A little series of photographs on Paris' shop signs.

Last week, artist Karen O'Leary's NYC Map Cuts (#25841) were all the rage. Now she's back with another intriguing project: Paris In Pen and Paper. Check out an exclusive interview with her as well!

Presence in Absence designed by Colm Keller, hopes to open a dialogue about how we will value our digital artifacts in the future - our digital heirlooms.

The Grand Hotel Stockholm ~ can you believe it was dark out when i took this? Fun look at some design details of this historic hotel ~ and more fascinating looks at chandeliers from below!

Absolut Icebar Stockholm ~ First look at the latest design - "Factory" - officially opening today! (They change the design and menu twice a year) ~ even peeks from behind the bar!

Absolut's 30th Anniversary of the Art Collection celebration took place in an ominous mysterious black box that popped up next to the Lydmar Hotel ~ the lighting was stunning! Also see it being taken apart...

Absolut Art Collection ~ a few pieces took over a suite at the Lydmar Hotel in Stockholm, and while the pieces are fun, the way they are installed and interacting with the room are fascinating! (quick vid too!)

Mental Togetherness by Truls Melin - awesome pipe dream of a sculpture outside of Magasin 3 in Stockholm

Howletts Wild Animal Park prove that animals can enjoy Halloween too

My bathroom at the Lydmar Hotel in Stockholm ~ the lighting is just fantastic, and the slate and design details... and the room key looks like a car key, and they are all on different keychains!

Chandelier Mandalas from the bottom up as found in the Lydmar Hotel, Stockholm ~ quite the modern contrast to the ornate chandeliers of Versailles?

Chandeliers!!! Chandelier Mandalas? When shot from directly below? Lying on the ground in big empty rooms in Versailles after dark before a dinner fit for the Sun King himself while sipping '76 Dom Perignon?

On the beautiful matte black packaging of Dom Perignon press materials (versatile cards for all their info instead of booklets) ~ and a peek into the luscious Hotel de Crillon, Paris (one of the oldest luxury hotels in the world?)

crazy moss clumps, baby spiders, MASSIVE spiders, snail sex, mantis, silk worms, etc.... more pics of my view of Oxford

Designer Clémentine Tantet takes Paris's name "City of Lights" and redesigns it's Underground map with the aesthetics of a map of the stars.

Map of New York City that's literally cut into paper. Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx fit together like panes of a window, revealing the city's intricacies only when placed against a colorful backdrop. Paris also available.

Adorable creatures discovered at The Goldfish Bowl in Oxford ~ including some adorable baby turtles and a ray giving me quite the stink eye...

A beautiful bedside alarm clock—with streaming radio—for the iPhone. Designed by the world-famous Ammunition Group for DreamSurface.

Discover Marseille with this collection of 3D replications of iconic buildings and everyday items from the city by designer David Lasnier.

The new fleet of 35 cabs in Mexico's colonial city of Puebla are driven exclusively by women and don't stop for men. Each pink taxi comes with a beauty kit, a GPS system and an alarm button.

Suck UK Reusable Shopping Character Bag ~ no it's not just another reusable bag that you can shove into a pouch... depending how you pull pieces out of the pouch you can invent your own creatures!

The homepage and blog of lowbrow, Cairo-based street artist, Ryo Tomo. New art and inspirado added on the daily.

Current TV presents Embedded, a six part special grants backstage access putting the viewer behind-the-scenes with their favorite musicians. First up is Mos Def - rapper & actor. The video is great!

Whotells and Muji team up to offer well designed short stay apartments in Barcelona.

The world's most famous female street artist, Swoon, talks about creating giant art rafts down the Mississippi River and the like.

Sleek and intimate interiors by Shanghai-based interior designers Neri + Hu for the contemporary Asian restaurant, Bei in Beijing.

ryo tomo draws like nostalgia feels.

Frustrated with making deliveries, a German farm set up this fresh food vending machine.

Fast paced photo time lapse of a New York trip, set to the song "Waves" by the band Metric

The Upper House by Andre Fu recently opened in Hong Kong at Pacific Place, offering stunning views of the city.

Currently stuck in The Lounge at JFK as my flight got cancelled... bizarre designer furnishings... big and baby panton chairs too!

Featuring the song "Danger!" by up & coming pop act, The Sound of Arrows, this vacation 'video journal' was constructed from over 240 short video clips captured around New York City on a Flip Mino HD.

Dyson Air Multiplier Fan Launch Party! As can be expected, the details were flawless, down to the most adorable branded miniBLTs + awesome reactions to the fans!

Broad Summit 09 peek ~ bonfires, wine, massages, and lots of lovely blogging ladies hiding out up in wine country ~ take a peek at day one!

Just in time for Oktoberfest - the Hopworksfiets is a pedal-powered bar on wheels!

Hakka "apartments" in rural China - truly amazing and inspiring!

A company called Bigfoot is guiding thrill-seekers down a Nicaraguan volcano called Cerro Negro, via modified snowboards.

A fantastic chain of book stores located in Sao Paulo designed by Isay Weinfeld, Livraria Da Vila is stocked with an enormous amount of titles, great design and a variety of comfortable reading spaces.

How can you resist thermochromatic walls? This and other sensory conflicts at the stunning Espace Culturel Louis Vuitton in the penthouse above the Champs Elysees Louis Vuitton store ~ latest show ""La Confusion Des Sens"

The Icecreamists' The Infamous Sex Pistol Ice Cream ~ a shot of absinthe served from an iv drip... over an ice cream cocktail of viagra level energy...

Boundary is a Conran hotel in London with individually designed rooms paying homage to legendary designers and design movements

A storm of red dust engulfed Sydney today, grounding flights and resulting spectacular photographs of the city.

The DOCK - "An emporium of creative talent instigated by Tom Dixon and sponsored by Derwent London." and stunning to photograph at night! Amazing views!

Champagne Corks - before! after! and a video of how they come to be mushroom shaped! Also a look at the small family run grand cru champagne house, Gatinois. Delicious, and gorgeous blush color!

In 2019 when you sip the Veuve Clicquot La Grand Dame ~ think of this post, and my hard work picking grapes to help make that batch possible... see everything from the picking to the pressing...

A peek inside my suite at Hazlitt's Hotel in Soho London ~ really that bench is the toilet upstairs... this is the Teresa Corneleys Suite ~ she was a Viennese opera singer and lover of casanova...