Bombay Sapphire's Revelation, first of 5 spirit bottles designed by Karim Rashid. The crystal bottles are handcrafted by Baccarat, and adorned with sapphires and diamonds from Garrard. $200,000.00

Lori Nix constructs diorama's depicting disaster and decay and then photographs them.

via Boingboing.net

The beautiful green-roofed Hof Country Residence is located in the Skakafjördur Fjord of Iceland, less than 100km from the Arctic Circle. Designed by Studio Granda Architects. Just look at that countryside!

Ooooh the first 300 of Joey Roth's infamous Sorapot are now sold out! And he's got a sneak peek of the packaging up on his blog!

Woody Allen uses an unique font for all his opening titles films: the EF Windsor Elongated.

I love the ceramic works of polish potter, Bozena Sacharczuk

I've simultaneously fallen for the trench coats of The Lake & Stars (known for their lingerie) and the work of photographer, Tim Zaragoza... but are they as amazing separated?

@8612: I think Bangkok's Skytrain has the best graphic design - very clear that you should wait between the doors, not just leave a small gap like Hong Kong's MTR graphic.

conceal bookshelf by miron lior/umbra design group. seems perfect for the bedside.

Joseph Rous Paget-Fredericks Dance Collection is astoundingly beautiful. Both Paget-Fredericks drawings and the work he collected.

Have you ever wondered what your dog is trying to say? This new site for Purina might help explain. It teaches you how to "speak dog".

FINALLY! I have my folders back. freaking useless stacks messing with my work flow. Yay! OSX 10.5.2 update is a godsend.

Adam's Apple - A funny creation story about Adam and his Apple. [Editor's Note - pure genius! great illustration and hilarious story line with the snake steve jobs, fornication, that time of month and more.]

For anyone who has been itching to get an iconic Panton chair... 2 for 1 deal on this Verner Panton 1968 stackable chair at Modern Dose with the code "domino"

A biodegradable shell for dispersing human ashes at sea. Amazing. [Editor's Note: as with the majority of Yanko posts ~ this is a CONCEPT design]

Absolutely fantastic site from Adidas that tells the story of Adi Dassler, the man behind Adidas. Created with stop motion with pieces of full motion video inlayed in it, to tell the story of Adi Dassler.

The work of Kashiwa Sato, who many consider to be the greatest living Japanese designer.

How awesome are these Moka lamps from Lamponi's Lamps ~ best use of the espresso makers, second to making espresso.

I am massively lusting after this Sony XPERIA X1 ~ even thought it runs windows mobile...

Vinyl toys reach a new level... now they truly are "adult toys" thanks to Jeremy Fish's Barry the Beaver: vibrating vinyl friend ~ in collab with Superfishal + Upper Playground, produced by Ningyoushi.

This new interactive video/catalog for IKEA is simply awesome. Some awesome quick cut intros leading into slow motion sequences that show off each of the room.

Sexy stacking chairs by Four Design!

Very clever new ad from the advertising and design agency The Name, out of Rome. "Deforestation in China threatens giant pandas."

Jean Marc Gady for Moet & Chandon ~ luminous ice bucket that lights up when placed on its base... could a bottle of champagne stand out any more in dimly lit lounge?

Design Sponge guest blogger, Ronda: She's covering local artists, designers and all things Scottish. The photo "floating heads" sculptures in the newly refurbished Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum in Glasgow.

Jimmyjane's SPIN ME ~ a naughty designer twist on the age old 'spin the bottle' ~ dare you spin it? Could be a fun gift for Valentine's Day!

Mind the graphics - can graphic design stop London's tube travellers from being so rude to each other?

"Take your beer for a walk in style. It's nice outside and you both need the excercise"
name ribbon clothing, ny

"What is Art?" Surprisingly fun video of a guy in a tweed jacket wandering through Art Basel Miami talking to artists, collectors, and even random south beachers... a good one to get you thinking a bit this monday morning.

Adaptive Action Sports ~ great logo ~ and here's a really inspiring video interviewing Amy Purdy, a competitive snowboarder turned double amputee... and her incredible story - on current tv

Ford's Filling Station catered the FORDBRADY Dwell event ~ and i love their branding and use of the wood boards for menus

Angus Hutcheson makes lamps from silk worm chrysalises, and to full understand how bizarre that is up close... check out some pictures from when i saw them in person last week!

The Biomechanical Energy Harvester uses the power generated by your knees to power portable devices.

Joe Ledbetter's metal "Bummer" would be an awesome paperweight ~ particularly for all the stuff you just don't really want to get to doing.

Awesome run down of the evolution of many tech company logos - nokia, google, microsoft, firefox, canon, ibm, adobe, lg, xerox, and more

new york arist kirsten hassenfeld creates beautiful, intricately detailed sculptures from paper.

Polaroid is dead, long live Polaroid!
...or, what you can do with that lovely old camera once the global stock of film runs out...

Ooooooh next year i totally want roman numeral candles on my cake! (yes i'm loving the latest collection from fred today)

Fred's Equal Measure ~ beaker/measuring cup ~ with not just cups and ozs, but also but things like 5000 droplets of water and 20,000 grains of rice marked

The collaboration between children's modern furniture manufacturer, Argington and ODA have yielded a new bassinet and easel for children which use earth-friendly materials and look awesome! Debuted last week.

Video lovers rejoice! The world's largest metrics network released Scope 2.1 for advertisers and agencies allowing them to track content across multiple video platforms and now position content to certain audiences.

Who's behind all the magical fun product design that comes out of Fred? Jason Amendolara - Check out their design director's freshly launched blog

A new sports car from Germany to lust after - Yes! Roadster by Funke & Will AG. Only 50 coming to the US in 2008.

Glass, concrete and oak make up this stunning lake house in Innisfil, Ontarioa, by Canadian Kohn Shnier.

Trying something a little new ~ Roundup Maddness over at NOTCOT.com ~ with 5 of my favs from each of the sites, as well as the top 24 from each site this week. A nice little way to catch up on any you've missed?

Freshly back from Audrey Kawasaki's solo show, "Mayoi Michi", at Copro Nason

Ooooooh BLACK VIEWMASTER in the new Arkitip issue (No. 0044) ~ in collaboration with Wood Wood! Viewmaster + Art: how can anyone resist?