piece too

New design for fire extinguishers by Adam Scott.

How To Clean Stuff ~ a surprisingly useful site - never know what you may need tips on cleaning someday

Terrific realisation from the studio Cherry and Cake who blow up some Brussels monuments for his customer "City 2".

Beautifully detailed furniture by Christian Vivanco - all sides are carefully considered and the back is often as nice as the front.

This is what happens when a designer becomes a motivational speaker.
This started of as a few pictures of the poster and turned into something much bigger and more meaningful.

Santa Fe, Argentina: "La Colectiva", a yearly gathering of artists and photographers "intervened" the city of Rosario with stenciled images and pictures decorating the city streets.

The UrbanMax is basically an Intel computer concept that "includes an 11-inch (1,366 x 768) display, a slide out QWERTY keyboard, a minuscule optical mousing device and Windows Vista behind the scenes.

Confettisystem does stylish handmade party supplies for grownups.

The Ride Journal does what it says on the tin, a 148 page journal comprising of captivating writing, art and photography all on the topic of biking.

Yeah, he did it again. The Picasso of LA Paul McCarthy created a holy mess in Bern, Switzerland.

Elegant design used in new comic strip site, Head in the Clouds, about two birds.