A temporary hotel in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris !

Here's a cryptic teaser video/microsite for the new Mini Clubman to find out "what happens in the mini clubman"

A superb melding of functions; I may have to reconsider my stand on digital picture frames. Phillips latest Clock Radio

I'm on a bit of a banana kick right now. This trinket box is pewter and is cast from a real banana.

Typography with Unusual Materials: I really like type when it is more than black marks on paper. Here is a video featuring typography using odd materials by Kris Moyes.

Dr. Romanelli and artist Andrew Brandou will be showing at Maharishi in London their Surgical Strike exhibition - amazing clothing crafted by Romanelli mixed with the artwork and paintings of Andrew Brandou! Check out the preview!

Wat Design transformed ILSE's offices into a crazy life size pixel paradise, from trailers to sunsets, and even a pixel window in the men's room.

Hoya Crystal ~ Design Boom opened up my eyes to their incredible crystal animals in black cages, skull collection... which sent me exploring the rest of this beautiful Japanese line as well.

Awesome F1 Lawn Mower Concept

Design House Stockholm finally opens an online store! (For all those goodies like my favorite carrie basket... and this great Umbrella Stand, by Eva Schildt with a sponge!)

Undefeated made a limited edition basketball with Spalding especially for the Paper Magazine 24hour store that opens in LA tomorrow!

Dandies are Back!
Fancy cane models designed for the new Dandy Generation.
By We Are The Next

tatebanko: the forgotten Edo-era Japanese art of creating perspectives from paper. origami meets diorama?

designboom and DA, the design association of
japan announce the reuslt of the 'love your earth' competition. love the results. =)

murakami at MOCA covered by the nytimes.

Mooncruise is a fantastic web magazine about photografy and music.

Video of Kerouac reading over Steve Allen to Woody Allen's opening sequence for Manhattan. Beautiful.

Its quite sad that facebook doesn't know the difference between ducklings and chicks. I worry for their targeted advertising. Are you on Facebook? Join the official NOTCOT group yet?

Montecito Residence, O.S.K.A. Architects - "Built in a fire-prone landscape, this house aims to harvest the climatic conditions which make the site so dangerous- the sun and the wind." Gorgeous, too.

New work from Because We Can - LED Ripple Coffee Table

"allows adults to play in the rain"... there is a water gun attached to the umbrella...a constant flow of water...as long as the rain keeps coming down - by alex wooley

Photojournalist James Nachtwey talks about his decades as a war photographer.

Great Chupa Chup ad campaign... check out the lollipopped pufferfish as well

Toysrevil's Custom Black Ops Dunny is pretty cute

Here's an interesting twist on couch/bed convertibles. the Scoop contemporary bed from Saba Italia

Frank Gehry is being sued by MIT citing leaks in $300m Strata Center... leaking and mold, and it was built in 2004.

Since we have a fascination with reusable shopping bag options... here is the latest, and we even got you a sneak peek at the upcoming silver/carmel bags on black canvas ~ AMT + Charles & Marie

Sculptures of Japanese onomatopoeias
Also called giongo, these are what manga artist use to convey a sound to its readers.

UPDATE Oops, sorry i forgot Roger Federer as King Arthur in my Annie Leibovitz and Disney update... does his nose look kind of weird to anyone else?

cd packaging that unfolds to reveal a dollhouse complete with detailed interiors, a fold in roof, the cd as the feature shag carpet rug and popup characters of the band you can snap off and place inside.

The Macallan 55 Year Old Single Malt In Lalique Decanter

Interview with light artist Chris Levine, creator of this portrait of HM the Q

Fuctional design TOYS.
Design by Ignacio Pilotto

Silhouette Masterpiece Theatre - genius combinations of silhouettes on old painting visuals... they crack me up.

A house on San Juan Island in Washington State

Designed by architect George Suyama

Garbage Bag Art Work in Tokyo. Garbage Bag Art Work project started in Tokyo, aiming to transform Japan’s unsightly neighborhood garbage collection points into instant works of disposable art.

Lichtfaktor is another collective that’s definitely using the PikaPika type light painting and making something cool with it.

Glassbooth ~ here's a nice site to help you weigh out your voting priorities, and they will show you which candidates agree/disagree on each issue and are your closest fits currently

Just played with the upcoming Oakley Split Thump mp3 glasses and have a full hands on review, unboxing, and comparison with the previous model... fun packaging details, and cool removable earbuds

So You Want to Create a Font : The no nonsense look at what is involved in creating a font. Get an impression of what it takes to make those fonts we throw around. (Link to first half at top of article.)

Guthrie House by Felipe Assadi. Located in chilean countryside, the client wanted a house with an iconic facade. The architect´s response was a house without a facade, focusing on the landscape.

For the launch of Batman Begins on TV2, stickers were placed on footpath lights around central Auckland. At night when the lights were on, beams of light shone.

Screen print inspired by a fantastic 1930's advertising slogan. Ideal for any kitchen!

Great artwork created by combining similar album covers.

Beautiful, intricately painted porcelain soda cans by Lei Xue.

IMSCAR3d : Gallery 1988 (LA) show by Greg Simkins. His work is the pop surrealist look at classic cartoons characters. (Not an original idea though, remember Dali and Disney...)