i swooned at the image of the gehry's guggenheim bilbao the first time, but have yet to make it to the city. definitely top of the to do list though!

a bit more research reveals horst wackerbarth's red couch project, which is fascinating in its own right. love a good story and the idea of a museum of mankind.

great nytimes article on couch surfing and i just love that image.

i really like Andrea Acosta's b-sides. reclaiming those forgotten spaces in Worpswede.

im kind of loving the ikea hackers.

bulimic birds? all about cormorants.

anyone who knows me will understand my excitement over vending machine ramen.

red flag, more sails reincarnated as totes.

Portland artist/designer Stephanie Simek's Tammy Faye Necklace uses real human hair and sterling silver...and it freaks me out. [Also NotCouture #747]

eyl and green's aperture, a facade installation with interactive and narrative displaying modes, creates new imagery as well as a new channel for communication between inside and outside

This summer, The Royal Parks Foundation, the charity for London's eight Royal Parks, celebrates a new collection of Deckchair Dreams and boasts a host of contributing artists.

Annie Sessler, from the East End of Long Island, makes fish prints- impressions of sea life, mostly on vintage textiles, for which she uses fish themselves like rubber stamps or wood blocks.

ok, i almost fell over when i saw this one. a piss screen. control a video game with your pee...an attempt to encourage potential drunk drivers to get a cab.

Coolhunter found this little gem in Jingumae in Tokyo. the little live in studio, salon is gorgeous!

Found Tobias Wistisen's silver mini shrunken heads on cool hunting and had to post. After all, I do work next to a rather famous collection of shrunken heads!

Derek Cruz, of Black Sheep & Prodigal Sons, vintage ivory piano keys proved the perfect canvas for his latest collection: a limited-edition line of necklaces made exclusively for BBlessing in New York.

The new addition to the Akron Museum of Art by Vienna-based Coop Himmelb(l)au.

from the streets of barcelona. 'happiness is just aroundthe corner'...'too bad the world is round'. ah...life is delightfully cruel!

Brad Ford used preserved jungle nymphs and stick insects to decorate the mudroom of the 2007 Hamptons Cottages and Gardens Idea House. I love the bugs, but not so keen on filling my home with dead stuff!

Peter Buning's Sha-Do Lamp projects gorgeous shadows across your wall or ceiling.

Check out Wooster's 'All My Friends Are Made Of Paper' - A Survey of the Work of Armsrock' , the latest limited edition book in the'Wooster On Paper' series.

William Heath's Lilybug service. Aren't these foldable scooter bikes too cute?

Ricardo Legorreta's La Purificadora, a new hotel in Puebla, 90 miles SE of Mexico City, once a water purification factory, now gorgeous hotel.

Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky's film 'Manufactured Landscapes' captures a side of China that is both seductively surreal and grotesque toxicity.

iannone's elk mod lodge sideboard made from the reclaimed stalks of the sorghum plant and bonded using a formaldehyde free adhesive.

Social Atelier's Ethical Night Out in Culver City: Darfur Benefit, Ridiculously Comfy Tees, Provocative Typography, Fred Segal Man and more!

Dutch designer Tejo Remy's presentation 'Playground Fences' allow for a more active interaction between those on either sides of the fence, providing seats, benches, nooks and playspaces for children.

Dirk Westphal has elevated the status of the goldfish from pet to creature worthy of worship by putting its photo on, of all things, surfboards

‘Encyclopedia Prehistorica: Mega Beasts’ by Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart has it all: pop-up action, prehistoric beasties, what more could you want?

these nexx helmets are pretty cool.

Soo-in Yang and David Benjamin (The Living)'s RIVER GLOW: a floating LED light system embedded in bodies of water to warn of water pollution (in addition to creating an ethereal glow at nighttime

Phillip Johnson's utterly transparent intimacy, the Glass House in New Canaan, CT.

as a lover of animals and architecture, i would be remiss not to post the design commissions' modern bird, a contemporary collection of bird houses.

I love the look of Sebastian Irarrazaval's Indigo Patagonia hotel and spa in Puerto Natales, Chile.

KNOW HOPE is an artists from Tel-Aviv who creates handmade drawings out of paper and then lites them up with candles.

Mark Luthringer's Ridgemont Typologies captures the slight variations and sweeping similarities of our product-ridden world. We truly are overwhelmed by superficially different options.

Jon Burgerman's On The Wall is a show of improvised wall drawings that bleed beyond the hung frames. From 5th May until 16th June (not open Sundays). Spuistraat 250, Amsterdam, Concrete Image Store.

Holy Cow, eco-friendly wallpaper by Louise Body, is decorated with a water buffalo pattern and printed with waterbased inks and nontoxic solvents on paper from managed forests

unfortunately, i'm not headed up to manchester anytime soon. how cool is virgin' gorrilaz train? Jamie Hewlett is promoting Monkey: Journey To The West , forthcoming circus/opera he's involved with. [Ed: Also in #4499]

Although the Canon Powershot TX1 is the size of a tiny elph camera. It takes 7.1 mgp for stills with 10x OPTICAL ZOOM...and shoots HD video.

Earnest Cut & Sew Concept Store is all about customization. Mix and match your buttons and soak in the gorgeous decor, complete with stunning wood installations and Jorg & Olif Dutch Citybikes on display.

Notcot spotted the Karim Rashid Veuve Clicquot Loveseat at the Hotel Gansevoort. Check out the loveseat and spectacular view from the Gansevoort penthouse!

i've always been a fan of the grotesque and bizarre, and these deep sea critters certainly fit the bill. be sure to check out the slideshow. how cute is the dumbo octopus!?!

The pick chair can be picked from the wall and turned into stylish seating. Notcot's spotted these wonders from Studio Dror out in the world at Yigal Azroul's boutique in the meat packing district.