VIDEOSoundMachines - An instrument for performing electronic music , developed by "The Product", a Berlin-based design studio

FEATUREDThis week's roundup from here at NOTCOT.org includes carnivorous caterpillars, cartographic illustrations, solar flares and more.

Spanish artist Cristina Barbero believes that everyone should have their own protected space and illustrates this in her glass jar installation.

A look inside the Volkswagen parking lot towers at Autostadt.

FEATUREDOur sundew has just about finished its insect prey, but you can see the whole process in time lapse through this clip from the Life of Plants.

Alan Sailer's incredible photography of exploding foods.

'An Uncle's Guide to London', an illustrated map by Deanna Halsall

Elegant minimalist calfskin lanyards from Alice Park.

FEATUREDOur favorite Geometric Lighting Designs - everything from design classics to modern designs to futuristic living concepts! Love how many of these start flat packed and are fun/easy to assemble into large pendant lamps!

IKEA launches new marketing campaign for its annual sale, transforming its iconic flatpack boxes into home furnishing.

FEATUREDCES: A peek into Belkin's new logo, their two story vintage modern home setup of a booth at CES, the new WeMo system to control your home via app... and even a peek at the house Belkin started in!

An insanely cool species of gliding lizard in Indonesia looks like a (tiny) flying dragon!

Nova Arctica is an architectural study developed by Joseph Battistelli and Eric Boyer of an offshore urban landscape as an answer to the constant melting of the
Arctic sea ice.

These symbols, and their symbolic meaning, Sound, Energy and Loop, come from reasoning about the Feedback (Larsen) constituents.This minimal and extremely clear connection of the Treble Clef , the Ying Yang and the Infinite is questioning their origins.

Recycling meets Art - The suspended light “Beute“ is made of corrugated board. Each light is unique.

Alexander Chen's 'Conductor' transforms the iconic New York subway map into a real-time, interactive string instrument.

Christoph Proessler's "Bolid" is a next generation tractor concept for large scale farms.

VIDEOYou have never experienced Fashion and Beauty like this before! HARD is a Bookazine by german Design-Student Ruben Scupin which features interactive elements such as Pop-Up, lenticular images, stitching and much more.

FEATUREDMy carnivorous plant caught a mosquito on its own! Fun to see how it tightly curls up around it...

The C/Z House by SAMI arquitectos is tucked into the hillside of a Portuguese island.

Organ Jewelry by Anna Szabó made from concrete.

VIDEOBoardwalk Empire VFX Breakdowns of Season 2 by Brainstorm Digital is mind blowing. The show's visuals are amazing and once you have seen this, you will know why.

VIDEONiagara Falls in Motion, beautiful footage by Matthew Wartman.

Joel Cooper's incredible origami.

VIDEOA look at the creatures under the Sea of ​​the Canary Islands in Winter by Rafa Herrero Massieu.

Wouter van Buuren's stereographic projections.

VIDEOVera Wiedermann's dreamtime alarm clock powered by water

Big Drip by Daniel Arsham at OHWOW gallery in LA.

VIDEOBeautiful underwater footage of endangered West Indian Manatees in Florida.

One Darnley Road's packaging for Pavilion Tea.

"I am the master of my fate and captain of my soul." This inspirational typographic artprint illustrated an extract from Invictus poem written by William Ernest Henley in 1875. Available in both French or English by Eva Juliet.

VIDEO2ballz, a new android game that is just like the old school pong but way more challenging. Be careful - it is addictive!

Lexon's Mini Totem, a tower containing everything you need for the office, tape, container, USB Hub, and a clock. Only thing missing here is a stapler.

VIDEOPortrait of the Ghost Drummer from Odaibe uses 3d drum stick tracking to make an elegant motion graphic. The result is simple, but pure awesome.

VIDEOTime lapse video documenting the process of creating the SLS AMG GT3 tape mural at the Mercedes-AMG Private Lounge Affalterbach. Having seen this in person, it's still mind blowing to see the process.

Check out the Diesel Farm, where their vineyard produces wine, olive oil, and grappa. The tilt-shift intro is also pretty awesome.

FEATUREDGiveaway!!! Ice Cube celebrates the Eames Limited Edition Poster. You've probably seen the video circulating as part of LA's Pacific Standard Time Performance and Public Art Festival happening right now, here's a chance at the poster.

The Ampersand Collection is a limited edition package of 10 Original 9x9 prints from 10 aspiring designers around the interwebs.

FEATUREDA fun reminder of Chandelier Creative's Summer Surf Shack in Montauk... Limited edition HONEY from their 20,000 little honey bees. Fun packaging, of course!

'Manton de Manila' by chilean/spanish team gurmornin- A logo-shawl which represents Madrid's identity made of a whole alphabet of logos.

The First Flyphant exhibition in the world.

Charlie Alan Kraft's rolling out a bunch of handmade and hand painted one of kind wooden monster's on wheels.

VIDEOIncredible NASA footage of a recent (January 19), M2.6-class Solar Flare which created an Earth-directed Coronal Mass Ejection.

12" Laser cut paper Eiffel Tower model that assembles without glue, tape or fasteners. Design was based on the original plans.

Ron English's Fat Tony ~ Sugar Frosted Fat...