innovative Easymap from german designer Dewa Bleisinger resists folding damage, is weatherproof and remains readable, even when worn as a scarf all day!

Bang & Olufsen's BeoLab 3 series speakers will blow your mind, your ears and probably your wallet too.

Love Luggage Joint collection has got a great skull graphic

Alexander Girard figurines from Paul Smith

Complex.com interviews the punk rock all-father of vinyl toy design and creator of the infamous smoking labbits: Frank Kozik. Read up on what he's done and more importantly, what's next.

use these pouf cushions from missoni to perk up your tired house decor... and your feet!

Space shuttle endeavor launches at 3:36 to day. watch it live on nasa tv

Design by Peppi ~ gorgeous illustrations by Niki Fisher

To celebrate child day in Argentina, the ad agency Icolic, created a treasure hunt that uses google's satelite pictures!

The animation on the new Chemical Brothers "The Salmon Dance" video is incredible ~ "With a cast of 320 hand-animated fish friends, the video is the latest collab between Dom & Nic and Framestore CFC."

My Dead Pony - Raphael is a very amazing artist from Belgium. one of the best guys around for some years now featured in a lot of magazines. check him out his style is off the walls

Check out this teaser trailer for a documentary on GHOST, one of the most prolific graffiti writers in NYC history. The normally reclusive bomber talks openly about painting trains back in the day.

Useless Tools from Arturan. The Useless Hammer's handle is handcrafted from old wood and its head is one piece of double forged steel. Each is slightly different, all are guaranteed useless. Price: $150.00

Really cool illusions created by using books or magazines. Some of these are pretty awesome.

Fluid City - This is the collaborative performance by OHP(OverHeadProjector) and liquid to express microbes which resemble the life floating in the natural law.

Annie Sessler, from the East End of Long Island, makes fish prints- impressions of sea life, mostly on vintage textiles, for which she uses fish themselves like rubber stamps or wood blocks.

ok, i almost fell over when i saw this one. a piss screen. control a video game with your pee...an attempt to encourage potential drunk drivers to get a cab.

Coolhunter found this little gem in Jingumae in Tokyo. the little live in studio, salon is gorgeous!

A quick post from Siggraph 2007, featuring RAYMOND, my absolute favorite short from the Electronic Theater. By BIF and THE MILL

this dazzlingly simple cocktail jigger from american designer josh owen was inspired by the japanese tradition of sipping sake from the corner of a box-shaped cup.

Nokia Prism Collection 7900 and 7500 - simple beauty ~ i like the blue one!

Wall Spankers - The One-Year Anniversary Issue. Over 350 free DIY stickers from 100 international artists.

Genius watch makers Nooka teem up with Paper Toy guru Shin Tanaka... get printing!

adorable needle-work critters - Little cat designs

San Francisco's video game-themed hotel, Hotel Tomo - VIDEO! It features an eye-catching Japanese Pop theme, beautiful murals, iPod docks, projection TVs, free wifi and Fatboys. [Editor's Note: My mom stayed here a few months back and loved it]

Mmmm loving the reusable packaging and label design of these Sauces 'n Love.... oh and the sauce is absolutely delicious as well.

What the new Aluminum and Glass iMacs REALLY look like.

Art meets fashion ~ Paul Smith and Catalina Estrada collaborate on a collection for Japan.

Crazy super sleek white (or black) cube like container for wiimotes and nunchucks by brando... complete with spring action... too bad no charging.

Recently bought a "new" supersoaker and it SUCKS. Miss the design of these old ones... check out this great history of water guns by DesignBoom

Stardust has redesigned their site. Also, they have a pretty slamdance Summer 2007 reel.

Cover of the Keynote Apple. Fresh new iMac design. The 24-inch display is just gorgeous.

The Nike Run Hit Remix at LA Memorial Coliseum Sept 15 - Run through the streets of LA, with delightful live performances by Naughty by Nature, Sir Mix A Lot, The Sugarhill Gang, Dawn Robinson of En Vogue, and a Finish line concert by MC Hammer.

...cool jewelery from Kuukoru ("Moon jewelry") a goldsmith company located in Tuusula, Finland.

When is a regular stainless steel watch not a stainless steel watch? When it's a retro LED watch.

Street artist Judith Supine went really big this weekend and hung this 50ft. signature piece off the side of the Manhattan Bridge in NYC.

Dirtty Bones makes hip-hop accessories, including grills and camo suits, for pitbulls.

Tired of normal animals? Make your own with Custom Creature Taxidermy

Quick Cup - Anybody fancy a brew? Turn temperate tap water a scorching ninety degrees celsius in just three seconds with this 'kettle killer'! Great time and energy saving concept from Tefal.

Bush & Rinse Toothbrush Creates Mini Water Fountain

Ballpoint pen vase available from Design Boom

Award winning manga artist Joanna Zhou has created this collection of 6 dolls for Momiji. Available from October from firebox.com and Topshop Oxford Circus. Each doll is packaged in its own gorgeous tin.

Interesting concept/design at The Funded ~ a social ratings site on Venture Capital Firms.

scottish designer david taylor now resides in sweden and bring us this starkly beautiful glasgow table lamp.

Love this wall sticker from A Better Tomorrow

WEEDS ~ is finally back for its third season (you can preview the first episode on sho.com free) ~ and LAist has a great interview with its creator, Jenji Kohan. Also they have a bunch of the gorgeous brilliant intro videos.