Herman Lijmbach and Jasper de Leeuw's 'WKKR speaker' created under the moniker Lijmbach, Leeuw & Vormgeving. The speaker system that takes on the shape of an alarm clock.

Chalk is a great ping-pong table by studio Aruliden for Puma and ideal for the social athlete. Its chalkboard surface with many other possible uses, and the convenient compartment underneath safely stores your beverages.

Design made in Germany is an incredible resource for inspiring design works of German origin. It offers a directory, a design show and a magazine. All curated with love and passion.

For its 25th anniversary, the French magazine Intramuros has collaborated with DuPont™ Corian® and invited the designers who have been featured on the cover of the magazine to transform an A4 sheet of white Corian.

Scott Snibbe writes beautiful apps for iPads and iPhones, including Gravilux, Bubble Haro and Antograph. He combines painting, animation, art, science, and gaming. Gorgeous.

Hide and Seek photo series by Frederique Daubal features models wearing masks created out of pages from fashion magazines.

inland is a series of illustrations by artist Dan McPharlin reminiscent of the 70’s Sci-fi

For the next ten days on location in Spain and Scotland ,The Macallan will be on the road with Albert Watson, conducting interviews and gathering exclusive behind the scenes content of their 2nd "Masters of Photography" installment.

Created by UK artists Rob and Nick Carter, the RN754 is a unique color changing light box with 15 concentric circles of neon and a fully programmable color changing sequence.

Students from the BA Graphic Design at Central Saint Martins College will be running a pop up shop named '2060'. Second years students have designed and produced objects for sale. June 1-7

Sad to have missed the "Three stars bomb!" candles designed by Ted Noten for the "Saved by Droog" event in Milan. These bomb shaped candles light up to slowly reveal three hidden bronze stars. Nice ephemeral packaging!

"Elica" is a lamp created by Brian Sironi for Martinelliluce. Devoid of a switch, the user rotates the lamp to turn it off. The "Elica" won the iF product design GOLD award in 2010.

An instructional multimedia website dedicated to better understanding of DIY multi-touch devices. Hopefully helpful to designers, and encourage more of them to experiment with this new and exciting technology.

Concept by italian design duo, Spigoli Vivi. "Jarst" is both planter and composter designed for interior spaces with a carbon filter to eliminate odors.

The History Of Nike Skateboarding Shoes

Minjjoo Children's Door, it's basically a small door within a regular door, with its own lock and handle, Cool!

New Oyster 2 Wave Power Generator

Amazing retro illustrations of space travel from the 1954 book 'Speeding into Space' by Marie Neurath - a real snapshot in time.

Impactful concept of T-shirt for the Dutch Football Federation / 2010 FIFA World Cup. By Bas van de Poel and Daan van Dam.

Louis Vuitton has handcrafted the travel case for the FIFA Worldcup Trophy in their ateliers in Paris. Check out the final product and the process.

We love the new LAGO store in Bordeaux, France.

What if Lost had been a Point & Click Adventure game? From Penney Design.

This sinkhole posted to the Guatemalan Government’s Flickr appeared last Sunday in a street intersection in Zone 2 of Guatemala City.

Bonsai-inspired Electree by Paris-based industrial designer Vivien Muller charges mobile devices with solar energy.

New York based designer Alvaro Uribe shows us his astonishing carbon fiber Plum stool. Between lightness and performance.

Lantern floating, a Memorial Day tradition at Magic Island, O'ahu. Thousands of lanterns each covered with messages of hope and remembrance are set adrift in the ocean.

Yourban Garden is a system of pieces which permit to grow plants into 3cm thick, landless and with little maintenance.

Packaging design of the new album "Control remoto" . The best tribute to Saul Bass that these masters of sampler and musical cutnpaste like Taktel and Comodo they might do to him.

Vitamin Living Fang Bottle Opener collection ~ the latest in their Urban Creatures Line! See the whole family of 10 up close!

KILE from Yukari Hotta. Storage furniture with a simple form and a friendly assembly system. The only fasteners are the wooden wedges which hold whole construction. No extra metal fasteners are used at all.

NOTCOT on Small Business ~ lately i've been writing for Amex Open Forum ~ sharing small biz stories ~ the latest? My little rant on what to do when your hobby becomes "work" - Find Work/Life Balance, NOT a Hobby

Massive soundwave sculpture by media artist James Clar in the lobby of Rolex Tower in Dubai.

This unique take on green roof design disguises this gorgeous green house as a grassy knoll in the city of Reims, France.

We’ve had a week full of playful design and vibrant color here at NOTCOT.org. This week’s picks include seed grenades, clever ice cube trays, edible crayons and more.

Diesel Sweeties Pixel Skull Shot Glasses!

A close up look at the 15 Limited Edition Cool Hunting x Speck PixelShields! Together they form an image! Also take a peek at the cool corrugated cardboard packaging...

Argentina celebrated 200 years of the May Revolution on 25th May with a 5-day parade. With 6 million attendees, it became Argentina's history most convocating event.

Bit Logik UConnect - awesomely simple, terribly addictive game on iPad/iPhone

Field & Stream ~ on an interesting contest to encourage print magazine sales, they have a target in the magazine and are encouraging readers to shoot it and take a pic to win

A stunning short film by Brad Kremer, entitled Hyaku:A Time Lapse Journey Through Japan. This is as close as you will get to a declaration of love for a country - it is simply exquisite.

Beautiful "Steam_11" walnut chair by Korean artist Bae Se Hwa will be part of Gallery Seomi's exhibit at Design Miami Basel 2010.

Kara Ginther hand carves Brooks saddle and the result is amazing!

j.frede's Case Study Nest ; A Photographic Study of birds nests - April 2010

Macally's Bookstand for the iPad