as you all know we recently celebrated herge's birthday. so a post about tintin's creator was in order. check out this designbooms coverage of georges remi at pompidou centre.

as you know i am slightly obsessed with cuffs. this Slitz design from Pia Walln combines sterling silver with comfy wool!

Line extentions from voeslauer water company look sooo nice. I, personally love the shape of the glasses! [editor's note - this takes you to a pdf]

Ducati's 2006 Sport Classic. The design is based on the 1973 Imola Race winning bike ridden by Paul Smart. Retro the way it's supposed to be done!

Untitled 3 from the 'Like Wearing a Love Letter' Series by Colleen Baran.

Aqua Climb - a rockwall for POOLS. Seems like one of the worst ideas ever, yet i cant stop wanting to try it.

CRAVE has this great video of wii play in the penthouse suite at the Hotel Gansevoort. I'm jealous. But for all you kids who want to wii, maybe you need to check ourself into a boutique hotel instead of waiting outside target.

Dave Pressler's Endorphins ~ don't they just give you a burst of energy?

Beautiful "bottomed" coloured glass. The series is
called Bolle, it is made by Venini and designed by Tapio Wirkkala

Japanese Foliage Brushes from Jason Gaylor at Designfruit. Free Photoshop Brushes, Free PNG files, and Vector art available for purchase.

Because i travel with the tech version of "everything and the kitchen sink" ~ i am likely to carry a powerstrip ~ so loving that Monster of all people has designed a gorgeous powerful compact surge protector. (6 outlets!)

For those with wiis who are going through batteries like water, i love this charging station with the NiMH Batteries and the built in rubber grip... Nyko.

Book made from an egg carton and brown grocery bags.

Grumpy Girl presents the Auto Bird Turd Kit - yes, you read that right, and its brilliant for anyone who actually takes the time to use elbow grease to take care of those bird poos.

Susan Stockwell's work with maps ~ breathtaking... everything from dresses to inspiring countries made of anything you can think of.

Geoffrey Packer's DNA Staircase... i am in awe... and desperately need it in my future loft

Hurry Up, a show by Wieden + Kennedy 12 in Portland will be on display until the end of the month.

Impressive photos of abandoned russian planes.

A circle made by following the natural curve in a line of shopping carts. Costco parking lot Goleta, CA.

A mouse cage mated with a music box. The compulsive energy of a running mouse generates Brahm's Lullaby.

An excellent idea to setting up a wireless lan. With style, no wire, everywhere you want in your house. [Editor's note: fascinating wifi concept(?) using light bulb sockets]

It's all about the coolest toasters! Check out this one on db. [and all the results of the international design competition 'ceramics for breakfast' organized by designboom and MACEF.]

"Plant the piece" and Seed Bombs ~ great project changing the way you can make an impact...

Inspired by 2768 - sarah cihat's plates are so gorgeous were worthy of a second post! this orange jolly roger plate is just stunning. As is the whole jolly roger line in particular.

Ross Lovegrove Interview on designboom!

Sarah Cihat takes old, used plates and refinishes and resells them with pretty new designs.

It's a brand spankin new magazine... in beta of course

Been loving those pins over at prickie for ages & couldnt resist posting these oh so cute guys from Bumping Uglies.

Modern Twist VINOTAGZ! Brilliant, silicon, and great packaging...

great article and slideshow on how advertising is EVERYWHERE...even more than before.

cute times article demystifying the wii.

Urban art/fashion magazine, Format, drops issue seven, featuring Undr-Crown, Blokhedz, All City Style, Duro3, and much more. Great issue.

Neil Duerden's powerful and rich artwork is astonishing. Using colors I did not know existed to create wonderful media. So complex yet so solid.

corporate logos done with web2.0[tm] styling. made me vomit a little bit in my mouth. [Editor's Note: The square cookies and 2.0ughnuts crack me up]

"revealing the ardent desire of a defined space. finding the design. tattooing the wall"

Stylish bag including the illusion of a gun. Vlieger & Vandam.

Cool idea, for all of us who just can't find the keys... Original design to put your mail and hang your keys.

its an ifone! hehe...great iphone spoof. it could only be better if they'd gone with duct tape.

design fckr's advert archive is full of fun and clever campaigns. this is one for cedar liquid wax. protects wood. =P

Figa Charm by CharmCo... "wards off the evil eye" and definitely sends a nice strong message...

PNUT Jewelry - Fun gun with silencer charm from pnut - and i've updated this since i found so many other great ones there, it needed its own feature.

CES gadgets - Spectec has a TINY SD card gps receiver where you can load maps on the microsd - SDG-810

Hermes Vie Argent Silk Scarf - Hermes have released a new silk scarf centered on their Caleche logo and "H" monogram which appear to be made of molten silver which gives it its name, Vie.

dont miss the kidrobots new dunny azteca series , the launch parties are on january 18. featuring mexican artists as: the beast brothers, hula hula, Artemio and many more

The Reactable, is a state-of-the-art multi-user electro-acoustic music instrument with a tabletop tangible user interface. the best part is that is free you only need a couple of things to set it up!!! Also see:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0h-RhyopUmc

a fun quirky game by trevor vanmeter - FLYGUY! [Editor's note: its a classic!]