Konstantin Achkov's 'Puzzles for Living,' a series of chairs made of lasercut beechwood parts and assembled like a three-dimensional puzzle.

VIDEOArchetype by Aaron Sims is a no-budget sci-fi film about a combat robot that goes on the run after malfunctioning with vivid memories of once being human. These graphics are stunning and the story is brilliant!

VIDEOThe Inflativerse, a mobile planetarium developed at the University of Nottingham designed to inflate in 5 minutes and house realistic light projections of the night sky.

Back Up Japan, topographic stools and table by Soichiro Kanbayashi.

Cuboluce bedside lamp, designed by Franco Bettonica and Mario Melocchi in 1972, now part of the permanent collection at the New York Museum of Modern Art.

Since the creation of the bin in 1939, Vipp has become synonymous with quality products for the kitchen and bathroom. Now Vipp is launching one of its most sensational product-developments with a radical reinterpretation of the kitchen. So adorable.

'La Stanza dello Scirocco' lamp by Mario Trimarchi for Alessi.

VIDEO'Listen to Your Hands'; a desk by Sanghyeok Lee which has just won second prize in the [D3] Contest during the IMM Cologne 2012.

'A painting of a Chinese Puzzle Ball' is a work by artist Piers Secunda where he sculpted a Chinese Puzzle Ball from floor paint. It features in a new exhibition at Edel Assanti

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.