Unless your local takeout pavilion provides you with a giveaway calendar every January, now’s a good time to invest. Check out this one, a collaborative effort printed on poster-sized paper and illustrated by a different artist each month.

Joey Roth designs a beautiful teacup to go with his upcoming Sorapot!

The AP discusses some of the latest environmentally sustainable features that will be included in construction of the new California Academy of Sciences.

The Building VI sculpture outside the Musee des Beaux-Arts in Montreal, Canada.

Designed by Antony Gormley

Nokia goes green at CES ~ with the 3110 Evolve, a fun booth display with great use of wood, some nice 60% recycled packaging, and a very fun vinyl stickered hybrid!

ClothTAG: Conceptual RFID laundry instruction tags readable by washing machines and driers to help reduce laundry disasters. Designed by Samgmin Bae.

Mottainai Furoshiki ~ an alternative to gift wrap and plastic bags, here's a series of japanese techniques as created by the Minister of Environment back in 2006!

Form and Motion : series of experimental animations by Leandro Feuz.

MKD just announced plans to exhibit a modern green prefab at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago starting in May 2008. Super green, super modern!

a new action in the city - "this is not an artwork" by xyz

Mark Lives in Ikea ~ for WEEK ~ surprisingly, the videos are quite amusing... he's there until saturday!

For some reason, the Vauni globe ethanol fireplace reminds me of Pac-Man.

Instructions for building a DIY ark are part of a clever campaign to increase awareness about global warming

Designers, HP's booth at CES was like a game of 'name that design classic'... such a great use of silhouettes and real furniture... and they really nailed it down to the tiniest details like which toys are on the desks...

While I'm not ready to spend $350 on a pair of Jeans, I love the multi-layered drag and drop interface goodness of PRPS's website. [found after reading #7999]

Aerosol artist Paco Rosic used 2000 cans of spray paint to recreate the Sistine Chapel ceiling in Waterloo, IA.

Eton's booth at CES was one of my favorites ~ playful orange stools at their product bar, and illuminated multifaceted cloud like structures kept the space inviting and spacious feeling!

A luxury leather fly swatter from Bill Amberg and designed by Sebastian Bergne. Cost? $108.00 USD.
Are your flies worthy?

Its the MacHeist time of year again ~ Valued @ $343.75, the bundle of 10 programs is $49, with %25 to a charity. Highlights include 1Password, iStopMotion, AppZapper, Pixelmator, CSSEdit, and more.

polish government's winner for the polish pavilion at
the 2010 world expo in shanghai was designed by architects wojciech kakowski, marcin mostafa and natalia paszkowska.

As far as campaigns go ~ obama sure has quite the group of designers (or designer supporters with free time?) ~ apparently he has a DIFFERENT logo for every "type"... and every state as well...

So it IS dangerous to run around with headphones on in the street! A print campaign by NSW Police in Australia about the dangers of ipoding while street crossing.

Freshly back from vegas checking out the Consumer Electronics Show ~ and here are my Top 10 Cravings ~ not your usual CES list, but these are 10 favorites that caught my eye.

A new installation by dutch artist Wouter Huis.
Inner world (/beyond thoughts)

as a kid, i definitely carried blankie everywhere. now industrial design student jenny pokryvailo from the bezalel academy fit a stuffed bear inside a recycled retro suitcase.

Prps Jeans founder, Donwan Harrell, discusses premium and luxury denim - and offers denim distressing tips using forty dollars, some sandpaper, and a can of spray starch.

Chilexpress corporate building by Guillermo Hevia Architects. Features a colorful curtain wall with bioclimatic properties.

Real leather bag in the shape of a Dacshund, available in brown, red or black leather. Designed by Caroline Borger & Klaartje de Hartog. Available for you wiener dog fans this month in the US and abroad.

This giant mouse pad from Ratscar offers up a massive 35.4 x 17.7 mousing surface, almost 10 times the size of a typical mouse pad.

Polaroid/digital fusion composite by Patrick Winfield
:::
light painting 1, 2008
polaroid 600 film on board

Harry Allen's Books Book Shelf cast from actual books. Genius.

The L-shape Villa Maria was drawn by Mats Fahlander and Thomas Marcks at Fahlander Arkitekter. It won a red house award in 2006, even thought it's black.

poland's aze designs take time-honored crafting techniques, like embroidery, and applies them to their modern collection of home accessories.

Hotel ElquiDomos: an astronomy themed hotel comprised of dome-tents set on platforms, way up in the Andes in Chile. Designed by Nicolás Fones of F3 Arquitectos. Wanna live in one? You can...

Fujitsu just unveiled a few futuristic concept gadgets, the most interesting of which is probably a fabric laptop.

A new skateboard by SpY [Editor's Note: Hmm... check out notcot.org post #1844... verrry similar, no?]

Hello 8-Core Mac Pro, do you want to be my friend?

The Royal Mail has issued a new set of stamps featuring James Bond covers through the decades: the 50s ones are much the best

A new project launched following on two sold out publications from 'If you could...' releasing new limited edition prints from Genevieve Gauckler and Dan Mumford. Only available for one month!

We've just launched our new project, called 'Thank You Too'. Its a business-card sized booklet of 30 cards, 5 post cards and a stamp. Leave them behind anywhere someone might find them.

This plate looks like an ordinary plate, but the bottom is printed with undeniable, provocative, bitter and indigestible sentences about hunger statistics in the world in heat sensitive ink.

CETMAracks are an ideal alternative to the commonplace rear racks often found on bicycles. With virtually indestructible construction, a lower center of gravity, and the new option of removable fences, these racks are the answer to carrying cargo on your bicycle.

honorable mention at Re-invent competition...design by Francesca Delvigo&Tommaso Ceschi

Särö Gavlar is a nice three story twin house by OkiDoki Arkitekter and it has very interesting spaces and openings.

Despair.com re-launches Bittersweets - The Valentine's Candy for the Rest of Us. Featuring sayings like, "SUB PRIME", "BOOTY INFL8N", "NO FIX 4 DUMB", "U LEFT SEATUP" and "CELIB8 THX2U".

Incredible city made of polished junk by a Japanese artist.

The design studios of Psyrri, in Athens invite designers across the globe (from European metropolises such as Athens, London, Paris, Milan, Hamburg and Madrid to Montana U.S.A) to unite with them and choose a theme in order to create an exhibition.