Jonah Ward isn’t a pyro, but he does burn wood on a daily basis. The Oakland-based California artist creates stunning wood panels that have been charred and burned by molten glass that he pours, drips, and drizzles over planks of woods.

list of ten exorbitant Christmas gifts from business insider, featured in neiman marcus holiday gift ideas

A data visualization project, in poster form, to demonstrate differences in data transfer rates, from 110 baud modem to the latest in fast RAM.

Learn how to make a genuine $2 bill tear-off pad with this simple guide.

iWallet - carbon fiber, pairs with bluetooth to your phone, fingerprint reader to open wallet.

A clever Flight of the Conchords Christmas card by Elliott Quince (hi-res version available)

Cast iron wood stoves by Danish company Morso are made of 98 percent recycled materials and meet the strictest of environmental standards. They are also beautiful.

Behind the scenes of Chow's 'Last Kodachrome Christmas' photo shoot.

"La Manta" light by French designer Jacqueline Guillermain. Made of thermoformed and sandblasted glass.

Skate fails is a collection of ceramic skate fails by Apparatu in collaboration with Alex Trochut.

Andrew Ooi is a self taught Toronto born artist. His intent is to ‘bring a new light to origami’ through its practical application to modern living spaces. Ooi is always looking for new and inventive ways to apply his unique origami.

Bourbon Balls and Ice Brains! The Ice Ball trend continues with Maker's Mark ice ball molds and Fred Brain Freezes

A hula hoop spins and dances without stop around trees, lamp posts, statues and many objects more visiting londons greatests locations. All to the rythm of Sancamaleon's song 'Sandro'.

bitMAPS exhibited at the University of Calgary.

The whimsical and cutesy drawings of Danny Brito will win your heart over.

The Habitat typeface was part of the installation 'Habitat de Rotte', a floating habitat for birds on the small river de Rotte in Rotterdam (NL). The Habitat Type Specimen contains 40 pages and is bound with an open back.

Launched in Milan this year the Well-Groomed-Fox WSC-001 Chair is now available from Douglas + Bec in Auckland. (PS. The chair also stacks in the space saving/conventional way too.)

The Santa Brand Book (pdf)

NOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #29: CIA (Central Illustration Agency) is giving away 12 of its inspiring Desk Calendars! Weekly visual goodness for 2011!

A Beermat Wedding Invite by London based design studio Bless.

Israeli Creation | Two Industrial Designers
A collaboration between Daniella Lehavi, Ran Kazes and Liran Elbaz.

The Flavio Favelli’s and Giuseppe Pietroniro’s installations along the Po river in Turin

Replacing the classic horse with a classic Italian scooter this transformation will costs $2000.

The new BAKER identity: branding a culture of creative individuals.

Beautiful new print by Lizzy House - Miracle Fish! Benefits Farm Sanctuary.

NSP BreakOut Pedal. Boutique audio interface for the iPad and iPhone, handmade in Portland, OR by group of artist tech misfits obsessed with Alice Coltrane records and pranking friends.

With a reputation for using organic fabrics and sourcing unique materials from around the world, it’s no surprise that London-based label Folk’s in-store experience has an equally ‘earthy’ approach.

High-end German tuner HAMANN has just unleashed the Victory II, a fully revamped Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4. Their limited edition creation features new bodywork, more engine output and lots of upgrades inside and out.

luzinterruptus hits the streets of Madrid with 1000 illuminated poems.

Coolhunting makes a fun video looking into the world of Casa Dragones tequila.

Plaid creative's 11 favorite type foundries for 2011.

GLOW lamps by Dutch designer Marc de Groot.

Incoqnito ~ luxury pleasure objects... The Razor contains two instruments for sensation - a claw and pinwheel.

‘Tis the season for a bit of overindulgence and there is no better way to get started than with some gorgeous, droolworthy inspiration from Tasteologie and Liqurious.

Rate-Your-Patdown: A site asking travelers to rank pat-downs at airports. An interview with creator Eric Sucher.

Beautiful time lapse video of the Winter Solstice Lunar Eclipse that occurred on Dec 21, 2010. Shot in Gainesville Florida.

Inside a space suit: Wearing the right stuff. An amazing look at the history of space suits, from New York Times.

Chair-Free Chicago is a push back against the city’s time honored tradition of using chairs and other sundry items to save parking spots on the streets during the winter.

In Los Angeles, Kevin Dart painted this mural inside the new Q Pop store in Little Tokyo.

Kompis the hospital robot by Linus Sundblad.

Greenwich Letterpress ~ love the slang cards! Mad Props!

'Kubes' balcony gardening system by French designers Noémie Royer and Lorraine Thirion for MSV.

Supersleek foldable knife in the size of a credit card - designed by Iain Sinclair.

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