Cartlidge Levene's Christmas decorations.

American Gulag is a series of bracelets and necklaces made of tough and durable rubber and stainless steel that simulate barbed wire. Symbolizes our government's barbaric dogma...

On gift guide ODing ~ check out core77s - it even includes the april fools day mario shrooms! And other goodies you can actually gift this year

The project started with a simple idea: create disposable "designer toys" with pure d.i.y. ethics.

Man-dlesticks... little brothers to the Galvanized Steel Pipe Man-orah. Great for a Shabbat with the boys!

stainless steel coathanger - becomes 3 dimensional through folding.

a fox fur without the dead fox!, Marvelous

The Future Is Now!- Info Swapping Ring. What an amazing concept, would love to see it make Fruition.

feathery - a new animal font from kapitza

Gorgeous wooden tape measure

HAPPY NINJA DAY 2006! Here's a "Ninjas are bored" tee to kick it off.

Nike Juice 312 golf ball. Nike ran some tests, to see what it can do at high speed going through a cake, ice a sculpture, lava lamp, and more. Also get to vote on what they do next.

Ipod stand/dining table with integrated speakers. Got to get one when I eventually buy an ipod :)

i love artlebedev. and i love the sonicum speakers. they are so "iconic".

Crazy new Hummer design called the O2. They are apparently going super environmentally friendly, and just to illustrate the point for those of use who are slow, they made it green.

with winter kicking in, leo burnett's ad for global fish seemed appropriate.

the new wooden olympus. there's something quite sweet about a camera made from wood. =)

Marjolijn Marndersloot's aluminium monkeys have invaded a school in the Netherlands

I'm on a roll tonight. This is the Pronto Condom. Sadly available only in South Africa, the package design allows you to put it on in all of 4 seconds without ever touching the condom itself! Watch the demo!

Want to really give a piece of yourself to that special someone? Biojewelry can culture some of your bone cells and make a ring out of it! Special... [editor's note: previously seen as #896]

Ahh..the ring that says it all. A perfect fit for the holiday!

We've seen pencil artwork here before, but the way this piece uses the ends of the pencil as well as the tip seems so much more intricate.

think your crayons are boring? try these! an old project by pete goldlust, but definitely the coolest creation with crayons i've ever seen. [Editor's note: this is everywhere but still kinda pretty]

"Who would have thought dodecahedron candle holders could be so pretty?"

Runway shows often get creative with the styling, but this was a first for me, and check out the rooster on her sleeve too... more from Gaultier...

Glamorous pleasure products: diamonds, gold, and crystal... I'm overwhelmed. Via CoolHunting (Cockring from Kiki de Montparnasse)

Because, well, "we do things my way, or the hemingway" - perfect for your literary gifting needs

fill-in-the-blank cards for every holiday/occasion

O Plus D Greeting Cards party ~ they are even better in person!

Graffiti Research Lab. Cool site about multimedia/ non-destructive graffiti.

From art to shirts and back to inspiring art - and maybe back to shirts? This is the logic of the fabulous 2 day show Cotton to Canvas put on by ODDICA and ThinkSpace

a working harpsichord made entirely from Lego bricks?

LG's new concept laptop using edge to edge OLED displays for both the keyboard and display, and blue methanol liquid fuel in a transparent cylindrical hinge.

spray on condoms? german design has gone to a whole new level.

...wtf.

Designed to be paired with food like a fine wine, Dry Soda comes in sophisticated, all-natural, lightly-sweetened flavors like Lemongrass and Kumquat.

Leaning into the theme of eroticism:
Divine Interventions creates religious-themed pleasure products.

ATTN: Some may find it offensive, I find it humorous.

With a nod towards Notcot post on "Dirty Walls" (07/31/06), I proudly present Grafuck 2. Grafuck is an annual publication that features erotic work from a group of diverse emerging and established artists.

A clever idea from across the pond that would make the perfect present for that technically challenged relative who keeps bugging you to make them a website.

La Cie announces its new Ora Ito designed HUBY. Seriously, it is like the offspring of the Ogo and the Powersquid. And i want it.

It's good to remember where you come from. Especially if you're in the UK (talking to you RUGenius!) ~ There's a Maya Brenner Cali necklace waiting for you. (happy early xmas)

post 2324 came from Vessel's Animal Magic Exhibition, and it deserved a full feature of its own.

Take a look at the new IKEA Stockholm campaign. And I like the "What the #*%!@ is good quality?" slogan.

Great ad: Triumph is relying upon online videos of ridiculous toughness tests to sell their boats. Via NYT

Ran in to street artist, CHASE, over at Shop LA ~ some great motivationally playful stencil paintings worth a look

'the authority on contemporary tableware', Vessel, or more specifically Hella Jongerius has created bowls with little animals in the center. ever wanted your morning cereal to create a little lake around a fawn, snail or bird?

a couple of badass penguins goin' to town. its the first of december kids, happy holiday madness.