Futuristic Shell House by Kotaro Ide. The volumes are raised above the ground a bit and appear to float.

Beautiful photographic series called Sleeping by the Mississippi by Alex Soth.

The 5kg Doorstop by Landscape, available at the Future Perfect: "For when you need to keep the door open in a hurricane, this doorstop will act as the ultimate gentleman."

Limited edition print by Gustavo Aimar - love his use of color.

A necklace from Paraphernalia's soon to be released Victoriana Collection. Gorgeous!

Love Stéphane Vigny's untitled installation of two fluorescent tubes encased in two candlestick holders.

Daniel Libeskind finally gets to build in NYC - One Madison Avenue is a 54-story condo building that incorporates a series of visible "sky gardens".

The House Candle Holder by Sonodesign plays on the traditional form of a house, replacing the chimney with a candle.

Crazy renderings of MVRDV's winning proposal for the city center of Gwanggyo, a Korean town, which incorporates greenery into the buildings.

TAG commissioned designs from a set of diverse celebrities for the packaging of their body spray - Ami James incorporated classic tattoo artwork into his design while Jay-Z's speaks more about luxury with a faux (?) reptile skin covering.

Zoran Konjarski's conceptual project for beer bottle design - “My concept to the bottle graphics were to move away from traditional beer graphics, and make the bottle design differentiate in the market by taking on an extreme modern and minimalist design."

Brazilian artist Nele Azevedo's Melting Men installation. Must have been complicated to make and install...

Love the crazy interior courtyard of Fundo Izaro, designed by Martin Hurtado Architects.

The Book Design Review posts the covers of some of the best designed books of 2008.

Love this print by Jon McNaught of a monster walking through a town - I like that the lit houses are opposite what I expect them to be - rather than a trail of destruction the monster leaves a trail of light.

Colorful nesting bowls by Joseph Joseph.

Quirky jewelry by Natural Historie - love this cloisonne deer on a strand of pearls.

Love this Flammable Wood Gift Box by Baxter of California - comes with three soy wax-based candles. You can burn the gift box when you're done - or you can keep it - whatever floats your boat!

Love this print, Pattern, by Tilman Faelker. I appreciate the limited use of color.

Wooteik Lim's Definition of Time turns the traditional wall clock into a sculptural object.

Just a smidgen too late for thanksgiving but just in time for all of your upcoming holiday feasts - Fabrica's Roast Meat Dome.

Nice brooch/medal by Wildcatters, stamped with either "Blood & Sweat" or "No Tears". Made with grosgrain ribbon, brown suede, and a hand-stamped I.D. tag.

Lovely work by Ivana Martinovic - love the unusual label.

BVD designed the nicest permanent marker for the Japanese store Askul that you ever did see...

John Olson's photographs of iconic 70's musicians with their parents and grandparents.

New boxed wine packaging for Uvita de Plata by Tridimage.

Saks Fifth Avenue asked Marian Bantjes to draw them some snowflakes, which were then translated into a series of jewelry. Some lovely, expensive pieces!

Cute and timely packaging idea by Purpose for Selfridges' Credit Crunch chocolate.

Nice molded plywood chair by Naruse Inokuma Architects for the Tendo Mokko furniture company.

H&M is releasing a very nice looking home collection, which will only be available online, starting in February.

The House TTN is an interesting project by Teruo Miyahara - I love the louvered steel panels that open up the second floor to the street.

Bruno Fosi tackles an iPhone issue - the exclusion of visually impaired users. His Tactile Silicon Case for the 3G works with an app that incorporates functions like text to speech. The case is engraved with buttons that correspond to a modified home screen.

Jahyun Rita Baek uses cut acrylic to topographically create geometric forms. Really beautiful work!

Sited on a former concentration camp in Hinzert, Wandel Höfer Lorch + Hirsch have designed a memorial and exhibition space. I like the elongated shape and the triangulated steel facade.

Designboom rounds up a selection of outdoor furniture displayed at the 'Cour des H' at the Saint Etienne Biennale '08. Above: Soft Bench by Lucile Soufflet (top) and Répétition by Régis Bigot and Gaëtan Grenier (bottom).

Love Steven Holl's intervention in the stairwell at NYU's Philosophy Department - an exploration in porosity.

Considering that Supersudaka calls this the Kiltro House - referring to a crossbred dog - due to the "bastardized design", thanks to the changing program, site, building permits, contractors, and even the view, I'd say it's a pretty cohesive project!
The modus operandi is rather based on mistakes than certainties.

The result: a mix, a bastardized design, a fusion, like a crossbreed dog, in Chilean:
A Kiltro.

Love this screenprint by Aya Kakeda from her Blue Bird series.

Imegadito's felt Pot Covers dress up your house plants and protect your furniture from scratches.

Brand Image designed the 360 paper water bottle in response to the 60 million plastic bottles thrown away daily in the US. 360 is made from 100% renewable food-safe resources, and is fully recyclable.

Six-Pack Coasters by Josh Jakus. Nice!

A cabinet with a built-in table by Attua Aparicio Torinos.

The Mumbai branches of HSBC and Ogilvy & Mather created an ad campaign (and a poorly functioning website) to raise awareness of the dangers of global warming by submerging an aerial view of a city to the base of a swimming pool.

Concentrate is a design studio with the desire to help kids concentrate at school by identifying and solving distractions. Tongue-in-cheek Pre-Chewed Pencils - "No need to spend time chewing your pencil - just get down to some concentrated thinking."

Love the E27 Lamp by TAF Arkitektkontor for Muuto. A set of these would be great over a dining room table...

Crazy wire frame jewelry by Ines Schwotzer, using weaving and braiding techniques.