This cute "KISO" ashtray is made completely from concrete, It is divided into 3 rooms, giving heavy smokers more choices of space to smoke (even by the stairs!). Individually hand made in japan by Nobuhiro Sato.

Continuing my fascination with the evolution of reusable shopping bags... latest find is the Target one with an adorable bird on a target tree design! As well as the Whole Food insulated one for $3.

On silly stuffed toys ~ Jemma Williams' Lamb caught my eye

"Made in Germany" is a phrase that applies well to the Solar Decathlon entry from the Technische Universitat Darmstadt, because the team wants to present the German way of building, showcasing German technologies.

In the recent style of Sony Bravia, Futurist vandals dyed Rome's Trevi Fountain red yesterday. They want to turn "grey bourgeois society into a triumph of color."

Pens don not come much more desirable (or geeky) than this self assembly Parafernalia Falter 2D pen which comes as a snap apart kit complete with tool and ruler. Design brilliance.

Stunning jewelry and accessories made of 3Form and stainless steel from Tivi. also this amazingly beautiful handbag from zebrawood.

Sarah Hood's new line of jewelry called "Arbor" is haunting and beautiful, featuring sterling trees adorned with 24k leaves and semi-precious stones, like this pendant with 24k and aquamarine.

EXCLUSIVE! We're excited to show you some sneak peaks of the new Diesel Fuel For Life Factory where starting monday you can customize your own bottles of the new fragrance.

The Holiday Christian Lacroix bottle is even more beautiful and has more detailed design than the 2007 edition. Lovely!

NU Architectuuratelier projected this building with a double function: an advertising agency today with scope for conversion to housing tomorrow.

Unicef is the driving force that helps build a world where the rights of every child is realized. Buy the book and check out the website! Amazing work by 60 artists, all for a good cause..

A sustainable glass factory in chilean countryside, by Guillermo Hevia

Ignorance in unacceptable. Some cute and cool adv for Alma Magazine.

Chuck Anderson from No Pattern has released a beautiful new print entitled 'Heavenlike'. He has also re-released two of his older, equally stunning print fro sale. Well worth a look.

Stumbled upon these beautiful pendants and they're reversible too! By Lola & Bailey - Sun Catcher double sided Pendant necklace from the 'Cloud Watching & Star Gazing' collection

Triggered by post #6732 ~ Joshua Targownik sent in his photographs of the Reform School which are beautiful... it looks like the picturesque doll house full of designer goods you wish you had.

Dolce & Gabbana headquarters in Milan, Italy by Studio Piuarch

Truly the coolest treehouse yet ~ "Recycled Wood Tree House" Crafted in Europe from recycled cherry and elder wood.

There is something so precious about wearing a fragile quail's egg shell on a necklace... with a gold leaf interior. By Stephanie Simek.

The trials of choosing a good, cheap pen.

Are reusable shopping bags the new t-shirt? How many do you have? Want? What do you like and not like about the options so far?

Serge Mouille Lighting is up up up...

In his back pocket is a BAGGU. A reusable grocery bag... yes... finally one that is understated enough for a guy to carry around.

Something Planned ~ THINK BEAUTY. Awesome video of this fence weaving in action.

Legendary Los Angeles store Reform School is now accessible to the world, through a cute online store.

Fabien Baron's summer home in rural southern Sweden, designed by John Pawson.

111 Shirts off for Abercrombie! - 111 topless men storm Abercrombie on 5th Ave in NYC

From Cosima von Bonin's Roger and Out exhibition at MOCA. Love the dog-faced creatures with their trench coats and chew toys.

Bent Acrylic Lamp w/ Birch Veneer

Guerrilla Campaign for Peugeot 308 by Torke Stunt, Lisbon, Portugal

Muji has some of the best stocking stuffer ~ so many wooden nature inspired toys this year! Perfect for any animal loving designer... or toddler in your life!

Mysterious flyposters are appearing all over London - little nuggets of printy goodness to peel off and take home

Amazing Cardboard sculpture by Chris Gilmour. There is no metal, wood, or plastic framework but only glue and cardboard.

I just found out about Geeks In Love, a geeky web comic in the tradition of XKCD, but with a French twist and a much better drawing style.

Sculpted Cabinet with drawer - right out of a cartoon set methinks!

Recessed exterior wall light-The Walkie Talkie MATTONE by Marco Casamonti. This lighting fixture is designed to be exactly the same size as an ordinary brick. Aluminum & frosted glass.

We took a standard paper dispenser and made a simple modification with green foil and the silhouette of South America. This allowed us to prove that the survival of the forest is directly connected to what people consume.

Neptunus Rex is a new short film about two scientists who pioneer Nubiology, the science of harvesting clouds for medicine. Won Best Student Film at the New Hampshire Film Fest.

As a twist on the subdermal tattoos ~ implants that create braille messages... The Braille Tattoo, designed by Klara Jirkova

N810 ~ nokia's latest incarnation of the N800 is looking extremely tempting... with the added keyboard, they are at least listening to what users want! And GPS! and Wifi!

The Landlord Hoken end table by elmar flototto is such a sweet, simple, graphic functional little table, I'd like two of them!

Jon Wilcox draws a ghost every day. There are over 230 ghosts now. What better month for this kind of thing?

The new, funny, 13e rue channel commercial, by BETC Euro RSCG (Paris, France).

Margaret Kauffmann's Prayer Images have a quiet beauty. I wish there were more...

Pictured are the Urban Fidelity omni-directional Duevel Planet loudspeakers. The speakers use metal spheres to distribute the sound in a 360 degree pattern.

But is it New York? BBH's controversial new campaign for NYC... and what about that logo?