{Stone house}

Archdaily

'This stone house is tucked into the Fafe Mountains in Portugal.. Constructed between two giant stones and linked with a concrete mix, the house is rumored to be inspired by the popular American Flintstones cartoon. Although quite unusual, the prehistoric-looking residence does feature some traditional components such as windows, a front door, and even a shingled roof. As you might expect, the house’s design attracts thousands of tourists each year.'

{Fabulous Tim Walker}

I stumbled upon these images today. I don't usually post photographs but these are absolutely beautiful, I had to share these with you . His fantasy filled frames are just breathtaking..

{The coolest clock ever!}

Qlocktwo

The clock has a typographic front that tells you the time with written words.. See the top picture.. It looks chic, elegant and cool.. I just love this! well it doesn't come cheap thou.. It's around $1000.. You can get this in different languages and color faces.. To know more about this, click here..

{Modkat}

Modkat

I went to a furniture fair at the Javits center last month and I saw the

coolest litter box ever! A slick design that you can put this anywhere without shame..It has the "rooftop" access meaning a cat would jump to the top and go into the hole to do the business then climb out after.. pretty expensive for a litter box, goes for $180, but it's worth it I think..

{Ulisse}

Ulisse

Such a stylish murphy bed. I need something like this in my tiny studio apt!!..

{Amazing Love}

{Lin Hairong}

Yoga girl

The children lean on their elbows

Grandfather's dream

I was walking by an upscale tableware store 'Bernardaud',I noticed these charming little sculptures in their display window.. They were done beautifully in porcelain.. Workmanship amazed me because I know how difficult it is to create such details in porcelain.. The artist, Lin Hairong is a Chinese oil painter, born in 1975 in Beijing.. 'She attempts to convey the calm she feels when immersing herself in traditional arts, taking refuge in them while the frenzied

place of life in modern day china to speed by. Her porcelain figures possess the same trait that make her paintings so irresistibly charming, namely the subtle humor, tinged with irony''

{Chandler lane}

1canoe2

This is the cutest! The letter-pressed town kit that you assemble and

arrange your own!! All the illustration and sketches are done by

hand and turned into letterpress plates then

printed on a paper press.. This is so charming..

They should do a town with Christmas decorations!

{and the winner is...}

Luis Acosta, 29, of Kew Gardens, Queens won the NYC Condom Package Design Contest,

garnering 23 percent of the 15,000 online votes on theNYC Condom

Facebook page and the Health Department's website.

{Furniture solution for starving artists?}

Rita's living room

No joke.. for me anyway.. I will worry about furniture after

I find an apt! arrgh..

Created by a design agency, Rita. This installation is

made with wood and it

represents a typical Quebec living room.

Very funny and creative..

{Dreaming of a white apartment}

Photos from Follow studio

I've been obsessed with white interior ever since

I came back from L.A.. I realize now how much I was

deprived of sun light living in my apt!

It's cozy and comfortable but depressingly dark..

So the search of a new apt begins..

{Pretty little thing}

by boe

So delicate and pretty.. Maybe I'll treat myself a little gift..

{A perfect day in Cali}

I took these photos on our way to Stanford University for

a friend's wedding.. We drove endless valleys of white clouds,

blue sky and green pastures for a long time..

It was a perfect day..

Pictures Came out pretty nice considering I was in fast

moving car with a tiny digital camera.

(1/30/2010)

{Perception of time}

A blank wall clock by a designer, Marti Guixe.. This clock is easily

customizable. Write and draw anything according to your own perception of time!

for example...

Seedsafe.. you keep the seeds you get from eating fruits for

planting at a later time! How cute is this?

You can find more cool items at Alessi.

{Global warming eh?}

It doesn't feel like to me.. burrrrr...

{Plunge into books..}

atypyk

This bookmark by atypyk makes me smile..

One of my new year resolutions is to read more books..

It seems I always start daydreaming as soon as I sit down:

thou it's not a bad thing since I get many design ideas this way..

But this year, I just have to make conscious decision to

stop thinking and start reading.. : )

{Smart design..}

I came across this package design at ffffound dot com..

It amazes me what ingenious ideas some designers come up with..

This is just a ketchup packaging but little things like this make

people stop and think.. very cool..

{Happy New Year!}