Short film - test pilots in 1947 try to break the sound barrier, starring Keir Dullea (2001, A Space Odyssey, The Good Shepherd) Padraic Delaney (The Wind that Shakes the Barley)

Seashell-inspired chairs by Blanc & Reed, the same guys who brought you the CL Sound Machine! (See .org #493)

"My Other Half" Because liquid finds it's own level, it flows down to the lowest glass. Users must learn to cooperate, to drink their wine. by Jim Rokos - great rollover of a couple using it.

i love the quirky designs and fun loving nature of status foe, a clothing company inspired by travel, art and the author's daydreams.

i really liked the disclaimer on this piece, makes me laugh...great show [Editor's Note: Jason Sho Green has quite the sense of humor]

Happy Earth Day, Love, Google.

Dirty Books: Conceptual series of books as a reminder of ongoing censorship and restrictions on intellectual freedom. By Brooklyn-based and German-born designer Martin Konrad Gloeckle.

Also from Rich Tuzon of the "Samurais vs Cowboys" - Zorro!

Just got home from Gallery 1988 SF grand opening "The Indie" show - and it was incredible... particularly "Samurais vs Cowboys"

Tekkon Kinkreet is finally screening. Catch it in NY or LA

JungeriusLab and Tom Schmelzer have both thought of interesting dish design - animals in your food

nice online clock , i wonder what happens at midnight! you can even download it as a screensaver: http://blog.pixelbreaker.com/

Sad that E3 ended - but for anyone interested E4All advanced ticket sales are now open (VIP Invite code: e4early or e3alum) in LA this October

FR-041 Debris by Farbrausch: A tiny computer program (only 180kb) stuffed with gorgeous visuals that any CG shop would be proud of.

Blackcloud: Visualize the amount of CO released by a single car in a day. Part of a WWF campaign in China

Danish designers and twin sisters Rikke & Line Cleven Jensen make jewelery using a secret method to print enamel on silver.

Really nice work from mexican Architect Gomez Pimienta in PlataformaArquitectura.

urban interventions des projeto

Dyson's latest Slim and Stowaway sure resemble guns... and the canisters are a lot like those Ghostbuster's ghost traps...

Princeton Architectural Press sent some books over, and to be honest, i wasn't sure how to do a good book review - so how about my first foray into a video book flip through?

With its ultra-thin profile display, its extraordinary contrast and clarity, and its unrestricted design potential, SEIKO's Electro-phoresis Display watch has captured the imagination of the industry.

If you've already mastered the skateboard, then it's time to move on up! Plus $15 of each pair of Freeline skates sold goes to the Product(red) campaign.

TV spot from Marriott features the track "In the Morning" by the Junior Boys. Can't get this song outta my head now. The visual FX are pretty sweet too...

Kodak 1881 - giant pendant of a digicam

Jeremy Mora's new limited edition book is available. Its hand bound with a letter press cover. Apparently only 10 left out of the small edition of 20.

Zents - solid perfume in solid stone cubes

Figs and Ginger - adorable fawn necklace

Load-thing keeps your gadgets off the floor when charging. Mmmm.

Interstellar 2007 in Los Angeles on July 7-8. Street Art / Tee-Shirts / Designer Toys ... perfect for notcot fans

It's been rough ~ i must admit i don't handle not being able to share designer goodness here well! But we're working on it, so bear with us, and/or help?

Dutch designer Klaartje Daamen's attractive new product: Floris, a wood flooring system that does double duty as tables, chairs, and benches.

Very nice illustrator and motion artist on this 2006 reel. Mix of vector images from Chico Jofilsan's work!

Dot Action 2: pixelated glory and the reason I can't remember today's Moral Philosophy lecture.

Alberto clotheslines. Even better once the birds settle on that beautiful plastic tree.

"I am getting married. But not to you, to the man of my dreams.." This and other 3D wedding invitations from Meric Kara

Kawari Dama - is a string of beads made from coloured sugar with lover beads inside. --- its about the enjoyment of slowly sucking the beads and the unexpected find of a concealed preciousness

Golden Wedding pills - with names engraved - then you take them with vodka... and a few hours later... you hunt for them?

i don't know anything about the search engine, and you know, i don't really care because there's a goofy red zeebra that jumps around and that basically takes care of everything.

Local Celebrtiy's Respect Your Mother tee is just what you need for Earth Day coming up this weekend.

Moo is now doing Notecards ~ square cards that can stand up nicely (i can just imagine printing out all my fav notcot.org posts)

A Nice Set: 34 artists from around the world were invited to design one of a kind sets of slip mats for a touring exhibition and book which would explore the way visual art and music hang together.

Amazing guide as to how professional illustrators go from sketch to vector illustration.

This can't even come close to the Sex Toy for your Dog (see image #3928)... but this Alessi Condom Box is still one of the sleekest ways to play it safe.

Bath plug designs you don't see every day.