Embrace Lounge by Tanya Aguiniga.

3 posters by the multi-disciplinary collective We are not you.

Construction progress of the new Oslo Opera House by Snoetta Architects. The project is based on slopes, converting the roof in a massive public space.

The Sirch Babybett Suiko can be used as a rocking cradle, crib, or toddler bed. The only piece of furniture you'll need for your baby's first four or five years.

Aquala Bath Caddy designed by Luciano Lorenzatti for Umbra. Made from totally sustainable Bamboo, and has an ingenious slide-in tray to hold a glass of wine or champers while you take a bath.

Really clever ads for Right Guard from Creative Director / Photographer / Art Director: Wongi Ryu. Man he just did everything for these ads.

Piclens - FF extension for browsing images (like cover flow) on popular sites. This should be the death of the traditional slideshow.

a walk in the books up in the sky
staircase
bookcase

Lime Studio’s coffee table looks impossible from the first angle. A metal coffee table exploring triangular shapes creating a piece of expressive furniture for the domestic interior.

ARCHIZOOM presents: Julius Shulman Photographe, "A Life for Architecture", an exhibition at the Frankfurt Museum of Architecture.
February 21 - April 4, 2008.

Quickly before i'm off to sleep... here are some quick pics from tonights Opening Gala for IDS08 (the Toronto Interior Design Show) - acrobats, chocolate radiators, the veuve/porsche vertical limit (in person!)...

Sorry it got a bit quiet today ~ i kind of spontaneously hopped a flight to Toronto for the weekend... to see some old designer friends and see whats going on at IDS08!

Photos of Geoff McFetridge's work at his new exhibit, Two Lines Align.

The beautiful entrance pavilion at the Trumpf factory in Ditzingen is designed by Barkow Leibinger and the lightweight structure is by the master of lightweight structures Werner Sobek.

JaG's House by MATADOR atelier d'architecture is stunning in it's minimalist simplicity and beauty.

Seven floor, seven-star hotel built underwater at the seven hill; Istanbul in 2010. Visitors are now waiting with their seven eyes! :::.)

the LED Cellphone Concept by Tao ma, incorporates hundreds of LEDs, all of which are used to create the cellphone's striking UI. Check out the gallery to see a cellphone your plastic white MacBook would fall head over heels for.

One of each of our favorite cryptids in silhouette: Bigfoot, Loch Ness Monster, Chupacabra, and a Jackalope

Just in case anyone missed last nights eclipse.

aton aton lends its talents to the arena of furniture design and launches elio – a series of tables, blending the original clay designs with planes of glass and wood.

possibly the coolest toy ever? KOTA the triceratops is animatronic and roars...makes me wish i was 5 and lived in america...

When you want to put flower in a usual vase, first you need to put water inside – here you have both possibilities in one – a faucet is a vase at the same time.

I'm not a fan of liquor at all but check out how amazingly fascinating this bottle of le Tourment Vert is.

"Support bras, now available." Great new ad from DDB Toronto and art director Alexandra Wells. I just find these ads absolutely hilarious, extremely clever and fantastic art direction.

Massive stencil work from Minneapolis by Broken Crow.

Over the years many companies has tried to sell the blimp as the air transportation of the future. Aeroscraft ML866 is more or less a blimp version of yacht.

Eye Candy by the Dutch artist Anne de Vries. Don't forget to check out the photo section.

Inspiring deep sea species in antarctica have just been discovered! Take a look at some incredible pictures of these new (and perhaps VERY old) creatures...

Art House is sending 500 sketchbooks around the world. Artists fill them up based on the theme of "how to save the world" and send them back. Then they are going to host an exhibition at their gallery in Atlanta, Ga in which all of the books will be included in.

More art coming out in support for Obama ~ this time Upper Playground and the Date Farmers created a campaign poster to be mass-distributed on offset posters throughout Texas... and limited editions for sale.

Modern Editions, cool new website with modern fine art photography available for purchase.

TETRICE - Make ice cubes and play TETRIS, that is fun for everyone ;-)

BEN BUTLER, New Sculptures & Works on Paper . "Furrow" cedar wood, 44"h. x 4"d. x 74"w., on view at Zg Gallery, Chicago

Music made from all the crazy apple system noises! And full garage band file available for you to have your way with as well. From 'The Cleverest'

Really nice advertising campaign from Venture Communications, Toronto. In locations around Toronto, a new campaign from travel Alberta puts people in lift chairs riding up into the Rockie Mountains.

Abstract-Ïto | The first jewelry line designed by Ora-Ïto for Christofle 2008.

Great blog of Spanish designers, which combine illustration and photography. Rbelion ~ from Valencia, Spain

Unusually designed bottles of mysterious 'Parma' wine made of exotic berries and herbs. Visual style by Raya Ivanovskaya was inspired by folk motives of indigenous peoples of the North.

A New Banksy piece was spotted in NYC, plus a brief recent history of spottings of Banksy's work in the Five Boroughs.

Wow... Amazing recruitment site to the Swedish Armed Forces... Cool tests to check you skills... Awesome

Porcelain cup with a sparkling solitaire diamond (Swarovski crystal) ring! 2-Carat Cup is packed in an elegant oversize jewelry box, so when you present it as a gift, all you see is the ring! [also seen in post #4827]

Remember Strega Nona's Magical Pasta Pot, and when Big Anthony has pasta everywhere? Here's the installation: Heute bleibt die Küche kalt, wir gehen in den Wienerwald by Marlene Haring, 2004...

Freshly unboxed ~ i just received Arkitip Issue 0044 ~ with the black glossy viewmaster and reels... and magazine too. Gorgeous! (and yes, i'm a bit giddy)

One wallpaper for the addicted to the social network Twitter!

It's cool enough that they make cars out of wood... how about pens made from wood from those cars!

Get ready for the TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE MOON!!! Weds night February 20th, 2008 ~

Cool tilted house design in Japan by TNA Architects