"Studious Pupil" - a simple, beautiful new ad for MasterCard. Created by McCann Erickson, and directed by Christian Bevilacqua @ Therapy Films.

Popurls vs. Alltop - i think popurls' Thomas Marban sums it up well in the picture on his blog (you probably need to see it larger to make sense of it) - "former apple blogceleb guy kawasaki" has no understanding of why popurls works.

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

Photos of Geoff McFetridge's work at his new exhibit, Two Lines Align.

Rosella folding umbrella. by Kr Nothing Design Group!

there's little not to love about a good dog show. i love the nytimes slideshow on westminster's dog show fashion.

La Salve Bridge in Bilbao, Spain. Originally designed by Juan Batanero in 1972, the bridge was recently updated with a red arch designed by French artist Daniel Buren.

Now that the US dollar's virtually worthless, what to do with them? Simple--turn them into playthings by holding a photo contest, using various currencies overlaid with actual photos.

In order to communicate FOX’s 4th Season of House in Portugal, several statues were covered with medical masks containing the info about the premiere.

Yet another beautiful villa in the Swedish archipelago. This time by Arkitektstudio Widjedal Racki Bergerhoff . It's like villa is built around the great view.

Just a tiny bit larger than a zippo ~ here's the latest in glossy tech from La Cie ~ the Tiny Disk which holds 30/40 GB and even has a cap/built in USB! See the close ups!

LIVE from macworld ~ and it ain't pretty... Here are a few pics on how insane macworld is currently, and how bad it was this morning for regular people trying to get into the keynote. Quite the sea of humanity.

Vintage Swiss Army blanket, a rare flea market find on P.O.S.H. I love swiss design and this just made my day and my must-have list!

Gift Guide Day 7 ~ SNOW DAY! For all of you lucky enough to have some snow to play in, here are some toys and gadgets to help make the most of it.

24th Cartier Polo World Cup on Snow will take place from 24 to 27 January 2008 up in St Moritz!

Arbor skateboards are quite the work of art ~ and tempting me to buy one even if i can't quite skate well!

Gorgeous watercolor paintings from Newark Based artist, Nicole Poko.

For promote The National Union of Private Detectives, this is the funny ambient campaign used in France by Rapp Collins.

Forget that taffeta nightmare. The two brids bridesmaid dress is one you'll wear forever - jersey/nylon and you can wear it 10 ways

BaObab by Philippe Starck.

Ball of Life Cremation Urn

For the launch of Batman Begins on TV2, stickers were placed on footpath lights around central Auckland. At night when the lights were on, beams of light shone.

Horm Chicca baby cradle designed by Michaela Baldessari

Green Graffiti by Eco-minded street artist, Edina Tokodi, in Brooklyn

That Diesel Factory For Life i showed you the exclusive sneak peeks of on Saturday are finally live for the making!

Truly the coolest treehouse yet ~ "Recycled Wood Tree House" Crafted in Europe from recycled cherry and elder wood.

I wish I could have attended Baby Tattooville 2007, along with Gary Baseman, Luke Chueh, Frank Kozik, Lola, Tara McPherson, Jeff Soto, Tim Biskup and many others.

Porsche Design isn't playing around when they design their first kitchen with Poggenpohl and Miele.... "for men"

Siemens Executive Edition Toaster

the illustrations by vancouver artist Julie Morstad are simply beautiful

Dino Bite Bottle Opener!

2Spin is a toothpick which can be used also to hold little food and play: a great idea for coffee bars.
Cute design by Matteo Ragni.

On my hunt for coathooks ~ love this dual purpose -
Adjustable Hook - Klaus Goebbels, Isabel Hamm

Dolce & Gabbana Metal Corset Belt ~ with laceup back, padlock, key, chain... the works.

Studio 8 Design's gorgeous BREATHE poster with trees as lungs...

Suunto's Core digital watch series has everything you need for a long hike in the great outdoors. It's got a compass, barometer, altimeter, depth meter, and it's actually a pretty nice watch too.

Ack! d*s notes that Jane magazine will be no more after August... although it has been a bit lacking lately, its still one of the more amusing girly mags

Think designer lamps are for everyone? Check out the options at Poor Lamp... brilliant set of unorthodox designs lamps!

Built NY's latest tool to be.... Wine Ratchet Magnum ~ with a name like that, how could i not crave it?

the space wire cube pc crams a fully-functional pc into a 2-inch cube that fits in the palm of your hand.

Rome Redux: a digital recreation of ancient Rome created by archaeologists at the University of Virginia and UCLA is talking to Second Life about the possibility of virtual time travel!

DESIGN BLOGFEST PICS! wish you were there... and if you were, thanks for coming!

Toypography! by Dainippon Type Organization (first seen at DesignTide 2006) is a toy of typography.

Wooster featured this great series of sticker art... stuck in bathroom keyholes... here's frank zappa. "Toilet Fantasies" by KNUDZICH of Bergen, NO

Porsche Design: Swarovski 911 keyring. Fob consists of 911 digits in the distinctive Porsche lettering. Small crystal on the 1. Perfectly matched to the Swarovski 911 necklace and bracelet. Stainless steel.

among many good finds in this week's "currents" is Lachlan Blackley's wallpaper catalogue featuring rat wallpaper, which was actually gnawed out by gerbils.