Tangram States Postcards from The Midnight Umbrella Studio.

Bistro Coffee pot by Nick Munro.

138 prepared dc-motors, cotton balls, cardboard boxes 40x40x40cm by sound artist Zimoun. Check out the video!

Leviathan, new work from Anish Kapoor commissioned by the Ministry for Culture and Communication for Monumenta 2011, from 11th May to 23rd June.

Paul Smith and Kashimax collaborated to create the stylish Aero Saddle.

Travel inspiration abounds at NotVentures whether you’re dreaming of getting lost in Java, exploring southeast Wales or heading out an Alaskan expedition.

Ornithological letterpress coasters by Ryan Todd.

Nike iD's have created a real-time customized billboard in Copenhagen. Christel Winther's winning design was painted on a giant billboard by local artists. Great video!

Flat Table Peeled designed by Jo Nagasaka of Sschemata Architecture Office using a layer of coloured epoxy which was poured onto a wooden surface in which the grain had been peeled out to create different depths of color.

Andrew Thomson's Buckminster Fuller tribute light- the geodesic campaign pendant!

MuttGear's VirChewLy Indestructible Leash will withstand even a teething puppy.

A WHALE RODEO! and a black light lit aquarium of confiscated coral! It’s hard not to love the new campaign, Project Ocean at Selfridges. Check out the video of the rodeo in action too!

The City Boy Picnic Grill by Klaas Aalto.

MAKE interviews Jeff Potter, the man behind the book Cooking for Geeks.

Pave, an incredible bicycle shop in Barcelona designed by architect Joan Sandoval.

Pizza box packaging fun for Milmao tshirts.

Izola Maritime Soap with packaging from Aesthetic Movement.

Beth Chapleau's Canadian winter survival kit.

Glass Farmhouse by Olson Kundig in Northeast Oregon.

Miniscule series by Maite Guerrero.

Newcastle based artist Hush will be opening a new show in LA's New Image Art on May 21st.

Slinkachu's latest piece, Sugar High.

Draw Happy, a project from Catherine Young in which people were asked to draw things that make them happy. This infographic captures the responses of 106 respondents.

FONTABLE, a series of alphanumeric elements designed by Alessandro Canepa and Andrea Paulicelli that can be combined to compose words.

Tipos Infames, a coffee and book shop in Madrid by MYCC.

Treasure Wheels are a small, portable set of wheels you can clip on and use to carry up to 150 lbs.

The Consult's clever stationery design for communications company Bang Your Own Drum.

Artist Haze's New Mural at The Standard Hotel LA.

JT Fridsma's visualization of the journey of the Fellowship in The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy.

Awesome paintball machine in this ad for V energy drinks.

Jan Habraken's Ice Cube Tray Battleship for Kikkerland.

Grain Creative designed these clever boxes of tea as gifts for their clients.

Star Wars Propaganda posters! Enlist today, Darth can't do it alone!

Divis dining table by Mike & Maaike of Council.

Aguo Watering Can from Blomus.

& Smith's fun visual identity for The Barn.

Baby Gundi (a small North African rodent) at the Artis Zoo in Amsterdam. Such a cute, but bizarre looking animal!

If Ikea did Sci-Fi Manuals...by Caldwell Tanner, Susanna Wolff and Conor McKeon.

Another beautiful week here at NOTCOT.org means another gorgeous roundup! We’ve got exploding water balloons, bouncing gelatin, a duo of gobies and more.

Bryan Peele's cut and fold paper model of Escher's Relativity made from a single paper and held together without tape or glue.

Shyama Golden has some pretty crazy business cards. Pink edges and llamas with glasses. Designed by Shyama Golden and printed by the Mandate Press.

The British brand Moulton's dual suspended compact bicycle with a crazy support system and small wheels that delivers speed.

Obtract, a Mac app designed to track and reduce digital distraction for small teams of knowledge workers. Identify and reduce your distractions.

The Guardian offers a look inside Albertus Seba's 18th century Cabinet of Natural Curiosities, now available from Taschen.