CrankBrothers bike pedals are made from manly-sounding materials like stamped steel, forged chromoly and machined aluminum. They come in five variants: Eggbeater, Candy, Acid, Mallet and 5050.

Craig Colorusso's Sunbox installation uses, twenty solar powered speakers operating independently. Each contains a different guitar sample.

Special "no-threat" glasses for looking at gorillas. Health insurance company FBTO is distributing eye-contact disguising glasses that allow zoo visitors to stare all they like, a behavior that is threatening to most of the great apes.

multithump, a multi-player version of marek bereza’s music sequencer iphone app thump. this special installation for seeper was installed at the v&a museum in london and executed in a tabletop format with graphics by david sweeney.

With 12183 images and around 531 different animal species, Life on White's objective is to create the largest collection by a single photographer, of animals photographed in front and on a white background. Eric Isselée.

Baxter Finley, Barber & Shop opens in Los Angeles. The traditional barber shop offers cuts and shaves and showcases Baxter grooming products as well as retaW (Japan), Dr. Bronners, D.R. Harris, and Marvis tooth paste.

Keith Poon from ToyQube gives us a peek at an unpainted prototype of his next character release, a 5" tall SHARKY!

Lord Vader commands you to turn to the Dark Side. Will you be able to resist as he guides you to your destination? Now you can get StarWars voices for your TomTom.

Alan Daly built his iPad directly into the side of a kitchen cabinet, and set it to work doling out Epicurious recipes, streaming Jamie Oliver, and surfing some of the world's best websites well out of the way of troublesome meat splatter.

It's been a particularly stunning week here ~ here's a roundup of some of our favorites here on NOTCOT.org!

Looking for a microcar? The Peel Trident and Peel P50 were made by Peel Engineering, on the Isle of Man, in the 1960s and still available!

Type and icons decorate tea boxes and coffee cups in this conceptual branding project by Sofie Platou.

The NYtimes captures art installations from the “Dead or Alive” exhibit at the Museum of Arts and Design in a slightly creepy slideshow.

Wayne Anderson (aka Killibinbin) set up a new boutique winery, Tupelo. The branding uses a simple photographic underwater imagery, of an Elvis inspired character, surrounded by the flood waters of the king’s home town.

Get your fashion fix with the latest roundup from Notcouture!

Fabien Barral and Christel Llop's fantastic design of the Conservatoire André Messager.

I was just revisiting Owen Silverwood's [#28355] site and love these Beat Maps. Great series of photos that capture the movements of music.

Wonderful BBC slideshow on Cuckoo finches. Baby birds are incredible bizarre and at this stage, both repulsive and adorable.

rugwind: guerilla bench. this bench is normally camouflaged as an electrical box, but turns into a great spot for those in the know!

jacek barcikowski, jennifer kay and martina pagura from the copenhagen institute of interaction design present'sidetrack', a table which allows users to reflect on their working routine by drawing their pattern of behaviour.

McKenna Kemp Graphic Design crated a series of great book cover designs for Virginia Woolf's novels.

A selection of this week’s posts featuring stunning architecture, gorgeous highlights from Milan and many other of your incredible finds!

Bols 1575 Amsterdam (aka the inventors of gin and the oldest distillery brand in the world!) asked Mash to assist them in revamping their Bols Vodka Bottle. Amazing is that they are stackable...

Hang On is an unpretentious and humorous coat rack that is accessible and easy to decode with its oblique expression. Hang On is the work of the British designer Jade Barnes-Richardson and is available in several colours.

This oak chandelier by Dizajn Nudrvetu consists of 258 separate pieces that create a series of block shadows on the walls.

These LED sea urchins look incredible.

Interactive designers Jason Bruges Studio's Mimosa installation in Milan, featuring light panels that open and close like flowers.

This lungless frog is one of 123 new species just discovered in Borneo. The WWF provides a report on the island's rich wildlife.

A two headed bobtail lizard, a type of skink, at its new reptile park home at Henley Brook in Perth, Australia.

Some luscious looking recent delights from Liqurious.com. You won't want to miss out on these drinks.

As Milan Design Week comes to an end, MocoLoco takes a peek at the teardown.

Why do boarding passes have to be ugly? Squarespace Creative director, Tyler Thompson, did a great redesign of a Delta boarding pass.

Heike Weber's creates some really incredible installations.

The Dutch Invertuals are an independent collective with an awesome exhibition identity (see below) initiated and curated by Wendy Plomp.

Spanish designer Jaime Hayón created Smart Grid, an installation for Italian energy company Enel at the Interni Think Tank in Milan last week.

What happens when an octopus steals your video camera. Captured by Victor Huang (and said octopus) in Wahine Memorial, Wellington, NZ.

Dutch designer Bertjan Pot’s Jumper chair, launched by British brand Established & Sons in Milan last week.

Nendo's Chair Garden from Milan design week.

From Dung to Coffee Brew With No Aftertaste. Great NYTimes article on civet coffee (Kopi luwak).

“Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps,” comes out this fall. The movie features this Chelsea penthouse, a 6,250-square-foot duplex with four bedrooms, five baths and 3,500 square feet of outdoor space at 31 West 21st Street.

Experimental design duo Federica Castagno and Sara Petrucci of Acquacalda presented their stunning new collection Fisica Applicata at the Temporary Museum of New Design during Milan's recent Design Week. Pictured is"Mix In Glass" .

BMW, Flos lighting and Kvadrat fabrics teamed up to produce a sculpture called "The Dwelling Lab." BMW asked Danish textile manufacturers Patricia Urquiola and Giulio Ridolfo to create the installation. We saw the preview in 29247.

Some of our recent posts here on NOTCOT.org, including some great short films, architecture, illustration and more.

I grew my own mushrooms for the first time last year and loved it. Now grow your own mushrooms seem to be a rising trend. The NYTimes reports.