bi-functional, attractive, yet the best thing about this toilet roll holder/magazine rack is its name: the Loo Read. from the designers at Black + Blum of London, at welldressedhome.com.

SEED Thank A Science Teacher Postcard Campaign ~ great design meets science crests

One more incredible photograph of the Blaschka's works... can you believe it is made of GLASS?

During the late 19th century, the Dresden studio of LEOPOLD BLASCHKA and his son RUDOLF produced glass models of plants and sea creatures for natural history museums and aquaria all over the world.

Good Combination Boards.... hehe.

Giant suspended sculptures made out of brilliant mini sculptures. the works of Helmick and Schechter

Laser cut steel brings vector graphics sensibility to the furniture design world. Make sure to also take a look at Susan Bradley's outdoor wallpaper series.

Another item for the era of Mass-Customization. The PP01 radio by Intempo Digital with a customizable front cover.

Versace gets its hands on a Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 ~ looking very mod with the black and white.

So Many Tiny Icons at MIT - go make your own

Hotel Marques de Riscal is another example of builders taking Frank Gehry's sketches too literally.

While revolutionizing home appliances.... (think ball vacuum) - Dyson follows it up with the Washing Machine, which has two contrarotating drums...

Giant + Yellow + Sticky = Genius Pad, giant yellow sticky notes by Arash and Kelly.

Remember when Ai Yamaguchi did the limited edition bottles for Shu Uemura cleansing oils? This year it is John Tremblay ~ beautiful mathematical looking curves

Attilio Codognato jewelry. Check out the diamond 7 skull necklace at the end of the PDF and the "Moretto" skeleton brooch

The sinister sportscar for brilliant villains, the 2008 Audi R8, that just launched in Paris. Pics and videos are on the out now...

I know it's just a bunch of coloured cans but there is something truly amazing about this, apart from the amount of time to have created it.

I'm loving this set of short films by Eric Lerner called Mr. CityMen. This guy: Mr. Fortune, reminds me vividly that I miss Spain.

Gregory Crewdson: Similiar in style to diCorcia, his photographs are on a much larger scale, production wise. Epic levels of drama are reached with film quality lighting and ultra obsessive compulsive scene creation.

Philip-Lorca diCorcia: I discovered his photography several years ago, during college, and fell in love with the focus of subject to surrounding. His use of light to create psuedo-drama for his subjects enticing.

i have a thing for mobiles. and this "black sheep" mobile was just too cute.

i find myself liking these bowls despite myself...

In this 2 minute AmEx Ad By Wes Anderson, there is more Style and Dramatic Content than most films coming out of hollywood. *I think it was filmed on set of his new film "The Darjeeling Limited" starring Jason Schwartzman.*

Urban Gnomes or Gno's. Bloody great design.
[EDITOR'S NOTE: also featured on .com in july (bone china gnomes)]

Water water all around ~ and even MORE gorgeous design water roundups

Sexy artsy doodly sheet sets over at True Love Always

Sensual bookcase showing off the wonderful curves of the female body created by David Choe [Editor's note - couldn't help pointing out... can we say pregnant with books?]

Yes I know it's another one of these "generators" but even CD's have nothing over the old C90 tapes from yesteryear

Each image is built out of 2700 tennistable balls in 6 greytones. Who needs HD?

Shinybinary is Nik Ainley a 24 year old Designer from Oxford, England who has mastered the art of digital manipulation. AMAZING! Check out his Deviantart profile for even more work...

Micropack - new from Xtrememac ~ sweet idea - its a dock AND extra battery all in one - perfect for flying, holds it at the video watching angle, and keeps your charge going.

fonts by Eduardo Recife at misprintedtype.com are inspired. and free.

kali spike cuff bracelet by John Hardy. yeah, let's do bracelets--rings are so earlier this afternoon. . .

"dress up or dress down" cuff bracelet by beth sutton jewelry. i'd dress it with lace and leather.

i love the bold icons on this troika business card holder.

True or false? Design Charts ~ the new weekly Top 40 of gorgeous design... or so they say.

OK, enough rings already... This one is from Susanne Kleem, seen on CarrotBox, the ultimate blog of rings.

Another ring from Daniel Chiquet. I like his work on tension, reminds me of the puzzles we saw earlier on notcot

More rings. These are created by Daniel Chiquet, who must have been an architect in a past life

Atypyk strikes again with Rock'n Roll

i've fallen quite in love with the paintings of jenny wheatley, who lives and teaches in Cornwall and has a current show running at the Bourne Gallery in Reigate.

new chesire cats coming soon to vinyl pulse.

kind of like "i am spartacus"...except for banksy.

im a big fan of hanna werning's designs, but on a backpack? hm...

remember glow worms? mood beams are the modernized version. =)

Latest in fitness innovation - chute makes it harder to run - when you release it you get a burst of speed/adrenaline...

Rediscovered these great french match blocks as well as the starter log with built in match and kindling on NOTCOT.com