Dutch Design studio, gewoon guus, schenkan - fascinating carafe i can't seem to take my eyes off of it ~ what an interesting juxtaposition of materials!

Li Wei is a Chinese photographer who creates crazy, gravity-defying images - without digital manipulation! He apparently uses mirrors, wires and scaffolding to create his work.

Some classic Haynes Manual covers collected together by Sell! Sell! with a short piece on cover illustrator Terry Davey

After a long post 9/11 pause, The Pedestrian Project is back... keep your eyes out if you are in manhattan...

stuart haygarth spectrum
it reminds me of those i spy books from when i was a kid

Shelby Supercars has announced that it plans to trump the Tesla Roadster and all other competitors by building the world’s fastest electric car, the Ultimate Aero EV.

hepatica, by david chavez, is an amaizing braille watch, winner of a spark award

On things to do with IKEA blue bags... FreeDesigndom: Hacking IKEA by Lovis Caputo and Sarah Kueng (from the competitions book).

Don't Shoot the Puppy ~ the game play of this little flash game is genius (and no it's not a joke, you really can pass the first level) - also the animations are adorably simple

Bold and graphic laptop sleeve designs by Portuguese designer Ana Romero.

Not only are the boxes funky and useful, but they are actually redesigned for the Norwegian Salvation Army, by using the materials from old beds and belts!

Mike Mitchell's portfolio site [Editor's Note: i love his favicon]

Lobo tells the story of Levi’s 501 jeans...

From Mozilla Labs - the evolution of the browser people. Get funky.

After cutting the base off your favourite plastic bottle it can be screwed into this cast resin base to create a vase.

Complete image gallery from the completely redone Cans Festival in the Leake St tunnel, London.

bathroom tiling designs inspired by pixelizing art

Don't Ban the Can. New laws mean that if you are caught simply carrying a spray can, you can be fined up to $550. It's going to ruin Melbourne's graffiti culture.

Curious how to make a 3d video? Hulger walks you through their process!

Growth Series is made of ceramics combined with natural twigs. To be launched by Stanley Ruiz at A+: The Young Designer's Platform at Accent on Design, NYIGF - August 17-21, 2008.

IDEO site redesign ~ first in 7 years!

Rachel Gottlieb's "Simplicity to Complex-Form Studies" are a fascinating look at form and the interactions between them...

michael koening designed the 'koenig table lamp'
for danish company morfoso.
it will be launched during the formland scandinavian design event august 15 to 18.

Sometimes we all need a Worry Hat to make those worries go away.... awesome questionable content today

A compact office building in Santiago, Chile. The floor plan layout varies on each level, resulting on interesting interior circulations on which you can see the people across the building.

Can you believe the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are turning 25 years old next year?

Hype Type Studio has teamed up with the UK based illustrator and designer Si Scott, to produce a run of brand new prints.

"Big ideas come out of big pencils." Use your own personal pencil to draw all over this awesome marketing design site.

W Hotels recently opened a new location in midtown Atlanta, Georgia that features a techno glam modern design.

Thinking of expanding your house? Maybe you’ve been wanting to redo several rooms but don’t know exactly where to start? Take a look at the wonderful Mydeco 3D room planner for some insight.

Beautiful shots of London’s abandoned swimming pools.

The Illustrated Ape, Photographers of the Urban Apocalypse preview. James & Joe were invited to design this special one off photography issue.

Museum of electronic stuff from the 80's, i like the Nerd Watch section.

Tokyo based design collective CINA has released their first collection, from home products, to stationary and USB flash drives. They are also currently looking for more stockists.

Brett Casper's photography has a haunting sense of the unreal as he finds something new in the every day.

Guerrilla advert to promote K-SWISS shoes in Paris

The International Fauna Dossier describes a schaffas (Marcum-Schaffidius) as a gentle and un-aspiring creature of great mystery - this exhibition shows off 80 variations of this creature...

Gravishelf. system wich works without any hardware.

Awesome new vinyl figure designed by Michael Lau and inspired by 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Lorenzo Damiani Mondo Rug - This rug unites the past and present: the continents, made in pure wool, recall the most classical Persian rug, while the sea, contrasting in viscose, has a more modern image.

NOTCOT is in the woods - with no internet or cell reception. If things get a bit quiet the next few days, its b/c i'm working on a log cabin in VT...

There's a yellow box with a string on it... naturally you pull it... out pops a porcelain cuckoo with a CONDOM for you. Susanne Hangaard's Cucoon

Pollution sensitive 'EPA Dress' by Stephanie Sandstrom wrinkles on bad air days via embedded sensors.

Tales from Earthsea from Studio Ghibli.

This is the first film for director Goro Miyazaki (Hayao Miyazaki’s son)

Oooh db clay has new super eco friendly designer wallets... in collection 3.1 there is a sweet grey on black version of their classic stampage print. [Code: notcot20 gets you 20% off]

Looks like Disney's viral campaign for Beverly Hills Chihuahua might be a hit. Don't know about the movie.