FEATUREDArtfully plated food takes on a new meaning at Playa. Chef John Sedlar serves up delicious mixed media art installations, cleverly utilizing art under glass to recontextualize the food on the plate and change the story it tells.

FEATUREDFirst night in Mallorca ~ Tapas at Son Moragues Terrace & Bar in La Residencia... from Iberico ham to albondigas, to octopus in beautiful tins, to foie gras wrapped in ham with figs and so much more...

Toy Art Gallery opened a new showcase store on Melrose in LA last night featuring Emilio Garcia's Brain Evolution series.

FEATUREDVintage Tesco's Supermarket popped up at Goodwood Revival ~ and the vintage packaging filling the shelves is a trip! You have to see the repackaged vintage classic british candies for sale!

FEATUREDA new gnocchi board from Williams-Sonoma gets put to the test with some beautiful purple potatoes!

Distinctively, unmistakably Eames, the wire chair has stood the test of time and is as popular today as it was half a century ago. Here is a modern take on these chairs by Akira Ishikawa.

Lamborghini revealed the newest, lightest, and fastest Gallardo yet at the Frankfurt Motor Show: the über sexy LP570-4 Super Trofeo Stradale.

Designer Jan Gunneweg created this gorgeous wooden bicycle which not only has a solid wood frame, but asymetrical wooden wheels and natural-tone brown tires to go with. And a matching glasses..

Architect Didier Faustino created this epic swing set out of a converted advertising billboard for the Shenzhen/Hong Kong Bi-City Biennial of Urbanism and Architecture.

FEATUREDA brilliant abstract video from the mind of a food stylist Charlotte Omnés. Lobsters, fencing, and music from Black Moth Super Rainbow!

FEATUREDAlice Waters and Levi's team up with their artistic friends (including Dave Eggers and Sophia Coppola to name a few) and make T-shirts supporting Edible Schoolyard. Even the tags can be planted!

A Finnish developer builds the world's first mobile building. The apartment block is 40 feet high, 108 feet long, weighs 220 tons and can be transported in one piece by crane, car, or boat.

Life's a breach, infographic capturing the data we produce and security breaches.

119 species + 11 genera + 7 decades of gaming = the most extensive charting of video game controllers ever. From Pop Chart Lab.

Beautiful interior by Chiara Ferrari studio for this Clink Street apartment in London.

Rookie Mag launched today! "A new site for teenage girls" (and so much more) ~ from the infamous Tavi. It's a fun read, and i love that they post after school, dinner time, and before bed daily.

FEATUREDFridgeezoo ~ Little fridge companions that encourage you not to leave the fridge door open and a series of hilarious videos showing them in action.

'We are drowning in information, but starved for knowledge' - John Naisbitt . This tee is a salute to the author of Megatrends, and public speaker in the area of futures studies.

FEATUREDThe Art of Beer ~ perusing the beer section of Whole Foods is always a graphic design/packaging feast for the eyes... so many fascinating labels! Take a peek at a few that jumped out today! (And an octopus cube.)

FEATUREDTovolo Pie Molds ~ These contraptions make pie crust cutting and pie filling a breeze for hand held pies!

Kniggerich is a placemat which shows the user how to behave during a formal dinner. It is not only a educational device, but points out how strict some rules are. Enjoy your meal.

FEATUREDWe just made NOLET's Silver Champagne Sangria ~ A delivery of fresh champagne grapes makes for an exciting afternoon and cocktail!

VIDEODucktaping the phone to a sign post and then pressing record, Scott Campbell experiments using canon fuse glued to plywood, with a small pipe-bomb strapped to the back

FEATUREDThe behind the scenes of the NOTlabs Bentley Experiments in #42711 ~ see how our Contour+ Camera was mounted, as well as a 7th Experiment video with a 1936/37 Mercedes Roadster.

Visualization of the spread of earthquake related Tweets across North America, from the moment the epicenter hit Mineral Virginia (1:51PM) on August 23rd through its spread across the East coast and the South.

Made Out Portugal's mobile gallery in a truck for DMY Berlin.

Lego VW Camper Van - A re-creation of the T1 Camper from 1962 with 1,322 pieces of Lego. Including a T-Shirt in the window that says 'Make Lego models, not war'. Peace.

FEATUREDWhen the "World Famous" Malibu Inn says "Vintage mood. Epic food." they kid you not. The menu contains everything from deep fried pickles and pb&j, to smack and cheese and growlers of beer for the table...

FEATUREDWoodward at Ames Hotel in Boston features some great signature cocktails like a Meyer Lemon Gin Fizz and some amazing housemade BBQ chips!

VIDEODerek Watkins' posted: Visualizing US expansion through post offices from 1700 to 1900.

FEATUREDThis grumpy looking fish is actually a piece of vegetarian sushi from Tsujitka LA, a new LA noodle shop that doesn't actually have noodles. It does however have a beautiful interior by Takeshi Sano.

Sharkcoke from Francois Gilbert Oliver.

Love the cloud guys on the various iCloud error pages

FEATUREDStudents at MIT have been teaching one of Willow Garage's PR2 robots how to bake cookies from scratch. It's a little heavy handed with the spatula, but the videos of it in action are nevertheless fascinating to watch!

Beautiful and unexpected Roof Garden Apartment above an old brick warehouse in Shoreditch, London.

FEATUREDPressed Juicery has a truck living in Malibu ~ and in addition to my Greens 1 staple and other detox juices ~ they are even doing exclusive smoothies for your beachy pleasures! (+Beach shots too!)

FEATUREDAncient Sidr Honey ~ Collected from hives in the mountains of Yemen, this amazing honey is just one in the vast collection of honeys and cheeses that we tried in The Loft at Montage Laguna Beach.

FEATUREDGilt Taste presents this oddly hypnotic film of dancing salt shakers that's reminiscent of old dance routines and synchronized swimming.

FEATUREDDeep Fried Fluffernutter ~ Studio City's Black Market Liquor Bar serves up interesting cocktails and features a delicious menu from Top Chef's Antonia Lofaso. It's full of gems like deviled quail eggs and deep fried peanut butter and fluff sandwiches!

Robot Box: LA-based We Are Matik are importing robots from Japan, turning their entire container into one huge robot visitors can walk through!

FEATUREDHotSpot Portable Notebook Grill ~ An easy-to-carry grill that folds down flat. Great for impromptu grilling sessions. See it unboxed!

'The world is your oyster'. A provocative detail from Paul Smith's new timepiece. Keep it close to you as you discover the world, step by step...

FEATUREDA peek into legendary Carmageddon weekend LA Street Food Fest's Summer Tasting - A look at the Baja contingent and this ridiculously tasty dish that won both Best in Show and the People's Choice Award...

FEATUREDGenuine Father's Office Quality & Style IPA Beer Floats! and buttermilk ice cream sandwiches! Father's Office, the Los Angeles craft beer and burger Mecca, just added dessert to the menu. We try them firsthand...

Melissa Power of Love. Stop-motion animation created by Casa Darwin using 350,000 Post It notes on the facade of the Galeria Melissa, in São Paulo, Brazil. 25 animators + 5 months + >30 thousand spontaneous love messages left!

QUOTEL (combination of words: "quote" and "a hotel"). Architects of mode:lina have completed an apartment designed for guests visiting the Poznań International Fair.

FEATUREDA peek into the latest LA hotspot continuing the libations for bibliophiles trend... The Library is now open in The Rebury in hollywood! Check out some of the drinks at Tasteologie!

FEATUREDOn pop up trends - Dessert HOUR with Chef Moody at Scoops in LA ~ from a few hotplates come Jack infused deliciousness on Banana Bread Pudding, Almond GNOCCHI, and more!

FEATUREDSneak preview into the deliciousness that will be the LA Street Food Fest! From NaanStop, to Picca bites, to Hendrick's Cocktail, to Beachy Cream ice cream sandwiches and more!

Located just an hour north of NYC, the 500-acre Storm King Art Center is home to more than 100 pieces of sculpture and land art from the most renowned post-war artists, like Mark di Suervo.

FEATUREDBourbon Bacon Caramel Corn ~ Just one of the draws at the funky downtown Los Angeles hang out Villains Tavern!

FEATUREDFrüute ~ A brand new mini tart speciality bakery in West Hollywood, featuring beautiful tarts and some interesting flavor combinations, like yuzu and wasabi!

FEATUREDBeer Belly ~ A new Los Angeles gastropub in K-town featuring all Southern California craft beers off the wall culinary creations like mac n beer cheese and deep fried twinkies.

VIDEO“Blue Movie” a psychedelic movie clip directed by Jon Leone, from Beans’ Anticon debut, End it all.

Post Prohibition: Handcrafted Libations. Great resource for cocktail recipes, liquor reviews and DIY projects. Beautifully designed site.

FEATUREDDrink Factory's lab in London. Rotary evaporators, immersion circulators, and centrifuges... all working in service of perfecting the cocktail!

The Baby Seal designed 2006 by Vík Prjónsdóttir, 100% Icelandic wool, one size. [see adult version featured in #29362]

FEATURED£10 ~ From vintage Macallan with ice balls made of highland water, to surgically precise bartending tools, to bacon... a peek into the secret new Beverly Hills bar tucked away inside the Montage.

FEATUREDFlex picker ~ This automated industrial robotic pancake picker is amazing! Watching it arrange pancakes on an assembly line is mesmerizing.

FEATUREDProsciutto Tower ~ Melon, prosciutto and chunks of Parmesan cheese in a cleverly presented twist on prosciutto e melone at the new Mr. C in Los Angeles.

FEATUREDThe plating of the Carpaccio at Mister C's newly opened Beverly Hills spot is gorgeously artistic... take a peek at some of their other delights as well.

A must see design project where your entire apartment can fit in ONE single box!

Guitar cases for the rugged troubadour from Whipping Post.

Pop Chart Lab takes a look inside the smurf.

Tanner Goods just opened their new flagship store in Portland. Inside, handmade everything from personalized belts to waxed linen notebooks.

FEATUREDPlymouth Pink Gin ~ A cocktail that's literally straight from the source: water fresh out of the picturesque reservoir that supplies the Plymouth distillery, bitters, and Plymouth gin!

This infographic visualizes the embarrassing lack of clean water access in the world. Especially when unsanitary water kills more people worldwide than war.

FEATUREDA guided tour of Beefeater London ~ The massive distillery offers a fascinating look into the long history and the art of London gin... plus a gin botanical petting zoo!

Eagle Creek, a runoff of the Columbia River Gorge, as photographed by Megan Kathleen McIsaac with her Mamiya C330.

Are you tired of ever-growing piles of magazines? Try Hockenheimer! A stool to read the new magazines on the older ones.

Block Notes from SUCK UK, tetris style post its for endless office procrastination!

A sleek & contemporary renovation: 'Fifth Avenue apartment' by NYC architects Thomas Phifer and Partners.

Some of the country's fastest top go kart racers share a few secret tips in this well put-together video from the track! There's even a real-time display to show when the gas/brake is pressed.

FLOW CHART: Having an idea for a killer website doesn't necessarily mean you can build it yourself.

VIDEOLoom, an absolutely beautiful, dark and almost tactile visual story of struggle; A moth being caught in a spiders web. Struggling for an escape, the moth's panicked movements only lessen its chance of survival.

The husband and wife team of Jed and Jennifer Heuer created this Pendleton's inspired 3D paper pattern for a Portland gallery show.

IBM Executive Briefing Center - Rome, Italy. Designed by Iosa Ghini Architects Associated.

FEATUREDMontage Laguna Beach Chefside Studio Dinner with a gorgeous view of... the kitchen! Soft shell crab with soba noodles, black truffle stuffed brie, Hudson Valley duck breast with bing cherries, and a fantastic blackberry tart!

FEATUREDThis garden has potato boxes, nasturtiums, ocean views and so much more! Food doesn't get more fresh than the Montage Laguna Beach's Studio where this is all steps away from the Chef's kitchen.

FEATUREDMENU's porcelain Steam Stacker can cook a full meal in one tower in your oven! Beautiful design and photography, as well as a Baked Halibut with Miso on Shitake Mushroom recipe!

FEATUREDCheese is Alive. Nurture it! ~ Formaticum's Cheese Paper aims to keep it that way a little longer with some fun packaging and great graphic design. Includes video of the cheese paper in action!

Incredible new painting - "I ain't askin', I'm tellin'" - by Jeff Ramirez, part of his new 'Being There' exhibition.

FEATUREDWow. What is it about food in slowmotion? See the trailer and a sneak peek from upcoming short film, Zergüt by the Edible Escape, a multimedia artist duo exploring the world of gastronomy.

Les Cils, a campaign to humanize cars by A criação. These detachable eyelashes for cars are easily added or removed to your headlights as they attach with magnets. (Another option was seen on #33869)

FEATUREDBeer Making Kits from The Brooklyn Brew Shop. Gorgeous packaging and branding for a great introduction to brewing your own beer... as well as two great videos on how to brew and hot to bottle!

FEATUREDBreakfast Interrupted - A boldly artistic re-think on the most important meal of the day. Stunning video and making of by Bruton Stroube!

FEATUREDiPads make breakfast in bed happen at the new Mondrian SoHo in NYC - Take a peek at my divine french toast, the blue hued room, ipad add, and more!

FEATUREDAn amazing breakfast in the beautiful Imperial No. Nine garden at the new Mondrian SoHo in NYC... the garden motif taken from entrance to bar is gorgeously fun ~ and so much glass and light!

FEATUREDRotary evaporator made Worcestershire sauce infused tomato water - A peek into the Hudson Hall science lab of a kitchen with Chef Jasper Schneider. Check out the video!

Andrew Thomson's Buckminster Fuller tribute light- the geodesic campaign pendant!

Beth Chapleau's Canadian winter survival kit.

'Enignum' wooden furniture by Joseph Walsh Studio. [Editor's note: love the rest of the series! you may remember the bed from #34860]

FEATUREDMöbius Pasta aglio e olio from Steve Kass - where math meets deliciousness!

The newly opened Metropol Parason [see post #35776] in Seville is officially the largest wooden structure in the world.

Ross Phillips does an awesome yeti ~ see more of his beautiful illustrations on The Mighty Pencil

Texan instrumental band Explosions in the Sky inspires visual art exhibition and plays live at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles.

FEATUREDThe new Worship Street Whistling Shop in Shoreditch, London does a fantastically decadent Victorian style lunch. This hot new watering hole is as much about the food as it is about the drinks.

FEATUREDCherry gelatin bouncing in slow motion. Video is simply amazing.

Mindblowing mural by the How & Nosm brothers in downtown LA. Also comes with a subtle message about free speech.

The Barbara Kruger Art Truck in New York.

Google capturing 'street views' from a pedicab.

FEATUREDEggfruit! Found at the La Reine Farmers' Market on St. Croix. It's powdery, sweet and great in smoothies!

From Gutenberg to iPad, "Press Facts" is a super great infographic poster by Brazilian Designer Flávia Marinho for Visual Loop.

Kevin Cyr's post-apocalyptic mobile homes are foretelling and whimsical. If you are in San Francisco April 30th come out and see his solo exhibition at 941 Geary.

Whipping Post Leather has the perfect slim wallets for guitar players ~ Picker's Wallet! Cute little pick pouch built in!

A homemade medium format camera complete with carved wooden body and 360 degree lens (that looks like a crystal ball). Caught on Tokyo Camera Style.

FEATUREDPSA re:#39490 - Miss links opening in a new window/tab? Try Ctrl(PC)/Cmd(Mac)+Click

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The Minister’s House in Crossville, Tennessee is a treetop mansion! The largest tree house in the world. Construction began in 1993. Now , in 2011 it measures 10 stories!

'Tip Ton' Chair by Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby in collaboration with Vitra. Cool video about it! The Tip Ton chair will launch at the Milan Salone del Mobile, Hall 20 C05/ D04 from 12 - 17 April 2011.

From 2007 to 2010, Gallup asked people in 148 countries all over the world what country they would consider moving permanently to. GOOD and Column Five Media share the results with this cute infographic.

Post Natural by Giacomo Costa will be on show at Düsseldorf 's Galerie Voss from April 1st to May 21st.

We've featured papabubble before [#9026], but check out their new Shibuya store design! Love the fact that it's got an open kitchen so you can watch how the delicacies are made.

Tian Tang’s ‘Come and Draw’ kids drawing table is made for cultivating the artistic potential of little kids, but bigger kids can enjoy it, too.

Chris Perry's animation short Incident at Tower 37 [previewed in #32633] is now online in its entirety. Released yesterday to correspond with World Water Day, the film is beautifully executed with a chilling message.

A room over the sea, Pescara - Italy. Designed by Zero85 architects.

Infographic: The Global Timber Trade, Who's Buying, Who's Selling? By Good for the WWF, designed by Section Design.

Interactive before-and-after satellite photos show the shocking destruction wrecked by the tsunami on 11 March 2011, in Japan. [Editor's Note: diff pics from #38797]

Dietrich x Düller. Writing instruments have never looked better. The marriage of Japanese sensibilities and German functionalism have created Duller’s carefully detailed stationary collection.

Opening Ceremony's Playbuttons (like in #38615) ~ exclusive wearable mix tapes of sorts that you can plug headphones into and play!

United States of Unhappy Campers. Infographic from GOOD and Column Five Media reflecting the results of hte 2011 Gallup satisfaction survey.

Branca Chair by Industrial Facility for Mattiazzi -The Making Of - video

Illustrations from 1910 predict our post-industrial future.

Stunning paper ring sculpture by Elsa Mora.

Map of The Stars is our attempt to depict the encompassing feeling of space through a mixed-media approach. Our aim was to limit computer use till post-production, relying on ink and watercolor to drive the piece.

Cats Attack scratching post ~ for the architectural cat... or for it's inner king kong?

Elizabeth Anderson gave a lecture explaining the origins of letterforms. Of particular note: R has a beard.

Switch Design created these glass food covers. Each was designed for a specific type of snack – onigiri (rice ball), shu cream (cream puff) and a slice of cake.

Colorful stripes,polka dots and patterns are the key elements of Ali Cavanaugh's pretty, photorealistic paintings.

An apartment in London that resembles an intertwined bird's nest between the eaves.

You would have never found two geniuses so spiteful of each other beyond turn-of-the-century inventors Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison. They worked together—and hated each other. Compare their lives, achievements, and battles.

Are you happy with this? Pick one of the Stamps of Disapproval designed by Heather K. Phillips and start disapproving!

Funding NASA: The future of space exploration

Sébastien Girard 's new book, 'desperate cars' captures the exhausted, abandoned, and wounded.

Post Fossil: Excavating 21st Century Creation is an exhibition at the Design Museum Holon in Israel with works from over 60 designers using primitive materials and methods.

Are you paying the same amount for smaller products? Infographic collaboration between GOOD and Bradley R. Hughes for Consumer Reports.

Your hairstyle defines your personality in many ways. That's the fact visually told in those impressive Wella ads illustrated by Ayana Nissan.

Transparency: The Quest to Power Africa. An infographic collaboration from Column Five Media & Good.

Designer Soo Kwon fused high-design with low-tech manufacturing to create the Licht. The result is a beautiful and simple light fixture that was produced at a relatively low cost.

"The two roads to courage." A suitcase that holds nothing but a bottle of bourbon and a set of brass knuckles.

The desires of old school punks.

VIDEOThe making of a ground breaking new skateboard installation by ENESS [see #36792] created for the Premiere of Tron Legacy in the streets of Melbourne, Australia.

Interview with Francisco Gomez Paz, the designer for Luceplan's Hope lamp (#37260). [Editor's Note: Nice to see he's from Domus Academy too!]

Industrial designer Jang Yoon's Janus Chair takes a modern and clever new approach to the concept of stackable chairs.