I only hope my dumpster diving ventures can one day be this successful. Women finds $1 million masterpiece in trash, no really!

Roger Arquer designed some brilliantly simple moustraps using household objects back in 2004.

A beautiful X'mas is what you make of it. Fun xmas cards by the Breeding Ground that lets you write your notes, and your recipients build and arrange their own scene.

oPtion$ ~ the secret life of steve jobs - a parody by fake steve jobs. We just got our copy... and the cover is all reflective... to see yourself in!

“The world looks different when you suffer from Parkinson’s." This is the sttunning ambient campaign from Saatchi & Saatchi, Copenhagen for the Danish Parkinson Disease Association.

Seattle artist Jennifer Zwick's first solo show called "I'm So Scared/It's All So Hard" at Soil features her newest etchings and photographs, including this one. The disembodied legs manage to be sexy, funny and uncomfortable all at the same time.

Edition of 1 million. Curious if this is humanly possible... varying thickness and material ~ hand carved and numbered - by Sighn

Interview with UVA - creators of spectacular light shows for the Chemical Brothers, Massive Attack and more

It's clear Paris is the City of Light... Enjoy this video of light graffiti - Paris By Light by Mehdi Idir (Manifeste Productions) and Marko9

Ok just one more... Flip and Tumble... the Popple/Sockball of the reusable bags... i've even dug up an 80's Popple Advert for anyone who's forgotten about Popples.

The catwalk at sunset on the Great Wall of China near Beijing October 19, 2007 - a total of 88 models displayed designs by designers Karl Lagerfeld and Silvia Venturini Fendi

Child abuse got a whole lot cuter - Instituto de Apoio a Crianca - "Abuse, don't let it get into the child's world."

If you thought of shoes.... brilliant SF Zoo campaign ~ also look out for the print and environment campaigns as well.

Great collaboration of UK typography experts House Industries and luxury lingerie line Agent Provocateur - a book on the logo creation with knickers! Love it!

made of sapelle mahogany ply on 10mm new zealand wool felt the PLY-HIDE is another whimsical product from Punga & Smith.

60th anniversary campaign of MASP, the most important museum of Latin America. The ads remind that every art work is originally handmade.

On October 30th, HarperCollins is releasing a revised and updated edtion of Bizarre Books: A Compendium of Classic Oddities by Russel Ash and Brian Lake. The book is a survey of some of the most absurd content and book jackets from the past—definitely a conversation starter...

Even Method (yes the gorgeously packaged cleaning guys) are getting in on the reusable shopping bag action... this one is free with 20$ purchase, and has some fun typography going on.

Made in Sweden: MOMO, gorgeous prefab wood summerhouses designed by Thomas Lind.

Ferrari have released a limited edition Segway personal transporter.

Argyle Academy has it all: bunnies, batman, a vampire cat. Check it out!

WOW!! Ladders in your tights, caused by your ripped nails… and an important date? With the fantastic Rasp Ring these situations will be a thing of the past, because you’ll have your rasp always with you!

Bob Truby brings us "a visual encounter with the incredibly diverse world of BRAND NAME PENCILS."

Some clever use of shadows in a VW advert for the EOS Convertible.

A Thabto design:

The shot glass as it's meant to be //A lethal bullet!

Airtight's TILTVIEWER is an absolutely gorgeous 3D interface to Flickr. Wow!

For Me For You by Insight Outsight. Based on the observation that when couple walk together, one often borrows their partner's back pocket. Very Cute.

From Smanks Design Studio, the neo rococo line is created from the pixelated outlines of baroque furniture. It reminds me of the collision bounding volumes we use in games.

dizzying acrylic paintings from cleveland artist amy casey might remind you of a haunting amusement park.

Do the green thing! Take a walk this month. Next month there will be another green challenge.The challenges are visualized by outrageously talented animators and film-makers. Don't hesitate. Do the green thing.

Whats better than a lego zombie? A lego zombie that is 2 feet tall! These would look great on my shelf...

O Plus D Greeting Cards: her holiday 07 cards are finally here! [Editor's Note: We are big fans of O Plus D!]

Custom52 takes the user-submitted design principles from the likes of threadless and others and applies it to the humble deck of cards. First set is out, submit your designs for the second.

Oakley Medusa Eyewear - Militant design with 8-base lens curvature for vast peripheral view. For those who pursue defiance without restraint.

Polka teams up with tattoo artist Gert Kowarzik to make a series of tattooed leather furniture

Entwined Root Coat Stand and Table over at ViraTerra

USB desktop adapter for all your HDs ~ 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch disks simply plug into its top

Karhupage Rocking Bear chair made with solid birch, burned surface. Design by Taito Huotarinen for Eimi, Finland.

StumbledUpon this whilst trying to find some inspirational yet whitty images. The amazing little people installation by Slinkachu at Nuart…

most people have seen these warm paper-based lamps, named Millefeuille, but some of the other projects on the t.n.a. studios site deserve a look for their sleek simplicity

Into the Pixel features some great pre-game art by game designers for games like Rabbids! Dewey! and Viva Piñata!

Alfredo Häberli’s energy-saving outdoor 'SKY' LED lamps come wire-free with photovoltaic cells and rechargeable batteries or ready to connect to a traditional electronic power supply.

Check out these wonderful generative audio-visual works by Austrian artist 'lia' for an Art Machines Machine Art exhibition.

Since we are on the subject of reusable grocery bags......here is the ultralight, ultrasmall air grocery bag from Granite Gear. Use it as a key fob, but it will set you back $17.

I like the ajaxy interface of shopping through this image at the Amazon All Business Center

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.