‘daily stack’ is time management tool created by designers sebastian rønde thielke and anders højmose. the simple design allows users to help track their work flow by creating physical representations of their tasks.

Get renowned Illy espresso in the comfort of your own home for less than the cost of a month's worth of trips to Starbucks with the Illy Y1 iperEspresso Machine

About 500 red ants are spread in the city of Drachten, The Netherlands. Most of them came together in front of the theatre De Lawei, to celebrate its 50th anniversary.

ABC chairs. Rotterdam designer Roeland Otten has designed a collection of 26 chairs, each spelling out one letter of the alphabet.

Tucked away on an anonymous street in Brooklyn's Bushwick neighborhood, the storefront and gallery The Index Ltd is almost as rare a find as the objects it harbors.

Melanie Brandman knocked out walls and raised the ceiling in her Catskills Fishing cabin to create a stunning open space.

Discover jumpology at an exhibition of nearly 50 jumps Philippe Halsman captured on film from the late 1940s through the ’50s can be seen at the Laurence Miller Gallery at 20 West 57th Street in Manhattan, through Friday.

Another week of tasty drinks over at Liqurious.

What a colorful week it’s been here at NOTCOT.org. This week’s picks include fabulous furniture, creatures, installations and much more.

The Long-nosed tree frog is one of the new species discovered in Foja mountains rainforest on the Indonesian island of New Guinea.

Hipohyfrid use playful yet minimal packaging solution. The Wales-based vegan chocolate company uses the matte box and moody, deep colours to stop the design appearing childish in nature.

British designer Thomas Heatherwick has co-designed the replacement for London’s iconic Routemaster bus, mayor Boris Johnson and Transport for London announced this morning.

Off the Leaf printed Solo cups from A|D Creative Group. Customers becomes part of the packaging experience by getting to choose their own combination of cup and sleeve design.

Gorgeous rings, sunglasses, blazers all make up part of this week's roundup over at Notcouture.

This adorable baby Baird's tapir calf at the Nashville Zoo was born during last week's torrential flooding.

What a stunning week it's been here on NOTCOT.org. This roundup is especially gorgeous. This week’s picks include beautiful exteriors, interiors, artwork and more.

Jessica Banks and Andrew Laska, the co-founders of the design firm RockPaperRobot, are using science and technology to change the meaning of “furniture.” Great interview and part of Seed Magazine on Design.

Australian studio b.e. Architecture created a house surrounded by a steel and timber timber grid in coastal Victoria, Australia. Meakins Road features a timber frame with horizontal beams that surround the building and create a veranda.

I just stumbled upon the work of Simon Page and was taken by some of his work, like this futurism poster series.

Taito and silverware maker Christofle have buddied up to offer the Space Invaders fan a chance to express their love of the 1978 shoot 'em up in style. Meet the multi-use silver Space Invader "fashion accessory".

This year at BRKLYN Designs, manufacturer and design house RAM Metals and its subsidiaries (Tides, Planter Worx and Raine Heidenberg Interior Design) put forth a strong selection of expertly crafted metal furniture and planters.

lovely packaging for Balthazar's gift set designed by Christine Celic Strohl at Mucca Design

Catherine Hamilton's illustration blog, Birdspot, features some incredible sketches of birds and other creatures.

Italian-Singaporean studio Lanzavecchia + Wai presented a collection of Scaffold Lights, lights made of fabric stretched over steel wire frames in the Ventura Lambrate district of Milan last month.

Japanese paper craft brand OEY has designed a new collection of tablewares. Mizuhiki is twined paper fused with a mixture of water and glue that dates back to the seventh century. The collection includes napkin rings, glass markers, and chopsticks.

The Ritmo Advanced Sound System by Nuvo is the most advanced and complete prenatal music player, delivering sound to the tiniest listeners.

We've posted about London's Elephant Parade before, but Benjamin Shine;s taxi elephant deserved another post. It is glossy black with chrome details. headlights for eyes and a taxi sign that are solar powered!

Joshua Foer launched Sukkah City, a design competition challenging architects and designers to re-imagine the ancient form of the sukkah in a contemporary context. 12 radically temporary structures will be built in Union Square Park.

Barcelona-based studio Pöko Design' new bulletin boards provide a place to pin up bits of inspiration and as a reminder of our endangered species. Produced by Kikkerland,

Marcel Wanders recently completed a collection of crystal glasses and vases for Baccarat entitled "United Crystal Wood" that was on display during Design Week in Zona Tortona.

Quench your thirst with this week’s roundup of posts from Liqurious.

Wallpaper review their favourite invitations from Salone del Mobile 2010.

A ring as a sculpture which visualizes the love and connection of the 2 lovers for eternity. Made out of 3d printed Laser Sintered Polyamide. By Studio Mango for Freedom of creation.

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!

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