Nil Güları's ASTER-IST six-person rocking chair was inspired by the movement of the ships on the Bosphorus.

Takeshi Hosaka's incredible Garden House merges indoor with outdoor, incorporating an enclosed, two-story courtyard within the confines of the perimeter walls.

Wooster Collective caught Supakitch's installation usurping the subway lights at the 2nd Ave. F stop in Manhattan.

Chris Kirby's Spiral Lamp is reminiscent of paper lanterns (and the design was in fact developed in paper). The lamp is made from a single sheet of slit material which is then bent to mesh together with itself.

A collaboration between Reona Ueda and Newwork - a wearable piece of art inspired by the traditional Japanese hair ornament, kanzashi.

Giorgio Biscaro's Kappu lamp has an interchangeable polypropylene lens that allows you to mix and match the finish and color of your lamp.

The Big Picture compiles incredible photographs of Antarctica.

Interesting Chaos and Order installation at the Kobe Biennale by 000studio.

The HYmini is a handheld, universal charger/adapter device that harnesses renewable wind power and conventional wall plug power to recharge almost all your 5V digital gadgets - cell phones, MP3 players, iPods, PDAs, digital cameras...

Luis Porem's Trico Chair - made from three materials (wood, metal and textile) in three colors.

More Ai Weiwei love (see also post 15524) - a sculpture of China - not sure how it's made - extruded with wood veneer? or carved wood? Either way - beautiful!

A corrugated pressboard wall by Enzo Mari - ten panels with different decorations, perforations and shapes to enhance a kid's playtime.

Leo Kempf designed this house for his cat, Olive, complete with a panoramic plexi-glass window, a thick sheepskin rug, some small paintings for the walls, and a cardboard scratching porch.

Torsten Klocke designed this beautiful birdhouse - Rohbau - a concrete shell in an iconic form.

Enjoying the slight curve of the Method Lounge by Davis Furniture.

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

Love the strong lines of Michael Hill's golf course Clubhouse, designed by Pattersons Architects in New Zealand.

The Snowshoe chair by Luflic - inspired by traditional wood snowshoe construction.

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

Loving the bent wire handles of Marita Kohl's porcelain paperclay vessels.

Pretty felt ornaments by Selina Rose.

The Mensa table by Lazerian is so gorgeous. The table is constructed from birch plywood modules that form a beautiful, structural base.

Gorgeous illustrations by Joe Wilson. This particular one was done as a t-shirt pattern for Topshop’s Illustreight Capsule collection.

The Madrid House by A-Cero Architects is made up of a series of shifting volumes.

The Leaf Swing by Alberto Sánchez.

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!

Images from the coronation of Bhutan's new king, currently the youngest monarch in the world.

Environmental art in Finland by Jonna Pohjalainen.

Hammacher Schlemmer will make a jigsaw puzzle out of any New York Times cover, from 1888 to the present.

Zakee Shariff has some great illustration work, both in textiles and in print.

Love this dreamlike pastel painting by Jacek Yerka.

A Toile de Jouy Shoes pillow by Anne Hubert.

Fun little bottle for Yaoki sake - Yaoki comes from the Japanese proverb "Nana korobi yaoki", the apparent literal translation meaning "Stand up on the eighth attempt after falling seven times" or "Never give up!" The shape of the bottle reinforces this idea.

Check out the very amazing winning photographs from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2008 awards.

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

Fun retro style prints from Lab Partners' Hunt and Gather show.

Li Wei is a Chinese photographer who creates crazy, gravity-defying images - without digital manipulation! He apparently uses mirrors, wires and scaffolding to create his work.

Guallart Architects created Microcostas Vinaròs out of hexagonal wood platforms as a series of micro coasts, forming islands on the beach

The Monstera Pendant by Flame, must cast some great shadows...

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

The Experimental Pavilion, pushes the limits of ultra high-performance concrete. The thinness and forms achieved contradict the heaviness and thickness that we think concrete is limited to.

Liquid Cardboard is an eco-friendly material developed by cardboarddesign, with a honeycomb cell shape that makes it durable and lightweight. Each piece can be molded into a variety of designs to create vases, bowls, votive holders...

Coöp designed a logo for 1:1 Architects. The logo incorporates a 3-D element and is meant to represent the process of architecture. The placement of the design in different settings emphasizes the human approach taken by 1:1 Architects.

Love Joonhuyn Kim's take on the light bulb - the Flat Bulb is 1/3 the size of a regular bulb. [Editor's Note: their site seems to be over their bandwidth limit!!!]

Fatih Baltas' variation on the traditional Rock Paper Scissors game.

Simple, sculptural Architectonic rings by Mayza João.