I can't get over that one of the main selling points of the Branche Beauty Sleep Silk Pillow cases is "prevents wrinkles by minimizing morning facial creases"

"Tokyo Noodle" is a project to photoshoot a girl eating Ramen noodle in the middle of Tokyo. Just that simple.

Day 29 of the gift guide is all about some of the most eco-friendly, let luxurious feeling wallets (with great packaging, so they look great as gifts) by db clay... there are even 500 one of a kind wallets!

UPDATED! I just found a video of Bryan demoing all of the tests in the Oakley O Lab! It really is even cooler to see it in video ... shooting balls at glasses on dummy heads at high velocities, playing with lasers, etc.

While the advertising world has been busy debating whether the latest Sony Bravia spot, Fallon in London has slipped out another spot for Sony online, this time for the brand’s new Walkman digital media player.

Francis Ford Coppola has released his Wine By The Glass. Packaged in reusable, recyclable PETa glasses molded after his favorite trattoria glasses. Enjoy fine wines everywhere.

Art Asia Pacific sent a custom lego set to notable Asian architects. I almost want to order a box of the neutral grey bricks from myself.

Jung von Matt mixes Architecture and Typography for IKEA.

A prefab house in the middle of a very greenish enviroment, in Ecuador by local architects Jose Maria Sáez and David Barragán.

Interactive Christmas lights on London's Regent Street courtesy of Nokia and Wieden + Kennedy

Catherine Ledner became fascinated by the idea of using wallpaper patterns in animal portraiture. Her new book, “Animal House", makes for one of the prettiest nytimes slideshows yet.

Porsche Design's latest and largest airport store opens in Frankfurt ~ jetsetting is a must to keep up with all these airport "malls".

A poster on a hand dryer to communicate hotness. Made by McCann Erickson, Thailand.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull, repetitive, anti-social, highly-stressed, narrow-minded, out-of-condition, sickness-prone boy. So true. Howies tee.

The pendant symbolizes global warming which is threating our homeland and raising the sea level. It's just like a drop of tear wrapping the globe. Concept design by Tao Ma

NOTCOT Gift Guide Day 30 - Thanksgiving, in addition to food, that means dealing with family, food comas, + heinous traveling... so here are gifts to help with relaxing, amusing, and surviving!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! For all those who need some food inspiration ~ check out the thanksgiving related finds of TasteSpotting

Young New York photographer, David Field, developed this style over a year ago, but I was recently intrigued by some of his new pieces... great fashion photography as well

Give me a CORTADO !!! 2/3 coffee + 1/3 milk coffee cup. Design by Ignacio Pilotto

Next step for the Keyport is sending in keys... so they can cut perfect keyport keys for your all in one keyfob! Curious what they send you?

Called SOUND, Visionaire 53 has five 12 inch vinyl picture discs packaged inside a dome case. Each issue includes a MINI clubman vinyl killer record player: A battery operated toy car that acts as a portable record player. 4,000 made.

Daniel Eric Weiss is a photographer for photography's sake, snapping portraits and landscapes all around Manhattan with a friendly eye and a hometown sensibility.

Dazed & Confused/Diesel are running a competition for a photographic or artwork submission to be featured on a billboard in London and in the Diesel Kings Road store.

Vert has designed a flat packable MALLET ~ for all your playing, cooking, working needs...

i teamed up with my spray paint and stencil and started getting some snail mail ready to go... so calming to take a screen break and get dirty doing something *real*

Third version of the endless, senseless, collaborative book, Write Something

For everyone that has been asking about what the music on the NOTCOT Gift Guide is ~ here is some info to catch you up on what Burst Labs has put together!

The Dyson DC-16 video game gun like dustbuster now comes in a limited edition purple Issey Miyake version!

WiiLightsaber!!! aka "Wii Light Sword"

Yes please! Original rotary-dial phones, Bionic-Manned into cell phones. All you do is add a SIM card. Real rotary dial, real old-school bell. The best part? The battery will run it for 5 days!

Euro RSCG Worldwide has developed the Napkin Notebook, a spiral-bound collection of cocktail napkins ready to be filled with notes, sketches… and the next great business idea.

Hoc Volo - The French Customizer Strore!

San Patrignano Community help people to get their identity back. Here two subjects made by Armando Testa, Milan.

The French-Brazilian architecture firm Triptyque based in São Paulo, Brazil, have designed the Columbia Street building for an advertising agency called Loducca.

GIFT GUIDE! We're doing a crazy 31 one days of random collaged, hand written, click the pics to shop gift guides... so Day 31 in the countdown is Charles & Marie goodies i like.

The Aesthetic Poetic reviews a shipment of the freshest and funnest new Japanese products.

Inside Oakley's Rolling O Lab ~ it will bring out the hands on science geek in you ~ launching projectiles at glasses on dummies etc. Also its scared me off my regular glasses a bit!

Design Glut has created limited edition Crude Necklaces - oil barrels in gold as a social commentary on America's fetishization of oil

The Wis Tavern Building, Frank and Lisa Mauceri’s renovated home (and office of their company, Smog Veil Records) is the first LEED-H Gold Certified home in Illinois. What a nice home!

Francesca Berrini deconstructs and reconstitutes found maps through collage. Contrary to the reassuring sense of place maps provide, you soon discovers that any effort of place recognition is futile. [also seen a few months ago, as #3020]

Cool animated video from Nau looking at what it would mean if corporations started giving 5% of their profits to charity.

Uki International's "Go On" is the cutest, tiniest little hair dryer... also you've got to check out their designer twists on the full sized dual handle ergonomic dryer and colorists tray.

The Fair Share Fountain is a beautiful way to have champagne flowing for your guests this holiday season!

Sensual and amazing work from Ellen Stagg

The Vinyl Frontier Movie - A film exploring the world of vinyl toys. Featuring : Attaboy, Tim Biskup, Luke Chueh, Dalek, Thomas Han, Frank Kozik, Tara Mcpherson, Sket One, and many more...

Stacking tray seats from Aguiniga Design.