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

always loved pinwheels as a kid. so a light that is activated by blowing...procrastinators dream come true? =)

totally awesome new exhibit called Extreme Mammals at the American Museum of Natural History. and incredible coverage by the new york times! check out the interactive!

david choe paints the offices of facebook. dont love all of it, but this one was pretty cool.

Traveling with your pets? Pet Airways starts up this July.

rather bizarre midori AC adapter from Microworks iida.

i kind of love DesireLines' menagerie jewelery collection featuring this bunny, whales and chicks.

New York City tonight (Wednesday, July 1st), WK will be signing his new book from 6-8pmat the Jonathan LeVive Gallery and releasing 3 new prints!

the zenith concert venue in saint-etienne by london’s foster + partners has been granted a RIBA award!

this bumblebee moth shirt is from specimen apparel. so cute!

cute reading glasses from Caroline Abram of Filao.

Ji Lee's "All-In-One Card Stamp" would save us a lot of card shopping.

business guys on business trips. so funny cuz its true. you cant help but smile at these illustrated lame office stories.

check out Adam Goodrum's Stitch Chair. It folds to less than a half-inch thick and is available in various solid colors or a patchwork of colors at Cappellini stores.

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BRAINY echidnas? check out this NYT article on recent research on monotremes.

The Metropolitan Museum’s newly reopened American galleries look fantastic and include 20 period rooms, a glass court and full-fledged sculpture garden.

theme hotel rooms are all the rage these days, but hotelfox seems by far the nicest. the good spirits room is my fave!

these bike frames are wild. not sure whether they're cool or ugly, but definitely different. if i were the cycling type...i might be tempted.

More than 17,000 would-be plinthers are lining up for an hour long stint up on the empty fourth plinth of Trafalgar Square in London. A bizarre installation? from Antony Gormley.

Incredible new species discovered in the Cordillera del Condor of Ecuador/Peru.

surf montreal? that's right you can surf the river!

Amy Stewart's maintains a poison garden in her home in Eureka, CA. It includes species like foxglove, opium poppies and castor beans.

i love the kikkerland series of anatomy toys. i especially love the frog, but the range is impressive: people, cows, horses, frogs, beetles, pigs, dolphins, even a snail!

The New York Times explores building with glass. Gorgeous panes!

the cia shop now has a blog!

nick goddard arranged the unemployed olympics in new york. an opportunity to "battle all the unemployed people for stuff" in events like "pin the blame on the boss", "you're fired race", "and pay days" (bashing a pinata with an office phone).

Banksy's show in Bristol opens tomorrow. According to the artist: 'This is the first show I've ever done where taxpayers' money is being used to hang my pictures up rather than scrape them off.'

for his exhibition in the british pavilion, steve mcqueen presents a new film entitled
'giardini' (gardens), referring to the area of venice where the pavilion is situated.

pretty wild subway animation as seen from the q train. hard to capture in a still, but well worth checking out. Update: identified as Bill Brand's Masstransiscope from 1980!

if you haven't already checked out coudal's museum of online museums spring 09, i strongly recommend you do.

wonderful nytimes article on social insects and slideshow on ants. including pics of some of the more unusual species.

NYtimes capture a skateboarder's dream house in a slideshow of Jay Shapiro and Claire Bigbie's San Francisco (Noe Valley) Victorian house.

hehe, the alli-grater! part grater, part ferocious beast.

check out wendy plomp's cardboard carpets.

Melbourne's Recital Centre featured previously as #22565, but this gorgeous piece from Ashton Raggatt McDougal (ARM) architects deserves a second look.

this ad campaign made me really happy. it's denver's save water campaign, but applies to so much more. just use what you need!

great table football set by piet hein eek.

i just adore these pigeon seats.

Louis Filosa's 'Guarden' is a safe, retractable fence to protect your vegetable garden.

i know its cool design, but dont you find it slightly cruel for you dog to sleep in a sidetable?

Ginou Choueiri's potato portraits creep me out.

Gorgeous slideshow from the NYTimes on the 2009 Venice Biennale.

since i spend most my time working on a laptop, i find computer mice practically obsolete, but they are charming, lets celebrate their 45th anniversary.

these sea urchin bowls are so cute. one of my only picks from this week's slideshow.

omg, how sweet are these shelves?

Hollister, left, and Porter Hovey, sisters with an appetite for late 19th-century relics have truly stunning collections. Great slideshow and article from the NYtimes on the New Antiquarians,