Sarah Wai's Banking on Morals ~ contemplating a new type of bank that is based on religious values and architecture, with the architecture taking on a hybrid role between sanctuary and bank.

An interactive installation that encouraged guests to create generative artworks based on what Twitter users found boring.

Chickens! At Dwell on Design ~ a peek at two mod prefab woody chicken coops from 100xBTR and Chicken Co-op

This is it! Isenseven's official trailer for the 2011 snowboard film "Kaleidoscope"

The group, Commonwealth Second Amendment (Comm2A), pumped this Porsche 911 with close to 10,000 bullets during an event dedicated to protecting gun rights.

100 Best Places to Stuff Your Faces - A Portland restaurant guide by Jen Stevenson, illustrations by Mette Hornung Rankin.

Peculiar Attachments table lamp produced by D. Lab.

To celebrate the baby boom in Amsterdam zoo Artis, ad agency Dawn came up with outdoor stickers inspired by the car-window-stickers. Since the stickers can be removed and reused, it is the first outdoor campaign that can physically go viral.

Caroline Olsson's curious table lamp, a table lamp in a box!

The agency Imaginary Forces rebrand The Science Channel. Great video.

Ryan Bosse's packaging for Five Point art supplies.

This animated needlework is amazing! By Aubrey Longley-Cook.

Loyal Dean - Amazing wooden longboards

Air guitar competition, described visually with paper dolls (and verbally with a funny first person story). Designed by Chloé Fleury.

Evernote's Peek app uses the iPad 2's Smart Cover as an integral part of its user experience.

The all-girl design collective De Intuïtiefabriek (The Intuition Factory) launched 'Excavations', a unique collection of treasures, dug up from the corners of their imagination.

Engineerguy takes apart an LCD monitor and explains how it works.

Eat, Sleep, Create - a new print by Emily Dumas celebrating art and creativity!

Hydro74's New Business Cards by Joshua M. Smith.

Mini kitchen by Adriano Conti, Corrado Galzio and Alex Innamorati for those living in houses with limited space. A small kitchen that contains everything.

Let's Celebrate and weave [bio]diversity.
With Sandra Dufour (artist), Simon Visconti (architect) and Manon Bordet (landscape designer).
This garden takes place to the international garden Festival at Chaumont-sur-Loire (France

Each box is used to send a book. The recipient may then reuse as packaging, use as a briefcase or cut into several nice objects. The objective is to optimize the packaging in reusing the entire surface. From Ginette Caron's workshop.

Prosciutto Tower ~ Melon, prosciutto and chunks of Parmesan cheese in a cleverly presented twist on prosciutto e melone at the new Mr. C in Los Angeles.

Dave Stolte's adorable illustrations and love of mixology turned into a Kickstarter "Home Bar Basics (and not so basics)" Book! To be printed on waterproof paper!

Micro & Macro Mandalas Poster Series. Watercolor paintings by Matt W. Moore.

Jack Smith's awesome flat pack, wooden BirdBox, one of the highlights from Show RCA 2011.

Stunning research work by Kirby Ferguson on the rise and process of creativity. This is the 3rd part of a great inspirational series. Einstein once said, "The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources".

Rabbit Island: A sustainable artist residency on a remote, forested island in the largest freshwater lake in the world. The project is fundraising on Kickstarter. Help make it happen!

Musical impressario Pharrell Williams teamed up with Chad Oppenheim to conceive a new youth center, shaped like a contemporary tree house, in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

The plating of the Carpaccio at Mister C's newly opened Beverly Hills spot is gorgeously artistic... take a peek at some of their other delights as well.

Goggles Bubble Umbrella has its sights set to fun! A playful rain umbrella from a playful company.

New interactive exhibiton in Iceland, designed by Gagarin. It gives visitors insight into how the power plants in Iceland operate, future energy sources, Iceland’s geology and the energy usage of household appliances.

My adventures last week with with Bentley road tripping from NYC to Newport, RI for the J Class Regatta ~ photographer, John Walder, and i had a fun time stealing the cars to shoot around Newport. Stunning.

Pass & Seymour 15 amp Tamper-Resistant GFCI Receptacle and Nightlight.

Paige Bradley created one of the most striking sculptures I've seen in recent times. Her masterpiece, entitled Expansion, is a beautiful woman seeking inner piece but fractured and bleeding with light.

Great XKCD on the Geek Proof Safe System. (Always go for the shoebox first?)

Get ready for the weekend with a healthy dose of travel inspiration from NotVentures.

Vipp goes digital ~ offering up an icon of its iconic trash can for your digital trash!

Everything Here Is Wonderful ~ beautiful woodblock prints on topographic maps from the United States Geological Survey by Best Made Co (Yes, the axe guys.)

Drawer Decor from Citizen Commerce are custom made, beautiful drawer organizers.

The Redbury ~ a look into flat #415, their red red hallways, awesome graphic design, and playful details of this boho-chic Hollywood escape.

James Jarvis' Amos Toys releases their YOD toy character in a limited wooden edition.

Ivan Navarro's "Death Row," 2006-09.

+5, POTS FOR LOTS, a concept developed based on the need of water waste prevention, the idea of the object is based on combining elements taken from different disciplines. By Vasily KasSab.