This week's roundup features a dress that makes cocktails, Parisian picnics, shot up Porsches and much more.

Nendo realized the graphic and exhibition design for the retrospective of internationally-known milliner Hirata Akio.

Bastard chairs are a dime a dozen and we tend to cast them off into purgatory all too often. 31 & Change's Greene Ave. collection rescues orphan chairs and upcycles them into a one-of-a-kind bench for your entrance way, dining table or backyard patio.

"Party Set" by Verpan of Denmark consists of five space saving /stackable stools in moulded wood. Part of an expanded collection by Verner Panton introducing new pieces of furniture and rugs.

Christopher Jonassen's Devour - a photo investigation of worn-out fryingpans

Pendulum Sound Machine by Kouichi Okamoto ~ discovered this at Dwell on Design with the Unplggd Editor. So fun, check out the video of it in action!

Whiskey Stone Shot Glasses. Store the 2oz glasses in your freezer and you can have an ice cold shot whenever you want - without having to bust out the shaker filled with ice

Playful disjointed crowns from one angle... wait till you see the shadow they make from just the right perspective! Yenz Lin's Crown-Birds.

The Genesis of our graphic design studio, us-paris.

New RNLI confectionery packaging design by Supafrank. Designed to evoke and capture memories of 'beautiful days by the British seaside'.

Installation view of Phyllida Barlow's 'Stint' at Mead Gallery, Warwick Arts Centre, England, 2008.

Collaboration between J.Crew and DODOcase, the DODOcase™ for J.Crew for iPad 2.

Here are some of the first official photos of the newly opened Serpentine Gallery for 2011 which was unveiled today by Swiss architect Peter Zumthor with gardens by Piet Oudolf. Photos from Walter Herfst. Opens to the public on July 1.

AstroTurf Aeron Chair, an unusual version of the original Aeron Chair, is a collaboration between Japanese botanic artist Makoto Azuma and furniture manufacturer Herman Miller.

Cool and abstract manikins designed in Italy by MD Studio using fiberglass, acrylic and aluminum.

The above is origami using satellite images of Japan.

"Avian Architecture: How Birds Design, Engineer, and Build", a beautiful new book by Peter Goodfellow published by Princeton University Press.

Masterpieces pattern sheet. Like connect the dot for your walls with nails and string.

The Elements of F*cking Style drags English grammar out of the ivory tower and into the gutter, injecting a much-needed dose of color.

Eternal Flame by t-radya are portraits of fallen Russian WWII soldiers made of bandages on wooden boards, which were then burned

Plant Pods from Domenic Fiorello.

EyeO Festival is not only an inspiring event ~ but is taking place in the stunning Univ of Minnesota McNamara Alumni Center, and has beautiful graphic design as well...

Weddings can be pretty Pricey these days & the creative team over at Concept Shed have found a solution, AutoWed a Wedding Vending Machine.

Swedish Interior Designer Marie Olsson Nylander is giving the world an intimate peek of the home of her and her family! The 1970's shabby Swedish villa has is saturated with charm and age.

ANAGLYPH.ME will turn any photograph into an interactive 3D work of art. Each package includes a framed photograph and a pair of 3D glasses so you can see your picture come to life!

The Baby Seal designed 2006 by Vík Prjónsdóttir, 100% Icelandic wool, one size. [see adult version featured in #29362]

New music and video for Feels Like by Maxime Sokolinski.

A fun child's game, turned into a self promotion piece, deigned by Morgan Faverty.

Late night photoshoot in Dumbo, NY. Find the bike you like just got a new perspective.

An exhibition to mark the bicentenary of the birth of Jón Sigurðsson, Iceland‘s national hero. The exhibition by Basalt architects contains 90m of plexiglass throughout the house. Stories and pictures from Jón's life.

J Schatz Hummingbird Feeders.

£10 ~ From vintage Macallan with ice balls made of highland water, to surgically precise bartending tools, to bacon... a peek into the secret new Beverly Hills bar tucked away inside the Montage.

In Box Shipment Number 2, I will ship myself from Bald Knob, AR to Portland, OR. My only communication with the outside world will be an online game. Two bloggers: one blogs on the game, other on what goes on outside of the crate.

Director Behn Fannin used three iphones to create this unique video.

A young family documents their experience with building a tipi in a North Carolina Neighborhood... cute time-lapse videos.

A modern twist on a timeless classic, the Urbaneering Workshirt from Serum Venom - great details.

London's Southbank centre has a new temporary bandstand designed and built by architecture students as part of the Festival of Britain anniversary celebrations.

Flex picker ~ This automated industrial robotic pancake picker is amazing! Watching it arrange pancakes on an assembly line is mesmerizing.

This is a brand new illustrated map of Reykjavík, Iceland. The map was made by a group of architects and took over two years and 3000 hours to complete.

The Henry Waltz Movie looks amazing, by Emil Goodman.

Taranta Creations' Shanghai Red Town Office.

Kelly Lamb's skull chandelier.

Commemorative Biscuit Tin to celebrate the Royal Wedding by Kate Forrester for M&S.

Makus Kayser's Sun Cutter, a low-tech, low energy version of a laser cutter that is powered by sunlight, focused by a ball lens.