Newspaper Brick maker ~ wet the newspapers, smoosh them in, press out water ~ perfect as fireplace "logs" or fort building?

On incredible things i could do with the vinyl cutter... this great roundup of map artwork on DesignBoom is giving me lots of ideas...

Latest glossy glowing hard drive design - LaCie Hard Disk, Design by Neil Poulton, with "Surprising blue LED for ambient underside glow" (As if we need one MORE thing in the room with lights)

Impressive Moneygami collection

BeoSound 3 by Bang & Olufsen. It’s a portable radio, clock and digital music player that also integrates a single, full-range loudspeaker unit within its compact form. Powered by a rechargeable battery, there are no cables or plugs – just incredible sound.Pre-order now.

The tiny, minimalist Williams Cabin by Stephen Atkinson is located in Durango, Colorado. What more do you need in a modern getaway cabin, seriously?!

Flowerbox allows you to hang flowers on the wall.

amazing campaign of Woofy by Gabriel Nigro for NORMANN Copenhagen

Gift Guide Day 13 (i'm back on track!) ~ is hand picked by our Shade Elaine to find you what we're calling "Weird Science" ~ really its a continuation of Gorgeously Goth Day 16!

Gift Guide Day 14 (belated) ~ is all about Creature Comforts for those animal companions... dogs, cats, fish, birds....

An international competition winning design by AKA architetti to be built in Germany, Switzerland, and Italy -- the 1,400 sf, low-energy home will have a glassy first floor and more private second.

'you think, therefore I am', work by po-yun jack wang - incredible CCA thesis proj that won the 2007 adobe design achievement award... self portrait from afar, tiny people up close.

Congrats to our friends at AudioCube on their retail store launch in NY! AC Gears ~ the boys of dvice have pictures of the launch

The Charming Man, Edward Janssen makes knuckle sandwiches - on necklaces

Joy riders can now collect their very own models courtesy of these pre-wrecked and burned out model vehicles, thus making them feel right at home.

New animation by illustrator rinee shah

Keep your hands free at parties by keeping your wine close at heart! This clever little clip with adjustable strap holds a regular-size stemmed glass to your chest, giving you the freedom to snack and socialize as you sip!

Do you really knoWine?
You will.

This 25th year ~ my perfect birthday present is my new Vinyl Cutter ~ and to test it out between ai files and doodles, we have even decorated the wiimotes! [this image is just the beginning]

The Crucifixion according to Google Earth: photographic project featuring four Biblical scenes as viewed from on high

This beautiful imagery caught my eye on Church Street yesterday. I went to the Skaggs site listed on the window and found a post explaining the art!

Hypnotic videos of undersea creatures. Website is lovely too. Navigation like looking at Final Cut Pro. Whale Footage!

A new external hard disk drive with Ethernet to use it on your local network. What a beautiful present for X-Mac! Western Digital World Book. [too bad its crippled by DRM, preventing the sharing of divx, mp3, etc...]

M card is Business card with added advantage of the memory storage.

Pixel bodrum* by okyzan.

*Bodrum is a beautiful holiday place known with its "small and white" houses in Turkei.

Geoff McFetridge's Monster Dice, a block of European Oak featuring a laser engraved story about a boy who draws monsters who start drawing more monsters. Really awesome.

Gift Guide Day 15 - some designer lifesavers for all those weekend warriors... and the hardcore outdoors folks. Why, yes, that IS a magic swedish fire starter.

you won't be able to sit on it, but you can still surround yourself with fabulous iconic modern furniture everyday with these fun prints from missouri artist matt mills!

The new $40,000 gold and glass FORCE center speaker from Perfect8.

TNT "tea discs" come in these awesome little dynamite style sticks. You might not want to take them in carry-on luggage! I found them at Cafe Grumpy in NYC.

Fabulous sculptures of light and wood from a Venezuelan artist, who bring to life dead trees, thorns and dry barks. Go smoothly with your mouse through the website homepage and download the PDF for more photos.

Who knew that great tasting chocolate could come from Scotland? It doesn't hurt that Kchocolât makes their chocolate look great either...

For all those familiar with Magnum Photo's, this book titled 'Magnum Magnum' is a celebration of 60 years of photography and photojournalism, since it's formation in 1947.

Very cute and very dark: Kangaroo Alliance's music video for the band Of Montreal. Good song, too.

Finally ~ unboxing of Pleo ~ my latest house guest for the next few weeks... now you can see the packaging the ended up with, his encounter with the roboraptor, and more to come for sure...

The Floating Boathouse and the Sleeping Cottage, both designed by Michael Meredith and Hilary Sample of MOS, are located on an island in Lake Huron, Ontario, Canada.

Gift Guide Day 16 is for your Dark Side ~ or for the rather darker leaning friends of yours... Shade Elaine put together this Gorgeously Goth (but not exclusive to goths what-so-ever) Guide.

Bug + Paint = Bug Art. Steven Kucher dips each leg of his miniature artists in watercolors, and let's them scurry allover the paper to create these abstract paintings.

Memo Cups, availabled in lined, gridded and dotted patterns from Fishseddy. Sadly no Doane paper option

How I love Christmas and it's excesses. A movie any cool person should watch. What Would Jesus Buy?

Some very beautiful and organic paintings and wood sculptures. by brendan monroe

Doblevista house, located in chilean countryside, by Valenzuela & Murua Arquitectos.

This LED animated Pac-Man Christmas tree is currently on display in downtown Madrid, Spain.

Gorgeous watercolor paintings from Newark Based artist, Nicole Poko.

Kokeshi Custom Show @ Subtext in San Diego, CA. Incredible works by over 75 artists including Joy Ang (shown), Julie West, Alberto Cerriteño, Audrey Kawasaki, Julie Morstad, Caleb Brown, Evan B. Harris and many many more! BREATHTAKING!

There's something about this simple, retro Flip Down Desk Clock's airport feel that really appeals to me.

fabrica features temporary shop
pedras y pessegos - porto - portugal