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...

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.

Enjoying the distorted forms of Michael Anastassiades Three Champagne Glasses and One Water Glass.

I love how the dripping seal reinforces Sloe Gin's snail logo. Packaging by Blackburns.

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

Beautiful packaging design for Integrity Spirits' Lovejoy Vodka by ID Branding.

Love the patterns on Salvor Projects' wool scarves.

Love the unconventional use of knitting in the Ray light by llot llov. Not only is the shade knitted, but the cable has a knitted cover, too.

I wouldn't normally show a product from behind, but I love how Heckler Design's OneLessDesk keeps your desktop clean by hiding all of your cables. [prev seen as #8123]

Belgium-based Draw Me a Sheep upholstered their Nature v2.01 chair in real tree bark.

Beautiful illustrations by Jillian Tamaki.

Thout's Spool Lamp and Scribble Lamp - they look like they belong together...

Fabio Cuttica photographed the annual Miss Prisoner pageant at the Good Shepherd Prison in Bogota, Colombia, a beauty pageant held in honor of the Virgin of Mercedes, the patron saint of prisoners.

Interesting new concert hall by Future Systems on the outskirts of Prague. Inspired and named after the Czech composer Antonín Dvořák.

Beautiful photos of a Parisian apartment, converted into a discreet venue by Chanel for the press unveiling of their new perfume - ‘Eau première’ - by Jean-Marc Gady

The Mebius house was recently completed by Atelier Tekuto. It was named after the Möbius loop because of the looping hallway that runs through the house.

Gorgeous retro packaging from Hyperakt for Miss Jessie's cosmetics.

Marc Owens created the Receipt Clock - a physical twitter machine of sorts. The Receipt Clock prints out the time and date on a lined slip of paper, which allows you to write a personal message which is significant to that particular moment in time.

Usona's Moheli Wooden Chair with a drawer - living in New York City, I need storage wherever I can get it.

Gorgeous minimal packaging for Southern Alps lets the dried fruit sell itself.

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.

The Plamp by moomoo architects. The lamp doesn't have a traditional bulb, using several dozen meters of light tubing as both the shade and the light source instead.

Interesting album design by Turner Duckworth for Metallica's Death Magnetic album. Follow the link for an interview with TD about the design process.

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.

Beautifully detailed furniture by Christian Vivanco - all sides are carefully considered and the back is often as nice as the front.

Sweet little Babushka lights by Mathmos.

Designboom's coverage of the Chilean pavilion at the Venice Biennale - I love the jellyfish-like pedestals, and the idea behind fetishising architecture in tourist trinkets.

Images from Salzzeitreise, a museum located deep in a salt mine in Berchtesgaden, Germany.

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

Recycled glass bottle utensils by Laurence Brabant, just one of many amazing products.

I love Francisco Mangado's spanish pavillion for the 2008 Zaragoza Expo. There were 750 clay columns that provide a modern take on greco-roman temple architecture.

Amazing photos of Socotra Island, located off the coasts of Somalia and Yemen. The tree above is called a Dragon's Blood Tree, and the island features around 700 rare species of flora and fauna, 1/3 of which are found nowhere else on earth.

Artek and Marimekko have an exhibition - Be Honest! - going on at the Spiral Garden in Tokyo, featuring interventions by various designers on Alvar Aalto's iconic Stool 60. The exhibition is on until 09/23.

Ward van Gemert deconstructs an old chandelier and reconstructs it into a more modern form, resulting in the Exploded Chandeliers series. Debuting at Mint Gallery in London today, 09/18.

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.

Beautiful Light Frame by Stephen Burks for auction at Philips de Pury & Company next week.

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

Love the packaging design for Woolrich Woolen Mills by D-SIGN.

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.

Lebello's Chumy chaise lounger - love the clean lines and the colors, plus there's space underneath for towels or magazine storage.

Jonathan Ben-Tovim's Encoder Rings allow you to encode a secret message up 64 characters long in binary code on your ring.

Beautiful Constellation Chandelier from Studio 1 Thousand with lots of little LED lights.

Wood tables with ceramic tops by Hanna Ehlers.

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

Tabula Rossa soaps by Megan Cummins - "You smell...like a lemon." I like the play on Tabula Rasa, "clean slate" in Latin.

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