Check out JJ Sulin's photography portfolio - full of interesting, off-beat photos of life in America.

Leif.designpark's Tou chair is an approach to neo-japanese modernism using a traditional weaving method. The shadows cast by the woven seat and fabric covering the sides produce a soft touch, differing from that of ordinary craft work.

The Bee House Saltbox provides a pretty living space for your table salt. The ceramic Saltbox comes in a variety of colors, and keeps moisture away.

Vintage Mayan playing cards designed by the Soviet State.

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.

Love this typographic piece, LetterE, by Dan Tobin Smith - made out of a collection of red and white objects.

I love the elemental aspect of Jesse Kirsch's Tazaa Soap project - part of his portfolio of student work at SVA.

Spence Harris Hogan have rebranded a few of the UK's McDonald's restaurants with very sleek and modern interiors. I wish US McDonald's could get a face lift.

Really gorgeous furniture from Hiromatsu.

James Owen's Snowflake (top) and Rotor (bottom) fruit bowls. Each are laser cut and powder coated.

Dapple Grey's new One Trick Pony line of jewelry - with clever integration of the chain into the design!

Lorena Barrezueta just launched a new porcelain line of jewelry - Listen Lady. Similar to her dinnerware line, Listen Lady takes iconic accessories and memorializes them in the more precious material of porcelain.

Amazing drawings from illustrator Adam Haynes.

Beautiful porcelain bottles inspired by memories of antique bottles dug up as children. The bottles are embellished with platinum decals of insects, weeds, roots and dirt.

The Magnolia lamp by Autoban is reminiscent of topography and flora.

I am digging this A Typical Day poster by Effektive Design. The red indicates time spent sleeping, and black time spent awake.

Richard Prince has forayed into furniture design with a show at Paris’ Galerie Patrick Seguin that features his Nurse Hat Chair.

Beautiful specialty Craft Scissors by Kiya in the ancient "grip scissor" design.

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei's Template sculpture - made from 1001 wooden doors and windows salvaged from destroyed homes from the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Love the vintage poster inspired graphics of the animated Booty Juggling game. Designed by Robin Davey and built by the Thought Den. The game is fun to play, too!

Know Hope's solo show, "Temporary Residence", opened this month at San Jose's Anno Domini
Anno. Know Hope's work is based on the human need for daily connection to others.

Matti Klenell's Orb coat rack. Love all of the little knobs and hooks.

Gorgeous refurbished 20th century industrial cage lights - someone needs to start reproducing these!

Loyal Loot turns reclaimed trees into Log Bowls - love the high gloss finish juxtaposed with the natural base.

Interesting workshop, 'Darkmark', on experimental type, run by the Dutch design studio Underware. Attendees were asked to create type with shadows, with lots of interesting results.

Band In My Pocket - another project from au Design, in partnership with Yamaha - a set of cell phones that also function as musical instruments. Depending on the prototype, you can turn your phone into a brass instrument, drums, piano, turntable...

Gig posters from Andrio Abero of 33RPM.

Kent Rogowski's turns ordinary stuffed bears inside out and re-stuffs them. The result is a collection of quirky little monsters.

Acronym creates really nice reclaimed wood furniture. I love the mixture of hardwood and concrete.

Shoot The Baddies target practice boards by Olly Moss...

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 fantastical, colorful worlds of APAK.

Also by Perfectos Dragones - the Velador Table Lamp - looks like a metal cloth draped over a bulb.

Yar Rassadin's Beehouse Lamp mimics the natural bee's building process with its semi-filled cellular structure.

Jethro Macey's Coin Lamp. I think the form could be improved upon, but I like the idea of turning a lamp base into a piggy bank...

Love the cityscape that is rendered through lights in facade of Bjarke Ingels' Danish Pavilion for the Shanghai Expo 2010.

Love this illustration, Sweet Talk, by Oscar Maia, AKA ~criminalart. Lots more great work to be found in his portfolio.

Concrete tableware from Alexa Lixfeld.

An interesting renovation of a building in Cádiz, Spain by MGM Arquitectos. Love the contrasting plywood shutters and white walls. The use of plywood is interesting, as it is the material typically used to board up buildings while construction is in progress.

Patrick Nadeau created 'Nature Individuelle', a series of planters/objects emphasizing the importance
of nature in our world. There are some great objects in the series.

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.

Re-Cycle Laundry Centre, by Fernanda Villanueva & Arturo Ariño - literally inspired by the recycling logo both in form and function. The 3 units include a washer, dryer and a water tank/filtration system. Minimal water is used, & dirty water is recycled.

The Chapel of St. Loup by Danilo Mondada in Pompaples, Switzerland - love the accordion form.

Camilla Diedrich's Nature Ray Charles Wallpaper series is a luminescent wallpaper. I wish it was clearer as to what the light source is - maybe fiber optics? Regardless, it's beautiful!

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.