Lovely leather luggage tags from Smythson ~ favorite detail is that they come marked Home and Destination ~ perfect for swapping so in case they get lost they find their way to the right location!

We've had a week full of artwork, animals and architecture here on NOTCOT.ORG. Here just a few of the posts that have caught our eye.

Berlin-based artist Hans Hemmert (famous for his work with balloons) threw a party where guests wore shoe-extenders to make them all 2m tall. "Level" (1997) was part of the Personal Absurdities show at the Galerie Gebauer Berlin.

Cut & Paste, by Kiki Van Eijk, at Secondome design gallery, Rome. The pieces show Kiki’s big love for materials, experimentation, tactility, research, sketches, context, settings, proportions, curiosities and every-day beauty.

Erez Bar-am of Shenkar College of Engineering & Design created Tea = time + Sugar = time. Sugar = time are sugar bubbles which are designed to float and dissolve slowly, creating little bubbles on the surface of your tea.

I first saw Stephanie Posavec's work in Sheffield. It's great to see her work picked up here by Information is Beautiful!

The Bufa Chair from MOWOstudio is inspired by attire and tailoring detail: puff and pleat. It is an attempt to find furniture pattern and a search of the new solution to replace the traditional upholstery.

French architect Jean Nouvel will design this year’s (2010) Serpentine Gallery Pavilion!

Studio Efra's thin-slab concrete furniture called Olithas. The name comes from a combination of the Spanish word for wave (Ola) and the Greek word for stone (Lithos).

Australian architect Matt Gibson has designed a shop interior for the fashion retailer Fame Agenda, located in the Docklands of Melbourne, Australia.

Julio Radesca de Carvalho, a recent graduate of the Design Academy Eindhoven, has created a desk that he has named “Personal Fresh Air.”

Beautiful campaign for the last Uniform collection. "Fucking Winter" : concept by Plutón agency.

German based Maurer United Architects [MUA], recently completed this robot like structure in Inden. A LED skin results in an ever changing image of the static robot.

''Capsule'' by Colin Christian, fiberglass and silicone.

This stylish bookstore in Sao Paulo was designed by Isay Weinfeld Architects. The most creative detail of this project is the store-front, made of revolving bookcases.

Developer Chris Kalani recently created "We are PRTLND," a networking site for Portland's photographers, designers, and developers.

The new J12 Rétrograde Mystérieuse watch by Chanel includes a vertical retractable crown to ensure optimum comfort on the wrist. A concentrated dose of innovation designed by the Giulio Papi team.

Matteo Cibic's The Girasole Light series explores the potential of LED lighting. The lamp has big bright disks that thanks to a flexible arm, allows illumination of the floor, walls or ceiling.

Diamond House is a house extension designed by XTEN Architecture as a patterned and perforated lantern illuminating a California canyon.

Sneak preview of 'the castiglioni effect', a show that Italian furniture company, de padova didi gnocchi, in collaboration with studio museo achille castiglioni, curates this exhibition of achille castiglioni's work.

German designer Konstantin Grcic added a container series for magis. A plastic drawer unit swivels out from a vertical pole to open. This 360° container is available with five or ten drawers and comes in various colours.

Samyn and Partners designed this building- Milly Film with curved and vegetalised facades from north to south that are very private. In contrast, the west facade is entirely glass-walled as if it were one huge window.

The Hendekagram by german designers at qed* Design amplifies the sound of your in-ear-headphones with a classic technique but in a fresh look.

engineers at osaka city university recently exhibited a small robotic fish powered by an equally small fuel cell. this little device could be used in future marine rescue and survey missions.

Simo Heikkilä has designed Tupa Chair, a strange wooden chair made of wood chips and Tikku Bench made of reclaimed wood pieces.

Cupmen not only help to keep your instant noodle's lid closed, they also change color as the temperature rises. In 3 minutes, the Cupman will turn completely white. Your noodles will be ready!

An interview with designer Frank Chimero

Finally a waterproof iPhone Bike Mount. The BioLogic Bike Mount from Dahon.

You can download and print these cute CD and DVD cases designed by Tomoko Suzuki from Canon.

Hublot's "Liberty" is a pocket watch in the form of a bullet. Constructed with a titanium bullet head and black aluminum base, they are equipped with a roller display.

The SR Outdoor Table Set from Scout Regalia is made of enameled aluminum and FSC certified redwood. The SR Outdoor Table Set is made to order with a choice of 210 enamel colors.

iPhone font. The font created from 540 iPhone Apps and too much free time. By Urikane.

The Shrub Table, designed by Zhili Liu for Belgian company Quinze & Milan, was inspired by shrubs where each leg branches to create various support points for the table, allowing you to maintain a surface 6mm thick.

ANDROIDS! Here's a close up look at the first series of Android Blind Box toys that Andrew Bell recently released... they are impressively detailed, and there's even a glow in the dark one! (Check out the two secret figures too!)

Room Divider by swedish TAF Architects. Light, expandable, simple and fun.

Used skateboards get a new job with these notebooks/calendars by japanese brand Anti System.

Tabasco Hangover Headquarters: a special-edition food truck serving a Tabasco-infused menu by Laurent Tourondel of BLT Market. Opens today parallel to the Charging Bull on the east side of Broadway in downtown NYC, 12-2.

Grasshopper: a range of metal garden furniture designed by Dutch designer Wieki Somers for French brand Tectona. The collection consists of two tables and a chair made of steel and aluminium, powder-coated in light green.

Offering the likes of scones, brownies, muffins, biscuits and, of course, the ubiquitous cupcakes, Outsider Tart is a wonderfully chic slice of American indulgence in West London....

Magis will present the new 2010 collection at the next Milan furniture fair. Pieces include this 'Sparkling chair' by Marcel Wanders using blow moulding for PET.

Industrial designer Ben Thorpe's "Urban Wheelchair" that empowers its user to sit or stand on their own volition. Loving how technology can help liberate the disabled.

A chat with Richard Joseph of Joseph Joseph on their unique line of home and housewares from Core77.

Piano table by Georg Bohle. This dining table comes with an integrated full size electric piano.

In her first solo show at the Hespe gallery, the wonderful and whimsical work of Amberlee Rosolowich combines children and animals in illustrative oil paintings that appeal to both young and old.