On cool new coat hook options - Bach Coat Hooks from Delta Design aren't supposed to stretch your clothes as much

I'm so mesmerized by the perceived fragility of these glass bubbles by Crumley... also their peace under fire collection is making the rounds on the internets today

Custom painted Transformer figure transcends the original design. Sublime.

Sarah Hirneisen's work titled "Shrine" is a Levantine reliquary housing over 3,000 oil-filled glass vials. Working with Kadie Salfi, their show opens at Mark Wolfe Contemporary Art in San Francisco on September 6, 2007.

manual + digital music = reacTABLE

Jonathan Aspinall's Link Mugs are making breakfast a little more communal.

1960's pro-segregation comic book depicting George Wallace's ideas for a racially divided state. It's not very good. Not a web-slinger or man-of-steel in sight.

Chrome roll-top waterproof backpacks.. my new MacBook Pro gonna like it, even in case it rains!

This Burton snowboarding helmet lets you connect MP3 players and other devices via the Motorola Bluetooth.

Move over iPhone. The CECT W100 wrist-phone is pack full of features including bluetooth, a 2mp camera and, get this, a touch screen!

Unboxing of the Jason Markk + Undftd sneaker cleaning kit.

Martin McMillan graduated this summer with a beautiful yet disturbing photographic portfolio

For the book lovers who need something better than a feather duster to keep those books clean... the Book Brush! Shaped like a book, and for books!

Want a sneak peek at the upcoming characters and stories of the latest Monsterism 4: Pets and Owners Toy collection? They are adorable!

TOO FUN! HP Toyrama - HP and Pete Fowler's Monsterism creatures team up to let YOU be the animator making movies in this latest contest.

Endless sketchwalls that "float" and store markers neatly in the side...

Newspaper machine with an lcd monitor shows a newspaper slideshow. A news "jukebox"?
via boingboing

Waterless Urinals by Kohler - ecology / design / urinal / FEELS GOOD !

Siggraph 2007: a few picks from this year's Emerging Technologies

Beautiful graphics for this guide to FUROSHIKI wrapping by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment . Personally, I would print it directly on the cloth.

New parskid giclee prints are beautiful and bright. He also currently has work in the Guys' Guys group show at Gallery 1988 in LA, which opened on the 14th.

Apple's sleek new wireless aluminum keyboard is pushing all my design buttons.

The THING is an object based quarterly

Slideshow story of Clearview! Drivers say that they would like to see less clutter and more readability, but there is something that seems untouchable about this layer of information in the landscape.

SO, what DOES come in that mysterious black briefcase in the Porsche Design Edition 1? Porsche just sent over a high res image of the goods.

True Fruits - loving the packaging and the graphic design on the site of this German Smoothie line

While on cars... have you seen the freshly announced Porsche Design Edition 1 - a limited edition black cayman S... with a slew of extra design work and accessories?

Pictures of the new 2008 Ferrari 430 Scuderia.

Ninja vs Pirates DODGEBALL.... the console is TBD... but i can't wait regardless.

The stylish Juke Tower waterproof MP3 speaker looks positively gorgeous and takes up no more room than a shampoo bottle.

Intimate Control was created by Jennifer Chowdhury for her class thesis project. The aim of the game is to help bring couples together for a more intimate and closer game playing experience. See video.

New Levi's 501 campaign

URBAN GARDEN by Tjep.

They aren't just for drinking from.... Nalgene now has KITS - for auto, first aid, emergencies, heat stress, kids, and dogs

Incredible textured wallpapers by Catherine Hammerton

According to UNICEF 5000 children die per day from unsafe water. Watercone takes salt or brackish water and produces up to 1.6 liters of fresh water per day, enough fresh water for a child.

Digital illustrator, Maciej Hajnrich, better known as Valp in the online design community, previews new work.

I can't imagine the patience that goes into these fabric coated tack sets by Alli Coate

Forbe's top 10 list in pictures of the World's Best First Class experiences

Cima Ladder by Sergio Mahler and George Papadogiannis

On impressive ROI - hugh grant bought the warhol liz taylor 6 years ago for $3.5 mill... and is to be sold again, this time by Christie's in New York in November, with an estimate of $25 million to $35 million

To coincide with the 20th anniversary of Andy Warhol's death, the National Gallery of Scotland has a huge exhibition on and soup canned the columns - see the great slideshow

For ICON magazines 50th issue - they have 50 manifestos from 50 of the most influential architects and designers of our time.

For those too lazy - or nosy - see my picks from the IKEA catalog that jumped out

Have you browsed the IKEA 2008 Catalog yet?

Furniture design applying the traditional techniques of japanese parquetry. So nice. Tone collection by Leif.designpark