A compilation of controversial ads produced by the fashion community. The above image is an advertisement by Sisley, a Benneton company.

The Buccellati Millennium necklace has over 1290 diamonds in it totaling over 104 carats, only one has been made and it costs $2.6 million.

Compelling interview with East Bay artist, Ala Ebtekar. Influenced both by Oakland graffiti and his Persian roots, Ebtekar manages to layer graphics and religious texts to reveal ironic perspectives.

Bloom's fresco loft baby chair wouldn't look out of place next to Eero Aarnio's bubble chairs for mom and dad.

Rankin's Eyescapes are incredible ~ i can't even imagine how amazing it would be to stare into these as large prints...

The Circle Project by Richard Sarson using a compass and pigment ink on 70gsm Cylus Offset. It makes me miss my Spirograph.

The Original Social Network - truly free and open for everyone to use... a christmas awakening from the team at Bam Creative.

N-Blox is a proposed residential building in Toronto, Canada.

Designed by Quadrangle Architects.

The quietest place on Earth.

Amazing new holiday theme on A.viary.com

this special basketball item is made for celebrating the 23rd generation of air jordan

Holiday-O-Matic... like a slot machine, BUT FOR THE HOLIDAYS!

Noé Noviant design this cool and cute chair wich can be easily linked with other ones.

STEVE JOBS AT HOME IN 1982 — “This was a very typical time. I was single. All you needed was a cup of tea, a light, and your stereo, you know, and that’s what I had.” (creepy.)

The Kitsuné Noir you shouldn't eat: Black Sesame Ice Cream Candle a la sesame street (tip: follow the fox to access more of their wonderful music and nice clothes)

Nick Foley's Pear Light tree even lets you pick the magnetized fruits off their charging branches for portable lighting. The only thing missing is a robot partridge.

"2side" — has united two kinds of plates ~ by aleksey beyalov

Gift Guide Day 3 ~ Musical Gadgetry to accompany the many mp3 players everyone already has...

feebee is Japanese female graphic artist, who is recently getting a lot of attainment all over the world.

Adidas' founder Adi Dassler had his parents in mind when designing these cool cookie cutters ~ they wanted him to be a baker.

Casey Sheehan updates his site with new projects. Nice interactive touch-screen

This set of mega structures are placed in a very arid housing eviroment. They act as trees that can control the surrounding climate trough natural ventilation, also providing shade and a rich public space.

The Chimera bC16 is a self-contained analog patch sound synthesizer packed into a case roughly the of a compact disc.

Simple typography on the latest affordable ($25-44) canvas reusable shopping bag ~ this time by Beau Soleil, and it even has pockets inside and out!

Final review on Pleo after he hung out here for the last two weeks ~

Tub tattoos (stickers) for your bathtub. Reenact Herman Melville's classic book Moby Dick in the comfort of your own bathtub!

All I want for Christmas is this Swash buckle from veer. They have some other clever merch, but this is my personal favourite. [Editor's Note: also NotCouture #973]

For all of us who mourn the loss of this beloved childhood friend.

Gift from the amazon! I just received some amazonian craftiness at its finest... incredible brazil nut carvings, spear tips, and more...

These cube and bunny cord organizers are two unique ways to keep your cables and cords looking neat and tidy.

Impulse buy of the moment ~ $5 on Sonic the Hedgehog for my ipod! Ahhhh nostalgia.

Kenn Munk sent out some awesome DIY xmas tree snail mail cards this year!

You know your brand has made it when other people are making tshirts and proudly admitting their addiction to your sites! Facebook ~ is it like crack for you?

I wish the view outside my office looked this cool: byung hoon choi gave a tour of his studio and workshop, showing off his prototypes, final products and his workspace to designboom

We heard you needed a goat? Here is a little stop motion video created to wish people happy holidays and support a good cause.

The IVY external hard disk drive shows on an OLED screen what's inside with pink squares. The more the square is large, the more the file size is important.

Strong and effective words for this WWF campaign. Creativity by Ogilvy & Mather, Bangalore, India.

Flow 5.0: a mashup of Art & Technology. Take hundreds of fan, stick them together, give them a sound and movement sensor and make people interact.

a very interACTIVE xmas idea by gluelondon.com ~ encourage the live bike riders on as they try to make it to lapland!

Gift Guide Day 4 is ready for your playful side ~ Stocking Stuffers and desktop toys that can go back to work with the giftees for further amusement.

Gah, Diesel Sweeties makes me feel dirty as he manages to poke at bloggers, ssh/safe hex practices, sketchiness, drawing, nude observation, gonorrhea... ok, just read the comic, i can't do it justice in a caption.

McDonald's lifting from Nine Inch Nails. Looks more like a blatant steal to me.

Tank Theory's new line of shirts ~ fun illustration graphics ~ I'm Not That Violent! (And they finally restocked that amazing Dungeons belt buckle!)

E. V. Day’s ‘‘Mummified Barbie’’ series is a wry commentary on society’s obsession with preserving female beauty. This one is $3,000 at Deitch Projects, 76 Grand Street.

the 1st ever ANSI art show opening will be in san francisco, jan 12th, 7-11pm.

To get ready for the New Year ~ i love Stuart Haygarth's Millenium Chandelier's made from 1000 used party poppers from the streets of london 01.01.00