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?

FORDBRADY throws Dwell Magazine a welcome to Los Angeles cocktail party ~ for an incredible transformation, see how this 1926 Chinatown Theater has become a modern loft/gallery space.

This designer collaboration surprised me a bit... Vera Wang for Serta mattresses. The "sweetheart" model has a hearts motif quilted on top... hmm.

Fully customizable guitar cables! from Core One Creative ~ download the Bullet Cable pdf catalog to see the whole line

I just added my entry to the CD Cover meme pool on Flickr. create an album cover from a random band name, album title, and photography. Sort of like Guitar Hero for graphics designer

Elizabeth Garvey illustrations! So cute and colorful and quirky!

Designed by Satina Turner for Umbra.
Solid wood coffee table with slots in the surface for magazines.
39 x 19 x 13" (99 x 48 x 33 cm)

Inspiring photography from Emily Nathan makes you want to pack your bags, grab a camera and travel the world.

Garmin's nuvifone recently showed up on my radar screen. Web-browser, GPS device, camera, phone, movie player, music player and probably a lot more features - all in a slick looking package. Much want.

delight your guests at your next dinner party with these clever Charles & Marie PopMats - placemats with cute little placecards built right in!

Hydra Pier in Haarlemmermeer, The Netherlands.

Manfrotto's modopocket tiny tripod looks nearly too good to be true ~ fold flat, can be left on your camera, tilted in various angles, you can still mount it to a proper tripod while on... i want?

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!