The works of Takashi Murakami will be back in LA from May 3rd to June 14th presented in a rare solo show at Blum & Poe.

Yet another cool piece of animal shaped furniture. This one is the Sultan Dog Stool from Ibride. Available in red or black.

On Monday morning distractions - the Hedonist's Guide to LIFE - "Who knew only 75 short essays could usher one into a whole new lifestyle? From drag queens and poker, cannabis and gambling, these saucy segments of the fun-loving life are as honest as you can get."

Check out Sandbox, new snowboard video opening for the Time Well Wasted film.

This bench by Jo Nagasaka of Tokyo-based Schemata Architecture Office is made of six chairs and a plank of wood. Gorgeous!

House of Concepts: Design Academy Eindhoven is a new book that showcases the unique work of students who have graduated from the school (including Tord Boontje’s work shown here)

Re-babe is a cradle from Berlin based designers collective e-27. It can be combined with their rocking chair re-tire to form the re-set which enables rocking together with your baby!

WOW. Mortal Kombat.... with DC? Sub-Zero fights Batman in the trailer. Consider my mind blown... Mortal Kombat VS. DC Universe

Morbidly good art direction and design from the Advertising Agency Shackleton out of Madrid, Spain.

Brevity - freshly launched new site and Stainless Steel line of gorgeous jewelry!

Kiwi! A simple, yet powerful short film by Dony Permedi, evokes both happiness and sadness as a little bird finally realizes his dream.

With Alka Seltzer every kind of food won't be a problem anymore! Ad made by BBDO, Bangkok, Thailand.

From this years 2008 Design week in Milan comes a collaboration between Fritz Hansen and artist Tal R. 50 of the Egg chairs were covered with different fabrics, one for each of the years the Egg chair has existed.

Action using poles and trees as media to disseminate school of Tae Kwon Do in Chile, developed by OgilvyOne.

Behind the scenes of Bjork's 3-D masterpiece, Wanderlust.

For someone that has everything and you don't know what to buy them for their birthday. How about an invisible present by Christine Wong Yap......

Created for the Joint Striker Fighter project, this helmet allows pilots to see through the plane floor and see long distance images. Outside the plane, cameras record what's below the plane.

best of Salone Satellite 2008 by yatzer

"I Love The World" is an awesome new spot for Discovery Channel from director James Rouse and agency 72andSunny.

Werner Aisslinger idealized a place that would make life a little more relaxed. "40m² & lifetime possibilities." And here it is, the Loftcube. Eloquent.

One of surfings most illustrious characters and editor in chief of TransWorld Surf Magazine, Chirs Cote, now created a limited edition board for Univ. Loving the artwork on it!

"Spindle" by Dustin Shuler, is on the verge of being permanently dismantled. Sad but true. Visit it while you still can.

latest slobot created for Kaiju Invades NYC at Toy Tokyo

Icon Magazine features the next 20 essential young architects on the april issue.

In honor of 420, here are some amazing smoking apparatuses, including the limited edition 18k gold plated narghile, bohemian crystal modern water pipes and elaborate bongs by artist Eric Doeringer.

Colorado designer & illustrator Chris Gregori has a simple style that will make you smile.... and sometimes cry....if you're a wuss.

A Bathing Ape from Japan now got together with Rimowa, known for their metal luggage and they added a subtle camouflage pattern to it! Really nice!

Summer is almost here and what can be better than cruising around in a Askeladden Commuter 11!?! Commuter 11 is like a SUV of the seas. The design of the boat is a co-operation between Askeladden and the design studio Inventas.

nuzilla - a "new" New Zealand product design company have launched their sliceform kiwi's and moa's on endemicworld.com. I love laser-cut construction like this, my favourite is their life size Moa (large extinct bird)

This ad from the Mumbai Police Department discourages drinking and driving by creatively executing a visual trick on the eyes. The entire ad looks like it’s waving.

Mastered by Ogilvy, India.

"Sweatproof"
Here is a little ad for Band Aid by the Advertising Agency JWT out of Sydney, Australia.

I was inpsired by the sketchbooks of Laure Volume, specially how she starts from a picture detail, and then keeps going from there

Embryo Glo Pillow by Ian Walton - The sweetest wake up. This pillow starts glowing 40 minutes before you wake up. Perfect for the alarm-clock haters!

Flip TV. New millenium girl sees ad, new millenium girl shreds ad to bits.

Sony is at it again. For 'Tumble", a new trailer released today promises "something" will start tumbling on April 21st. Directed by Andrew Douglas at Anonymous Content, I have a feeling this one is gonna' be good...

Edgar Mrugalla. This name may not ring a bell, but in fact, this man, who dislike the name "copy-cat" is the most famous fake painter of Germany and one of the biggest of the world. By now, he already faked 3500 paintings.

It's called Phoenix 1000. After the expensive cars and the private jet planes, submarines are the new luxury of the very, very rich people. Let's find nemo?

The Tenth Annual Armory Show brought together exhibitors from 21 countries and featured some of the latest work created by living artists.

On Demand Books - The Espresso Book Machine let you pick a book among thousands of titles and, in a question of minutes print it for you! Someone ordered an instant book?

Fastskin LZR Racer. With Nasa material, this new Speedo swimsuit helped stabilishing 17 world records in less then two months. From outter space to the swimpool!

Glass Octopus from West Elm makes a perfect addition to any fish bowl. No more lonely fish.

"Introducing a class beyond first" - with this moto, Singapore Airlines introduces airbus A380 luxury interior cabins, luxury on board with a brilliant design, making anyone feel like home! No sex allowed.

What would legendary directors' tombstones look like if they were crafted after their movies? This print campaign from TCM answers the question.

This 100% hand made wooden cube transforms into lively and playful home decor. Reposition them often to maintain the illusion of life for your returning guests. Designer Ryan Prochnau has eco-friendly plans to expand. Including more animals!

Stephan Siepermann’s Leaft lamps from Milan. Each luminescent leaf is composed of recycled (or ‘upcycled’) plastic casts that wind together into a binding branch.

A new app for the iphone. Ushow is an easy to use video recorder and uploader for you iphoneophiles. And it is starting beta registration this sunday. Sign up then.