Love the idea behind the Parr House by Pezo von Ellrichshausen Architects - a rectangular home with a series of rooms, each which gets its own sloped roof and skylight, and a series of internal (but exterior) courtyards dispersed throughout the home.

Love the solution by BIG Architects and NOD Landscape Architects to revamp the Slussen area of Stockholm - providing pedestrian and bike access over what is now a very busy intersection. A huge, terraced sitting area is just part of the project.

Print Work by Victionary looks like an amazing resource for graphic designers (or for anyone interested in design). Check out the Graphic Exchange for a great profile of the book.

The Fun Fam Table Manners set gives parents a means of teaching their kids about proper eating etiquette (I could use one of these).

Gorgeous new print work on Atelier Aquarium's website.

Carbon salt and pepper shakers by Gregory Buntain.

I'm loving the dark, floral, Intaglio prints of Jenny Ostraff.

The green Casa em Arruda dos Vinhos by Plano B, with a small footprint, rammed earth walls, structural framing made from wood recycled from the previous building, and a cork board facade.

Driftwood sculptures by Yalos Alanya.

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

Peter & Johanna Biľak's Pocket calendar/sketchbook, published by Typotheque.

Oloom's Oloomette light fixture.

Eduardo Berlin Razmilic's House 2 in Santiago, Chile. The house is excavated into the site, with the main facade appearing to be only 11.5 feet above street level.

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.

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.

Anna Schmid's gorgeous wooden ring. I love the grain.

Awesome bath-time building blocks by Cocoon Branding for Hair Do Zoo. Can be used as containers for soap and shampoo, as well as a play toy for kids.

Love this Flammable Wood Gift Box by Baxter of California - comes with three soy wax-based candles. You can burn the gift box when you're done - or you can keep it - whatever floats your boat!

Love the base detail of Demacker Design's Take.Off Series.

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

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

Great logo design by 300million for the Guild of Food Writers.

Spirit Houses, by Oliver Hunter.

Charles Kalpakian's Dog book stands/light fixtures. The dog's tail/handle becomes the cord that switches the fixture on when you pull it out - cute detail.

Lacy lamp shades by Kicki Möller.

Love the illustrative style of Tin Salamunic, whose sketches describe everyday life in Richmond, VA.

Amorn Thongsaard's Ramify glass won the Bombay Sapphire Designer Glass Competition. Love the chunky base.

Stockholm Design Lab's battery for the Japanese company Askul - the prettiest little battery you ever did see.

2x4 by sand_box is what it sounds like - a light made out of a 2x4.

Love this print, Pattern, by Tilman Faelker. I appreciate the limited use of color.

Beautiful concept design for Mockingbird Lager by Samantha Wiley. I like how the bottle is opaque, except for the figure of the woman - nice use of negative space. I also love the fortune cookie-esque messages on the inside of the bottle caps.

Beautiful wire frame rocker by Egg Designs.

Hans Zwimpfer's 'Pile up' facade is a bit of a one-liner, but I love the sectional view articulated in the facade.

Beautiful Cubematic Max graphic by Eric Carl.

Shaz Madani plays with paper in his Arctic Paper project.

Cemal Okten's I ♥ VEGETABLES : Part IIA project - a project that explores our connection to food, desiring to bring the process of farming vegetables into the home. The final product is a selection of vases which support the growth of vegetables.

Irena Zablotska has a great portfolio of illustration work.

MC Escher-esque illustrations by Sacred Mtn.

Pieter Hugo's "The Hyena & Other Men" - a series of portraits of a band of Nigerian men and their domesticated hyena.

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

Normally I would say water and electricity shouldn't mix, but Stefano Pistilli's Mahoo light is powered by the conduction of water, which completes the electrical circuit. Don't try this at home!

Love the minimal use of labels in John Sleeman Presents Series beer and the slightly tweaked bottle shapes. Designed by Dossier Creative.

The Nabana no Sato theme park in Kuwana, Japan, has set up approximately 4.5 million flower-themed LEDs for the annual winter light show. The show is scheduled to run until 03/08/09.

Angus Hyland and assistant Fabian Herrmann have designed the hardback edition of Quantum of Solace: The Complete James Bond Short Stories. The book collects together all of Ian Fleming’s Bond short stories in a single volume for the first time.

Love Joseph Riehl’s Alright rocking chair.

Beautiful light fixture installations at Designers' Saturday in Langenthal, Switzerland. 'Underwater World' was designed by Aqua Creations and installed in the Création Baumann textile factory.