Diesel Wall 2008 ~ its that time of year again! So get your entries in... this year its NY, Manchester, Zurich, and Barcelona

Paul Smith designed a high-fashion ping-pong table, perfect for any fashionista's playful living room.

NY Times covers an architecture studio that was converted from an old auto shop. The bathroom has "a floor of Mexican beach pebbles for drainage..."

I love this ad from Mccann Erickson out of Mumbai, India and art directors Kapil Tammal and Sandesh Kambli for Soakies brand tissues.

The Suburban Tipi by designer John Paananen. Kids would love these, I'm sure.

Linda Farrow vintage worked this season with Bernhard Wilhem, Jeremy Scott and Raf Simons on a collection of sunglasses.

Just a really great idea for bikers, to let the cars behind you know where you are going. Leah Buechley used her LilyPad Arduino to make this soft circuit turn signal bicycle jacket, great for spring.

Hustler of Culture ~ how did this blog not make it on my radar until now?!?! It's been around since 2004, and i love the name. Cool Hunters, Trend Hunters, none sound nearly as sweet as being the Hustler.

Residencial Alviento is a great building of a seven apartment building constructed on a plot of land located on the top of a mountain that overlooks the Bay of Puerto Marques in Acapulco, Mexico. By Mexican Bunker Arquitectura.

Help is a totally fresh take on pharmaceuticals. If you thought bandaids and aspirin couldn't be high design, enviro-friendly, and hot enough to show off... think again.

Ring_Me by Project Sneeze - Engraving the phone number onto the inside of the ring to be given to someone who you wish to "ring" you

Extra ID jewelry by Dutch designer Anke Weiss imitates the security tags attached to items of clothing in shops to prevent them from being stolen.

Tokujin Yoshioka: has designed the first Swarovski flagship store in Ginza, Tokyo. The amazing facade is covered with stainless-steel mirror reliefs.

The new Vertu Constellation Monogram collection draws inspiration from the Louis Vuitton and Goyard monograms.

The newest contributor to The Desktop Wallpaper Project is the master of self-portraits and multi-colred gems, UPSO.

Quite possibly the geekiest, most distinctive blender in the world, this beast is powered by a 23cc 4-stroke engine and comes complete with handlebars with working throttle!

Pretty new HTC Advantage X7510 smartphone looks very laptop like. I don't think I'd want to be seen talking into it, but its magnetic keyboard looks spacious.

Absolutely gorgeous and elaborate abstract drawings by Chicago artist Noelle Allen. All of her drawings are done with graphite and water color. She has some excellent sculptures, as well.

House kn by Kochi Architects Studio ~ i love the way this courtyard's walls are sliced and lit

Sheer is an amazing kitchen which can be closed to appear like a sphere.
Designed and produced in Italy.

Amazing Japanese reality show video of human Tetris. You have to bend your body to get through the shapes as they come down. Miss and you fly into the water.

Tetris for Wii!

Gamer Pillow designed by Tofu ~ Upper Playground has this perfect pillow for gamer interiors...

Diesel Sweeties ~ Free comic archives in pdf form! Grab the torrents, share the love... first up is eBook #1 (of 10) featuring comics 1-200 of diesel sweeties...

Photography of Alison Brady - Dark but beautiful. Great photographs, love the guy half way sticking out of the stove.

UsTrendy is a forum for aspiring musicians, models, designers, and artists to showcase their work. Then fans decide what they like, and items get produced!

OTTO ergonomic play table and chairs set designed by Hakan Gürsu,Dr.Ind DESIGNNOBIS

To the uninitiated eye this image looks like “computer art”. I would like to stress that this “photo” is documentation of a real city, in real time, and real light. -Alan Grinberg

Seeing this pencil sharpener at the MoMa store makes me want to pull out all the odd sizes pencils around... and start sketching? and coloring? and sharpening!

Double-Walled Bottle by Romain Gauthrot, 2007 - glass, insulated, and microwave safe! Holds 16oz.

Italian designer Dum Dum Arredamente's home is La Casa Nella Cisterna, a converted ancient water tower. How cool is that?

Magpul prototype FMG-9 submachine gun. Disguised as a flashlight, a touch of a button lets you pull a Megatron and flip out a fully-functional submachine gun. Designers - use your powers for good not evil!

Schizophrenic Brain: the artworks of brazilian Guilherme Marconi.

"Piñata" - hilarious new spot for Chocolate Mix Skittles. Following in the morbid footsteps of last year's brilliant "Touch" and created again by TBWA/Chiat/Day.

Trap, catch and explore live bugs with this motion activated Venus Fly Trap. I hope you are catching these bugs outside because if you able to catch enough bugs inside your house to create a bug habitat you need to clean your place up now.

Andrew Bell (#2106, #5828) has a new show on display at Gallery1988 LA. I missed last weeks opening reception (wrong coast!) but it will be on display until March 27th

Mathematical Society of Traffic Flow in Japan replicated traffic jams that occur for no reason on a circular test track. Fun video of the jam propagating backwards like a shock wave.

I'm just amazed by this piece by El Mac which was painted as a color negative. click to see what happens to the image when you invert it.

These fabulous mirrors by Jean-Marie Masaud for Glass Italia slowly fade from reflective to transparent.

NOTConcept 001 ~ Part 2! We took the many ideas form last week a step further, and are exploring the concept of modular "smart jacks" for grilling/heating, and the suspended outdoor grill!

Really nice ad for Craftsman from Y&R Chicago and creative directors Dave Loew and Jon Wyville. Just a fun little ad and I really like the way they used different Craftsman tools to create a visually effective human skeleton.

"Cargo is securely locked. Crew have no access to keys. The Far East's most desirable export since 1932." Tiger Beer - by CHI & Partners out of London and creative directors Ed Edwards and Dave Masterman.

NOTCOT on the Amazon Kindle ~ I didn't think i'd love or even be interested in it, but since it showed up this morning i've been smitten - first with the packaging... and the experience of book reading....

Looking to clear up some space in the house? Then check out Bedup, a bed that actually "retracts into the ceiling." Very cool

"Quick Change" - A visual metaphor created by director Reynier Molenaar that describes how we all need to make changes in our lives in order to solve the climate crisis.

a clean and compact pair of pants for dirty babies on the go !!!!