designer Lauren Merkin has created gold leather cue card cases for the Academy Awards... saying: remember waterproof mascara, always act surprised, and the all-important don't forget to thank your husband.

gorgeous sketches by kenichi hoshine.

Ice balls that are 2" in diameter ~ mix up those drinks a bit and get creative with these? Ice trays from japan...

Cocoon Hammock by Henry Hall Designs ~ looks heavenly with the mounds of pillows in the other shots... also its 430 lbs! and will set you back about 20k.

Great iconographic rappresentation of USA army used from '45 to '60. Via ICTblog.it

Santos Stovetop Vacuum Coffee Maker - the story and instruction visuals are as good, if not better, than the coffee to come from this gorgeous classic.

Emiko Oki's line of pint glasses leaves them looking like pint glasses on the outside, but goblets, candle holders, vases, and ashtrays on the inside...

For anyone who loves octopi and women... here is a series of 98 mini paintings of 100 of each... by zak smith

Northern Boy - Beautiful shirts from Brian Wood, designer, artist, and writer.

Gord Peteran: Furniture Meets Its Maker
February 3, 2007-April 1, 2007 organized by the Milwaukee Art Museum

Forest Roll ~ the ultimate in textured/roll-away rugs? From Aguiniga Design

200 year old African blackwood with white or pink gold accents. And it plays music too...

There is something so fascinating about this retro lego set VW Camper box image... check out the gallery to see images of the real lego camper as well!

Lomographic Notebook ~ a handheld source of inspiration worth checking out ~ its far more than your other notebooks offer!

Hmmm. Do smart kids really date in parallel? or in series?

Brilliant stop action advert for Sneaux "Human Skateboard" Directed by PES... [All the others are INCREDIBLE as well]

On going green ~ Domino teams up with Graham Hill of treehugger, Shalom Harlow, and Louisa Shafia, the health foodie... to present their 2007 GREEN LIST of products and companies (great list)

For anyone who hasn't heard, Tyler Brule of Wallpaper fame, has started Monocle... first issue out now.

MotoNav ~ motorola's simple new gps/navigation device... aesthetically intriguing.

On the ongoing list of videos i love waking up to... lets add Ok Go's latest wallpaper themed "Do What You Want" ~ and i fully agree with josh spear... such a rip on Banksy's Elephant... it should have had a cameo!

Camera Stabilizing Bag ~ nice idea for dslrs...

Curious Fork / Furious Cork... i am floored by the brilliantness of this name... and loving the logos as well...

NIKE is smoking

wil freeborn is an incredible artist, who captures the everyday in his sketches. check out his work at ghostschool.co.uk

Large stainless steel mirrors and the hanging rope is included! Designed by Afroditi Kressa for E&Y

Random printing press art. These are setup sheets, which are used to test and tune printing presses. The resulting overlays of random images are fascinating

Grooveware is a series of three porcelain dishes and an ashtray. The basic forms are generic, except for the fact that each is paired with, and indented by an appropriate utensil.
Takito Co., Ltd. / Table Studio m

Anamorphic Cups. The stainless steel cup has a polished mirror finish. The porcelain saucer is printed with distorted images or words. Comes in six different words and images.

If there's one thing that i haven't been able to shake since milan... its the phrase ciao ciao... and this is one adorable couple from TokiDoki and StrangeCo - "adios & ciao ciao"

I knew i saved the wii packaging for a reason... someone filled the packaging with chocolate and made edible wiimotes and nunchucks!!!

good friend of mine was part of the team who made this site! "as Guinness expounds on it's "good things come to those who wait" tag with a visually mesmerizing short film from animator/director Michael Schlingmann titled "Hands.""

Jenny Dutton's serpent shoe

lookout sunshine. by alena hennessy

LG teams up with Designers Guild in the UK to create these stunning designer washing machines!

Good things come to those who wait. [Editor's Note: Ahhh, Guinness. Nice ad.]

A friend with a totally different style. Especially look at his Y the Last Man comics - if you haven't already ;) [Editor's Note - beautiful comic illustration work]

Samsonite has an interesting idea here for travel tags,... not sure about how functional it is, but you twist it open and write on the inside...

This kind of gives Skeleton Key a whole new meaning... Skull key covers...

Happy Chinese New Year ~ love this little banner image ToysREvil is running...

POCKET GARDEN - for the lazy gardener... and easier to gift than potted plants... tear it open, add water, and poof! desktop garden.

Global Coral Reef Restoration...Mineral Accretion Technology might indeed save the day and the bay.

OMOP - from method home. Don't you just love it when cleaning can become "hip and sexy" not to mention ergonomic, eco-conscious, and microfibrous... and gorgeously packaged.

Geek design chic. a usb drive enclosure that looks exactly like a naked hard drive.

a table called Dance by Thai designer Duangrit Bunnag for ANYROOM