The Cool Hunter has rounded up some of the worlds coolest pools

Near Turin, Italy, a virtually forgotten royal palace that was 1 1/2 times the size of Versailles is being restored to its former glory.

Giant Stabilo pens were installed at the beginning of escalators throughout Hong Kong. As the steps continually moved forwards, the pen appeared to create the bright yellow safety marks on the side of the steps – non-stop from morning to night.

CD in the shape of good, old floppy disc. Nostalgic touch to the modern digital world.

Heinz mean Beanz. By Leo Burnett, London.

Catapult doll

On great combinations ~ 1" buttons with images from a vintage 1966 dictionary! by sushipot

Picnic Dress by Reddish Studio

CNC Milled Halftone Pattern Panels.

Wind power has a new icon.

//quietrevolution:QR5

Logic knocks on the door of turbine design....

Interesting new watches from Timberland with functional, layered analog and digital display.

the ultimate guitar for geeks...
this "air guitar" from japan lets you strum in mid-air and detects your strumming using infrared sensors.

Nope, these aren't the latest Mimobot memory sticks. They're little pocket-sized fans to keep yourself cool.

So you're washing your hands... and look up and see no mirror, instead a polaroid. Great campaign on "instant images"

Great BLaugh today - so true?

Geekiest Skincare Ad i've seen? Oil of Olay goes for the undo key command....

SwissMiss found this great kids rocking "horse" ~ the Sibi Olga... love the curves...

Sarah Cihat takes old, used plates and refinishes and resells them with pretty new designs.

Audrey Kawasaki's work is simply amazing. It certainly instigates a rethinking of one's own talent. [Editor's Note: big feature on her at .com, but since i love her work, ok'd this repeat]

Psyop - School House Rockish Animations - Persuade! Change! Influence! [Editor's Note: also check out their coke ad at #577]

Garden Tile design that lets the grass show/grow through.

hehe, this BLT ring is awesome.

Subtle parasol for any garden. Check the site under Products / Parasol 'Shadylace' [Editor's note: prev featured on notcot.com]

Remember when Ai Yamaguchi did the limited edition bottles for Shu Uemura cleansing oils? This year it is John Tremblay ~ beautiful mathematical looking curves

this page from the Discordian Coloring Book has me reaching for my colored pencils.

those of you familiar with my...er...incident last week will be happy this exists. a key buoy! =P

take a disco nap on the tube without fear. just label yourself and your commuter comrades will give you a wakeup call when you hit the right stop.

Artist in China makes an anti-slavery statement in China - very Katamari-esque

ICE BEAST! Cute and furry - yet it eats VIKINGS? Love the design in my half awake saturday morning state.

RUGenius was SO right about your needing to go checkout the LOCOROCO PSP game promo over in 466. [this is also an example of a way to comment/respond to a post!]

bush do something good for the environment? i say.

"classic gaming meets modern art" courtesy of coudal

Australia and Xbox break world water balloon record! 2,921 participants threw 55,000 water balloons (the previous world record was held by Spain, where 2,677 people threw 50,855 balloons in 2005).

well hello world. in celebration of earth day, i share with you NASA's earth observatory. some gorgeous images tucked away behind a slightly heinous site.

A clock was made from an old recycled aluminum bike wheel.

Photomicrography, the tiny photographs that result when you cross a microscope with a camera.

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

It takes a true geek to realize how romantic this magnet is!

The Nestea Face, impressive!

Remarkable photo by D.A. Wagner - "Scissor Birds"

Rez or Wip3out on your iPod anyone? Some designer games with great visuals that would be great on iPod.

The Fowler Brothers are twin brothers and graphic artists/illustrators--each with their own unique style.

Showcasing at Via Carlo Botta 8, Milan this week has been Love Design, an art and design project that has fun with the concepts of affection, desire, pleasure and romance, but also jealousy, distance, separation and pain.

« In Between », drinking, cooking, eating, using the same cup.

This year's D&AD call for entries promo - a build-it-yourself pencil at actual size.

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