The facade of the Auditorio Ciudad de Leon by Mansilla+Tuñón plays with view and perspective in a beautiful way.

Compact, by Laura McCusker, is a modern day vanity. A reinterpretation of a traditional piece, it is designed for the bedroom or hallway where the busy modern woman can apply her lipstick and mascara, grab her keys and phone, all on the way out the door.

Gorgeous and sobering photo-journalism from Christoph Bangert.

Love Juxtavision's illustrations of strange men in jars.

Hans Zwimpfer's 'Pile up' facade is a bit of a one-liner, but I love the sectional view articulated in the facade.

Elisabeth Timpone's "Maybe Life Is A Fairytale" illustration.

Yoav Kotik's work with bottle caps has focused on jewelry, but he currently has an exhibition at Periscope Gallery in Tel Aviv showcasing bottle caps transformed into sculpture and home decor products. My favorite is the bottle cap light shade.

Abandonalia has some amazing photographs of abandoned sites. Textures and colors abound in these old institutions, reversing the previous sterility and order.

Super nice Rings screenprint by HunterGatherer.

Another great illustration by Studio Volk (see post 14044) showing an inclination towards city planning. An illustration for Radio Citta' Futura.

Gorgeous bottle design by Barber Osgerby for Ipsei - a non-carbonated fruit drink manufactured by Coca-Cola for the European market. The indented portion makes for an ergonomic design.

Beautiful Cubematic Max graphic by Eric Carl.

So strange - the Tuttuki Bako, an interactive game system that requires you to insert your finger into the device to interact with the games. The display shows a digital replica of your finger - you can then play with a panda or annoy a girl by touching her face.

Nice packaging by Interbrand for Stolichnaya's Elit brand.

Jin-Young Lee's Da-Bloom table - a multifunctional piece of furniture with layered 'leaves' that can be used as table surfaces, a bench, etc. The design was inspired by a blooming flower and is made of plywood and plastic.

Lacy lamp shades by Kicki Möller.

Dezeen is featuring a nice selection of graduate student work from the show at Designhuis in Eindhoven as part of Dutch Design Week.

Emergent Architecture's Emerald Plaza addresses Abu Dhabi's hot climate through a network of canopies that offer shade to the walkways below. Pools also help cool the space.

Nice packaging for the final shoe in Adidas' Originals aZX series.

I'm loving Andy Velgos' Ring Studies - some very conceptual and amazing pieces to be found.

VerTerra is a biodegradable, disposable dinnerware collection. The dinnerware is made by collecting fallen leaves, and applying steam, heat and pressure to transform the leaves into a durable product that will naturally biodegrade in 2 months.

Tessa Farmer creates amazing miniature sculptures out of insects and plant roots - the above is from Swarm (Hornet vs. Fairy).

Ricochet Studio cast these 'Best Before' Milk Cartons in vitrified porcelain, using the original containers as a mold.

Shaz Madani plays with paper in his Arctic Paper project.

The Blofield Inflatable Chesterfield Seating by Jeroen van de Kant - I just love this because it's a fancy, self-important inflatable couch.

The Wohlfahrt-Laymann Residence by Meixner Schlüter Wendt blends old with new via interventions that link the existing to a new outer skin. The old cottage was painted white, separating its past and renewing it as an artifact of its previous self.

OMA's Torre Bicentenario in Mexico City - OMA describes the project as two stacked pyramids. Public programs are located where the two pyramids meet - at 100m, the datum of the surrounding buildings.

Macalula's "Buttom Stool" - inspired by buttons - the perforations in the seat make for a perfect outdoor chair, allowing water to pass through, keeping the seat dry.

The iBangle is Gopinath Prasana's evolution of the iPod - imagining a device that is both iPod and jewelry. The iBangle is a thin aluminum bracelet with a multi-touch track pad.

Alfredo Häberli's very lovely Los Bancos Suizos.

What recession? From 10/25 through 01/06, guests can pay to stay overnight at the Guggenheim in artist Carsten Höller's Revolving Hotel Room. Actually, considering where you're sleeping, the $259 - $799 price tag doesn't seem so bad. Sadly, it's sold out.

General Mills recently redesigned a few of their cereal brands - Count Chocula, Boo Berry, and Franken Berry. I like the clean design and the close-up of the characters.

Zaha Hadid's Chanel Pavilion comes to NYC's Central Park, open until November 9th.

Love this amazing section through an elephant shaped structure. It was drawn by Charles-François Ribart in 1758.

The Louis XV Commode by Axis FormLAB is a twist on the traditional chest of drawers. It comes in three variations - plywood, mdf and acrylic. The acrylic one would be my choice since the commode would essentially read as a line drawing.

Véra Nováková creates metal jewelry with an organic feel - fingerprints, wood grains, etc are imprinted into her pieces.

Eduardo Berlin Razmilic's House 2 in Santiago, Chile. The house is excavated into the site, with the main facade appearing to be only 11.5 feet above street level.

I am digging the very simple packaging by Due Mani Non Bastano for Pandora Design's cutlery (post 6429).

The Minox Agent M DSC DigitalSpyCam is a tiny digital camera - only 3.14" x 1.14" x 0.79". At 5 megapixels, it's a good little portable camera.

Great branding and packaging of McCraw's Confections by Craig Skinner.

City Escape illustration by Rozefire.

The Big Picture covers World Animal Day. The narwhal is a crazy mammal.

Champion Graphics's cover design for a Monster Children notebook, produced by Penguin.

Cemal Okten's I ♥ VEGETABLES : Part IIA project - a project that explores our connection to food, desiring to bring the process of farming vegetables into the home. The final product is a selection of vases which support the growth of vegetables.

Another Tomas Kral project - Upgrade - which uses traditional decorative techniques on glass
such as cutting, engraving and gilding to "upgrade" an existing industrial bottle such as milk bottles or jars for tomato sauce.

Gorgeous Garden and Sea House by Takao Shiotsuka.