Whitedecay artist ad created for Furryrobo mini sleepingbag.More customized design laptop sleeve from whitedecay artist coming.

Amazing design at a Sake bar in Melbourne. The interior, mostly 'bound' by ropes, demonstrates use of ordinary recyclable material -the rope idea originated from the classic design of sake bottles, traditionally secured with ropes.

Armed with just a stick and a ton of patience, artist, Jim Denevan, labors for hours and can walk 30 miles while creating one of his giant free-hand beach drawings. Beautiful, calming art work.

I just noticed there are 2 exposed screws on the new iPhone 3G. Is it wrong that I am really disappointed? Is Steve losing his maniacal grip over his overworked industrial designers?

Dutch designer, Floris Hovers, makes incredible furniture and virtually indestructible minimalistic toys.

Let's Get Drunk.... "and Go Shopping" says the second panel... mysterious site, amusing today!

Spain's soccer superstars - Iniesta, Fabregas, Puyol, Ramos and Torres - take some notes to remember why they want to win Euro 2008 in this nice look Nike ad.

Kim Jenkin's has the most adorable set of hand-foiled popsicle sticks to label your plants!

Both Banksy and Shepard Fairey have paved the way for Mr. Brainwash to put together his first major Los Angeles showing, “Life is Beautiful.” Mr. Brainwash, a.k.a. Thierry Guetta, one of the most prominent pop artists on the scene today.

A Chess Set inspired by the novel 'Alice through the Looking Glass'. In this set the opaque mirrored pieces magically turn transparent when they touch the board, revealing the identity of the piece contained within them.

NOTCOT Exclusive! Here's the unveiling of the first in the 3rd series of Star Wars Mimobots to drop from mimoco!

Designer Daniela Bianka has completed a renovation of the entrance, reception and exhibition areas at the French National Space Agency (CNES) in Paris. Pretty cool!

Tumi joins the Polycarbonate trend ~ and has the T-Tech Collection ~ lovely details, nice curves and it even has a foot break!

Watch the new trailer of 007 James Bond - Quantum of Solace.

Nice, wooden, iPod docks from Japanese monoDO and Hacoa. The docks come in two sizes and in two different types of wood, American walnut or Scandinavian birch.

An amazing countryside house made out of stone and glass. By Herreros Arquitectos, in Spain.

Great chocolate packaging design by Iowa State Grad.

Bisou GTI : impressive audio-visual partnership that melts live gigs, DJ sets and high quality motion designs.

Gregory Farmhouse, Scotts Valley, Santa Cruz, CA, 1926-1929. Designed by William Wurster, it is widely regarded as THE prototypical ranch house.

"Ultimate Accessories" ~ a new series of posts i'm doing ~ first up is my hands on review of the new Allsteel Acuity Chair! Check out some of the beautiful details and the video with the designers...

The Kegstand is a new design concept just in time for the summer.

Comparing Vanity Fair's great recreation of iconic Hitchcock scenes from their March Hollywood issue with the original old movie stills.

Teak Sling Rocker with a Hammock Style Seat

Souvenir Tray Tables Designed By: Todd Falkowsky ~ cute beaver motif!

Rich Chocolate makes Animal Crackers! They look so cute ~ "thin, crisp chocolatey snack - dark chocolate with coriander and black sesame seeds, milk chocolate with praline wafer, and white chocolate with pistachio"

The new LivingColors and LivingColors Mini by Philips will be released in september. It can lights up in about 16 billion colors with a nice remote control. Available in gold, silver, black and white.

SanDisk Mobile Ultra microSD™ and microSDHC Cards ~ up to 8 gigs! i'm liking the design of this simple and tiny micro sd to USB adapter

Dezeen has some great pics from the London Festival of Architecture

Cute interiors (that look like exteriors) for Snog, a new frozen Yogurt joint in South Kensington, London

Format chatted with Jerico Santander to gain insight into how his taste for digital art has ripened, and how he operates within this arena.

Marketing to disclose a street market in Portland, where trees turned into giant carrots! Creative!

Another bizarre/brilliant use for bleeding our your markers... as transforming clothing prints! renewable clothing by fernando brízio at the flexibility - design in a fast changing society in Torino, Italy. See videos!

Created by Omer Yosha, "AirPiano" is a concept musical interface that allows you to read and control software generating different sounds of instruments, simply by moving your hands above its surface . Watch the video!

A 150 year old farmhouse located in the rural area between the nature areas of the Veluwe and the IJssel has been renovated and expanded by FARO Architecten bv.

Casa 11 Mujeres: some of the latest from Santiago-based Mathias Klotz.

Mexico & California color photography from the 50's by photographer Paul Outerbridge.

MSNBC's new Ess feed viewer- truly impressive. Color coded current events!

The Yacht Plus, Her unique contemporary shape makes her unmistakably a piece of modern architecture.

The absolutely gorgeous designs of the 'parashell' are stunning. So delicate and functional.

The Twitter Fail Whale has a fanclub? and a facebook page? and zazzle tees, mugs, and more? Not sure whether its brilliant or terrible branding to have your downtime get so much attention!

While on GPS units ~ here's the video of the Knight Rider Mio in action ~ you can even choose the start up names that Kit addresses!

GladOS ~ as your GPS VOICE! I think i want this one even more than the Knight Rider GPS unit.... see the video!

Black and white photography from the 70s and 80s by Joseph Szabo. Amazing.

Picked up this Electrohome Circa 711 "Saturn" record player from Prototype in Austin. Works!

Spain won big at the Euro 2008, but the real gossip is the huge upset Nike pulled over Adidas in their sponsorship. Adidas sponsored Spain's team but Nike sponsored the players. Interesting read...

Right Brain Terrain ~ has turned some of their great AMP (alternative motivation posters) into Desktop Wallpapers! I still love the Focus one most...