Vivid Audio will unveil this new bizarre shaped loudspeaker sound sytem, the G1 GIYA at next week's CES in Las Vegas. Suggested price? A measly $54,000. USD.

Toastvertising ~ a fully animated advert that was toasted slice by slice for each frame... see the making of, as well as the video for the Book of Spam.

A minimal house located along a slope. The rooms adapt to this condition, unified by a stair. With this configuration, cross ventilation across the house is made possible. By H Arquitectes.

Daniel Edlen makes acrylic on vinyl paintings that bring out the artist's portraits from their records... and it turns out i knew him as a kid! (worked for his parents) ~ and the videos of the making of are worth checking out

three dimensionl lighting system , size 4x4 meter
kabriha decoration - Israel

Grocery stores are usually not famous for good architecture. Austrian MPREIS is the exception that confirms the rule.... Great exteriors and interiors!

A new urban intervention at skate ramp by SpY

Puma's Urban Mobility range teaming up with the Serpentine gallery = a $1400 instant art gallery filled with artists goodies, and this gorgeous shiny brainy bag

Beautiful Ketubah by Oded Ezer. (I love the cut away script)

HELP! In looking ahead to 2008, trying to figure out where to be and what to cover ~ any ideas to add to the list? any interest in sponsoring an event we MUST be at?

I wish I had found these a month ago! Oye Modern has Sterling spray can pendants with a teeny, shakable paint paddle inside. Also worthy of note are the turntable pendants with real vinyl records. Great, detail-oriented craftsmanship.

The light-emitting plastic that make up the airLUCE lamps gives the lamps a interesting shape and almost eerie glow.

Nice campaign featuring tiny boxes of popcorn that say the slogan, "iPod: Movies in your pocket."

Curious what fun digital xmas cards we received this year? Where here is a roundup of some of the great designs we saw!

The port-a-bach is a relocatable cabin made from a 20-foot shipping container, complete with kitchen & bath and sleeps four.

The Nimbus Cloud suspension light comes in blue or white and would not only look adorable in a child's room, but think of many of them hanging at different heights from a high ceiling! Propylene.

The Powerblock is a modern sculptural hidden powerstrip or recharging station. It kinda looks like a mouse made a Geodesic dome for his entrance.. Designed by Jérôme LOPÉ & Johann AUMAITRE

Thank you, Rob Sheridan, for making Christmas as spooky as Halloween!

What more would you expect when Diesel, Michael Lau, and Terry Richardson team up? An incredible hong kong art show, and a larger-than-life, anatomically correct, fully-articulated action figure...

On totally random posts, this is one of them over at NOTCOT.com. and HAPPY BIRTHDAY goes out to NOTCOT co-founder, dan, who finally joins me full time!

"Uncertainty loves company" ~ ah playful drunken rambling in diesel sweeties on quantum theory... and how the world could be your lego... and schrodinger's kitty...

Trippy photography of Koen Hauser mixing real people and anatomical models...

Yujin Kaomoji ~ crazy japanese creatures that are typographic creations - part ascii art, part emoticon...

Joshua Ben Longo's cuddly but curious creations are a must-see. With felt wool monster rugs , furry monsters that have anatomically correct bums & more. The above pic is of the Longoland booth at Brooklyn Design 07

For an unbelievable gallery of CG Spheres, this is a great way to waste a bit of time getting inspired

Such surreal fairy tale like scenes in these snow globes by walter martin & paloma munoz

Many well respected book cover designers have taken their stab at designing a cover for J.G Ballard’s Crash. Now, Times Online and HarperCollins are opening a competition to the public for a new cover design of this 1973 classic.

Another series of gifts for new parents ~ the Twilight Turtle and the Sleep Sheep ~ the turtle is has different colors and projects constellations ~ and the sheep make whale, heartbeat, rain, surf sounds...

PeekABoo bags ~ are bean bag like toys that have a clear window and random objects for kids to try and find... check out the video to see it in action!

xmas lights for the server room ~ flip the switches and watch the various lights go on via webcam.

NotCouture #1381, Cucumber posted this great silver color pencil shaving necklace by Victoria Mason

Banksy, Kelsey Brooks among other artists go to Bethlehem to paint the walls and bring across the message of freedom and peace! ~ For Santa's Ghetto 2007!

Dripping bottles can be a problem. Spanish designer Noro has solved the problem with something called the "Two lip system". And it doesn't hurt that the bottles themselves are really pretty...

Incredible and unexpected mural that Dara found in Sablon, Belgium

Review of the Tombow alternative to the space pen and the inka pens... writes upside down, under water, in space ~ and won't accidentally scribble inside your purse!

Stitch Motion Graphics NYC wishes you the happiest of holidays! We decided hip-hop and cheesy eighties graphics would be the perfect way to spread holiday cheer!

light objects 2007 by Nils-R. Schultze

On insanely cool looking watch gadgetry ~ check out the Vulcania ~ and this is only the BACK side! The front is even more impressive.

Gift Guide Day 1~ the final day of our 31 days of gift guides, and since you're probably out of time to do any online shopping reliably... lets look ahead at things to covet in 2008!

Possible futures include:* Professional Bowler * Flamenco Dancer* Donut Tycoon*Monkey Wrangler* Romance Novelist* Dog Show Judge * Criminal Mastermind* Mafia Accountant *

Paul Sandip, Pencil Eater - ATE is a double bladed stainless steel pencil sharpener which effectively sharpens large and small pencils to a comfortable sharp tip every time.

A small but engaging gallery of Soviet era Christmas cards. Lots of Santa and rockets.

Design is from the Fables and Fairy tales limited edition collection by Orange Willow, aka Wendy Allegree.

Impossibly beautiful glasswork ring made by a collaboration of a glassworker and a goldsmith. Other amazing glass pieces also in her shop.

I just found out that I'm no better at Handbell Hero than I am at its inspiration. Still, Happy Holidays from VML Agency.

A box full of RayD8s just showed up ~ not only does this two faced USB creature glow in the dark and come filled with digital delights, but did you know he has FEET? (footprints on the soles of them!)

Are you really still shopping? You're running out of time! And for the fun overwhelmingness of it all ~ check out what all 30 gift guides to date look like collaged in one image.