PC manufacturer Lenovo chosen to design the 2008 Olympic torch. Modeled after an ancient Chinese scroll -- I think it's super gorgeous!

Search the right balance point in this Headstand, a fun and dynamic stool.

as bbq season kicks off, those of us without space to spare struggle to host. with the briefcase grill, you can just bring the party to work!

flickrblockers help you say no to online photos. a rip off of stupidiotic's black bars (see post 623), but still amusing.

you can now buy a print of NB studio's london's kerning poster. the map of the city composed entirely of typography featured in the ISTD exhibition My London/My City.

Design Within Reach, the furniture retailer, is collaborating with Airstream to develop a trailer for the mobile young modernist -'rock climbers, surfers, dot-com guys'.

antlers, like skulls and pirates are a meme thats taken over the past year or so, and according to the nytimes, theyre still good for spring.

Environmental Obesity

"Think about what it consumes before buying."

KeyPort - its what you've been waiting for to streamline that keychain of yours... just get copies cut on these special blanks and slot them in. RFID, Alarm Entry, and LED's in development.

The Lomme Bed. Gotta have a large room for this one!

5 Min Friend - if you have a webcam you can meet random people for 5 minutes... interested concept... feels like speed dating/friendship? but you can never meet them again?

Attus Apparel's "The Hesher" Polo - also cute their Jerk, Hangover, Shredder designs

Could this 'serpentine' shower by extremis be the simplest solution to the quick outdoor shower (just connect a hose to it!)

WOW. Incredible roundup of those Scratch and Sniff stickers from when i was a kid... i totally had that crab one!

LEXON's Tykho Bulb lamps bring new meaning to "Soft Illumination"

The new hand fabricated and distressed belt buckles from Fosterweld have been released! Check out all the colors and styles.

Topoware china: Each piece addresses a different issue or poses a different question. Are you hungry, very hungry or done? Are you modest or greedy? Do you have a mom/dad or child portion?".

Folding@Home - we are 3106 of 62394 teams! Join us with your PS3/Mac/PC! "To date, more than 250,000 PS3 users have signed up for the project, bringing nearly 400 teraflops of power. That's over double the amount of of the PCs in the project."

Musical Furnishings - tables, trunks, benches... you can PLAY.

Luxurious, finely crafted milk chocolate tools for the mechanic with a sweet tooth.

Gnagno is an horrendous pet which can be open, to play with its funny organs...

The lounge presented at Salone Satellite in Milan 2007 by young italian Euga Design. The red pillows-bin can be inserted in the stuffing to change the configuration!

Wiimote street art in Darien, Illinois on a zebra crossing

The Battery shelf gives your phone a home and provides an iconographic reminder to plug it in. The power cord no longer needs to hide in shame; its role in keeping you connected is proudly displayed. By Brooklyn-based designer Simon Spagnoletti

On a recent visit to Kauai, I happened on a little gallery in Kapa'a called Kela's. There were some awesome local artist but one that caught my eye was a piece from Lowry and Richards.

Viteo not only makes this amazingly cool outdoor shower (your weight makes the water spray upwards) but their site is filled with bizarre and fabulous imagery!

Shinshoku: The latest cryptic LED watch from TokyoFlash

The Haveleena cordless light comes with four color filters and this wooden stand. A great alternative to candles for indoor or outdoor.

Inspired by the Modern movement where artists explored color and spacial relationships; the TwistTogether Shelving blurs the lines between furniture and lighting.

Rollout - wallpaper as art

Henry Julier's shelves are snapped apart to expose a flash of color coating embedded neodymium magnets to adhere to any magnetic surface...

Lola&Bailey in #4005 - as i explored it i got enamored by their line of kisses.... from that magical first kiss all the way up to this one, kiss number 5! See them all.

Shu Uemura updates a classic - new eyelash curler: "mushroom" shape silicon pad and updated hinge technology for precisely distributed pressure

Exclusive. Remember ALGOL TV? Well, here you can see the reborn of Brionvega, his Next Flat TV, designed by V12Design.

Lola & Bailey is based on a fictional romance. Wear them upside down, sideways, anyway you like! You decide how you wear them and best of all you get to be apart of a budding romance.

Stereo (solar terrestrial relations observatory) 3D view of the sun and heliosphere - images/movies from the sun..hott!!!

More Soon : Gorgeous flash site with conceptual art photography. SUSAN is a must see.

Shape Flow: Nice french community of artists who want to share theirs talents and theirs knowledges.

While waiting for your wife to cook, put your plate, where necessary and start reading 300 riddles on this Take Your Time table cloth.

the vase was made by 40,000 bees over the course of one week! this bee-made vessel by Tomas Gabzdil Libertiny of Studio Libertiny.

i love susanna hertrich's chrono shredder. watch the days shred by. via core77

from the streets of milan: The guy on the left says - "Maybe one day we'll be on that wall"
The guy on the right replies - "Impossible".

loved the national assembly for wales in cardiff. great sustainable, ecofriendly building. uses natural light, materials and feels really open. it was shortilsted for the RIBA. more info at richard rogers.

the graffiti project: Beginning May 10th, for 30 days, OS GEMEOS, NINA and NUNCA will be painting a thirteenth century castle in the countryside of North Ayrshire, Scotland.

tofu design multimidia studio.

Pixie Cups - Paper-thin, light as a feather drinking cups like the good old days - Only these are hand blown, heat-tempered, chem lab beaker glass with a neat retro ring design. Keep 'em stacked by the sink.

Officially part of the (RED) Campaign or NOT?,.. I don't care. These custom Kicks designed by Logan Real don't shout (RED)!! they just whisper "I know what's up" PS- More styles to choose from!