photo-realist drawings done in bic biro!

Inspired by a transparent bag used to collect my rubbish, Jamie Wieck created a pair of carrier bags that quite literally 'carry' your shopping.

Illustration and type design by Fiodor Sumkin.

i'm a regular train sleeper, so i was thrilled to find atelier v's fensterschlafer. now every window can be a pillow thanks to cleverly altered swimming gogles. =)

Naked ID designed the credit card driedel

You toucan own this smart little can opener. available at target from boston warehouse.

Banish tissue boxes forever by removing tissues and placing this metal ring on top. [Editor's Note: from 2003 this toro tissue rung of Scott Christensen is already a design icon]

sexy aprons make housewifery even more appealing than i already found it to be... Jessie Steele [Editor's note: prev featured on .com and in our photoshoot, NOTed]

as a squash junkie, i was sooooo excited to spot lasersquash on designboom. "the sporty lasergame", you actually hit the beams. =)

Extreme Whiteboarding - this is some intensely mesmerizing whiteboard stop (and non stop) action animation

Watch for more pics of Wooster's 11 Spring St. exhibition as it unfolds this weekend. I ache to be there.

Resist's OCTOPHANT pillow - whats up with the hat?

"Funny" the cow, complete with wooden udder. Just as great as "Inchworm" from the 70s.

Teaming with the Art Production Fund, Target is selling 80" x 70" artist-designed beach towels for $50. Featuring pieces by Alex Katz, Marilyn Minter, Richard Phillips and Rob Pruitt, these towels are a great way to appreciate art off the wall.

From The String Republic comes a hot new line of designer panties and boxers... you can even design your own!

Visionaire Holiday Coloring Nesting Toys - only 40$ - all proceeds go to the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. Limited to 1000 sets. Great gift idea!

Smith and Hawken - glass rain drops... pretty...

float-a-pet. this system illuminates to help you find your pet at night and automatically activates upon hitting the water. perfect for the overly domesticated.

Reggeli Toaster- Contemporary design to suit the modern lifestyle. Toaster has been designed from observing user needs. When not in use the board acts as a lid keeping the toaster clean.

LivesConnected is an experiment in data visualization. The data tells a story, conveys emotion and illustrates the relationships between oral narratives during Hurricane Katrina.

A music video that changes according to the weather and local time of the viewer. Cool technology, beautiful video. (At least, beautiful on a rainy day in Brooklyn.) The Unseen Video, Mike Milosh's - You Make Me Feel.

Aluminum bottles for special promotions by beer and beverage companies seem to offer better marketing opportunities than glass. Also, they are lighter, have higher-definition graphics, cool faster and feel colder when handled.

Let's do some X-mas shopping. Original Fake [Editor's note: resizes your window!!]

i love this adam and eve sleeping bag. Pratt design grad Alyona Makeeva's masters thesis was titled Designing for a Better Marriage.

Next - Crichton's latest novel ~ nice cover image

Oooh black squeeze box over at Untangled Life ~ it was some sexy tech in silver, but i'm loving the black.

Just in case you missed the really fun pee&poo ad on NOTCOT.com last week ~ this is a fun cheeky/adorable swedish line of toys and clothes

Reluct highlights the new Dutch stamps designed by Staat - highlighting great dutch design classics

Dracula Car Sun Shade by Jack Spade.

We've seen lots of skateboards. In honor of winter, let's give some love to the beauty of the snowboard. Gorgeous boards by phoenix zoellick.

The KU 100 dummy head is a replica of the human head with a microphone built into each ear providing a sound image almost identical to the one heard at the recording location of the dummy head.

Wish I could go see Insa's sneaker fetish exhibition at Best (london). love the wireframe sneakers over bare feet.

Teaset from Marla Dawn design, features a unique double spout and two teacups that share a single saucer. For those oh so intimate tea occasions.

Somewhere between dark, twisted, playful, urban legends, vector illustrations, and WOW, lie the work of emil kozak ~ and i went a little picture happy over at .com

wow, and i thought i was a preparedness freak. this kit is crazy.

Barcelona studio, Emil Kozak, had a competition on Beauty, where people were had their way with an image of a blank mannequin - some very interesting results

German Daniel Grafik - some great wallpaper creatures, stamps, and pins - also an incredible illustration/graphics portfolio

get into the holiday spirit without compromising your sense of style. this mod wreath is so pretty.

Demeter Fragrance library offers product in scents as common as lavender and rose, to scents as off beat as play-doh and rye bread. [Editor's note - i guess snow scents might be amusing here in LA]

Artist Mike Libby's Insect Lab creates tiny insect/machinery/electronic mash-ups. Mounted in shadow boxes or glass bell jars...

beautiful and for a great cause... 'beads and pieces' designed by hella jongerius

Shade Elaine needs this net of scissors shirt. MomiMomi

DL&Co's Art Noveau line of fragrant candles - beautifully etched glass...

"Designed by nature, made by jewellers"
With branch details, this sugar spoon will add life to any sugar bowl, coffee, or tea service. Base material is bronze with a micron silver plating. Matte finish

Maiden Art has the solution to help you turn your jeans and tee uniform into formal wear... just pop on this collar/necklace

Multipurpose steel covered tree stumps/logs - i kid you not.

swiss handcrafted snowboards by Snowblind