CARGO's blu_ray collection ~ does this mean that blu_ray has definitely beat HD DVD? Has the beauty industry stepped in and picked sides? Makeup ready for your high-definition moments.

Lobster Chair! Designed by Lund & Paarmann for the Verikon Furniture. Loving the woody exoskeleton with cozy plush leather interior to curl up in.

The first in a series of shows conceived by CITIZEN:Citizen to explore how we value the objects in our life. Design is everywhere but what does it mean to us.

Gehry's Santa Monica Place is getting a remodel! I grew up wandering this one for the last quarter century, and i can't wait for the new more inviting, open, high end space in the works.

How many employees does Google have?...just about 16,805 full-time employees worldwide as of December 31, 2007. Wow.

have a helping of design with your breakfast every morning with this sleek toaster from italian architect gae aulenti.

Josh Spear's interview with tokidoki - covers everything from "Japanism" to tokidoki's upcoming collabs and new projects - including another exclusive line of bags and shoes - yum!

I was waiting for the Raf Simons collaboration with Eastpack to be released and its finally here. Interesting shapes and nice colors - definitely a backpack I will get for the summer!

The Rainbowmonkey. Very nice portfolio site of Markus Hofko.

Peruvian Pavilion for the Expo Shanghai 2010. (Thesis project)

Can Sayinli & Jørgen Evil Ekvoll silk rugs are amazing. This is their 'drug' rug, but take a look at the sex rug, the rock and roll rug and the war rug --which sold at Art Basel Miami for $60, 000. USD

A nice concrete library in Medellín, Colombia. Three volumes articulated by a curve building serve as public space to the community, while connecting separate neighborhoods of the city. By Giancarlo Mazzanti.

I find Thorunn Arnadottir's clock design very interesting. The mechanism slowly ticks the beads every 5 minutes, with a red bead for every hour and a gold one for noon/midnight

Wirething ~ with steel and copper wires, these aren't your average guitar picks. Get a twinkling tone without the noise or clicking associated with metal picks, whether you play on classic nylon of steel strings

Us Design Studio's I Do Not Exist Workshop ~ to give kids a basic introduction to design and its importance. "My name is fridge. I do not exist. I was never designed."

Hazel and Clover by rachel denny makes me wonder if recycling include creating bunnies out of pink and blue angora wool.

Death of Polaroid film now official. Start stocking up!

I can't help to think about the awesome Louis Vuitton suitcases from Darjeeling Limited when I see Alstermo Bruks suitcases. Anyhow, nice classic looking suitcases suited for any safari or around the world trip!

I don't know much about big ships, but I do know a cool ship when I see one. The Ulstein X-Bow looks like it can take anything the sea can throw at it and its massive winch can pull 400 tons!

Loaded with PacMan, Donkey Kong, Galaga, Space Invaders, Frogger and 44 other pre-installed timeless games, the 80's Gaming Table is a modern take on an old classic.

Sprout is designed to provide a supplementary source of vegetables to remote communities utilizing aeroponic technology. The enclosure of the device is constructed an innovative joint system that minimizes construction time, cost and complexity.

This spinning dot-matrix printer sprays inkjet messages on ping pong balls. Did I happen to mention that they're used as ammunition for a giant ping pong ball firing robot?

Architecture playing cards. Images of many top 20th century architecture designs . Pre-Modernism, Modernism, Post-Modernism and De-Structuralism are the four strong suits included in the pack. Go Fish!

Miracle Fruit aka MAGIC BERRIES! Review... i got my hands on some of these magical red berries that turn anything sour/bitter that you eat... SWEET! It's quite a bizarre experience, see the close up pictures.

Unfinished and Unpublished is a collection of monochromatic notebooks hoping to inspire + engage. Recommended for writing, daydreaming, drawing, sketching, doodling....anyone got a pen?

Fat pig chocolate.Conceived, designed and manufactured by creative entrepreneurs The Brooklyn Brothers New York.

Yay! Sandisk has the SD/USB cards in 8gig form now! with MSRP only at 99$ ~ available in march

Trembled Blossoms: Prada & James Jean Animated Movie. Music by Cocorosie

rebaba is a Barcelona based small company who designs and produce badges in a different way.

Cloud City, an uplifting experience.

A submittal to the 'What if New York...' competition by New York-based firm Studio Lindfors.

Happy Chinese New Year! Google-style

Project COMMUNITY SOFA is just about game, playing. Sofa makes community of people closer to each other.

Audrey Kawasaki is having her solo show "Mayoi Michi" at Copro Nason in santa monica.... opening is saturday! Who's going to meet me there?

The Cape Schank House in Victoria, AU, has an internal water tank that cools the ambient air temperature of the living room during summer, supplies rain water to the house and garden, and structurally carries the roof load.

On fun goodies Oscar Nominees are getting... Motorola went all out one some personalized packaging for the ROKR E8 for them!

You're running out of time on Valentine's day for ordering... for gorgeous playthings and lingerie here's a Myla code for 25% off until the 14th... UDVAL08

The Toilet Signs project show us that the art can be anywhere. Every sign that I see I register to share with you but if you want to participate and share with us, feels like your own bathroom.

“Corian® loves Missoni”
Iconic design material meets world-class master in colour and style

Really spectacular ads from 1861 united for Freddy and the Italian Olympic team.

a poor decider myself, i loved this article on restaurant indecision. and love the work of adrian tomine!

Bunny "the book of random" comic.... just loving the imagery on today's... is that an octopus in a top hat with scissors under the sea?

Ripple Chaise designed by Jitrin Jintaprecha over at ford brady (click products/chaise) ~ i can't take my eyes off of it... absolutely perfect for a courtyard corner.

I have had a recent fascination with bubble rings this week ~ and these videos, stills, explanations are great... as well as some innovative machines that make them! (but humans and dolphins can make them too)

Citroën C-Cactus is a diesel/electric hybrid car that is made up of 40% less parts than a car of similar size. Most of the parts are made of recycled material.

Great belgian architect and interior designer, 'in between' design & architecture, with nice pics from Wideshot.

A studio and library for Andrew Berman, a writer on Long Island.