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Martin Gropius Bau, Berlin

What to Cook and How to Cook it ~ intriguing new book coming from Phaidon by Jane Hornby ~ love the cover!

The website for Bottega Veneta has a great page called " Hand of the Artisan". Really interesting to see all of the hard work that goes into their products.

What the fuck is my social media strategy? Refresh away for new social media buzz phrases...

Media Computing Group's 'Madgets' (Actuating Widgets on Interactive Tabletops). Madgets are magnetic widgets for interactive tabletops... capable of automated movement / inductive charging.

Sand made into contemporary sculptures by Anish Kapoor.

NOTCOT on Amex Open Forum ~ my latest experiment ~ "5 Things I Learned Cutting Off IM, Twitter, Email & Facebook"

The Inception Spinning Top Totem ~ On iconic movie items i can't get out of my head... movie aside, isn't this a gorgeous top? See how it's been spreading into merch... and the fun spinning video too!

Love these sculptural paper creations by Le Creative Sweatshop for a fashion Shoot for WAD magazine. Definitely bring accessories into the next dimension.

Hugh Turvey's X-rays of Flowers picture gallery. Visual goodness.

CIA: License to Inspire ~ a look at the new book from Central Illustration Agency ~ beautiful packaging, incredibly inspiring!

Kenyon Yeh took standard Ikea flat-pack furniture and assembled them as he saw fit. Produced and made to order. around £250-300.

German designers Eva Paster and Michael Geldmacher of Neuland Industriedesign have created the Elephant Chair for the Italian furniture manufacturer Kristalia.

Another perfect campaign for Panasonic's Viera by LOBO. I just love it.

The Korman Residence in Brentwood from Cory Buckner architects.

Ned Wright's fun and playful bottle design for Vinkara.

Look out for a fleet of Penhaligon’s scented taxis which hit the streets of London this week. Each one will smell of a different fragrance inside and the drivers have all been trained to talk about the various products.

Designer Thomas Fiechtner's Drawing Lamp is a task lamp that can be balanced in two different positions to vary the light intensity.

Serial Cut does cool 3D work that mimics the texture of paper to demonstrate the capabilities of LG's new Android-powdered Optimus phone.

Digital Dreams Lighting by Brand van Egmond uses digital photos in this light, forming an easily customizable chandelier.

Lovely label design for Lois Sparkling Blanc de Blancs from Public Creative.

Ditte Hammerstrøm really surprised me with her simple and rough yet sophisticated and soft designs. Bistro Light is an upholstered chair with slightly distorted proportions, which enable new ways of using the chair.

Fantastic double exposure imagery in the series Explosure by Atlanta based photographer Tierny Gearon.

This is not an UFO, this is not a jelly fish model. this is not an aluminum basin either, nor is it a chair. This is a coffee table, designed by GamFratesi, manufactured by Casamania.

“Amelie Poulain Plays Korg DS”, a chiptune cover of Yann Tiersen’s “Comptine D’un Autre Ete”, arranged by J8bit.

Stunning ipad case from Parabellum ~ interesting how it's a normal sleeve, and when you take the ipad out, you can use the back when using it with its photo corner like set up...

Gorgeous street art from Pia In Rio de Janeiro

Timbuk2's Tool Shed ~ nice bag for your bike gear...

Great pop-up book made by the designer Teddy Laheyne. A book of 55 × 60 cm rich in detail, with a poetic universe.

Toubaboo's compilation of giant soap bubbles. Music by Eric Satie.

Impressive videos showing how resistant the latest Olympus compact camera really is. From a trip in the washing machine to the great depth of the ocean or the back of a skateboard...it takes it all.

Cardboard Mechanics
Art installation made by students of the Utrecht School of Art and Technology

Monsieur Dressup, the most beautiful and obvious clothes hanger from Anna Thomas of Loyal Loot Creative.

New raygun from Budget Raygun - The C.G.Conn Gideon. From antique trumpet to particle beam weapon in 63 easy steps. Be ready.

Red Bull "Airdrop" is an interactive marketing campaign launched on college campuses

By creatively putting together old discarded clothes into stunning, artistic sculpture, Guerra De La Paz doesn’t see trash, in this sense, but an opportunity for artistic beauty and expression.

Blu's latest wall in Berlin tackles global warming.

Alex Bogusky sits down for a lengthy conversation with his father, designer Bill Bogusky. From old school logo design to crowdsourcing controversy, the video touches upon many areas of design, past and present.

Koolhaus is a tap ware variant that integrates Bathroom water consumption information with a contemporary and functional aesthetic.

Planar Chair and Leaning Shelves by Deger Cengiz, are made out of reclaimed redwood, salvaged from a dismanteled water tower in New York.

Twist Collection Designed by AMAT-3 for Knoll®

Fine art prints by San Francisco artist Charmaine Olivia.

Bottega Venetta's Spinnaker Duffel bag. Inspired by sail material, is durable and versatile.

On pretty modern mailboxes ~ Umbra's Postino