Ocean Table by Gaetano Pesce at the David Gill Galleries.

Ben the Illustrator has released The Fluid Animals Calendar for 2013, bringing together twelve of his most popular fluid animal artworks.

Haptic Lab has map baby quilts ~ this is Brooklyn, there is also LA, Boston, NYC, Central Park, Chicago, London, New Orleans, Paris, Portland and more!

Subway tiles made of wood ~ some with etchings of simple graphic icons ~ at Handsome Coffee Roasters in LA by WoodSmithe

'Panse' by Atelier Peekaboo.

'Glitch' desk by the South African designer Ryan Frank.

'LXV' housing concept by French architects Planda and Simon Bauchet.

The Pelt Chair by Benjamin Hubert for De La Espada.

Dalton Containers BY La Mamba studio.

Bolefloor - It wasn’t nature that created straight floorboards.

Tootsie is a bowl and a chopping board at the same time. By Zpstudio

Amazing vintage switches and more at Blom & Blom ~ particularly fun site details, roll over the images to see them switch and over the lights to see then turn on and off!

VIDEOD Calen Knauf and Conrad Brown's folding Profile Chair.

'Cabos Adujados' lamp by the Argentinean designer Silvina Descole.

The Nest thermostat got both a hardware and software upgrade today... 20% thinner, no more spinning dial on the top, more compatibility, and some new features (which will also roll out to existing Nest owners)

Studio i29's new online furniture store /thisisasgoodasnew/ upcycles furniture with a coat of stylish matte grey paint.

Street maps and glassware. Scotch and cities. Maps of your favorite cities etched entirely around the outside of these 10oz Rocks Glasses.

'Folklore' tablecloth by the French designer Sonia Verguet and the chef Olivier Meyer.

Hard Goods No. 010: Triangulum Fire Pit

Hard Goods is giving away a set of three amazing cast concrete cacti.

Fusion Tables (our NOTCOT conference/pool/dining table!) has created a limited 99 Veuve Clicquot editions. It is presented as a world premiere in Brussels during the opening of Design Sept 2012.

The new rug collection 'Geometry of Sensuous' by Liam Hopkins for Lazerian.

'Affetto Collection' bathroom appliance by the designer Luca Nichetto for Globo.

Chip, a handsome recycled analog clock from Capital Craft.

Andrea Rekaldis' PiantaLà ~ a fence that you can grow plants on!

Stan Bitters Ceramic Birdhouses from Modernica

The stunning Voltaire Desk from Paco Camús.

'Tourillon' collection by the French designer Jean Couvreur for 'les élémentaires'.

The new 'Oak' pendant light from Australian Designer Ross Gardam is hand-turned by a master craftsman in Melbourne.

Trusscot - Flatpack cot with an overhead canopy, designed to be assembled and disassembled quickly without fasteners or glue

Troy Backhouse's Ned Pendant lamp inspired by Australian bush ranger Ned Kelly.

André Hnatojko's 'Popper', one of the designs on show in Habitat's Kings Road store in London for the Common Wealth exhibition of emerging Australian design, curated by Suzanne Trocmé.

Torro - designed by Hakan Gürsu, guiding you vertically and horizontally, Torro makes every little tiny piece size evenly.

Haeckel House, turning the beautiful natural history prints of Ernst Haeckel into scarves, pillows and even beachwear.

Dama is a table lamp made from upcycled, recyclable, and sustainably certified materials.
Designed by Tom Allen for eco-design company Lucirmás, previewed at the Salon Internazionale del Mobile in Milan 2012.

The CONCRETE_LAMP, designed by unit-berlin for the famous .HBC Restaurant in Berlin - available now in a limited edition.

"Petites rocailles" ("Little rock") is a set of three tables made of folded and painted metal (design by Germain Bourré for Miloma).

'Happy 61' furniture collection by the designers Axel Schoenert and Zsofia Varnagy for Pyrenea.

FEATUREDMal 1956 Lounger ~ can you believe this molded plastic outdoor chair inspired by the Eames Lounger ~ is actually comfier in person than i expected!

FEATUREDFlaster! Concrete tiles by Ivanka Concrete Design from Budapest. From fun mini magnets, to a peek at the real tiles for floor and wall and installation in Liberty of London.

"Each wooden Hinterfolk comes with their own personality, ready to watch over your home."
Cute and cosy hand-painted wooden figurines by UK illustrator Jes Hunt

Santorini Lamps by Estudio Sputnik with removable and reconfigurable shades.

FEATUREDHedgehog tea cozies, bear duvet covers and bone china Christmas ornaments are all part of the naturally inspired Autumn/Winter homewares range from By Nord.

Elia Mangia’s modular, all-in-one kitchen Critter Mobile for Skitsch works inside as well as outside.

FEATUREDMolnár Réka’s Moringa Color Changing Mugs (and the most adorable fox tea towel) ~ add hot water to see the mushrooms grow ~ leaves turn into birds ~ rabbits appear ~ and more! The videos show how magical it is!

Party Snails! By Soul Fun ~ these little guys can be glass markers, tea bag holders, chopstick rests on the side of your plate...

Cute teaspoon wallpaper from Studio Ditte.

A reference to the key clock and musical box, the salt and pepper mill from London based designer Oscar Diaz, doesn't need much explanation on how to use it.

Greenbook, a combination planter/trellis and bookshelf from Nautinox Living.

Shigeki Fujishiro's aluminum Eiffel stacking stools for RS Barcelona.

FEATUREDConsole O from JiB design - a fun tray based side table filled with little pots for plants, knick knacks, and just about anything else you can come up with!

Roman And Williams' Things We Made book is coming ~ and Cool Hunting has a nice peek inside. They've done The Standard Hotel, The Breslin, The Ace Hotel, The Standard Grill, Stumptown Coffee, The Dutch, The Boom Boom Room.

FEATUREDConcrete (Rubber) Duckies! An unexpected find at 100% Design, Gray Concrete created little concrete ducks to show off the different options possible!

Atlas, a dining table by The Fundamental Shop (Gunnar Rönsch & Stephen Molloy). The table is crated from a cube of oak rotated by 45 degrees on two of its axis and planed off the pointy surface.

The image of a baby, nestled in a cloud of soap bubbles, inspired children’s furniture designer Lana Agiyan to go beyond the traditional interpretation of a crib, and create the Bubble Baby Bed.

SHIFT by Sylvain Willenz is a glass side table made with a unique and unprecedented glass manufacturing technique. Its complex asymmetrical volume is blown solely from one piece and in one operation.

FEATUREDYacht wood flooring in luxury auto trunk trend! Mercedes-Benz CLS Shooting Brake lines the trunk in American Cherry and uses the style to inspire their press conference space in a little Florence chapel!

Raw wood coffee table by Alexandre Reignier.

Stool 60, a classic by Alvar Aalto was released 80 years ago Artek. Now there is an anniversary edition and they look adorable.

Threesome Ottoman, it can be used as an ottoman, coffee table or as a pouffee. Designed by lab::istanbul.

'Bookmarks' Bookcases by Polish designer Pawel Grobelny.

'Un·tidy' side table which expands to suit the contents being stored within it, by Kostantia Manthou.

Ran Lerner's asymmetrical Oval Lamp with a continuous surface and the stem provides a visual counter balance, emission of upward lighting.

Credenza is a minimalist design created by American-based designer Chuck Routhier. Hand built from 1″ Baltic birch plywood, finished in a satin varnish and a choice of reversible felt-covered sliding doors.

The Röhsska Chair by Claesson Koivisto Rune celebrates the centennial of the Swedish Design Museum and will debut at 100% Design in London.

FEATUREDLeave it to IKEA UK to kick off design week with a floating market... giving boat tours on the canal in london through the color sorted boat displays complete with actors and cocktails showing off the new 2013 collection!

The designers duo Dan Yeffet and Lucie Koldova created the system of street furniture 'Urban Islands' for the publisher MMcité.

Oborain, a pretty prefab outdoor shower.

Hexa Lamp by Design Libero is inspired by the geometry of bee wax-cells With the use of OLEDs. this lamp is consumes low energy.

Flétta, versatile and multifunctional maple wood and cork table. From workbench and tablenook to a large dining table! By Guðrún Theodóra Alfreðsdóttir.

The latest addition to the Dare Studio collection includes the Zephyr bedframe designed by Sean Dare.

Book table from german designers collective Rejon! Simply elegant piece of furniture made of mdf and beech.

The September 2012 edition of Maison & Objet, the luminaire manufacturer Kaer & Splann presented his collection "Blade" designed by Pierre Lota.

The anemone collection of lights by Olivia D'Aboville for hive.

Inspired by the children's story, Jack and the Beanstalk, Aussie Designer Adam Cornish has created the Monkey Pot, adding a bit of fairytale fun to balcony gardening.

Target unleashes 'Dog Balloon Lamp', baiting Jeff Koons.

Wire Stump furniture, tree stump inspired stools by Peter Jakubik.

Didier Faustino's 'Love me tender' chair in brushed steel from Super-ette.

°ES Lamp is a minimalist lighting fixture designed by °ES. The lamp can be wall-mounted for direct /indirect light or used as a table lamp.

Spare Table, made with a Rock Maple bowling alley slab and folded and welded mild steel, powder coated in matte ‘Yellow Gold’.

For its first participation at Maison & Objet, Mobile Concepts presents the collection of outdoor furniture: 'Villa Caterina' signed by the designer Marc Aurel.

Domenic Fiorello Studio Plant Pod made of White Oak

Woolly Pocket's latest is a plastic planter for living walls/gardens

The classic interoffice envelope inspired the look and function of the Envelope Chest. Perfect for storing your most important things, the sleek chest fastens securely with custom leather rounds and cord.

Bocci #38 ~ beautiful mixture of blown glass, lighting, and air plants to create fantastic sculptural lighting.

FEATUREDCarnovsky x Blik wall stickers ~ an unboxing, a peek at the designs through the different colored glasses (to see the hidden designs), and installing it as a ceiling ring around a pendant light!

Boet Stools produced by Mitab by Note Design Studio - Boet means Nest in swedish.

Clip Tree is a configurable valet for use in the home, office, or hotel room from McCarty Quinn Design. It accommodates phones, hats, coats, bags, and scarves keeping them organized and off of the floor.

Beautiful green Asplund Tati Console Table!

Wooden Peg Furniture is a minimalist design created by Netherlands-based designers StudioGorm. The concept was to provide as many configurations as possible with a set number of pieces, without the use of tools or hardware.

French designer Emilie Colin Garros was awarded the Nature Discovery and innovation talent for Gardens Garden in 2012 with Ariane : a star grid module that directs vines on a wall, creating unexpected shapes.

BABY PLUMEN! Our favorite designer light bulb now comes in a smaller form...

Concrete Snail Hooks by Ingibjörg Hanna

A poster series based on the alphabet using stylized animals. A book and app are being designed.

'Ceramic feeld' is a glazed ceramic tray for your pen, with soft lines and organic curves inspired by topography.

Critter is a minimalist design free-standing worktop system, hybrid between a traditional kitchen and a primus-stove kitchen. By Elia Mangia.

The Ocean's Edge table, a dining table created by American designer Tyson Atwell who finds inspiration from the movement of the tides of the San Francisco Bay.

The Terranos Cabinet, a piece of furniture created by Australian designer Jack Frost. The result of an interesting naturalistic study of the Australian rural landscape.

Inga Sempé designed the series 'Balcon' for Moustache. Composed of a small shelf, a storage compartment and a mirror screw, these small pieces of beech and attach on wall to animate, like a balcony on a smooth facade ...

The Mike Tyson's Punch-Out Encyclopedia - a 240-page book all about the classic Nintendo game.

The creation of a 3-dimensional volume from the folds of a plane surface forms an ideal support for the foliage of developing plants. h2o architectes / JJ Hubert / Edition Compagnie

Archer Air Superiority, a manly line of room sprays. Why should your lounge smell like flowers when you could choose from European Sports Car, Distillery and Hunting Lodge?

Foundation is a laptop stand made of concrete. There's space for a 13" laptop, a hard disk, cell phone and other gadgets. It's somewhere between architecture, design and geekery.

FEATUREDAl Aire in the Spain Lab set up at the Spanish Pavilion in the Venice Biennale. This plant growing structure is built to optimize resources, lead the roots right where you want them, and you can have a floating garden anywhere!

As part of the festival Archi <20 in Muttersholtz - France, architects Bastien Saint-André and Maxime Lang designed this prototype of circular housing.

Tamborem - The vintage rowing stool. Design by Andreu Carulla

Phone. Wallet. Keys. Sunglasses. Keep all your essentials on this small floating shelf with a magnetic underside.

Curzon dining table for Modloft.

The Food Guide tea towel: Our nutritional food chart gives everyone a little help in the kitchen, as well as being a handy 100% premium cotton tea towel!

Storable Coat Rack by Bram Vanderbeke: A coat rack, completely storable in a metal box. The various connecting pieces can be assembled in different ways. So it is possible to adjust the rack to the location where it will be placed.

Boxy is beautiful! Take a look the House in Quinta Patino, Portugal - The living wall is unreal!

Fien Muller and Hannes van Severen created this piece of art for two. Its Bauhaus roots are obvious.

New framework table from Tom Strala.

The Cleat Chair from Tom Chung.

The Avocado Incubator by Andrew Mitchell is a pot specifically designed to look after your avocado seeds until they shoot. Just add water, a seed and patience.

FEATUREDSpitz Hotel, Linz, Austria ~ love the playful red burst of a star logo this designer boutique hotel uses on everything from the sponge in the bathroom to a cut out on the custom steel desk... take a peek inside our room!

Grüne Erde Bettsofa Stefano ~ (even better in person!) This sofa turns into a double bed. love the minimal style and wood/fabric feel.

Leanie van der Vyver imagined the mobile lamp 'Trek'. This light source can indeed move and adapt to its environment through a simple system of buttons that allow tender and give shape to the power cable.

Gramercy Park Townhouse by Manhattan-based architecture firm Fractal Construction.

Foundry is a research team at Mint Digital. This year they are all about exploring the value of toys and questioning why so many exist.

Grün Eerde Farum Lights ~ a beautiful use of super thin Birch layered for natural, ambient lighting.

B-OK, a bookshelf/divider by Marica Vizzuso.

Paolo Gianfrancesco has released a set of graphic maps based on Open Street Map data. The series is still in development and will soon cover all the European capitals.

Brussels designer Benoît Deneufbourg drew this little wooden peg edited by Normann Copenhagen. Sober and simple in design, it consists of three pieces of oak intertwined like the wood framing.

Phaidon's Concrete ~ add this to the list of books we're looking forward to!

Designed by architects Jordi Fornells and Rolf Heinemann agency Vora Arquitectura, 'Villa Extramuros' offers a contemporary reinterpretation of the traditional Latin remains central patio.

Brandimage designed the new business lounge Air France at Paris Charles-de-Gaulle airport.

Nice design/logo on this dutch potting trowel

Light door handle PEEK by dnd x Karim Rashid

HEX6AGON: Transparent Tiling Vinyl - nice kickstarter project by Sara Czosnyka. Nice infographic that shows you what you receive at each pledge level.

FEATUREDNew Shayk Light by Amanda Betz for Artecnica - inspired by Mosque Sheikh Lotfallah in Isfahan

The Beachball Chair was the combination of explorations into the re-purposing of common objects, as well as inflatable structures and sculptures. By Tim Webber.

Lucie Koldova's Orbital Light is an industrial light using LED technology with a technical expression. Designed for grand-scale interiors and halls. Light consists of aluminium centerings and high powered LEDs and acrylic stripes.

Vipp's newest series is ceramic! Everything you need for setting up a good looking breakfast table.

The Typodarium 2013 is out. Enjoy another 365 days with brand new typography.

Sheet stool from Noon Studio. A simple metal sheet supported by the minimally designed wooden y-frame which can be assembled to create a unique shelving storage device.

Igor Chak's Donkey Kong Wall shelving!

Bright ideas: 6 brilliant designer bulbs that put lampshades to shame.

Armour-bearer bookcase: relationship between king and his loyal assistant during a war. By Shaul Cohen.

Neighborwood maps by Hyperakt and Aymie Spitzer. Beautiful.

Funkleshop's Gullfuglen (The Golden Bird) Cushion- Multicoloured embroidery on a cream textile, dark grey backside with invisible zipper.

Four Square Table from Industry West ~ love the bold metal legs (available in a rainbow of colors!) in contrast with the teak top!

The Desk by Christofer Ödmark

Dyson DC44 Animal ~ the latest update of the Dyson Handhelds (my favorite of the line that we use at NOTCOT all the time!)