as a kid, i definitely carried blankie everywhere. now industrial design student jenny pokryvailo from the bezalel academy fit a stuffed bear inside a recycled retro suitcase.

Aiming to reduce the volume of PET bottles carried by "catadores" (people who collect waste from streets), Takashi Utsumi developed a device with which one can rapidly shred PET bottles into ribbons suitable for use in crafts. I want one.

i can't get enough of ben lawson's fish illustrations!

its hard to believe that mark khaisman makes such incredible art from simple brown packing tape.

a great nytimes slideshow of notable oped art of the 07.

Michal Tatarkiewicz's Subway Drawings are amazing.

Selexyz Dominicanen bookstore in Maastricht, Netherlands by architects Merkx + Girod is housed in an 800 year old church. a literary cathedral?

trippy skull poster from julien notter and sebastien vigne at at-elier for the maison d'alleurs.

Catherine Ledner became fascinated by the idea of using wallpaper patterns in animal portraiture. Her new book, “Animal House", makes for one of the prettiest nytimes slideshows yet.

tatebanko: the forgotten Edo-era Japanese art of creating perspectives from paper. origami meets diorama?

designboom and DA, the design association of
japan announce the reuslt of the 'love your earth' competition. love the results. =)

murakami at MOCA covered by the nytimes.

i was attracted to jordi canudas's site by the less lamp, but really love the dripping light too. fun stuff, worth checking out.

strange faces origami uses mixed images of faces to fold into some odd looking characters. disturbing...

when i grow up, i wanna live in a gorgeous terrarium too. the nytimes explores style within the glass towers.

because we all suck at life. well, sometimes. in addition to sucking at life, im really liking lawrence yang's work today.

Messages in cookies made by Wonton Food in Queens, have spread across the country, some diners have registered their reactions online...they won't always brighten your day.

i have a confession to make. i've spent the morning working on einstein's fish rather than real work. not sure if i love or hate coudal for introducing us, but i simply must know who owns that pike.

coolhuting review the onguard locking skewers. they seem like a subtle elegant solution to bike theft, but perhaps that elegance just pisses off would-be theives...

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