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Katy Beveridge's bicycle animation, a piece created as part of her CSM 3rd year dissertation project.

Take Your Clothes Off series by illustrator Adara Sánchez Anguiano.

Holiday travel patterns as captured by Foursquare.

AmtrakConnect advertises it's wifi services with this series of posters from creative director Mick Sutter and illustratior Andrew Bannecker

Beautiful nature center visitor's center by White Arkitekter located outside of Kristianstad, Sweden.

Conductive velcro!

David Stoupin captures microworlds with beautiful microscopic photography.

A single 50 meter-long Gulliver table in Tokyo Midtown by Torafu Architect. A place to sit down, to stand up, to lie down or pass under..

For those who missed this week's Frozen Planet. The incredible 'Brinicle' finger of ice that freezes Antarctic sea floor.

Christmas markets, coral lodges and Canadian escapes are all a part of this week’s roundup from NotVentures.

Poler's Duffaluffagus ~ love that it has straps on the bottom so that you can pull it around on a skateboard.

Adorable Le Creuset Pie Bird

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Happy Black Friday! NOTCOT Holiday Coupons are here ~ special discounts from some of our favorite stores to help your money go further this shopping season! Enjoy!

Kozyndan's much loved 'Bunny Blossom' finds a new home with this stunning 6 piece sequentially numbered limited edition bone china dinnerware from Click For Art.

Introducing The Vax. the first cardboard vacuum cleaner using recycled packaging.

Dissecting the Jawbone UP ~ and what i REALLY think about it. It's an amazing alarm clock. Wakes with vibration (doesn't bother others!), and wakes you at the optimal time in your sleep cycle... also more comfortable without the rubber.

Working with industrial resin clay, acrylic and other suitable materials, Michihiro Matsouka fuses machinery with animals creating fantastic sculptures.

Flying robots will assemble a six meter-high tower at the FRAC Centre in Orléans, France by Gramazio & Kohler and Raffaello d’Andrea.

John Baldessari’s 1966-68 painting, Tips for Artists Who Want to Sell shirt

Kross Wood by Studio 248 is created through the balance of two identical pieces of golden teak wood crossing together. It can be placed against a wall, or used as a partition, transforming the spaces simply by well-chosen props.

We Are Hunted has launched a design refresh that features a slidable iPad-like user interface ~ It's also a great place to find new music, everyday.

Susan Kare's Icons, a curated look at 80 of Susan Kare's favorite icons created between 1983 and 2011.

Sterling silver army men with skulls made by Good Art Hlywd jewelry.

Bompass & Parr's ultimate Adventure Hamper ~ filled with everything from axes and flares to magnums of champagne (vintage piper!) as well as culinary delights for the finest of palettes.

The Cranky Pressman's amazing Letterpressed Coasters ~ the characters are adorable, and wait till you see the details on the back.

Immersive light displays make up XYZT, Les paysages abstraits, an exhibition created and curated by the digital art duo Adrien M and Claire B in Grenoble.

It's Nice That interview graphic designer John LLoyd.

The Makerie Studio (Julie Wilkinson and Joyanne Horscroft) create beautiful intricate paper sculptures.

Dencity, a map of global population density.

Old time slingshot from the General Store.

Check out these wonderful prints from the talented Swedish art director Therese Sennerholt.

The Old Spice Bear Deodorant protector. That's right, it's a bear for keeping your deodorant.

Adorable beagle mosaic created from 221,000 candy sprinkles by Joel Brochu.

Cute paper birds by Diana Beltran Herrera.

Great look inside the sketchbook of Susan Kare, the artist who developed the fonts and icons for the Mac OS.

Les Terrasses Cap-á-l’aigle in the Charlevoix Region, Quebec by MU Architects.

The Cubist Martini Set is a must have for Martini lovers. The one thing they all agree on is that martinis should be served icy-cold. These Martini glasses are designed to sit between sips in ice-filled glass cubes.

Solar powered lunar sculpture by Spencer Finch uses the sun's energy to produce moonlight in Chicago.

Eveline Pieters designed a clever and functional puzzle shaped laptopstand out of small leftover pieces of bamboo wood.

Fixed Rig, a rig for DSLR cameras that has been engineered by indie film-makers with no parts to assemble, so no more shaky hand-held footage. Designed and manufactured in London.

Aroha Sillhouettes' new Molecular Addictions collection ~ Caffeine, Chocolate, MDMA, Nicotine, THC, or DMT ~ simplified molecules in stainless steel that has been finished in a matte black powder coating.

Nice video of Volkswagen's latest Golf GTI taking on time travel...

Snow Peak ~ multipurpose camping goods perfect for home and vice versa. The modular cooking setups can dock right into a garden table! The lamps are incredibly versatile, and check out the folding bamboo table.

'Little Ben' wooden tea table with magazine rack by Studio Dreimann