Phillip Johnson's utterly transparent intimacy, the Glass House in New Canaan, CT.

as a lover of animals and architecture, i would be remiss not to post the design commissions' modern bird, a contemporary collection of bird houses.

"I am a freelance illustrator with a love for melancholy and the macabre. "
David Lupton's work is intriguing

Since 1975 some of the world's greatest artists have made unique contributions to the art world by painting a BMW and as part of their world tour they're now showing at the MCA in Sydney.

Hawkes Bay artist Ben Pearce is currently exhibiting at butterfly net. He's doing what we all wish we could do and turning his thoughts as a child into reality as an adult.

Thanks to DRAWN! for posting the absolutely adorable work of Jeff Victor. This is from his bubblehead star wars series

Bol by Christopher Metcalfe from New Zealand puts the dynamic into still life. As well as this hoop pine version there is a coloured range in moulded plastic. Clever Kiwi...

Microsoft knew what they were doing when they brought Blaise Aguera y Arcas on board... Watch the software architect demo Photosynth at www.ted.com, and then waste hours with the tech preview.

Megan Auman resides in Jonestown, where she maintains a studio making sculpture and jewelry.

LAB issue 1 is online. As in the previous issue, this zine is chockablock with words, pictures, and colors. But not just any words, pictures, or colors. Fancy words, snazzy pictures, and jazzy colors. (PEOPLE / ART / EXPLORATION / PHOTO mag)

Ever wondered where all the free vector illustrations go? Apparently they go to Vecteezy the vector index site. Free to download and you can also submit your own just in case you have leftovers.

Beach Balls, Marcel Wanders for Puma. These great toys are the perfect alibi for elegantly goofing around. From the new collection "I Hate Camping... But I Love Lounging in Style".

Loll Designs are made with a focus on modern design with a contemporary appeal. Loll is fashioned with superior grade recycled high density polyethylene (HDPE). GO GREEN

WallDesign offers collections to manipulate and sort out. To create a unique mural pattern, each assemblage is a personal jigsaw of drawings and colors.

A website with myspace templates by professional designers.

Mother & photographer Denis Darzacq did a shoot for mountain sports brand Dare2Be. With the help of capoeira practioners, athletes & ballet dancers they've got over 2000 photos for the upcoming catalogue, posters & press. Look out for it!

Fancy something a little more Victorian?
A wicked little steampunk 'mod' for a Dell LCD monitor. Wonderful craftsmanship.

Cool! Great designer, Roger Arquer

Hikikomori.
Inspired by japan guys, this plant will grown into transparent pipes. Design by Dorothy Gray.

With this coat it's fun to play outside. When children are playing outside during the day the day-animals will change colour. When they are outside in the dark the night-animals will glow. Zo Design's Bessie

Wool blankets, especially those with the beautiful patterns, fascinate me. The collection of blankets is getting bigger by the week. Because I cannot collect them for ever, i present Zo Design's Something Old Something New bags.

beauty kit on pleix. - [Editor's Note: painfully well done video on what beauty is today...]

Lladros' Re-Cyclos Magical Collection is breath taking. Naturally inspired, gorgeous porcelain birds, unicorns, and roosters not to be missed.

Everglide: Design for a bike that converts into... a bag! Designed for the last-mile: the short distance between home and public transport and the end destination and public transport.

ENOUGH ~ is Nicholas Estrada's Anti War Medal from 2004

Smart Tee's for kids ~ adorable silhouettes and alphabet and word printed for kid perspective to learn letters and words

finewaters.com is your portal to enticing bottled treasures and a plethora of attractive bottles. [Editor's Note i am drowning in the mind boggling amount of water here]

Puma and Biomega get together for an interesting folding urban city bike and its not just a concept but will be released later this month at Puma Stores worldwide!

Emma Franklin's Cufflinks ~ a nice upgrade for those who were into the skull thing... HIPPOs! and other creatures

Burst Labs ~ browse music like never before ~ incredible interface and even more amazing tracks.

ThinkGeek's LED Art Fan plays animated images that your download from your computer onto the blades of a rapidly spinning fan.

Webble ~ the latest in foot rest technology

"Calle" Gardening Tools - From Con & Con, masters of plastic design, the tools can be stored in a wall-mount holder, which is designed so that it can also be stuck in soil.

32 Originals is the BMW America's Cup Sail auction. Pieces of the Sails are cut up, framed, and signed, the proceeds going to charity

Ever wanted to make your own movie? These two guys are putting together a free, online film school out of their own garage. Anyone can make movies nowadays.

More new iPhone ads on apple.com

Hanging Harry. The self-hanging light pull. by SUCK.co.uk

SNAP CUPS design by : angela schwab + angela schwab from usa. 3 oz ceramic cups have large clothing snaps imbedded into the walls to create a point of unconventional connection:

Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec have designed the newest "office chair", the Worknest for Vitra. Read all about it here. Available as of summer 2007.

Those talented Bourellec Brothers (ronan and erwan) teamed up with Swarovski to create the "Stone Light" for the 2007 design expo in France

Fun campaign by BBDO Canada for the Pepsi mini cans launch !

The airbed - The "pump it!" has integrated the airbed into the living room carpet. Still a prototype, it's a genius idea! Designers:
Silke Klemm and Lisa Hillmann

These have been out for a month but I hadn't seen them yet -- Absolut has discontinued its famous "bottle ads" and replaced them with the pseudo-surreal "In an Absolut World" ads. Watch the one with the pillow fight!

Inspired by the Sword Cabinet illusion beloved by magicians, this novel knife holder features a crouching figure behind glass. From The Wireless catalog

Vinyl sticker wall by Thomas available on the new amkashop parts : vinyl sticker art

Dont let smells mix. Biolyse system refrigerator. Nice work by Creative Directors of DDB Paris.