Co-Opt Design Studio have just launched these bold maps of New York boroughs, rendered in bold black, white, aqua blue and shocking pink.

Beautiful video of a flock of starlings at sea.

Incredible work currently on show in Southern Holland now available online from Andrew Brooks. Part of his ever-growing Secret Cities project.

Best Made's "Big Jug" of Pure Organic Maple Syrup from New Hampshire's North Family Farms.

Rhinos in flight, electric multicopters and a 3D scanned forest are all part of this week’s roundup from NOTCOT.org.

A tutorial for how to grow your own Piezoelectric Crystals - When tested a Rochelle salt crystal can generate a peak charge of 9.6 volts of electricity after being tapped. They can also be used as a laxative and in microphones!

Asics and french magazine Shoes-Up collaborated to create a special edition of the Retro Rocket, the sneaker worn by japanese pupils in 70s. Each pair is delivered with a bag of marbles.

The Professional Chef comes to the iPad - The classic Culinary Institute of America's textbook is now available full of videos and other digital enhancements on the iPad.

Italian designers isabella lovero and enrico bosa of en&is studio have updated ‘megaphone’, a ceramic passive amplifier created for the iphone and ipod touch.

We visited the fascinating region of Panama to get an insight into the country that hosts one of the man made wonders of the world; the Panama Canal.

'House B' by Studio Autori is a house with artist workshops, part of the 'Terra Panonica' project in Mokrin - Serbia.

Studio visit with illustrator, musician and all-round creative superhuman Pete Fowler.

VIAJE ESTELAR Installation by Sael.

The To-Do List Calendar by Ryan McGinness.

A 3D scan of a forest clearing in Kielder, Northumberland. The sub-millimetre resolution of the scan is detailed enough to show leaves and moss on the trees.

Carbon Fiber Furniture by Nicholas Spens & Sir James Dyson.

Bob, the adventures of a hamster who travels the world by Jacob Frey.

Amazing photos of a mission that transports endangered black rhinos to a secret location.

Cool Retro Case for ipad, lets you carry your favorite gadget and to feel fashionable in the 1960s style...

The exhibition “The Inaccessible Poem” by Simon Starling, is on show at Fondazione Merz until 15th January 2012.

Ki Seung Lee's Blood pack of santaclaus encourages blood donation for the holidays.

T1 is a nicely detailed sleek dining table from Frama.

Peter Jackson takes us behind the scenes showing us everything from art production and costumes, to 3D sketching and Red Epic cameras being used on location for the creation of the soon to be epic film The Hobbit.

'Tableaux d'intimité' are photographs of NYC, Paris and others cities at night by French artist Anne-Laure Maison.

False Bay Writer's Cabin, a beautiful retreat/guest cottage from Olson Kundig Architects.

Hidden away on NOTCOT.org and NotCouture this week ~ click the Bonobos models for chances to get $25 towards updating your wardrobe or getting a headstart on holiday shopping!

Surreal digital art from Evgenij Soloviev.

Gvin Coyle's Companion Rack fits one rolled newspaper in its snout, with generous space for magazines in its body.

Foscarini's latest installation, Metamorphosis, opened last week in the hangars of Berlin’s former Tempelhof airport.

Playful stationery from Berlin based cut&make.

Aqueous photo series by Mark Mawson captures beautiful shapes created by paint in water.

Beyond Here, stunning panoramas from photographer Jeff Friesen.

Sam Baron's sausage inspired T for the NYtimes' T magazine Design and Living issue.

PRISMA1666, an interactive light installation consisting of 15 triangular randomly distributed crystal blocks. Lovely collaboration between Wonwei and Shanghai-based design studio Super Nature Design.

That's Brave is a creative marketing and communications agency from Ipswich, UK. Be it branding, advertising or design, they encourage you to think differently.

Quitters Unite hit the streets of British Columbia to see if they could get people to give up their cigarettes for prizes.

A new book by Christopher Stuart featuring 30 designs by leading designer-makers from around the world, DIY Furniture shows you how to use off-the-shelf parts to make stunning designer furniture from scratch.

'Folds' is a visually arresting new work by film artist Robert Seidel, which was recently exhibited at the Lindenau Museum in Altenburg, Germany.

Allegro Pilates Reformer redesign for Balanced Body. IDEO partnered with Balanced Body to maximize the reformer’s functionality while simplifying all the interaction points.

Tattoos & Tentacles ~ a SFW peek into the more NSFW new book from photographer Julian Murray.

The Doctor will see you now.... Skinflintdesign have released their Autumn Winter 2011 collection of restored vintage medical lighting.

Semi Sweet Bakery, a new downtown Los Angeles sometimes sweet bake shop, gives the humble Ding Dong a gourmet makeover.

Explosions of color and liquid shot by macro photographer Markus Reugels.

A documentary capturing Chris Sauter's making of his installation entitled "The Whole World", part of the exhibition Wish You Were Here at the Fort Worth Contemporary Arts Gallery.