The Houten Fire Station designed by Samyn and Partners features a giant wall of pictures painted by local children from all 22 of the surrounding schools, an act to deter kids from vandalizing the building.

Oakley makes incredible military gear! And some of the technology, design, and research leads to new retail products... take a peek at this prototype of a new super water shoe! Dries nearly as soon as you step out of the water...

A brief rendezvous with Meizan Nataadiningrat, a prominent street artist. With his infamous "TellThem" creature.

Herman Miller announced five new colors and two new bases for their Eames Molded Plastic Chairs. I'll take an aqua sky rocker, please.

Handmade reconstructed vintage books from Tyler Bender Book Co.

A leaning concrete house in Tokyo suburbs. Good design of interior spaces to get the most out of a small plot.

250 life-size, painted sculptures of the animal are being installed around London from May to July for the event Elephant Parade, a conservation campaign for the endangered Asian elephant.

Frogfish ~ related to anglerfish, but with crazier camo-colours and the most adorably awesome elbows and arm/fins... also a peek at some stunning nudibranchs, and a few other Lembeh Strait creatures i found!

'Fresh Kicks' is a new take on the common shoebox. Inspired by meat-packaging, designer Stephanie Huang takes a literal approach on packaging fresh, cool shoes.

As a fan of fishing, I must say that I am rather drawn to these new Fishing Lure Brooches from Visvim!

Fine Art photographer Stephanie Halmos's project "Color Studies" are large-scale Chromogenic Prints that use light and time to create beautiful scales of color.

Remember "choose your own adventure" books? Jason Shiga revamps the format with his latest graphic novel MEANWHILE:Pick Any path. 3,856 Story Possibilities (Amulet Books). This is really neat!

Having worked on ad campaigns for Pedigree, Purina and Whiskas, British photographer Steve Hoskins knows a thing or two about taking pictures of our furriest friends.

Following the success of their 2009 debut at London Design week, Laikingland will present 5 new beautifully crafted kinetic objects.

Troag, the new suspension lamp designed by Luca Nichetto for Foscarini, will be presented during Milan Design week.

Batter up! Nike Sportswear will be celebrating the seasonal return of baseball with a stickball game that will be taking place on Mercer St. The balls shown were done in collaboration with Futura.

Who'd have thought a shower drain could look so stylish. The clever design team at German company Dallmer came up with its CeraLine and CeraNiveau lines to provide a chic alternative to the circular hair traps we're all used to.

Breed Retreated by Frederik Roije is a great architectural hen house.

‘Pipeknot’ by Keiji Ashizawa consists of a coat rack, a coffee table and a table – all assembled by the same system. Welded steel pipes form the constructive knots. The wooden sticks which pass through them are fixed by dowels.

"Cornered" by James Laurie, London helps you trap household pests even when they're in a corner!

Pictures + video of the Abesses opening for Kiehl's.

POCKET ABITARE. Recipes for objects to make at home by 5.5 designers and a symbolic object for domestic use by Matali Crasset.

As any seasoned aqua-combatant will already know, there's absolutely nothing wrong with taking it seriously - it's all in the name of fun. With that in mind, here's the latest in rapid-fire water pistol technology, the AK-47 Aqua Fire.

Stephen Halker is a New York City based illustrator.

Drip style lens aviator sunglasses by Ann-Sofie Back.

Humorous and sweet animal paintings by Kama Takumi. Commentary through sarcasm and humor, on humans behaving outrageously and selfishly on earth.

1930s Modernist House in Brazil by Gregori Warchavchik.

Laminarium: a research and an exhibition by Julia Lohman of seaweed collected from around the world.

Wonderpus vs Mimic Octopus! A close up look at two amazing octopi i got up close with today! So incredible! And only found in bali/sulawesi! (Check out the video of the mimic becoming a flounder, snake, and more!)

T-shirt design to benefit WNYC’s Radiolab. The image of a goat standing on a cow among a mess of papers is a favorite image for fans of the program. Listen to the show and support it with the purchase of this tee.

The Copenhagen based architectural practice Powerhouse Company realised this extension of an old beautiful famthouse in Burgundy, France.

Codigo Mio delivers custom handcrafted messages. These coded messages in braille, are hidden on the inside of the ring, creating a deeper internal meaning to its wearer.

Architecture student Gudmund Bladh's new collection.

ROTARY Magazine is a fully projected magazine by Jack Maxwell and Luke Archer from Bath. Using misc photographic slides from ebay and a ROTARY carousel, they have created an interactive and sustainable experience.

INDIE FURNITURE is a bespoke storage solution consisting of universal furniture joints and customized wood panels. Designed by Nicola Enrico Stäubli.

Barricade Chairs designed by Matt Alexander. Half seating, half barricade!

J.Hampton Apothecary is a high-end line of men's shaving products. Inspired by Industrial Era apothecaries and patent medicine, the design expresses a sense of tradition and quality. Student Project by Jim Hargreaves.

Photographer Marc Da Cunha Lopes has created yet another stunning series of photomanipulation titled 'SKLT,' transposing industrial locales with large skeletons.

COPY NATURE @ FUORISALONE 2010 -- Not just about copying nature, but also the nature of copies -- an exhibition of 11 designers' work exploring reproduction at the metal casting workshop The Beeldenstorm

DGPH presents 'Journey To Molestown' over at Gallery 1988, San Francisco. An exhibition with over 90 pieces in mixed mediums.
Opening Reception: April 1st (7-10pm)
1173 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA.

Known for his pioneering work integrating conceptual photography and computer generated imagery, Jim Fiscus has produced award-winning images for Levi's, Showtime, Nike, ESPN and many others

Fantastic new tube print campaign from Levi's.

POCKET ABITARE. ‘The hand of the designer’. Over 450 drawings and sketches by 150 Italian and international designers, donated to FAI - Fondo Ambiente Italiano (Italian National Trust)

Nominated, New Traditional Jewellery 2008, Sieraad Art Fair and designed by London-based designer Tithi Kutchamuch, Personal Space can be descibed as an emotional based design...