these are kinda fun. =)

the urban forest project. good cause, great art. and the banners are going to be turned into totes at the end of october!

beach bars arent only in berlin! in london via joshspear

i know this is like super old, but its still kinda awesome.

i am clearly not jackson pollock, but this site is awesomely fun!

i wonder if the newspaper extendable bench gives you papercuts. cuz that could totally suck...

apparently cheese rolling in gloucester is serious business. wow.

sweet, you could live on a routemaster! well spotted by thecoolhunter.net

The RIBA award winning Winter Gardens in Sheffield bridge the Mercure Hotel and Spa and the Millennium Galleries and offer a light, airy respite in South Yorkshire.

The Urban Curators project engages the public in the celebration of the decaying urban environment, recog- nizing its inherent aesthetic qualities and the important role that it plays in our cultural habitat.

i have a laptop with fingerprint locking and love it. but it'd be way sweeter as a fingertrap. one of many hilarious design ideas from the kids at universitat der kunste berlin.

honestly, all calendars do is help us count. so...why do we waste money and paper? the caledone perpetual calendar never has to be replaced.

a history of humanoids anyone?

England is a nation of "overweight, alcopop-swilling, sex-and-celebrity obsessed television addicts"

the nytimes takes the latest waterproof backpacks for a spin.

NYtimes slideshow about Stern Pinball Inc., the only remaining manufacturer in the world of coin-operated pinball machines.

there's little not to love about a good dog show. i love the nytimes slideshow on westminster's dog show fashion.

money doesnt have to be ugly. netherland's banknotes by robert deodaat emile oxenaar.

i know we've talked about toke before, but when i saw it on design spotter, it was just too funny. =)

for locals

he made me smile.

ooooh...and they make more sweet moose gear too.

what a great shot of the winged rats.

“Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling,” which opens on Sunday at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

im kind of loving the ikea hackers.

wow, and i thought i was a preparedness freak. this kit is crazy.

pong with people, how did somebody NOT think of this before? link to photos, see http://www.sonicbodypong.com/ for more.

happiness is three sheep and a dog.

living on a routemaster? puhleeez. in AMERICA, we dont waste time on the little stuff, this woman is going for a 747. that's right. read it and weep britons. we took it to the next level. yeaa

interesting post on anti-skating devices on the Embarcadero. always interesting to look at the design of public spaces. via coudal.

kids have it too easy. make them vacuum as they play with these cute little snail busters.

spotted these new birdhouses on inhabitat...do we like them? im not so sure...

finally, we can talk to mosquitoes!

the flying pig at dublin international airport. cant seem to get more info on this crazy sculpture.

apparently water buffalo milk makes the best mozarella. who knew?

to top off the list of "p" animal words, here's every "call my bluff" watchers fav: PECOROUS. its just the word you've been looking for.

For the philatelist: check out the A to Z of New Zealand stamps from Clemenger BBDO. Issued 6 August 2008.

Free Range features over 3,000 graduates from across the U.K. End of May through the end of July at The Old Truman Brewery in East London’s Brick Lane district.

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

French inventor Lucien Gambarota and Wharton grad and entrepreneur Doug Woodring are bringing clean, sustainable energy to the gym using good old-fashioned manpower.

gorgeous sketches by kenichi hoshine.

at das park hotel in linz you can crash in converted drain pipes. it must be cold in the winter, but pretty awesome overall.

was just trolling through the .org archives and i can't believe i missed this one! as a lemur lover...really...wow. i love it.

angelenos can check out shepard fairey's show till oct 14th.

latest urban dog accessory via coolhunter

intrigued my fellow science geeks? click on! and check out everything else on inhabitat too, they rock!