Raw-Edges (Yael Mer and Shay Alkalay) from Israel took a saw and some boards to redesign classic furnitures like this little table called Cut Attache'z.

20 Music Apps to Rock Your iPad

GIRO ONE by DESIGNJOO is tree-shaped and designed with nontoxic, recyclable material, ABS, with high impact resistance as well as abrasion resistance and LEDs.

"If Santa Claus came from Japan, he would be a vending machine" is the latest action by MUJI Spain.

Holiday Giveaway #17: Super awesome gift pack (hand picked by NOTCOT) from Fred! There's so much goodness in here, not enough room to even list it out!

TALLWORKS is a small design studio located in Los Angeles that helps brands and concepts grow to the next level. To help celebrate the holiday spirit, they decided to spruce up their logo's antlers with a bit of holiday cheer.

Lanterna Lamp, the new lamps collection designed by Bevk Perovic Arhitekti for Vertigo Bird.

NOTCOT Holiday Gift Guide ~ Going GREEN! Literally! All about gorgeous ways to integrate plants at home....

Amazing Scanning Electron Microscope pictures of insects and spiders.

Veteran tilt-shifter CITYSHRINKER's worldwide limited CITY PACKs featuring Melbourne, Paris, Tokyo, London and Berlin! Ultra cute!

Perrier Jouët's Dandy Champagne Bag ~ gorgeous holiday 2010 set, limited edition of 40, see all the details of what's included!

Where will your next adventure take you? Get carried away with this gorgeous roundup from Notventures.

A new green file format: WWF . Save as WWF, Save a Tree.

"The All Seeing Eye." - Lord of the Rings newest currency.

Holman House by Durbach Block Architects is set on the edge a cliff in Dover Heights. Living and dining areas cantilever out over the ocean, with amazing views from glass window structures, and a terrace with an outdoor pool.

The ‘Hungry Animals’ ( aka the whale that ate the elephant which ate a hippo which ate a turtle which had eaten a bird ) is a stencil set and small puzzle.
A tiny story of big animals eating small animals, all in the shape of a toy.

Edward Horsford‘s High-speed photography is quite amazing. He captures a balloons pop at 1/40,000ths of a second.

Creative outdoor campaign for Leica "Sharpest Details". Concept by Advico Y&R Zurich.

Thomas Paul Octopus Shower Curtain

From mono-coloured rooms to sleeping under swimming elephants, Maastricht’s Château Bethlehem Hotel is a frighteningly creative place, where hotel management students get hands on experience in forward-thinking hospitality.

'House of Trough' is a dwelling east of Hokkaido by Jun Igarashi Architects.

National Geographic has made a list of the Ten Weirdest New Animals of 2010. This unidentified purple octopus is one of 11 potentially new species found during a July deep-sea expedition off Canada's Atlantic coast.

Commissioned for Wallpaper* Handmade, an exclusive exhibition and special issue of the iconic lifestyle magazine, Miranda Watkins has created ‘Martini’ a travel cocktail set produced by A.R. Wentworth of Sheffield.

Stunning Toronto home of Dr. James Stewart, designed by Brigitte Shim and Howard Sutcliffe of Shim Sutcliffe.

The Blue Print Cleanse KIT ~ fun designer holiday packaging - a specially crafted box by Brooklyn artisan, Aaron Somers, made of vintage reclaimed Southern Yellow Pine, finished in a natural beeswax oil which can be used as a planter!

Glowbelly Steamboat by Tan Lun Cheak of the Little Thoughts Group is a glass table lamp that can be used to cook food.

Bend Desk is a prototype interactive display that takes the digital workspace from the screen to the desktop by the media computing group at RWTH Aachen University.

iPhon4 History edition: Stuart Hughes encrusts iPhone 4 with T-Rex Tooth and Prehistoric Meteor.

Grumpy Bean Plushes~ "Artist Andrew Bell and plush master Lana Crooks bring our Cafe Grumpy coffee bean logo to life!"

Flensted Penguin Mobile!

Makerbot Thing-O-Matic 3D printer!

The new hue for 2011: Honeysuckle pink, an intense pink, specifically Pantone 18-2120 TCX.

Japanese architectural firm Studio Velocity designed a curved building located in Nagoya city, Japan.

Holiday Giveaway #16: Fitzsu! The awesome modern gift store fits our kitchen theme today with a chance to win the Boomerang Wok and Alea 16 pc. Stone Trivet!

New vessel from Craftedsystems. made from all-natural, vegetable-tanned saddle leather, 23.5" x 6" and waterjetcut and handwoven by the women at the YWCA of Portland in 'healing' collective fashion.

Ben Rousseau and Ian Douglas–Jones of extreme design's 'Legacy of the River' suite is a TRON inspired part of this season’s ice hotel in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden.

Packging for El Gaucho by Blendit.

Manifold Clock from Stuio Ve (Shay Carmon and Ben Klinger) represents time in three dimensions.

Bakon Vodka, a superior quality potato vodka with a savory bacon flavor.

NOTCOT Gift Guide ~ into the kitchen! Lots of culinary goodness for gifting!

Chow pays homage to 1950's and 60's food photography: Last Kodachrome Christmas

Mark Wolfe Contemporary Art is pleased to present Winter Group Exhibition, curated by Ryan Martin. Exhibiting artists include: Elizabeth Dorbad, Ramiro Hernandez, Sarah Hirneisen, Jane Kim, Jennine Scarboro, and Jake Ziemann.

The show marks the gallery debut for many of these artists, most of whom are affiliated with Martin’s alma mater, the California College of the Arts.

A Year in Caps: 2011 Typographic Calendar is a series of twelve sustainably-harvested birch veneer cards. Interpreted each month typographically. with US holidays.

Fourteen snow globes each exploring fourteen scenarios of the co-existence between Man and 'Nisse' (an elf-like creature appearing in Scandinavian folklores).