A roundup of design inspiration from here at NOTCOT.org that takes you down the rabbit hole, through beautiful soundscapes and beyond.

Delirious impressionist imagery stuck in my head ~ from 48 hours out to sea spent nearly horizontal... a first look from Mercedes-Benz/Mike Horn PANGAEA Sailing Adventures LA-SF.

Classic ornamented bottle design for Mombasa Club Gin by Luis Vázquez from Typesense.

Chair 1.3 by Michael Turner - The Turner Collective.

GR230, a service station along Route 230 in northern Japan, by Code architects.

'Baud' organic bench and table by Vito Selma.

Castle beech wood playset from Brno.

Rocker Bench Mustafa, a collaboration between Helmut Morrison, Loitfelder & Weikamp and Klaus Fuchsenberger.

Namecards by Manic Design. Hotstamped and silkscreened on a smooth, heavy, black cardstock.

Saturday London's minimalist packaging for Mr Porter.

Steve Thompson's Crayola Force, Star Wars characters carved from crayons.

Lisa Corbett explores the spirit world that co-exists with our world, in her Summer-Land series. Believer or not; her drawings in ink, watercolor and gouache on paper, are beautiful!

The boys with beards get dirty! Highland Park's own Knowhow Shop LA hosted a garden theme art and design show as part of NELA Open Gallery Night. Opening night video! by Dru Korab.

Urban City Bike Shelves, the perfect accessory for your home. All bike shelves handmade from either Cherry Wood or Walnut and finished with a natural wax. Can be customized to fit.

Korora House sits on a remote ridge between the Hauraki Gulf and the breathtaking landscape of Waiheke island. By Daniel Marshall Architects.

Jeff Rubio's clutch clip wins the 7th Annual Umbra x Pratt Design Competition.

Flora and Fauna preserved. Micro-ecosystems by Luzin hit the streets of Barcelona.

Oakley Wind Jacket with snap=in gaskets and a protective seal for traveling at high speeds.

Clever posters by Rethink to raise awareness for NoTankers.ca - the posters bleed onto everything else as it rains.

The Hollis crib from Nursery Works made from non-toxic and recyclable lucite.

Akko Goldenbeld makes music from the cityscape of the city of Eindhoven.

A new design of Adirondack. Hand made, folding, light weight, stackable, and beautiful by Cedar Crossing.

It's just been announced that two great projects conceived by students of Scuola Politecnica di Design Milan have been shortlisted for the Targa Giovani, the collateral event of the XXII Compasso d’Oro ADI.

Stop-motion music video for Amos Lee that is made almost entirely out of white paper. Directed by NYC-based stop-motion studio //kneeon.

Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4, the new halo car of Lamborghini, still lustworthy. Slideshow and video in the weekend wallstreet journal.

Brand new large-scale macramé work by Portland based artist/designer Sally England.

Brazil­ian adver­tis­ing agency DCS cre­ated an inter­ac­tive iPad ad that allows the user to expe­ri­ence how easy it is to cook with Tra­mon­tina Starflon Pan (non stick). With this ad, the user can move the iPad, simulating actual cooking.

German designers KFF have recently launched this new dining table called 'Foerster' which combines recycled oak beams with a striking metal frame.

Phoenix based artist, William LeGoullon, photographs the five most commonly consumed beverages, other than water, using a microscope.

There's something mesmerizing about the tactile nature of this notebook from Mercedes for our Mike Horn Pangaea adventure... also if i go too quiet, go look for this boat!

The TypeClock app by Dong Yoon Park is perfect for type lovers!

There's something mesmerizing about staring down at traffic... at night... from a bridge... overlooking Pacific Coast Highway along the beach in Santa Monica...

This porcelain wallpaper designed by Studio Ditte was totally inspired by blue tableware. Very delicate!

A cute time lapse following the first year of Dunder’s life.

Intricate paperwork from white papers press (Sara Burgess).

Cameron Davidson's photographs from a helicopter safari to the hottest place on earth, in Ethiopia, for Departures magazine.

Kiri Martin's Bergdorf, a piggy bank made of paper pulp to teach kids to save.

Coordination Asia's Shanghai Office n the former headquarters of the Shanghai Glass Company.

Minigarden, a contemporary, modular vertical gardening system.

Beautiful performances from Nosaj Thing are about the stunning visuals as much as the music.

A tumblr dedicated to scientific illustration.

Melbourne 'Docklands – f18' by photographer Tomek Celarek.

You are cordially invited to some of history's most iconic assassinations, thanks to Evan Stremke.

How will you be spending this long weekend? Plan your next getaway with some inspiration from NotVentures. Why not discover a lake fully of jellyfish, secret surf spots or wine country?