Shiro i Shiro restaurant & bar inside Lux 11 hotel in BERLIN

bulimic birds? all about cormorants.

These Rosetta multimedia speakers from Korea's Britz may not be the most powerful speakers out there, but they sure look swell.

the best of minnesota artist thomas allen's fabulous pulp fiction photographs have been assembled in a new book from the aperture foundation, to be released in september!

Tree Surgeon - by Peckerwood Golf. Part axe part putter... for those who hang out in the rough... and other stuff.

THIS people is precisely why i am attempting (mildly successfully) to be on vacation - "Legally required paid annual leave around the world, in days."

Attention all shopper ~ Design*Sponge's two parter on recommended online shopping destinations of bloggers (my picks included) are up!

Dedicated to Daisy, the new fragrance for women by Marc Jacobs. Each daisy is a profile, and by creating one and exploring the site you'll be eligible for the chance to win Marc Jacobs merchandise and recieve exclusive giveaways and content.

New elegant spot for Numericable : a lot of motion graphics and a soundtrack by Justice band !

Articolo #28: Table Design by Christoph Boeninger. Corrugated Aluminum.

Corriette Schoenarts mixes fashion photography with cartography.

Can't afford your own Transformers toy? Well why not design and make your own?! A mind-blowing paper model including work in progress pics!

The Safe Bedside Table: easily transformed into a medieval battle suit when burglars pick your house. By James McAdam

Great work by the parisian illustrator JulesJulien

The Hau Hauz products and fabrics are designed by the Finnish designer Satu Makkonen. Scandinavian contemporary design in the finest 100% quality linen fabrics combined with handscreen printed prints bringing you a cool breeze of air from Finland.

MiniCat catameran: The boat that fits in the trunk of your car - honestly!

Custom Carbonite. This "lucky" fella had his mates take a mold of his head, then add it to a replica prop of Han Solo encased in carbonite. Nice.

soak your tootsies around strangers? how plebian. do it in the privacy of your own home instead with this luxurious personal pedicure spa from kohler.

A design for a 13,000 ft. skyscraper to be constructed in Tokyo - X-SEED 4000: World’s tallest tower will house 1 million people

Chair "The Form 07" by kazakh designer!

Eric Clapton recently bought a series of paintings by graffiti legend LEE Quinones. He shelled out $120k for twelve paintings, and each "depicts a shoplifter grabbing an album from the Seventies."

Rocking chair by Ineke Hans

Hey freelancers... here's a knight t-shirt : Sir Freelancelot

Stash Kit - The folding Helmet

Quick update on all things NOTCOT if you want to peek into our world.

This is an example of something that is NOT quite NotCouture material (but totally org-able)... swiss miss is right, these viking baby beanies are hilarious - although the horns could be improved upon.

B is a young new clothing brand from Bogotá, Colombia influenced by the city's erratic lifestyle.

DANSK Magazine #015 is coming out, Autumn 2007 issue with Evilism theme, unisex fashion magazine from Denmark, just enjoy it.

Sexy pie fight in underwear ! Anyone to organize one? - [Davenport gets attention for their cotton undies by adding cream pies and jello.]

101 E Radialstrahler Reference - coolest speakers in the world? From mbl of Germany.

Adorable Hermes Hippopotamus lock, silver and palladium plated

Cool post over at No Good For Me ~ they dug up music videos Sofia Coppola has been in... Sonic Youth, Black Crowes, Madonna, Chemical Brothers...

Le Beanock - bean bag meets hammock. Sounds so perfect right now.

A new take on the travel industry: Got Game Entertainment is producing video games that let you solve mysteries in at jet-setting destinations like Capri (just in case you're tied up at work or the island's not on your itinerary)

Monsterism ROCK BAND coming from Pete Fowler

Are these "mutant" golden frogs in japan a sign of good luck? (don't they just seem more albino leaning than 5 eyeballs kind of mutant?)

You shake to open? This is one creepy door Hand-le by Naomi Thellier de Poncheville

Wow lucky climbers makes some seriously cool children's climbing structures.

Timeless Bracelet - Ina Seifart, 2006

GENIE IN THE BOTTLE will guard over your leftover vino when you can't make it to the bottom of a bottle. Designed by SUCK UK. CHEERS!

Galactic Suite: The world's first Space Hotel set to open within the next three years. Great views, lousy food.

Artzmania are back with our latest x.5 issue - ColorWonderland.

Like playing Top Trumps? Like type? You need Rick Banks' Type Top Trumps

Jenny Holzer-isms scrolling across Rome's monuments

Viewsonic LCD monitor encrusted with thousands of Swarovski crytals. Bringing the bling to your home computer system.

They finally arrived from press: Zeixs - four books full of inspiration and design excellence showing about 2200 artworks from more than 400 international designers. Have a look :)