NEW!!! Wieden+Kennedy's Official YouTube Channel featuring icons, illustrations, and mantras from the agency and its culture. Art created by David Trujillo from holadavid.com

Beautiful iPad guitar amp App. Interaction Design by Jonas Eriksson, a Designer from Sweden.

We had a holiday party last weekend at the warehouse and perhaps the centerpiece of the event (and certainly the item that attracted the most attention) was our 7 foot tall Christmas tree made entirely of green books!

Morris Arboretum’s Tree Adventure exhibit Out on a Limb, designed by Metcalfe Architecture & DesignSuspended 50 feet above the forest floor this network of walkways (450-feet in length) provides a bird’s eye view of the forest.

«You can solve any task, but you should see it first…»
Calendar - Illusion from Vladislav Novikov-Barkovsky (Red Richman Creative Studio)

volcanic chair is a chair made from molten volcanic rock that is formed into a unique and unusual chairs. want to know the original?

Ryan Mason is a tattooist in Portland, OR. He obsesses about basketball & says he’s determined to set foot on every continent and swim in every (reasonably safe) body of water in the world.

Create your own Christmas Star—
Download the cut-out sheets as pdf

This December Rimowa is reintroducing that iconic 1950s corrugated case as part of a limited-edition series appropriately labeled 1950.

Are you a Mixology Master? Take our Liqurious Quizzes over at The Master of All Skills challenge we've made with DonQ!!! (See our fun watercolors in the quiz!)

Casa in Puglia: the architect Pietro Pichler renovated a fascinating masseria in the province of Lecce.

Whether you’re after a wintry wonderland and tropical paradise, Notventures can inspire your next expedition.

Dominic Wilcox's sculptural line drawn chair in wire that also acts as a 'buzz wire' game. In this case if you touch the wire you will be warned 'Do not touch!'

A rooftop house in Stimson Marina, Seattle called Sky Ranch by Miller Hull Partnership.

Gift Guide ~ For the Business Travelers constantly on the go! Picks that will help make the non stop bouncing between planes and taxis and hotels a bit easier...

Prepare for Combat is stamped on the giant matte black armored truck at Nike Football event in Dallas.

Eccentric late designer Cyprien Côté created a number of nature inspired creations including CHANT DE BALEINES, a whale song radio.

Kitara Touchscreen Guitar is string-free and doubles as a MIDI controller.

Cute packaging for the wall hook Point from Essem Design by Bedow Creative.

Some dramatic Black & White photos of the Saks 5th Ave. Holiday Window displays...

Tokyo's Shinjuku Topshop store gets wrapped in LED gift box design in time for the holidays.

Cute Milk Packaging!

Old-time skaters ENESS jumped at the chance to bring skateboarding into the future by blending interactivity and high-tech mastery for the Tron Legacy premiere.

Imagine a Tree House. In the middle of a city. Marco Mucig's trailer for Chérie's Tree House, Milan's tradeshow of emerging designers - a dark, romantic fairytale to encourage the realization of fantasies.

Google Maps 5.0 for Android gets 3D interaction and offline reliability.

Capillary Studio's West Village retrofit is a green swatch in a tapestry of weathered brick. An urban rolling hill that is sculpture garden, studio, and penthouse.

Opening sequence for the shortfilm competition "kurzundschön" (Short & Nice). Sublime !

A Tender project for H&M Home in London by Normal™

Artist Jason Rogenes is turning the ugly world of styrofoam on its head. His latest art installations are constructed completely of run of the mill electronics packaging, transformed into futuristic art installations.

Nog Pong! The fun interactive xmas card from Saatchi & Saatchi LA by Deep Local. You throw ~ they drink! And you control the NogBot! See behind the scenes and even the electronic guts...

Isle of Tune ~ sim city synthesizer of sorts? Freaking amazing... and so pretty! Go play!

Carbon neutral home in a remodeled 1840s terrace house in Birmingham, England.

David Guarino's fabric covered skateboards comissioned by Cool Hunting.

Dot to Date calendar by Dan Usiskin (London edition)

Until March 13, at the Cité des Sciences de la Villette in Paris, the "Design Observer" exhibition brings together some 200 objects selected for their technological, environmental and ergonomics achievement.

The NYtimes meet some professional holiday decorators.

Mad Men: The Illustrated World. As swingin' as the 1960s-an officially licensed tie-in to the wildly popular hit television series Mad Men..

Porsche Design PD9 Jet Torch Flame Ligher.

Cute packging by Blow for K11 Art Mall.

All the VOGUE covers in 2010 look like a predictable blobby Virgin Mary, save for the Italian editions (click through) whose covers are the exception.

Bathtub panels including towel rail and laundry basket by Roca.

FDNY Rescue Company 3 by Ennead Architects is probably the coolest firehouse you will ever see.

Usuhari Daiginjo cup - Inspired by the design of light bulbs, this paper-thin glass cup from Japan is light as air, and comes in a traditional kiri gift box.

NOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #23: Baggu ~ a giveaway of a bundle of Baggu reusable bags ~ from baby ones to big ones to a 3 pack of normal shopping bags to a bunch of the new zips and more!