Designboom previews Patricia Urquiola new Purely Porcelain show at London's Design Museum.

One of two beautiful new prints by Ah-Yi illustrating the story of Princess Kavalan, the only daughter of the Dragon King of the East Sea, and her forbidden romance with the Turtle General Lusheng.

Stuart Melrose's Corian tables - I love the hint of color on the underside.

Muji's Wall-Mounted CD Player is finally available for purchase in the US...

Interesting take on all of the reusable bags out there - a tyvek duffel bag by Stefan Diez - tearproof, lightweight, waterproof and recyclable.

Amazing jewelry by Anthony Roussel, who laser cuts and then layers sculptural jewelry pieces.

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.

IQ Postcards by Alison Haigh - screenprinted postcard pack of patterns based on IQ tests.

29 Agency's refined designs for the luxury dog and cat food brand, Before Grain.

Interesting Geo Washplane sink by Omvivo. I love the clean lines, but would be curious to use one myself to see how well it functions.

B-Scanner by Sungwoo Park & Bongkun Shin. This is a handy little device I hope becomes more than just a prototype - it's a portable business card scanner and portable Rolodex...

Really nice print work from Projekttriangle Design Studio.

Transforming accessories by Bernadette Deddens.

Laura Lobdell's Free Bird necklace - randomly inspired by a "free-spirit who plays with matches, knows Rome and eats candy". Available in sterling silver and in gold.

The George Console by Oly Studio has an Eiffel-tower-like metal base with the option of a resin or shell top.

I was in Chicago with Volkswagen and saw the 2009 CC - the experience included a 20-course dinner at molecular gastronomy restaurant Moto, and a visit to Frank Lloyd Wright’s home and studio!

The Trust Creative Society created this limited-edition bottle design for Loimu, a Finnish vintage mulled wine flavored with raspberry and clove.

A compilation of embarrassing celebrity endorsements from Japanese commercials.

Mayuko Hari is a recent grad from FIT - love the iconic packaging for Cookuru.

Interesting idea behind Jürgen Mayer's Dupli.Casa - the floor plan matches that of the previous house, but the Dupli.Casa's form takes on its own life.

I love the skeletal nature of this chair by Fumio Enomoto Atelier.

5.5 Designers redesigned Baccarat's luxury Harcourt glassware into a more accessible line. The traditional Harcout silhouettes have been superimposed onto simple glass forms.

North Korean Propaganda Posters by David Heather and Koen De Ceuster - an interesting book that displays a collection of North Korean propaganda posters.

Pascal Bardel's Yu Chair, cast from white polyethylene.

I'm not sure if this is going to move beyond the concept phase, but I love Studio Kudos' playful approach to the iconography of the different animals at the Bronx Zoo.

Jo Crepain designed this house outside of Antwerp around an old water tower that the client admired. The actual living space all happens in the cube below, but the levels surrounding the water tower are used for relaxing and viewing the landscape around the tower.

Project 7 - addresses seven critical areas of need in the world: Build the Future, Feed the Hungry, Heal the Sick, Help those in Need, Hope for Peace, House the Homeless, and Save the Planet. 50% of profits are donated to charities addressing these issues.

Love Erika Lövqvist's Water-Lily Lamps - the height really makes you feel like you're underwater. Am curious as to how they stand with such thin bases...

Turn your iPhone into a numeric keypad for your notebook - NumberKey, by Balmuda Design.

Sweet new sponges by 5.5 designers, released in celebration of Scotch-Brite's 50th anniversary. The sponges come in a sponge house. Buyable soon!

Simple Koin Wood Banks.

Super gorgeous photos of Iceland by Tim Gasperak. The landscape of Iceland looks so unique and lunar...these photos make me want to hop on a plane and lie in a spring somewhere...

Studio Mumbai's Palmyra House, constructed from louvers made from locally harvested Palmyra trees, allowing the facade to be both open and airy or closed for more privacy and protection.

Winnipeg had their second annual Steamroller Print Festival, where local artists create large linoleum carvings which are then inked and printed on large canvases with the aid of a steamroller.

Japanese company WASARA makes an incredible set of disposable paper tableware. College parties will never be the same.

New hoodies from Headhoods (see post 5698).

Sebastian Bergne's very beautiful Corker corkscrew.

Beautiful photography by Christopher Herwig - makes me realize how much of the world I have yet to see.

I don't love the look of this watch so much as the idea - a diamond digital watch by collaborators Gourmet and Christian Tse. I like how the digital display appears through the white diamonds.

Beautiful packaging portfolio by Esther Chaye. Above is CMYK, packaging for a DIY Mix Acrylic Paint set.

Interesting table from Peter Marigold of Okay Studio. The Ellipse table goes from being a round table to an elongated ellipse form.

KDDI au recently unveiled the conceptual PLY Mobile Phone - a tabbed phone/printer/digital projector/game controller all-in-one. Each tabbed layer has its own distinct function.

Jean Nouvel has curated an exhibition of the work of French artist César at the Foundation Cartier in Paris. It is running running until October 26, 2008.

Sang-Kyun Park's LightDrops is an umbrella powered by rain - as water hits a conductive membrane that is integrated into the surface of the umbrella, energy from the impact of the raindrops is transformed into power that lights up embedded LEDs.

Frank Gehry designed the visitors bench for the World Company building in Tokyo.