This house represents the "Kawaii" culture in Japan - House SH by Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP

Haus K27 and Haus K37 are two small houses by Austrian architects Planhaus. I especially like the retractable facade of the smaller K27.

insert the parking ticket ... only in this way you can know the effects of Pfizer

HL23, New York / Neil M. Denari Architects

Amazing photographs of Hurricane Ike on Boston.com's The Big Picture.

Low impact woodland homes

Oh, Charles & Marie, how could you? Rip off Artefacture design slogans? "Design will save the world" and "I will pay for good design".... one, maybe a coincidence, but two?!?!

Watch The Joker Fatality in "Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe". Cool!

The full collection of shots from Charles W. Cushman, an amature photographer who traveled extensivly between 1938 - 1969.

The province of Rimini, on Italy's east coast, commissioned giant replicas of standard beach equipment to decorate the beach for vacationers this August.

Confettisystem does stylish handmade party supplies for grownups.

Motorhead Jim Moyer put together the smalled 1964 Corvette engine the world has ever seen. Equipped with a crank, cam and even a spark ignition. Awesome!

After Levente Szabó's 2007 win this year there are two Hungarians among the 9 finalists of Electrolux Design Lab 2008.

Check out the detailed plushies on this site by artist mrs muju :D

Current exhibition at London's ICA - "A Recent History of Writing and Drawing" explores the evolving relationship between technologies of communication and their users.

Ladies and gentlemen: this is the sexiest design of a bottle I've ever seen.
The new Absolut Masquerade. I just have one word for this: WOW!

OMNITECTURE. A design & architecture experiment based on the philosophy of The Guerrilla Gardeners.

The New York subway system takes full advantage of their ad space by selling it to AMC to promote the 2nd season of MadMen

Amazingly clever! My Table designed by Tiina Hakala from Finland allows the user to create his/her own workspace. The re-configurable sheet metal parts slide in between two table tops.

Prius ~ to add solar panels on the roof to power the A/C? If that comes true, i might need one... now if only they work in a way to gorgeously camouflage it under black gloss?

Print Weddings - A wedding photography studio, print, that's just starting out. Their editorial style is really beautiful, and they're also having a contest for a free wedding package!

Great photo of a replica of an ancient ship in the canal of Corinth. A crew with members from all 27 European Union member countries is re-enacting the mythical voyage of Jason & the Argonauts in this 50 oared vessel

This monster hadn't no name yet but is so gorgeous. I totally love the bright of the stars behind him. Drew by Jeremy Dower.

A really simple site that collects and chronicles news articles from around the world related to the current effects of global warming. ItsHappening.org

Baby Zaishus at Reform School in collaboration with the TribeWanted project - all proceeds go to benefit the Mali District School in Fiji. Art Direction by visual artist Kaz Brecher who just published The Art of Wooing: an Email Tale of Modern Courtship.

Dave Devries is a New Jersey based artist and illustrator that has a very unique way of creating his art. He takes little kids drawings of monsters and superheroes and brings them to life in his own style.

A clever Scrabble ad campaign by Ogilvy plays on how we develop words out of mixed letters.

On reusable bag updates, the best alternative to standard plastic bags (vs going the Tote Bag route) is still Baggu Bags... loving the fresh new colors and stripes available now! (also the most gender neutral)

The works of Takashi Murakami will be back in LA from May 3rd to June 14th presented in a rare solo show at Blum & Poe.

By 9 het Atelier , a lawyers's office,in Heereveen, The Netherlands. Lady Justice in modern iconography. I do like the darker windows depicting her blindfold.

The Three Graces go Ginsu in an ad for WMF Knives.

Here is a bizarre site i couldn't stop clicking on this morning, where you just keep getting more adorably bizarre barack-isms?

Ripple Chaise designed by Jitrin Jintaprecha over at ford brady (click products/chaise) ~ i can't take my eyes off of it... absolutely perfect for a courtyard corner.

The eagerly anticipated Ab Ovo Dining Chair by William Emmerson completes the acclaimed Ab Ovo Collection in a signed and limited edition of 500, available to order exclusively at Emmerson Troop, Los Angeles.

Sewing the Invisible by Jum Nakao

1selfmeter: elastic ruler for emotional measurements.
A "subjective ruler" to take measures with mercy and irony.

One of Americas most gifted artists. David Lenz, First prize winner of the Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition 2006, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian institution

Now that most vehicles have robust reliability, quality and performance, it is up to designers to dare to dream again and design the car of the future. Platform21 - "Joyriding" thru Feb, Amsterdam

Gift Guide Day 13 (i'm back on track!) ~ is hand picked by our Shade Elaine to find you what we're calling "Weird Science" ~ really its a continuation of Gorgeously Goth Day 16!

An international competition winning design by AKA architetti to be built in Germany, Switzerland, and Italy -- the 1,400 sf, low-energy home will have a glassy first floor and more private second.

Gift Guide Day 20 ~ Naturally Part II! Focused on plants, goodies for your desktop gardeners, self watering pots, hydrodynamic building sets...

So cute! Vancouver's 2010 Olympic Mascots revealed. Created by Meomi Design.

An enviable collection of vintage Type Foundry Specimen book covers

For everyone that has been asking about what the music on the NOTCOT Gift Guide is ~ here is some info to catch you up on what Burst Labs has put together!

designboom and DA, the design association of
japan announce the reuslt of the 'love your earth' competition. love the results. =)

Need a Stamp. If you want something Special. You can go to this Swiss Site: Ambassador Stamps and choose from different styles. The coolest thing is the Exclusive Stamp, they make a design surprise. I will try it...