Next week at the Milan Furniture Fair, there will be a new exhibition dedicated to showcasing the best in British design, Design junction, at the Zegna showroom in the heart of Zona Tortona.

Minox Classic Mini Digital (Spy) Camera ~ in gorgeous wood box... and the accessories are adorable! Wide angle lens, flash, optical viewfinder and more...

Jennifer Brial creates objects based on map modifications. She plays with the senses and materials to create a new form.

Joey Zeledón's Coat Check chair uses the plastic hangers and steel closet rod from a standard closet to create a chair, turning the closet inside-out.

NOTConcept time ~ Vertical (wine/hydro) Garden design! In a fun big leaning frame ~ a look at the vertical garden research, sketches, and then renders!

Torno Shelf and Ecran Lighting by by Inge Sempe will debut at Milan Design Week 2011.

Tigers On Surfboards - a new photoshop meme?

'Sieger Residence' a modern day castle owned by architect Charles Sieger of Sieger Suarez

The Idle chairs evoke memories of times spent relaxing and enjoying a moment of peace and tranquility. Designed by Jarrod Lim they will feature at Salone Satellite in Milan next week.

'Iron' by Woodkid, also known as Yoann Lemoine. Video directed by Yoann Lemoine as well.

Roaming Hunger iPhone App takes you to the closest food truck

Maarten De Ceulaer's Balloon Bowls are made from mass-colored, strong synthetic plaster, cast between 2 balloons. These flexible molds give them unique shapes and the material creates unique colors.

Take your plants with you: Portable Greenhouse by Van Eijk & Van der Lubbe.

The NYtimes celebrate the career of Thomas Eisner, a towering figure in the fields of biology, ecology and evolution. Eisner was well known for his in-depth studies of insects, like this Australian sawfly guarding her larvae.

'Doba' lamp by Portuguese design studio Gud Conspiracy.

A peek inside the Soho House Berlin... the room is filled with vintage/woodiness, and the details are the most fun! Also take a peek inside the adults only "Time to Tease" bar (two sided lollipop!)

Peelable bottle for Smirnoff Caipiroska designed by JWT, Brasil.

Swiss architect Peter Zumthor released a sneak peek at his pavilion for the Serpentine Gallery in London - coming this summer!

'Tip Ton' Chair by Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby in collaboration with Vitra. Cool video about it! The Tip Ton chair will launch at the Milan Salone del Mobile, Hall 20 C05/ D04 from 12 - 17 April 2011.

Chic interiors of the new Bowery Beef in New York.

Interview with Vancouver-based artist Andrea Wan whose illustrations read like dreams, mystifying yet lucid. Her characters explore environments of the subconscious, seemingly suspended in a white void.

Cakesplosive new music video for Autoerotique's Turn Up the Volume directed by Miles jay and Derek Blais.

Love the minty green color of the new Mesh Series from Horgan Becket merges

What a roundup from here at NOTCOT.org. This week we’ve seen rattan cars, gyrocopters, xylophones in the forest, LEGO in the museum and more.

Limited edition skateboard decks by Steve Olson and Harry Jumonji. The deck has a unique shape and a shiny black base. Each deck is signed and numbered using silver Krink ink pens, Independent Trucks and 78 Ricta cloud wheels.

This lovely Cara cup in japanese linden created by Rina Ono is hand crafted in a workshop in Hokkaido, Japan by Hidetoshi Takahashi.

SubMap from Dániel Feles, Krisztián Gergely, Attila Bujdosó, and Gáspár Hajdu, of new media research lab Kitchen Budapest. Abstract subjective maps of Finland that represent online and offline activity and personal preferences.

Fun rotationally molded plastic Gothic Chairs by Studio Job for Moooi!

Great logo, cards, and hangtags for Ketch, a clothing boutique in Seattle. Designed by Turnstyle.

The Dakar range designed by Marco Dessi for the brand Skitsch will be presented in Milan next week.

Great product video of Dexter, a work sled concept by designer Stephan Angoulvant.

Sweet identity and illustration work for 'Lovely Honey' by Jamie Nash.

Core77 enjoy dinner with DesignMarketo at London's Barbican Centre. At this 'FoodMarketo' event the menu was developed by Maud Faussurier and the Barbican's Quentin Fitch, along the theme of 'Shoots and Sprouts.'

'Stampler' designed by Phil Jones in partnership with Suck UK. It looks and works like a normal stapler – but has an added attachment that prints a smiling face design at the same time.

Intermittent Light - the new series of paintings by artist Alison Jardine - explores light at the intersection between art and science.

Typick font made from toothpicks by Jerome Haldemann.

Microsoft Surface housed in Folded Acrylic Shell holding an interactive 11,000 artwork collection at Ball State University's Museum of Art.

A real HotWheels loop in Bogota, Colombia. By Ogilvy & Mather & Mather.

'Can't Stop' music video based on audio reactive visuals. Video, code, iTunes visualizer, projector and video camera are all you need to make a video like this.

This year at the Salone del Mobile, Veuve Clicquot will debut their latest design collaboration, Clicq’Up, an origami inspired design object by Belgian designer Mathias van de Walle.

New toy from Offspring for Tiger! Adorable video of this guy kicking ass... with yellow/black Mexico 66's and nun chucks in his back pocket.

Stunning kinetic sculptures by Julio Cesar Gonzalez.

The Design Museum, London's retrospective ‘Wim Crouwel - A graphic odyssey’. Great exhibit and merchandise including Crouwel inspired wrapping paper and a New Alphabet rug!

Simple bench by french designer Romain Diroux, Eto has no nails, no screws, and no glue. Only the natural spring of the wood holds these pieces together and ensures their stability.