At CES the sun set at Belkin ~ where you were transported into this pre-fab, dwell feeling space with grastroturf courtyard, hard wood floored kitchen, living room, etc... explore it in pictures!

William Lamson is featured in the group show (Untitled) u=___ opening at fette's gallery Jan. 11th. Each artist was asked to take a self-portrait representing someone else. Same size, edition of 1!

22 Design Studio's Concrete rings are now available at the DesignBoom store!

On another fun surprise package ~ How incredible is this YO FRAGILE! guy on a huge box that just showed up ~ and wait till you see the incredible mixed media piece inside! Awesome ghosty skater boy.

Yay! Refills on the NOTCOT buttons came ~ with the best packing tape ever, and some fun sticker/calendars.

The Matrix M6001 Series wrist watch is, quite possibly, the most captivatingly gorgeous retro styled watch we have ever come across – and we have come across more than a few.

Life-sized horses built out of scrap driftwood by Heather Jansch.

"Kaffebilen" is a mobile espresso bar driving around Oslo, Norway selling good coffee and sandwiches. Cool company and car. Pretty nice graphic profile as well...

Kiley Granberg has designed a nut and bolt wedding ring. The diamond is on the mens ring, but when screwed the it sits on the womens finger.

Some scans from the newest House Industries catalog. Absolutely beautiful type and colors.

A new corporate identity for ex-UK Prime Minister Tony Blair. What, no bombed-out cars, wads of cash or dodgy dossiers?

Vintage Swiss Army blanket, a rare flea market find on P.O.S.H. I love swiss design and this just made my day and my must-have list!

How often you look to yourselves under legs? Small photo report "under legs" from photographer Dan Heller. Manholes of the USA

cool new Zune ad (made by my company) featuring Laika, the first dog in space set to an Aliens song - how appropriate! My own dog plays a supporting role - watch for her eating bacon at the end!

World Aids Day. The person inside the balloon wore a t-shirt wich carried the campaign message: Predjudice is one of the worst side-effects.

Did you know that if you have a baby, and can't bring it around to show everyone, you can have it printed on a sack of rice, and send them their own to hold? Click around all the links to see the packaging and examples.

Although i do desperately need the baby cintiq ~ the special edition wacom intuos in black and gun metal gray is seriously sexy

Belkin's Rockstar ~ i loved the display of this new product at CES ~ particularly how this pic turned out! This is a new way to dj/share music... it can take 2 inputs, and multiple outputs with no loss.

Conserving power just got a little more fun (and simpler) with the Belkin Conserve Surge Protector that comes with this great portable switch! It even comes with a wall plate you can magnetically mount it into.

Not so much a documentary than a film about urban fixed-gear riding, MASH demonstrates the art of urban cycling. Following different riders through numerous cities - book with film and extras on DVD.

ashtray, masking tape and stockings = vase. who needs more

Awdio beta ~ streams you live music from trendy hot spots across the globe ~ stores/clubs/etc... here's an invite code to try it now... kinda fun to listen to while working.

So mean yet so funny. Gizmodo boys brought some MAKE TV-B-GONE's to CES... and well... yea.

Does a chocolate version of someone as a Mii say ~ "i love you" or "i challenge you to a wii tennis match and winner eats all"? Or is it like a delicious choco-voodoo doll?

Japanese artist, Kumi Yamashita creates simple and smart visual effects with light and shadow of the objects.

In order to communicate FOX's 4th Season of House in Portugal, several statues were covered with medical masks containing the info about the premiere.

Footprints on the sand? Besides the ingenious easy-to-disassemble feature, you can have your name die-cut on the sole, literally stamping your name on the sand while at the beach.

The painting on this truck depicts San Francisco after a disaster which perfectly align with the San Francisco of today providing a window into an extremely troubling world.

This house by Marge Arkitekter is located in the Swedish archipelago. Dressed in larch panels and sedum moss roof the house is built to age with the surrounding landscape.

Human Tetris by NotSoNoisy (who are, in fact, quite noisy). Be sure to check out the other vids.

Here's a nice dose of inspiration for the day ~ the TED Talk with JJ Abrams ~ who knew the man behind lost/alias was a complete packaging/box geek? And his thoughts on the "mystery box" are a must watch vid...

Would you like to design the UK jacket for Jeff Howe's Crowdsourcing book? Have a go here to CoverSourcing.

I love that the CES HP post helped me discover that the Normann Copenhagen designers have a really fun little blog!

Top 8 Most Amazing Tree Houses

refresh your mind [Editor's Note ~ check out Crash 74's sweet stencils and other shirt designs]

Swiss Naef Spiele makes some of the most beautiful, wood, toys/games on the market. Their toys could be used as art if you ask me.

Coco has a beautiful portfolio of fashion illustrations which begin with more traditional painting, drawing, ceramics ~ which are then digitally blended.

Bustin Down the Door ~ a new Documentary - Some killer photography and imagery from '75 and some of the original surfing icons that are responsible for where the sport is today.

TBWA\Germany made this clever ad for announce the last Adidas fall colletion.

Now that most vehicles have robust reliability, quality and performance, it is up to designers to dare to dream again and design the car of the future. Platform21 - "Joyriding" thru Feb, Amsterdam

Wow! Check out the latest print entitled "Bill Murray" from designer Jeff Boyes. I have this hanging on my wall right now and was so hyped I had to share it. I think there are still a few left on his site for sale!

Don’t let this be our future. Save our rainforest, stop global warming.

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.

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