J.R. Watkin's natural cleaning products with gorgeous packaging.

Gorgeous White light fixture by Winnie Lui for Innermost - "a chandelier in which objets trouvés meet bling and trash is made equal to treasure through the application of uniform colour."

Jonas Buntenbruch created DONE as his "personal daily design workout for 2008". Each piece was created in 30 to 60 minutes. I wish I were so disciplined...

Love this - D-Vision created the Small Apple Dish to aesthetically incorporate your apple core when you are done with it.

A hillside house in Ushimado, Japan by Tezuka Architects - the entire rear facade opens up via some sliding doors.

Li Jianye created the Flexibin to be both elegant and functional. The frame is flexible, thereby enabling you to use it with a variety of bag sizes.

Burton Machen is a photographer documenting urban decay in his "Urban Evolution New Orleans" series.

Besides just being gorgeous, Akihiro Kumagaya's Sumizara charcoal ashtray helps to deodorize the smell of cigarette smoke when they are put out.

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.

Beautiful lines in Kedar Naik's GLIDE chair, made out from aluminum and lacquered fiberglass. I like how the chair support peels up from the base.

Beautiful Anemone Shade by Heath Nash for Artecnica. The honeycomb shade is made out of Tyvek.

Mark Boyce's interesting new book, Sizes May Vary. The book references the varying standardized formats and systems used within graphic design and is part sketchbook, part reference book and part notebook.

Stefan Diez's 404 F Chair is made from molded plywood. Nice, simple form.

Hamburger Panda has some fun prints in her Seabots series.

Love the bright legs of the Lotta Kids Chair by Leif.designpark.

Interesting expandable table by Nueva Linea.

Photos from Cooper Union's Silkscreen Reclamation Project - a collaboration between designer Paul Sahre and CU students. 200 of Sahre's unfinished posters (with one color word bubbles) were reclaimed by the students and overprinted with their own designs.

Super nice Rings screenprint by HunterGatherer.

Chris Ruhe's Sahara Stool, a flexible, wood stool.

Preggioni has debuted Magneat, an accessory that allows you to clean up your earphone wires so that all unnecessary wires are hidden.

A nice collection of pretty household brushes.

Shunji Kurimori's beautiful Cedar Sake Cups and Cedar Sake Bottle, made in the Japanese wood craft style Magewappa.

Pretty packaging by Duffy & Partners for Tall Tales Restaurant (part of the Gander Mountain outdoor lifestyle products and services network). Love the deer antler logo.

Hanna Nyman's 3-D wallpaper invites the user to peel off the outer layer to expose the design underneath.

A mobile bar from architect and furniture designer Isay Weinfeld.

OMA's Milstein Hall in jeopardy. Designed as studios for Cornell's architecture students, some faculty are objecting to the aesthetics and sustainability of the project. The loss of Milstein Hall also jeopardizes accreditation of Cornell's architecture programs.

Karl Zahn's Pallet Mirror - made of reclaimed shipping pallets. The scars on the lumber tell a story of its travels. While the form is reminiscent of old Victorian french mirrors, its origin is far from gold leaf.

BiCuadro Architects designed the Italian pavilion for the 2010 Expo Shanghai. The pavilion is made up of a series of plates that are meant to illustrate Italy's cultural and architectural history.

Nice packaging by Interbrand for Stolichnaya's Elit brand.

Beautiful packaging for First Blush, a varietal grape juice company, by Ferroconcrete.

David Granger of Bang Design's very lovely Pli furniture series.

Love these cork and felt Spiral Stools by Viable London. The rest of their work is just as beautiful.

Interesting design portfolio from Matt Burvill.

Hourglass salt and pepper shakers by Vitamin.

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

Interesting ship-like interiors at the Berge Guesthouse by Nils Holger Moormann. Backpackers can stay in "‘sleep cells" - essentially rooms designed just for that, with a communal space that includes a library, kitchen and gathering area with a fireplace.

Etienne Meneau's latest project - a wine glass called Little Heart, in a very limited edition of 12 pieces.

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

Interesting packaging for Askinosie Chocolate by Element Eleven.

Ack! Too cute! The Lampe Girafe.

Amazing drawings and built work by architects Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis.

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

Non-Format designed three different album covers for The Chap in 2008 - I like the consistent use of balloon animals rendered atypically.

I'm really not crazy about the base, but I love the multi-colored wood and the curved shapes behind Lop Furniture's Zeeen line.

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!