Collection of 18 Bond No. 9 NY neighborhood scents. What does chinatown smell like? roast duck and firecrackers and random herbs?

Awesome clock available at Anthropologie. I need it.

Now not only does Oakley have a great selection of designs in their sun glasses line up, but it's now possible for you to customize your own pair.

Merry x.mas, as pentagram has rebranded xmas for the brand equity machine it really is. Happy Christmas 2.0 kids.

Custom 1-UP Mushroom Crochet Scarf Diy Mario Bros. Nintendo by Urban Princess

Start the new year off with this beautiful alternative to the traditional wall calendar. designed by W. Bradford Paley (via infomation aesthetics)

New Tree Gourmet Belgian Chocolates - i love the packaging and the delicious flavors like Sexy, Blush, and Vigor.

From design duo Tram Pham and Dominic D'Andrea comes the Li Xi Gift Envelope, just in time for Chinese New Year. The envelopes are beautifully laser- crafted out of crepe.

On fun sharable holiday cards - here's the latest from SPUNK UN & Max Hancock over in Singapore... the Happy Log, ask it questions, and don't try to make too much sense of the responses.

Admittedly this method of wall mounting has been around a few years but the fact that you can personalize your Acrylicize canvas makes it all the more exciting!

Cardboy Calender 2007 By Mark James. Brilliant DIY cardboard figurine... separate cubes inside the box to switch the months as 2007 flies by even...

Saks get quite the identity makeover for 2007 by pentagram. Nearly a googol of possibilities with this design...

Meta design's new logo wheel for Adobe CS3 - hmmmm.... is the periodic table notation overdone? or is it just old enough to be fresh again?

Over at 30gms they got the most incredible xmas card i've seen... Thomas Heatherwick Christmas card... postage stamp extrapolated...

It's not really Xmas until Santa shows off his jedi lego powers... is it bad i want lego star wars MORE b/c of this? At the Mos Eisley Cantina,use the codes: CL4U5H (for outfit) and TYH319 (for white beard)

Game trailers for Rayman:Raving Rabbids are silly. I love when the rabbids freak out and go "aaahhh!"

Merry Mimomas! The geniuses at Mimoco made xmas come a few days early here at NOTCOT... see what goodies they sent!

Surrounding.com has the Flos Toio on sale for $925. Ok, I know that's not cheap but usually the Toio goes for like $1200...

Amazing new line of wood furniture from Brooklyn based "WudFurniture."

Bad Shannon makes some great skulls... and ants... and Tbones... and roses...

Svedka Vodka has such a clean bottle design - intersting angle in their latest campaign... that they are the best in 2033... but why is their future so Phillip K Dick/Blade Runner-esque?

B*SH -is it bush? bullshit? BSH? Either way you interpret it, this is the hot new place to COMPLAIN. Or indulge in the complaints of others.

Beautiful handmade collars, made of felt in a variety of colors (and leaves!) So pretty. Perfect for making that fancy shirt even fancier. By the Candy Thief on Etsy.

Never have to leave your seat to get some reading again? Bibliochaise by Nobody and Co.

I'm loving these drawer/door peeling corner pieces by Richard Shed. The brightly colored interiors are a nice touch as well.

Reprot Depot! Fabric imported & custom. Retro cooltastic!

Burnum the Platypus with titanium boomerang - one of the newest creatures from IWG for their 4th series.

Belu - Sustainable British Water. Yes you read that right... in fact the bottle is made of corn (no, not the cap though)...

Crave found the latest version of the MobiBlu - almost looks like leather? Something still simple and enticing about this little tiny cube player...

Tord Boontje: The Book. Holly over decor8 is right - i hate to admit that Tord Boontje is trying to take over the world... at least it looks nice. Printed by Rizolli

WK12.4 begins April 1, 2007.

The U-Turn (shown above) is a business phone that draws energy from the opening and closing of the keyboard.

Photographic transformations from an artist in Osaka. This one's from April 06.

from the streets of oxtown: merry xmas.

A vertical storage space from Karim Rashid's first collection for Horm. Available as a single or double wardrobe, Blend is sure to do anything but.

i know how notcot loves paintings on wood. jason thielke has some pretty gorgeous pieces...

i alway struggle to find packable gifts. this Poltrona Frau chair comes disassembled in a box that's easy to carry. all you need is an allen wrench!

We're so easily amused by this awesome Target Wii gift card

Mix-Mas - Send your holiday greeting and see how far it goes. Design a cool character of yourself, write a greeting, and pass it on. In no-time you'll be able to see how the chain grows. [Editor's Note: i made a NOTCOT]

If you watch one trailer this week - watch this one. The Alchemists - how brilliant creatives changed the world through advertising...

"Impossible Triangle" sculpture erected in Perth, Australia. From artist Brian McKay and architect Ahmad Abas.

who gives a flock? helicopter and domino magazine think you should! a portion of the profits from sales of this tshirt will go towards buying sheep for people who really need it in villages around the world

Sofahaenger - doesn't get more straight forward, and been loving it around the design sites today - i can see balancing my laptop, remotes, espresso... and crossing my fingers.

jousting kitty armor!! now that's one battle i'd love to see. the work of Jeff de Boer's armor stylings.

devin hunt's surfacing letter project. the program takes user text input and then creates an image based on the number and quality of search results attached to the text. very very pretty...

Handmade in the south of France - Uncommon Goods has found these beautifully designed wood and rubber bird calls [The Woodpecker, Blackbird, and American Robin] - via swissmiss!