Mauritian Sunset ~ by Sandy Smith ~ a gorgeous display of colors, check out the back to see all the cables/monitors as well!

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.

Rotofugi: The Collectors ~ an incredible animation where many of our favorite toys come to life and collect... PEOPLE!

Atari-ified modern video game posters ~ so fun, they have them for everything from portal and gta to bioshock, halo and more

Adorable Vertigo flyers ~ woody domokun?

Heath Ceramics coming to LA! "at 7525 Beverly Boulevard (at Sierra Bonita Avenue) in the central Los Angeles design district"

Crafterall's topo art cards are mesmerizing, too fun to send, so tempting to frame

Genevieve Gauckler ~ limited edition of 50, screen printed BOOK!

A truly bizarre collection of front covers from the satirical French magazine of the 1960s - Hara Kiri

The Bubble Process makes such fab prints, as you will see here!!! (They are also pretty inexpensive for those of you want to art your walls.)

Sponsored by Design Observer, Design/ers for Obama is a community art project for Obama supporters, to aggregate and rate Obama art that is available for download + printed by anyone.

Gallery of sci-fi inspired concept ships.

Great insight into the process of the incredible up and coming artist , Brandon Friend. Video filmed in the studio with the Queens based artist during the completion of 2008 show : IF YOU'RE NOT ONE OF US, YOU'RE ONE OF THEM.

"You are what you touch"

Great ad from the ad agency JWT out of Sydney, Australia and art director Michaela Brown.

ABnormal vodka is the first in the world bottle without the neck. Design of the bottle for ABNORMAL Vodka received get the "GRAND PRIZE - best packaging design" in Cannes.

Adorable animal Matchboxes designed by Cruz Novillo + Olmos

Created by WHITEvoid, Polygon Playground is a large interactive video projection installation commissioned for Denmark's SMUKfest. Sensory technology moves the projections to match people's body movement...

Morgan's Hotel in New York : french agency Trafik creates a dazzling ceiling composed of 4,000 lights allowing the guests to set designs and change the mood of the lobby.

15 Free Hi Res Skull Photos for your designing needs!

The ‘Lotus’ room, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects is currently on view during the 11th Venice Architecture Biennale. Today some photos from THE REAL THING, by the photographer Luke Hayes are available for your eyes only!

Bobby Neel Adams, an american photographer, uses photography to explore the human body and the aging process.In this work, Family Tree, he explores also the semblance between parents and their children.

Some really precise leather and velvet sculptures by Peeta artist from Venice Italy exclusively for FiveTen Gallery in Oakland CA

Really cool screen prints by Spanish Artist Jorge Ortiz. He is also very good at documenting how he does it so be sure to check out the blog

Interview with Tad Carpenter, awesome poster artist (with tons of mix & match monsters!!!).

From graphic subject to graphic object : the exhibition in Brussels shows contemporary practices of graphic design around a common theme, object.

Whimsical and fun illustrations by Maia Valenzuela.

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

Interesting Case Study section on Instil Productions new website that shows how an image comes together.

Stacey Lee Webber, a sculptor/metalsmith artist in Chicago, really knows how to make her money work!

Nacionale is the portfolio of freelance designer/illustrator Doug Alves. Born in Sou Paulo, Brazil.

Some really good work from the brazilian Illustrator/Designer Danilo Rinaldini

California architect Greg Lynn won a Golden Lion for best Installation Project at the Vienna Architecture Bienalle last weekend for his recycled toy furniture.

Creative Food Sculptures

Hold Up ~ street art seen in lisbon

Los Logos 4 ~ the ultimate in logo bibles from gestalten is here!

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

Part 3/3 of the Maison et Objet SIMPLE micro-exhibitions is Slow Tech - "Less speed for better living. Soft, fluid technologies revisit naturalness and a simplified life philosophy."

Part 2/3 of the Maison et Objet SIMPLE micro-exhibitions is Les Metropuriatins, housed in what felt like a secret military tent filled with camo... here are all kinds of metro/urban designs showcased

Part 1/3 of the Maison et Objet SIMPLE micro-exhibitions is Farmlife, showcasing some of the best rural inspired/fitting designs in a grassing/garden/farmhouse setting

Ittala's Little birds of paradise by Anu Penttinen

At Maison et Objet ~ the real standout was a series of three micro-exhibitions, SIMPLE: 1. Farmlife 2. Les Metropuritains 3. Slow Tech - in the upcoming posts, i'll give you a walk through all each of them!

I'm not sure if this is going to move beyond the concept phase, but I love Studio Kudos' playful approach to the iconography of the different animals at the Bronx Zoo.

Interesting design portfolio from Matt Burvill.