Fire. Meet Ice. The FUNSTON fire-pit/ice-chest is a backyard party in a box. Bottle-opener included. Designed by Philadelphia-based SHIFT_DESIGN to flip over revealing its dual function.

The No Picnic product design offices in Stockholm, Sweden, by architects Elding Oscarson.

Gorgeous infographic captures the 2011 season history of the Dallas Mavericks.

Detraform model 500 by Kiw&Pom.

Swing Blade Pencil Sharpener from free time.

Alarming set of tables "la mosca bianca", by Sergio Ragalzi, at Marco Cappello Vintage & Design Gallery.

Jennifer Angus's show "All Creatures Great and Small" at LA's Craft and Folk Art Museum uses nearly 5,000 insects.

GAMAGO's new Karate Chopper Lettuce Knife brings the dojo to your kitchen.

Is it a duffle bag? A backpack? Both? Whatever the answer, the IGNOBLE Lenore Capsule Backpack is definitely handy.

The Italian designer Mattia Castiglioni has made a fun concept for a win label called Ego. With playful typography, a mirror and strong colours, I hope the taste of this wine is as big as its ego…

Pop Chart Lab takes a look inside the smurf.

Legendary urban artist Blek Le Rat created a brand new piece of stencil art for HUGO Create, and worked alongside the winners of their design competition

The Glass Menagerie, series of glasses designed by Patrick Hruby for Fishs Eddy.

Discover the library of the future in Chicago. The University of Chicago Mansueto Library by Helmut Jahn. An impressive new technology that will surprise you!!

Mondrian SoHo ~ penthouse level views, iPad precariously perched 25 floors up... and a few taps of the iPad and burger and salad delicious appear. A peek in to the suite as well...

My Drunk Kitchen has some adorable tees inspired by the webshow ~ cute quotes, awesome logo ~ tees, aprons, and more!

Receipt Racer by undef and Joshua Noble, made during the "Let's feed the future workshop", part of the OFFF Festival in Barcelona.

Trulia maps out where international house hunters are looking for homes in the USA. Some interesting nuggets include: Aussies are eyeing Detroit and Canadians want to take over Florida.

New York City is looking downright magical under the glow of the full moon tonight ~ views from the 25th floor of the Mondrian SoHo.

Grace Hawthorne, co-founder of ReadyMade magazine's latest creation, Paper Punk, is recyclable paper building blocks now available for pre-sale.

Celine Cousteau, daughter of the famous explorer, on the beauty of glass.

A.B.C. Color Creations Crayons Set from DucksInARowBoutique.

Jeff Waldman's Swing Project is amazing and has swings popping up all over Los Angeles (and around the globe) ~ awesome, inspiring, fun ~ see the pics and vids!

La Gaîté lyrique invites skateboarding culture for its first major summer theme and presents Public domaine - Skateboard culture, from Saturday 18 June to Sunday 7 August, 2011.

Bandit by Sebastian Bergne, a rubber band shooting ruler.

Literature Bookends from Kollaborate Design, made out of die cut sheet metal. Its fold increases strength and durability. A nice addition to your bookshelves!

New street art from iemza in Reims.

Inspired by quantum physics, the Quantum table is an interpretation of what the movement or path of subatomic particles might look like.

Nice video by Don Vintage capturing the work of Hoban Press.

Today, Google announced new Search by Image, which allows you to find the provenance of any image by uploading it. It's a handy way to find attribution for a photo you found out there randomly on the wilds of the internet,

Thai Sculptor Transforms Scrap Parts Into Jumbo Autobots. Wow.

de culinaire werkplaats, an eating concepts restaurant that among other specialties is particularly known for its fruit and vegetable paper.

Alexandre Deschaumes is a 28 years old French photographer who succeeds in sublimating the most beautiful landscapes in the world.

Tiny everything-proofed hd action cam roundup! So many great options popping up these days!

Tanner Goods just opened their new flagship store in Portland. Inside, handmade everything from personalized belts to waxed linen notebooks.

There is so much to drool over at Tasteologie and Liqurious! Catch up with this sumptuous roundup!

Hewitt Armoire by Scott Fisher for LAMP-Laid Back Luxury.

A first look at Todd Bracher's Nest collection for HBF.

An illustrated recipe for Strawberry Conserve by Alex Savakis on They Draw and Cook.

Vanessa Bruno makes the most inspiring, stunning and breathtaking short films. 'Le Bel Ete' is on my list of favorites, now that Summer is back to Northern Brazil and I am Oh, so ready with my new ruffled bathing suit.

Woodshop, one of the best furniture (and art and surf) collectives in San Francisco.

Le Creuset Two In One Pan ~ so tempting, so versatile, gorgeous colors!

This Tokyo nightclub's rooms are designed to play to the senses, from 'sticky' to 'sweet' to 'pillowy'.

Crank Out skateboards are designed by Dante Spagnuolo, Santolo Guarracino and Annalisa Avogadri from Italy.