Practice your maths at the table! This set of 5 die-cut industrial felt coasters comes in four reversible color options and will bring out the young student in you and your guests.

Metroblogging launched a major redesign, and i love their dragon/sea monster.... how very 'hic sunt dracones'

Ice Penguins in Sao Paulo! 50graus has placed these in a public square to alert people to global warming

Dwell Studio launches a baby line of furniture and linens for Target! Adorable prints as always, and even cute cribs, glider/rockers, and changing table... nice and affordable.

‘YESHOP IN HOUSE” is the result of the collaboration between the greek architectural office dARCH Studio and the fashion designer, Yiorgos Eleftheriades.

Fun prototype from Maarteen Baas, it is a hand-carved knife-block shaped like a man's head, the knives sticking out of it in gruesome humor.

Everything is becoming wireless, but the Dutch designlabel Vij5 uses power cable as decoration! The cable is braided through the frame of a limited series of 2nd-hand lamps.

Virtual Shoe Museum ~ some of the strangest shoe designs yet...

Glass Carafes that resemble plastic water bottles have definitely been trendy lately, here's another take on it from Martino Gamper's new Total Trattoria, opening March 7 in London

Hilarious and beautifully executed Lucky Dog spot for Bridgestone never aired on the Super Bowl. See it at Dog Art Today.

HaRe a Bunny Easter with "Busy Bunny" button pins and cards!

Peerutin Architects has design a 550 sqm luxury home in the affluent Cape Town suburb of Camps Bay. Clean and nice lines, and I love the pool.

Obama - The ultimate branding machine? Great interview with Michael Bieruit at Newsweek's blog, stumper, looking at the branding, visual consistency, and comfort through brand association...

Luis Beruman’s ZeroPointZero watch handcuffs let you incorporate this digital watch with handcuff style into your bedroom play, and you’ll never have to worry about your kinky play going over time.

"Store The Impossible." Fun ads for Sony's micro vault designed by Promoseven out of Dubai, UAE, and creative director Ali Ali.

Architects David Yocum and Brian Bell have transformed an old auto repair shop into a surprisingly beautiful workspace.

"He gave me this on our anniversary. He gave me this for nothing at all. There's no excuse for domestic violence. Talk to someone who cares." Fantastic advertisements for for City of Hope by TBWARAAD.

Who would have guessed that when you remove Garfield from the Garfield comic strips, the result is an even better comic about schizophrenia, bipolor disorder, and the empty desperation of modern life?

Design Indaba Expo in Capetown ~ reader, Gillian Benjamin, sent in some great coverage of this south african design week!

Plug Lamp! At La Corbeille Paris. Brilliant little lamp that plugs right into your european power strip!

Is your child a tagger? Hahahaha... wow. From the city of Santa Ana, there is a diagram of all the components of being a tagger... from the hoody, to the black sketchbook and fat markers...

5 Key Keychain by Harry Allen, Area ware, cast in plastic resin from a stack of 5 keys.

Morpho Towers -- Two Standing Spirals by Sachiko Kodama. A new ferrofluid video using magnetic spiral structures and a chill soundtrack.

Old Banksy's painted in the parking garage of the Swiss embassy, apparently unveiled for the first time on Friday. They were painted in exchange for the right to throw a rave in the garage.

Tietgen student housing in Copenhagen, Denmark. Designed by Lundgaard & Tranberg Architects.

Amazon Upgrade ~ interesting move by Amazon, letting you "upgrade" your physical books to digital books you can read online, search, annotate, etc. Especially interesting for searching all your recipes!

Javan Ivey has created a brilliant (new?) type of stop-motion animation using paper cutouts.

Kama Sutra Guitar features hand-painted henna illustrations based on KamaSutra book, moves or call anything you want. I just notice now that is "art".

The Marcel Breuer-designed Wolfson Trailer House. Located in Dutchess County, NY, this iconic house has a fabulous artist's studio by Tip Dorsel.

brio54 | Affordable Non-Toxic Living
The aim of brio54 is to offer functional, inspiring and affordable modern design to the masses, and from what I can tell, they’ve succeeded (at least at the concept stage).

Michael Ferris.
At first, I thought...candy, but no. The sculptures are so visually tactile, they make my eyes itch.. in a good way.

Mansilla + Tuñón Arquitectos has created a stunning building for the Contemporary Arts Museum of Castilla y León. The building is made up of seemingly simple lines, but the building is, somehow, very inviting anyway.

Leave it to the French to make my fantasy a reality. Vincent Callebaut’s Anti-Smog: An Innovation Centre in Sustainable Development.

Papabubble ~ Incredible playful candy made by hand daily from sugar, glucose, + water ~ coolhunting's video even takes you behind the scenes and shows you the whole process!

Trunk Station ~ steamer trunk on the outside, fully functional desk and shelves on the inside!

I could watch this animation for hours... maybe just minutes.

Waffle Tetris ~ you will never see waffles the same way again.

Fashionbuddha Studio brings toy designer Meredith Dittmars clay characters to life in this cute animated short.

Tryciflip ~ fun, simple design on this three wheeled kids contraption to run around on! From Imaginarium.

Muji's Reused Yarn Elephant is just adorable, between the rainbow hues and the crazy tusks... and tiny beady eyes, how can you resist?

A corian table embedded with 2400 LED lights and 2 trackpads turns it into a modern version of the 1972 Atari Pong game. Designed by Moritz Waldemeyer, it's part of MoMA's Design & the Elastic Mind Exhibit.

Subaru Outback modded to match the Ectomobile. For many it is nothing more than a myth, "Hey I saw the Ectomobile!" "Yeah, we've all seen ghostbusters..."

Grand Theft Auto IV Special Edition - comes with lots of goodies encased in a safe deposit box, with limited edition art book, soundtrack and more!

Designer Fevzi Karaman's space-saving concept kitchen.

Atelier Bow Wow of japan has come up with a collection of Dog Chairs. That's right, chairs for dogs, designed in several sizes to fit Chihuahuas to Borzois, they were recently exhibited at Design Tide In Tokyo.

"Floorplan Plates, why rent when you can own?" available at Fishs Eddy

A pretty nutty ad from Ford Canada on "Human Car"

Vogelboomhut by Maandag meubels ~ birdhouse/tree made of steel, and perfect all year round!

Honda del Sol (circa 1994) that has been completely outfitted to match Luke’s X-Wing from A New Hope. From the accurately detailed R2 unit in the back to the side mounted guns with laser burns scorching the car near the tips, this is clearly the work of some mad genius.

Nalden - A new type of blog also know as Rich Media Application launched today in the Netherlands [Editor's Note: interesting, one of the bouncy desktops within a browser type deal]

The new and amazing videoclip for Justice band. Motion by MachineMolle and artworks by So me.

Beertender ~ a collaboration between Krups and Heineken to keep your mini keg ready for 30 days of perfect draught beer at your fingertips.

Catherine Meuter's EIN/TRITT shoe concept shows how modern technology can take shoe manufacturing to the next paradigm. Very origami like!

Terry Richardson will present a new exhibition at Colette in Paris, and he worked with Kermit and legendary NYC brand Supreme. Something to look out for!

SAME HAT! SAME HAT is a blog that is a "weekly manga commentary, featuring horror, gag & erotic-grotesque nonsense!" It features Shintaro Kago's ABSTRACTION, which is maybe the most mind bending and interestingly portrayed comics I've read in quite a while!

Doonesbury ~ where politics and comics are mixing, this recent thread on the "Poetry of Barack Obama" and "The Prose of Hillary Clinton" classes causing a stir on the fictitious Walden campus are quite amusing.

A submission for the Momiji's Doll Design Competition at 'Don't Panic'. Momiji are dolls which have hidden message compartments. You can vote for this design by Australian illustrator Fiona Lee (aka Bonsai Foi).

The Quaranta concept car, all wheel drive, VERY fast, 2 electric motors, solar charging, v6 with big V8 power. This is an über hybrid with a 600+ mile cruising range.

The UFO lamp part of the Nuno Texeira project, This design had a strong visual impact through high-gloss colors and sculptural body.

ATTN NYC Kid Robot fans! Their new store is opening SOON which means a ton of stock needs to be moved which means SUPER discounts on toys!

The Fruit-Template - part of nendo's collection of 1% projects - where only 100 pieces of each product were made - "to give owners the chance to experience the joy of owning 1%"!

Mixko's new ceramic Barbie face rings... much like the skull ring i have and love ~ mixko has launched a few new accessories at the Stockholm DesignBoom Mart!

Guerrilla Action of the chewing gum Hubba Bubba using other advertisements to disclose self

Finally, someone has designed nice looking wood or metal diningroom tables that easily convert to a pool or gaming table. Fusion Tables are available in several sizes and finishes and they are all very nicely designed!

The Slacker - a throne for gamers ~ from swedish designers Fredrik Olsson and Sam Sihvonen, this throne combines scandinavian woodwork with "Game Over" engravings and sentimentality...

This geeky canvas Binary Code Tote Bag comes with the message F*ck You (in Binary) on the front. Great for geeks who are perpetually having a bad day!

Space Time Transformation | Heroic Design

History in your Wallet - Portfolio Magazine shows us retro US Currency is cool, they should go back to 1861 designs

Awsome music video for "The Holograms" by Mathematic Studio in France. The style is Anime, but heavily influenced by the 80's

D&A public seating by Assaf Israel. A design that will change the way people interact in public spaces. Most public seating options are cramped, uninviting, and this offers pedestrians more ways of interacting.

Mobius Climber ~ the ultimate neverending surface is transformed into a backyard plaything in annodized aluminum and rock climbing hand holds.

Green Dream Home | Casa OS by Nolaster Architects

TOPlay, smart & safe. Nothing is inserted into the auditory canal and the audio pressure is reduced 30 fold

Patapon is my latest PSP addiction. This crazy game let's you control an army of patapons warriors by sending them drum signals. I bet you can't stop singing with them.

Money Clothing released a “Waist of Money” belt made of 3.3 pounds of 18 carat gold designed and made by Wendy Brandes Jewelry in London... also here is the “Swag Bag” duffle lined with fifty actual dollar bills!

A gallery of beautiful biology illustrations by Charlie Harper from a book published in 1961.

Tree Jewelry® has got to be one of the most odd things I've seen. Stainless steel necklaces strung on indestructible marine wire and finished with marine hardware. These are actually for sale.

Monaco House by McBride Charles Ryan, 2008 | Melbourne

Does anyone else go completely crazy any time they see some idiot parked in two spaces? I drive an impossible car, a lincoln town car, to park,and I still manage! I want 100 of these stickers...

If you thought USB Humping Dog was funny, this second generation is even funnier! Watch this USB Exercise Dog as he relentlessly rips his abs to perfection!

A morbid animated short by Aardman Animations, the same creators of "Wallace and Gromit" and "Chicken Run". Winner of the BAFTA.

"Your kid’s knowledge could be useful. This Sat. with El Observador an encyclopedia with everything your kid needs to know about inventions." Ad by IN, Montevideo and creative director Claudio Invernizzi.

Spike Jonze directed Skateboarding Intro for Lakia's Fully Flared. Includes explosions and the whole deal.

Jumping Brain ~ new line of toys from Emilio Garcia by Lapoland ~ and check out the pics, the hemispheres can even be separated!

Offices for a nature oriented company, witha great landscape work for integration with the surroundings, located in Mexico. By CC Arquitectos.

Phil Cuttance's Trophy Hangers are adorably twisted. Read the nice little story of how he teamed up with Charles & Marie who manufactured the line (hippos, giraffes, and moose!)

30 of the Most Creative Bookshelves Designs

Againstallodds has made some absolutely spectacular spots for Coke Zero. The spots were for Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam through Passion, with Derek Picken as creative director and Niklas Rissler art directing.

Matusalem Rum ~ great print/tv campaign just launched with the retiring Fidel Castro as a print/paper cut out pirate... love the videos!

How to make an Edible Martini (video) ~ a gin/vermouth infused flash pickled cucumber... a scientific/culinary alternative to jello shots for your next party?

Japanese cellphone robot. If the user calls a particular person many times, a text phrase such as “You’re calling her often these days, aren’t you?” comes out of the face’s mouth.

Dutch artist Tim Roeloffs and Donatella Versace teamed up to design a collection of four dresses that incorporate his collage work with her fashion. The wearable art debuted last week at Milan's Fashion week. wow.

The structure of the Upcher House by Bates Masi is an adjustable cantilevering rack system normally used in lumberyards. Located in East Hampton, the house only cost $228,000 to build. Two stories, with a loft and a catwalk that's outta sight!

Nice ad for the Game Boy Advance Sp Pink from Leo Burnett Milan, Italy. Obviously heavily directed towards girls.

Kinetic public art sculptures by Konstantin Dimopoulos.

Wow, What an Octopus tee graphic!

Amsterdam based architect John Lonsdale designed the leaftable. Inspired by boat, butterfly and leaf, the table is a horizon into which found objects can be placed. The table is made from laminated hardwoods.

TAP Project is back! March 16 through March 22, restaurants invite their customers to donate a minimum of $1 for the tap water they would normally get for free. Proceeds to benefit UNICEF

The New York Talk Exchange is part of the Design and Elastic Mind exhibition at MoMA. To reveal the relationships that NY has with the rest of the world, NYTE asks: How does NY connect to other cities?

Eye Tracking using only the Playstation Eye Camera - very cool video