im kind of loving the ikea hackers.

To bring in the new school year Core77 has put together a design student school guide.

london designers tom lloyd and luke pearson have created the polar collection of furniture for tacchini, designed to evoke iceberg fragments.

A life of leisure? I always think vacation seems less compelling when I see Massimo Vitali's large format photos of vacation destinations

Sakuran is the directorial debut of famous Japanese photographer Mika Ninagawa. Think Memoirs of a Geisha meets Tokyo Fruits.

On cool new coat hook options - Bach Coat Hooks from Delta Design aren't supposed to stretch your clothes as much

Cima Ladder by Sergio Mahler and George Papadogiannis

The National Aquatics Centre, or "Watercube" which will be the venue for aquatic events in the 29th Olympic Games in Beijing by PTW

AMO, the think-tank of the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) has completed the newest component of the Prada.com website - an online auction,of exclusive collectible pieces by the Prada fashion house

nixon's lodown digital watch lets surfers and other beach bums graph the current tidal level for 200 beaches around the world

These teensy wooden portable speakers from Korea measure in at less than 1-cubic inch each.

Love the way these zippers lock on the Samsonite Black Label rollers by Marc Newson

To keep up your score on crazy nights.
In the end it's a game...

Smart Tee's for kids ~ adorable silhouettes and alphabet and word printed for kid perspective to learn letters and words

Emergence Design: Swedish Lund University's Graduate Show 2007 projects are up ~ worth browsing for some inspiration.

Sycamore Eve - A creative and inspiring short about our vast consumption, but in the end their is hope.

Bill Wadman Pledges to take 1 portrait every day for a year. Some pretty cool portraits.

Edra in Milan

Rock Band - the latest much anticipated game coming from EA/MTV... from the guitar hero guys

Dave Pressler has the sweetest Dancing Lab Monkey ever on his myspace pics. (yes, this is the genius endorphin artist!)

lookout sunshine. by alena hennessy

Playing with Gravity. Really cool flash app hours of fun.

Following the evolution of wearable tech... Plantronics and Quicksilver are launching a line of bluetooth enabled jackets and helmets.

Hermes Vie Argent Silk Scarf - Hermes have released a new silk scarf centered on their Caleche logo and "H" monogram which appear to be made of molten silver which gives it its name, Vie.

wow, and i thought i was a preparedness freak. this kit is crazy.

"Who would have thought dodecahedron candle holders could be so pretty?"

More Tord Boontje! Vases for Moroso.

The SURF-LOUNGER is made like an original surfboard (shaping) - material and design gives you an authentic on-board-feeling with a relaxing seating position and gentle rocking...

This bird & floral tile created by Aleana Hennessy is handcrafted out of hydrostone.

pong with people, how did somebody NOT think of this before? link to photos, see http://www.sonicbodypong.com/ for more.

by fujiko isomura, this one still has me grinning.

designed by Sarah Mann, it's called the "Collapsible Ring." Collapsible presumably so one can take it down and put it in one's pocket?

Brain - colored pencil and embroidery

happiness is three sheep and a dog.

Sex in art, "Because we dig art and we dig sex" - not safe for work, but not pornographic.

Madonna VS Madonna

living on a routemaster? puhleeez. in AMERICA, we dont waste time on the little stuff, this woman is going for a 747. that's right. read it and weep britons. we took it to the next level. yeaa

Simple lighting concept that highlights the the part most people dont want to look at, the chord.

Dennis Hopper's 1966 photo of Robert Rauschenberg with his tongue stamped "Wedding Souvenir, Claes Oldenburg,” which is on view in his solo show at Tony Shafrazi Gallery in New York. Read about it in The Daily Beast.

A storm of red dust engulfed Sydney today, grounding flights and resulting spectacular photographs of the city.

The next installment of the global typographic design initiative Some Type Of Wonderful has just been announced. Amazing lineup!

Spyker continues to up the ante with their latest take on an open air sports car. The convertible version of their all new, second-generation C8 Aileron debuted earlier this month at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.

Photographer Carl W. Heindl unusual and captivating portraiture. Featured on Jeriko, a German language art site.

Birds in flight series by ceramic artist, Jenny Hager. Her works features porcelain and earthenware pottery, incorporating printmaking.

Mark Webber spent two months carving a map of paris! 150cm X 180cm.

McLaren unveils clean, mean 200 mph supercar. McLaren says the P11, which will feature a regenerative breaking system and v8 diesel-powered engine with a scorching top speed and will be the greenest vehicle in its class.