The Silberfisch Houseboat is a thoroughly modern floating home that also allows the flexibility of relocation on a whim and sports a ‘green’ roof planted with vegetation, producing zero emissions and utilising reclaimed wood where possible.

Rhizome is pleased to announce the launch of “Splashback: Rhizome’s Splash Pages, 1998-2002,” an online exhibition featuring the 39 splash pages commissioned over a four-year period. Above is splashart by Superbad, 1999.

Eatphabet - food alphabet on Flickr. At times both beautiful and gross.

I really like this long exp shot by Montreal photographer Eric Constantineau

From the evolving series "Fairytales and Reveries" by John Grant.

Duplex by designer Constance Guisset is a really creative idea, a combination of a fish tank and a birdcage. The aquarium is thermoformed so as to create a spacewhere the bird can fly at the same visual level as the fish.

This Room with a Mobile Rooftop by architect Kalhofer - Korschildgen is located in Koln Lovenich - Germany.

Break the Mold Japanese Lacquer: Japanese New Year's cuisine, Osechi Ryori comes in a lacquered box, for centuries invariably black or brown. This meal is shared with Shinto Gods, so Iron Chef defeater Yoshimi Tanigawa made his white.

Socks Anatomy - By Anton Repponen.

HEARTSREVOLUTION - C.Y.O.A - Great new elctro punk duo out of L.A. Fun video!

The most beautiful libraries in the world

Sigur Rós put out a delux edition of their fifth and latest album, Meó suó í eyrum vió spilum endalaust. The book is full of fun goodies, including 200 pages of artsy photos, a DVD shot in Super 8 of the band on the road and, of course, the CD of the album itself.

Craft Hackers is a panel discussion among artists who use crafting techniques to explore high tech culture and the relationship between needlework and computer programming.

Just a smidgen too late for thanksgiving but just in time for all of your upcoming holiday feasts - Fabrica's Roast Meat Dome.

BVD designed the nicest permanent marker for the Japanese store Askul that you ever did see...

British artist Martin Smith of Laikingland has designed a device for producing applause at the touch of a button.

For those wishing to tote their iPods around in extreme luxury: the Louis Vuitton iPod Case. Karl Lagerfeld has one, why not you?

McDonald's Japan has opened new QUARTER POUNDER stores. Only two things are on the menu: The quarter pounder and the double quarter pounder

The Snowshoe chair by Luflic - inspired by traditional wood snowshoe construction.

Each minimal package carries bold tabloid style text, telling you everything you may not already know about the contents. [click brand identity > packaging > waitrose herbs]

Stop-motion by Gad agency.

graphic painting by artist mike schreiber

Susana Raab has a knack for capturing the absurd...This one is entitled "The Unfortunate Result of the Demise of the Public Pay Phone".

Franco Corral from Honda Research and Development North America has created a futuristic racing vehicle to compete in the Great Race 2025, circumnavigating the globe in 24 hours on land, by sea and by air.

Illustrations from the Brazilian artist, Herbert Baglione.

Screen captures of "The End" found at, well, the end of movies.

The facade of the Auditorio Ciudad de Leon by Mansilla+Tuñón plays with view and perspective in a beautiful way.

The Atlantic has a sweet new campaign - Think Again - that asks tough questions in a beautiful way.

KOR Water bottles now on sale!

Literally, an online library. 260 authors, 2,874 books, 3,828 poems & short stories...in their entirety.

Sweden’s public television broadcasting company, SVT, updated their profile a few weeks ago. Two of the companies involved shows their work and talk about the process.

Amazing ink drawings, videos and tunes from Matthieu Bessudo.

Picture Bubbles - Ridiculously high-quality HDR spherical panoramas.

Joseph Warren is an artist who was inspired by the discovery that the textural effects typical of cartography bear an uncanny resemblance to the detailed patterns visible on highly magnified butterfly wings.

Mr.Fig = Enameled Magic
go --->now

The work of Pomp&Clout

Niagara Falls with beautiful lights! Amazing effect!

The Cans Festival: Part 2 - more of the new work! Artists include: Conor Harrington, Shok-1, Xenz, Word to Mother, Maus Maus, V-hils, Sickboy, Zeus, Waleska Nomura, Banksy, Copyright, The Krah, Pure Evil, Busk and more

Installation artist Andrea Canalito plays with propositions of nature and vulnerability, exploitation and hope, victims and victors regarding the complex relationships between the human and the animal.

A pretty sweet collab between David Choe and Upper Playground, showcasing yet another inspiring set of Obama prints.

On the heels of Madden 09 releasing, here is the best 8 video football game players of all time. Dating back to Tecmo Bowl...awesome!

On today's olympics theme, love the mashup of high fashion and sports ~ great slideshow at NY Times, this is Alexander McQueen for Fencing.

JVA designed this particular community building with resting facilities in Kleppstad, Norway. Located on an amazing landscape, the building looks like a stone from behind, blending with the surroundings.

LOVE money? HATE money? Either way, this print is the perfect remedy for your economy blues...

Good Wood "Give Back" is a skate deck art show out of Detroit that is currently stopping in Brooklyn. 50 decks are being auctioned off to benefit Stoked Mentoring. Online auction includes decks by Leo Espinosa, Keetra Dixon and more

Very interesting concept of portable park by Kevin Van Braak.