The new version of La Blogotheque/The Take Away Shows is now online !

The Brelli - a 100% biodegradable umbrella made of printable 'bioplastic'. Rainy days never looked so good!

[via NotCouture #1680] Greetje van Helmond's home cultivated sugar jewellery. As a response to disposable fashion consumables Greetje designs unsustainable accessories made with banal materials.

Semiramis hotel in Athens by Karim Rashid

Fun illustrations by Michael James Lewis.

Sony's latest ad to be is all about FOAM! Sony is shooting its latest ad for its Digital Imaging range RIGHT NOW! Basically a foam party all over miami it sounds like... no pics yet, but the twitter feed is going...

New work by Andy Kehoe at Green Lantern Gallery in Chicago. Also to celebrate the "birth" of his new website, Andy has released some fabulous new prints.

Incredible paintings/sculpture by Gerry Judah that explore urban conditions through art. Very beautiful.

They are called Bubblecars and are been invented in the years '4o', '50 in Italy and Europe. Incredible anticipations of nowadays microcars.

The purCushion connects with your mobile phone using the wireless Bluetooth technology, and enables you to pick up the call while relaxing on the soft and ergonomic cushion.

Maytag Drying Cabinet ~ exactly what it sounds like... looks like a fridge on the outside, a closet on the inside, and functions like your dryer (minus spinning).

DIY Speakerdog Series 05 is here! And my fav of the DIY paper designs from this set is the Nice Bunny.

Set yourself a table with Teroforma's innovative shopping experience. via spoonbuzz.com

Fun multi-timezone watches from Diesel ~ The silver one has engravings for JFK, LAX, LHR, CDG, and NAA airport codes...

stunning organic porcelain lighting from london-based designer jeremy cole.

The 'Gömböc' is the first known homogenous object with one stable and one unstable equilibrium point. Check out the video...

mckibillo did the illustration and type work for the title sequence of a small, indie film called "Heavy Petting", about a man, the woman he loves and the dog that stands between them.

Periodic Rings from ITSNONAME - Rings made of Silver, gold or platinum with their name and place in the periodic table.

A gallery of anatomically themed street art from all over the world.

Sharpie ~ Write Out Loud! ~ fun David Beckham Golf Ball commercial

Nightvision Glasses from Tag Heuer! To improve your night driving...

From the makers of the Pagani Zonda supercar comes the newest uber expensive high-end audio system. The stereo setup features a turntable, cd player, amplifier and of course speakers with supercar exhaust ports.

the new fabrica fetaures lisbon show
1000 drawings of 2 illustrators blog, during 5OO days.
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A brand new daycare in Zaragoza, Spain. A very minimalistic and sleek building by Carroquino Finner Arquitectos.

New animated short by Simon Tofield and your hungry (and hilarious) cat.

Folk artist Evan B Harris and art nouveau inspired artist Sarah Jane create beautiful paintings on wood panels on display at the Grassy Knoll Gallery in Portland.

"That is what exists in the head of who uses drugs." Campaign against drugs developed by Publicis, using baskets of trash as media.

The famous RED BLUE chair by Gerrit Rietveld Chair made entirely of legos and available in a limited edition of 5. 6% larger than the original chair and designed by Mario Minale - Droog!

Nate Wragg's works are truly inspiring and mesmerizing ~ here's a piece of his "USE TECHNOLOGY TO COLLECT THE WOMEN!" painting.... see sketches of it in the works.

Andre Hodgskin’s newest design, the iPAD™, brings a stylish, versatile option to the prefab world with a bevy of possible configurations, finishes and even a choice in how you’d like it to arrive.

Designed by Ray Kappe, the Pasadena EcoHouse designed by StudioRMA is cited to become the first concrete LEED Platinum home in the USA.

Yuyen Chang's new jewelry collection titled "Orifices". The strangely familiar and seemingly human appearance of the pieces.... out of metalwork!

Geek Love @ NYTimes.com - and a crazy flow chart as well as nice article paying homage to recently passed D&D co-founder, Gary Gygax

Part of Orcadesign's "GreenHouse Effect": the "Bottleneck Saver" helps you restrict the amount dispensed to reduce unnecessary wastage, in defiance of copious consumption. See the other designs too!

UPDATED! We have a sneak peek of the indoor Union Bench that will be launching in milan next month for you!

BrickArms ~ briefcase Uzi ~ while its hilarious that there is a lego arms dealer out there... i do love the briefcase uzi design!

Moral Punch in West Hollywood will be hosting the fine art work of five awesome animation artists this coming Saturday, March 15th. Tim Beard, Eliza Frye, Leo Matsuda, Christian Robinson, Nic Sweet

An experimental bread bag from Katja Gruijters Fooddesign - made of pita!

In 1981, professor of Architecture at Tokyo Institute of Tech, Masahiro Chatani, proved that paper cutting could produce stunning pieces of art and with Keiko Nakazawa he developed Origami Architecture.

‘Bamboo’ phone concept, by Dutch designer Gert-Jan van Breugel - green in every way: from its biodegradable materials to use of kinetic human energy charging. Shortlisted in the Greener Gadgets Competition in Feb.

Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining ~ from the Keep Calm and Carry On guys... limited ed of 100, Metallic silver ink printed on 175gsm "Smoke" paper.

This GIANT fish Q-BA-MAZE installation at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis is made from those marble/maze blocks i reviewed a few months ago... see the video of this piece in action!

Japanese flashlight animation group Tochka did another great job in making PiKAPiKA the movie!! And see the making of video as well!

Wow. Here's a horrifying example of some crazy Mac/Steve Jobs fandom...

Video on the recent Terry Richardson Photoshoot for Supreme NYC. The celebrity photographer shot Kermit The Frog wearing a Supreme t-shirt. Definitely a nice watch!

Bloxes - new company that produces of cardboard building bloxes as construction material ~ founded by Aza Raskin (son of mac legend jef raskin) - wouldn't this be fun inside a shigeru ban space?

Imperitive Design Exhibition ~ a display of one-off designs by seven pioneering designers, is part of an initiative in Houston's art district. LOVE this Ross Lovegrove piece... see the slideshow...