Starting with the familiar shape of the lampshade as his base, Nic Wallenberg created a suspended lighting system that is capable of multiple configurations.

Evan Roth's T.S.A. Communication project alters the airport security experience by using a thin laser-cut sheet of stainless steel that allows you to simultaneously obscure the contents of your bag and send the TSA a message.

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

Know Hope's solo show, "Temporary Residence", opened this month at San Jose's Anno Domini
Anno. Know Hope's work is based on the human need for daily connection to others.

The Xi Gallery by Mass Studies has some intense ground plane manipulations going on. Even though the ceiling and floor move around an incredible amount, through the surfacing and material choices, the two always read as surface and almost never as thickness.

Vienna beat the Guinness Book of Records for the tallest Lego tower in history, 96.7 feet tall. The tower was constructed by hundreds of children outside Vienna's city hall. I like the Lego construction gear.

Selected photos from Yann Arthus-Bertrand's amazing Earth from Above project, coming in exhibition form to NYC in 2009.

Attractive forms for Patricia Urquiola's Lazy seating collection for B&B Italia.

wow...amazing, crazy balloon sculptures by Jason Hackenwerth depicting organisms, sea creatures and imaginary monsters.

Celine Wright's Lampe O's look like suspended paper bags.

Ivo Vos celebrate the mundane and our neuroses with their Brunch series of consumer products - a bread slicer that allows precision slicing, a toaster that allows you to set the angle for a precise toast catapult to your plate...and more!

Emma Smart's D&AD ASDA Lunchboxes - I like the use of the interior of the box to create the sense of a more proper meal.

Muji is opening MUJI to GO at JFK airport on 10/22 - the first in the USA. The store will offer over 300 household items and 80 apparel items.

Interesting graphic work by Lo Siento Studio. Their portfolio is worth a look.

James Gulliver Hancock's Super series - a set of sculptures exploring altered perception and extension.

Allyson Mellberg has a new show, "Do Little", opening at Cinders Gallery on 10/10 in Brooklyn. "Do Little" references the doctor of the same name and is a "jab at our general public's apathy towards increasingly important environmental issues."

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.

Beautiful Pine Cone print by Yasmine S. of A Print a Day...lots of great work to be found on her website.

Hyun Jin Yoon and Eun Hak Lee created the Back Light Unit to allow you to carry a little mood lighting with you at all times. It fits in your wallet and is turned on by flipping the bulb portion into the upright position.

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

I love the elemental aspect of Jesse Kirsch's Tazaa Soap project - part of his portfolio of student work at SVA.

Simon Bent has a great portfolio of design work. This graphic is from his CD artwork for Beat Broker & Dj Perplex.

Playful and educational Growth Chart by Basic Shapes. The animals have been designed exclusively through combinations of squares, circles and triangles.

Matti Klenell's Orb coat rack. Love all of the little knobs and hooks.

Beautiful Crystal Bling Speakers by Harman Kardon.

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

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

A nice collection of pretty household brushes.

Halla Helgadottir's Brennivins-sock. Brennivin, the original Icelandic Schnapps and the unique Icelandic woolen sweater have kept Icelanders warm and lucid for decades. Here is a woolen sock designed to keep the Icelandic schnapps Brennivin cold or hot.

A lamp with two functions - light and catch-all storage. LifeGoods Bedside Lamp.

I'm loving Polka's Josephine Glasscarafe with a drinking glass. I love that the carafe has a stem and is shaped like a glass, and that the stopper is the drinking glass itself.

Love the mountain top detail in Lanjaron Water bottles. Designed by Tridimage.

um...craziness! Coll-Barreu Arquitectos' Basque Health Department Headquarters in Bilbao. Turns out that crazy facade is really just a skin over a much more regular building - check out the night photos to see.

Rebecca Rothfus draws utility landscapes. The quietness of the line drawings and the muted colors are very nice!

Gorgeous Arctic/Alaskan photography by Corey Arnold.

The Campanas brothers were selected as Design Miami’s 2008 Designers of the Year. The honor comes the commission of designing next year's VIP lounge. Rumor has it that their Ttransplastic series (above) will be the starting point for the designs.

Samantha Hahn photographed Tadashi Kawamata's installation in NYC's Madison Square Park- “Tree Huts", which "seeks to explore the architecture of shelter and the idea of placing what is decidedly a private place, a home, into a public space.”

Wolfie & the Sneak just released Peer, a limited edition coloring book with illustrations from 25 different artists, including Kelly Lynn Jones, One Good Bumblebee, Julia Rothman, Camilla Engman, Bonnie Rue, and Sub-Studio (that's us!)

Brodie Neill's Skl Lounge - a gorgeous, low riding white lounge with a red interior.

Lula Dot's CAPtivate lamp recycles old bottles and their caps to make this beautiful fixture.

Interesting packaging for Askinosie Chocolate by Element Eleven.

MC Escher-esque illustrations by Sacred Mtn.

A compilation of embarrassing celebrity endorsements from Japanese commercials.

Kyle Bean's A Guide for the Unlucky - an amazing pop-up book centering around superstitions.

House N by Sou Fujimoto Architects - love the blurred boundaries between interior and exterior spaces.

Bruce Munro's Field of Light installation at the Eden Project in Cornwall, England.