FEATUREDA stunning showcase of Swedish Design, Hemma, which means ‘home’ in Swedish, is one of two exhibitions of Swedish Design Goes to London hosted in the Swedish Ambassador’s Residence, a beautiful 18th century house.

VIDEOEvery year a group of the world’s elite designers & technologists take to the shores of Brighton to meld their minds into FLASH ON THE BEACH. This year director Bradley G Munkowitz made the honors with a spectacular video!

Pixar animator Sanjay Patel, is a storyteller who has injected new life into Indian Mythology with his book 'Divine Loophole'.

FEATUREDLa Residencia, Mallorca at night ~ a look at the stunning star studded night sky from the patio. Day one of my Orient Express escape amidst this chaotic euro-trip.

Wooden Skyline, basic wooden shapes held together with a rubber band create an image of a city landscape. Designed by Itay Laniado.

FEATUREDNoma Bar's ‘Cut-it-Out’, a sculptural, 750kg die cut machine at Outline Editions as part of this year’s London Design Festival. Beautiful designs and a chance to use the machine make your own Noma Bar cut outs!

Pharmacy M near Ghent designed by Caan Architecten.

FEATUREDArtfully plated food takes on a new meaning at Playa. Chef John Sedlar serves up delicious mixed media art installations, cleverly utilizing art under glass to recontextualize the food on the plate and change the story it tells.

Mermaids installation by Marcel Wanders for Moooi at their London showroom for the London Design Festival.

FEATUREDFirst night in Mallorca ~ Tapas at Son Moragues Terrace & Bar in La Residencia... from Iberico ham to albondigas, to octopus in beautiful tins, to foie gras wrapped in ham with figs and so much more...

Toy Art Gallery opened a new showcase store on Melrose in LA last night featuring Emilio Garcia's Brain Evolution series.

The Ant Thriller by Oleg Zhukov is a beautiful series of macro photographs with a plot, and follows a little ant on its journey.

No more spoons cluttering your workspace or Biro's filled with tea. Designer Neill Pitt's new 'Cutlery' project with interchangeable scalpel blades.


Spoon and scalpel as one!

Making of St Paul's Perspectives by John Pawson/Swarovski including a great video of craftsmen at work.

Crazy transformer-style proposal for Busan Opera House by Paper/Totement team.

A rare colored seal was abandoned by his family because of being ginger. The poor thing was waiting for its mother to return to feed him but she never came.

Shoot for Norwegian magazine Fjords, this dramatically glossy photo series by Aorta & Bransch is eerie, strange and spectacular.

FEATUREDAdventures to Goodwood Revival on the Ferry from France ~ you'd be amazed at all the cars in there... it was like leaping back in time!

Another bent plywood bicycle stand from ClankWorks. This time they go vertical with Perch.

FEATUREDVintage Tesco's Supermarket popped up at Goodwood Revival ~ and the vintage packaging filling the shelves is a trip! You have to see the repackaged vintage classic british candies for sale!

Intersection, a coffee table by Thomas Merlin.

Belgian artist Wim Delvoye created a series of decorative objects by hand-carving intricate patterns and floral motifs on used car tires.

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The Scandinavian design firm, Muuto, have just launched a new carafe and set of drinking glasses called 'Corky' in collaboration with Norwegian designer Andreas Engesvik.

The lovely Note Studio have recently finished this new architectural project in Helsinki, Finland, for Swedish coffee roasters Johan & Nyström.

Modular furniture, Shape and function by Sanjin Halilović. Four different elements, which together form one whole product (shelves), but when separated can function as a table, a chair, reclining chair for legs.

Carbon Fiber Bathtub by Corcel.

The Blackwing 602--believed by many to be the greatest pencil ever made--has come back into production after a 13-year hiatus.

'Tangram' desk by Ebénisterie Générale.

Lebbeus Woods finds a 1970s pattern book for constructing the old city of Prague that reveals the marvels of architectural visualization before the age of computers.

Photos of Exploding Cameras by Staudinger + Franke.

Mother Tool items are typically made of Japanese cypress wood (Hinoki) and stainless. The above is a memo clipboard.

VIDEOWelcome to Zero Gravity, where you cannot tell if time sped up or slowed down. Filmed in beautiful burned-blue and yellow HD tones, your breath catches at the possible freedom.

Barud House in Jerusalem by Paritzki & Liani architects uses glass to show off the beautiful bare cliff walls.

Illustration fun from Parko Polo, the alterego of illustrator Edward McGowan.

Scientists have discovered these beautiful dinosaur feathers trapped in amber that show some indication of their original coloration.

Austrian brand Rolf Spectacles present their first ever eyewear made from stone, Dino 41. This is absolutely gorgeous!

'Outside the Box', Hong Kong's exhibit of work by Frank Gehry at Artistree.

Amazing handmade work from HAPPYCENTRO, Italy. Each month they develop the title typography on Lifestyle Magazine.

Assembly of Bouroullec Brother's Textile Field at the V&A. Film by Ben Dunbar-Brunton.

New limited edition series of 80 Eames wire-base tables including A thru Z, numbers and ornaments from the Eames Century Modern font collection.

The Vesta Fire Table is both a table and fireplace. Lovely dual purpose piece of outdoor furniture from Stone Forest.

Floating Worlds: The Letters of Edward Gorey and Peter F. Neumeyer — a magnificent collection of 75 typewriter-transcribed letters, 38 stunningly illustrated envelopes, and more than 60 postcards and illustrations.

FEATUREDCatching up with Dyson's latest inventions, including the new Dyson Hot heater. And we get a peek under the hood with some dissected Dyson machines!

AAST (Advanced Architecture Settimo Tokyo) International Workshop Team D temporary disaster shelter. "Beyooond shelter"

FEATUREDRubber tree bridges, Argentinian glaciers, and a caravan on the water are all part of this week’s roundup from NotVentures.

VIDEOAurora Islandica, a Northern Lights time lapse, by Agust Ingvarsson should be watched in HD, full-screen.

The 360 house by Subarquitectura takes an extreme curving shape, coiling like a snake to maximize views of the mountains in Galapagar outside Madrid.

The new flagship store of Spencer Hart, situated in a former bank in Mayfair, London. Designed by Shed.

VIDEOA prototype pop-up card by Kyle Bean for the former Commonwealth Institute, home of the new Design Museum due to open in 2014. The card will be available from the Design Museum Shop later in this year.