Massive ambient ad for Nationwide Insurance. By TM Advertising, United States

Vipp introduces an Office Line of waste paper bins fitted with discreet casters, making them easy to move around. In addition, a top ring elegantly conceals the bin liner.

Skype Phone is launched on 2 November. It allows you to make Skype calls and send text messages. It is also amazingly cheap

Design your very own USB blank cassette just like the ones we used to know and love. Make it for you, make it for someone else, make a MIXA.

Designer Melissa Borell's etched glass Shadow Bulbs are 5" in diameter and cost $90.00 a piece. May seem pricey, but think of what you save on not getting a shade!
They cast amazing shadows.

Max and the Wild Thing costume on Etsy. This is the cutest thing I've ever seen.

The cube of happiness - this lump of stainless steel opens the door to Nike iD London

Architect Terunobu Fujimori designed this tiny teahouse hideaway on stilts for himself in his father's garden. Totally Zen.

Designer Jeni Rodger came up with a customizable welcome mat based on the "scrabble" principle. Could have endless fun greeting your guests!

Aoshiko literally means «blue steel». Back side of the box's saying the story of a lady on it's cover. Although they say presenting a knife is for bad luck, this one definitely deserves being a great gift!

Moon Jars! (to go with your Sun Jars naturally) as well as a little announcement about the upcoming gift guide ~ and also an update for those of you looking for a good list of stores to help your holiday shopping.

Who needs houses then?? Verdier Solar Power ~ whole new way of living and driving.

Easy Shopping Bag ~ not AS compact as many we've seen but an interesting shift of priorities when grocery shopping. You can use this one easily WHILE shopping, not just to carry it home

Lid is a magazine devoted to the ARTS. All of them. Past, Present and Future. Featuring iconic and emerging artists in the fields of Photography, Music, Painting, Fashion, Illustration and Travel.

Artist/illustrator Dave Kinsey has an amazing show going on in Los Angeles. Beautiful work with a political edge.

When I first saw the Strida bike I realized how wondrous these things really can be for city folk. The STRiDA was invented in the UK ~ unique triangle construction, greaseless chain, and six second fold time

Possibly NSFW ~ but the Suicide Girls background wallpaper pattern with bats is really sweet [Background wallpaper pattern, meaning the websites background]

The ultimate mimobot for Halloween or holiday stocking stuffers... the RayD8 glows in the dark AND has an awesome alterego on the back.

Finally someone has come out with a modern mid -century Gingerbread House. 100% edible and available with personalization. I hope they make more..

Raving Rabbis 2!!!! Coming in Nov ~ microsite with all the goodies finally up.

The Cool Hunter has rounded up some of the worlds coolest pools

Navigate trough this mountain of words. Really cool effect created in JOGL (Java Bindings for OpenGL.)

A very cool photo collection of the making of an Adidas Soccer ball in the factory

AXN refills your adrenaline, with the strongest action movies and powerful programs. You won’t sleep for sure. Relax. If you Can.

The harrowing illustrations of Ian Kim.

Any students out there looking to impress one of the most interesting creative agencies around, heres the chance.
We Are Thoughtful have launched a thoughtful give away.
Defiantly worth a look we'd say.

MAGNETIC furniture handle / ICON
Design by Ignacio Pilotto

Sure, self sufficient houses are a dime-a-dozen these days, but I've yet to see one this architecturally stunning both inside and out. The zeroHouse from Specht Harpman.

Just in time for Halloween, you can find your FUTURE YOU. See what kind of downward spiral your life has fallen into in the year 2033. You can even have your Future You text and email you. My sad fate above...

Happy Halloween ~ for some inspiring costumes and a peek at what a costume party at LACMA with access to the Dali exhibit looks like... check out Joshua Targownik's coverage.

A bit of spooky installation art for Halloween! The bones of 4000 Capucin monks were used to decorate this crypt in Rome.

Diesel Sweeties went all out on one of the biggest web comics today ~ you need to check out every detail in full size ~ especially the brainy guy in the far bottom right corner

Angela Jansen has designed los! The first floating lamp...!

Logo size is one of the main bone of contention in the client/designer relationship. But thankfully you can get the MakeMyLogoBigger cream...

The Superest is a continually running game of My Team, Your Team. Witty illustrations by Kevin Cornell, Matthew Sutter and special guests.

The Korkeasaari Island Lookout Tower in Helsinki, Finland

Hummer H2 Safari ~ like a trainwreck, i can't help looking.... but that retractable roof is an interesting design

FINALLY! Eye-WiFi the wireless sd card is available! 2 gig for 99$

The World Clock Project is trying to gather as many pictures as possible from different people around the world to make a 'digital picture clock'.

People buying products at Beate Uhse Sexshops receive the practical incognito-glasses for free as a give-away. So they return to the street whitout being recognized. As the sticker already claims: Beate Uhse. The discrete Sexshop.

Each of these buttery rides is custom built, one of a kind, signed and numbered by the creator! Super Green Boards - these babies are green and getting greener by the minute as technology and eco-awareness increase

Crackpot 2008 is here! Basically the best weekly dose of calendar art you can find...

Chocolade Haas by Sander Plug. A brilliant video of the final moments of some chocolate bunnies in surreal worlds as they meet their hot demises.

The gate in front of Kanazawa Train Station in Kanazawa, Japan ~ it has a giant digital clock made of water jets in front as well.

For promote "Afterlife", ITV and M&C Saatchi realized in the city of London this funny ambient.

A deck of playing cards whose design stems from the foundation of Bicycle's classic Rider Backs, only rejuvenated in a more refined, intricate, industrial design.