“Ku-So Muji” is Muji’s sister site, where you can send in your product design idea and vote for your favorites.

Nicely designed bottles for Norwegian rapeseed oil. The brand is called Odelia and the design is by Panoramadesign.

arnaud de vicq et al's scratch my back cheese grater is too cute! part of the dining in 2015 competition over at designboom.

Artist Ariana Page Russell suffers from Dermatographia, where you develop red swollen ridges on the skin. Not one to pass up a artistic opportunity, she uses this condition to create patterns.

from web zen - A lego guitar... but it actually works!

Haus 9x9, designed by Titus Bernhard Architekten and located in Bavaria, is a fascinating stone house built using gabions (rubble-filled wire baskets).

Niels van Eijk and Miriam van der Lubbe's tik tak clock reminds me of old school keys.

We've all the seen the gallery of creative business cards and were awed. Now prepare to pick your jaw up off the ground and check out the first animated business card! I don't think I could afford to give these out to people!

Great ad showing henna painted hands with tourist destinations in Hawaii written all over them. Done for Travel Corporation India by agency Grey Worldwide India.

In the spirit of the week, vote for the winner in LVHRD's Architects Duel. Two firms from NYC built models of an Alaskan Research Center live on stage. Watch a recap video of the duel, then vote.

Unfortunately this top hat is not a magical item... Although, it will make your trash disappear! By the way, "Cartola" means top hat in Portuguese...

Levi's Back Pocket Art! Levi's teams up with LUCY and curates a gallery show with ~100 international and belgian artists.

Hannes Broecker created an interesting interactive show in Dresden. Each piece is filled with a colorful, drinkable cocktail, and visitors were encouraged to grab a glass and indulge!

New Honda Commercial for the FCX Clarity, made by Wieden + Kennedy, aka the agency behind the Cog commercial. [Editor's Note: So much cooler than superbowl ads!]

Casa Mar Azul by Argentinian BAK Arquitectos is like a bunker mixed with the stylish lines of a modern prefab house. Love the raw concrete and no fuzz furniture.

Obama-inspired design and art is popping up all over the place.

Seen on the lapels of picketing WGA members throughout Hollywood, the pencil ribbon support pin provides an icon of solidarity for the WGA. The pin comes courtesy of BringBackTheDialogue.com.

Verana, a fabulous resort located in a remote area on the Mexican Pacific coast, recently completed their V Houses, inspired by Jo Scheer’s Treehouse ‘Hooches’. I want me a hooch!

For the skull obsessed... I Want Your Skull #4. A book featuring some of today's best artists interpreting the age-old subject- the skull.

10 inappropriate rocket powered items.

CURRENT STATE: A conceptual mobile application to monitor and control energy usage in your home.

Finalists from The New Yorker's contest to redesign the magazines "presiding dandy", Eustace Tilley.

Ceci n'est pas une lampe by Sander Mulder is a lamp (even if the name says otherwise) made up by hand blown glass. Lamp becomes shade, shade becomes lamp.

The next time a kid asks "Where do lego bricks come from?" ~ show them this great slideshow from Business Week!

You have a few more hours left to submit your designs to the annual Stereohype button competition! Tuesday night, 5th February, 2008 (11.59pm/23:59, GMT)

On beautiful tees for a cause... Rosa Loves ~ buy custom designed tees to help those in need, loving this red bull on grey for "The Sharkar Family"

Superbowl XLII is over ~ but you can still see all the ads! Here are my favorites from today's game.

"Love Is In The Air" ~ Carlos Aires cut vinyl record silhouettes.

Peruvian anti-riot police uses a futuristic armour than looks dark anc cool.

British street artist Banksy has been in LA recently and took it upon himself to decorate. The question still remains to whether these will fall victim to the buff or the capitalists?

Stand Alone and Smile by Tommi Mustuai, a beautiful art book filled with amazing organic drawings.

Amazing Japan series of tiltshift images added to CITYshrinker by Ben Thomas. Limited edition prints and other cool stuff up for grabs on store - this is something else.

Design and illustration by Sean Freeman

Visible Body ~ Travel by the human body into a model interactive, 3D, detailed and understandable. It's like "Google Earth" Human Body!

Tomy Air Guitar Rockstar! On silly toys i'm craving this is next on the list...

The Versailles Fluo is a collection of traditional looking porcelain tableware but with a modern twist. One handle, base or element of each piece is glazed in a bright color. Formal and fun at the same time.

The Magnetix iCoaster takes construction toys to the next level by using the power of magnetism.

Mostrini ~ some crazy little creatures in stuffed animal and pin form!

sitbag chair and ottoman by "maybeoriduct", turkish design team.

Trampoline Billboard, An ambient outdoor stunt done in Brussels for the RAV4 Cross Sport.

A massive projection, generated by the collective sounds of the public, that lights up the facade of York Minster.

"La Révolte des Mannequins" is the new show by Royal de Luxe (the troup behind the famous "Sultan's Elephant" street theater performance). Currently in Nantes, France, for 10 days !

A striking collaboration of Charles Burns, Chris Ware and Chip Kidd within the book design of Chip Kidd’s follow-up to The Cheese Monkeys, The Learners.

Stylish ad declares Pantene's sponsorship for Milan Fashion Week.

New work from Decapitator: the londonpaper hijack video.

Since we can't get enough of Ben Lawson (#7943) ~ with valentine's day around the corner, we had to feature his incredible tentacled octopus hearts!

Norwegian architect Tommie Wilhelmsen teamed up with Husgalleriet to bring us all this lovely house at Vivendelstien 10 in Stavanger, Norway. The interior isn't bad either...