Outline Montreal Sound Reactive LED Masks are currently on Kickstarter and look stunning!

Neue Freunde Bronco - a playful beech wood truck that holds a plastic scoop

FEATUREDApple Store Offline Exclusives at Apple Park and One Infinite Loop Stores in Cupertino. Both have a different selection of Apple goods from t-shirts and mugs to totes, cards, baby onesies, notebooks and more.

Taste has a fascinating read on "The History of Puppy Chow, a Staple at Human Holiday Parties" aka Muddy Buddies, Monkey Munch, Reindeer Chow... chex mix coated in chocolate/peanut butter rolled in powdered sugar.

Complete Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy by Douglas Adams, the Folio Society edition with covers illustrated by Jonathan Burton.

Identity: Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv showcases a body of work spanning 60 years from the seminal New York design firm founded in 1957 by Ivan Chermayeff and Tom Geismar. Published by Standards Manual.

Hangar 1 Fog Point Vodka - using "fog catchers to turn fog into fresh water. This water is then blended with vodka distilled from premium wine sourced from a sustainable vineyard on the Central Coast."

Blitzen: Roof Hooch - The rooftop beverage chiller by Deeplocal! For those of you in colder climates, you can strap a bottle to the Blitzen and magnetically secure it to your car before driving and arrive with a chilled drink ready to serve!

Encrypt Your Bits! New mug from Android Foundry Progress Administration (Andrew Bell!) just in time for the holidays.

Bummer & Lazarus Dry Gin by Raff Distillerie, Treasure Island, San Francisco. What a label and naming story...

The 2018 Whole Seed Catalog from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. "The preeminent resource for amazing heirloom/open-pollinated seeds, as well as cutting-edge information for and about the pure-food movement."

Cat & Cloud Coffee in Santa Cruz - great packaging and ceramics

Port of Mokha - The Yemen Trilogy. Pretty packaging for this coffee trio.

FEATUREDUnboxing the YETI Loadout Bucket with Lid + Caddy. It's more amazing than i imagined... from product and packaging down to the surprising design details!

Life size paper animals by Heavy Eyes for Theory Holiday Windows!

KOALA TOOLS takes graph paper to new dimensions. Their line of geometric and perspective gridded notebooks that includes everything from 1, 2, and 3-point perspective grids to 1/8" dot grid pocket notebooks.

Pantone Color of The Year 2018 = Ultra Violet a spacey, vibrant purple!

Made Here PDX - the ultimate made in Portland, OR gift shop!

Vitreluxe Stump Cocktail Set - An oak branch was processed into a bronze blow mold where a bubble of glass was blown inside, creating oak bark texture just like the original branch, complete with a live edge detail on the lip and nail stir stick.

ROKSHOK - the hidden engagement ring iPhone case that lets you video the whole moment from the perspective of the proposer/ring. (Hidden so long as the proposee doesn't notice you switched phone cases?)

FEATUREDUPDATED NOTCOT Collection Of Stuff For People!!! There's no need for labels or categories. Just amazing things we love, want, or think about gifting... (Now with more stuff!)

Amazon Pet Profiles - you can now add your pet to your account and they will get their own profile page, discounts, and more?!?! (As Amazon permeates all aspects of our lives, this is an interesting addition.)

FEATUREDTiffany Bozic's solo show "Spectrum" at Joshua Liner Gallery features stunning juxtapositions of creatures in acrylic on maple panels! The way she integrates the wood grain into the imagery is gorgeous!

VIDEORusty Squid, a studio for robotic art and design, reveal their unique robotic design process which takes them back to first principles in a short 4-minute film: How We Build a Robot

CryptoKitties - Blockchain gaming begins. Built by AxiomZen, you can buy, sell, and breed CryptoKitties on the Ethereum blockchain which is run by 5 Ethereum smart contracts.

Pappardelle's Dark Chocolate Linguine! Chocolate pasta! Use it for a "unique and incredibly scrumptious dessert or savory pasta."

I Am Elemental Female Action Figures. Currently available: Series 1 - Courage and Series 2 - Wisdom Warriors. (Very Batman Animated Series meets Wonder Woman?)

Lodge 2017 Holiday Mini Skillet (perhaps the first of a new annual tradition?) 3.5" diameter, and perfect for an egg or brownie or hung on the tree.

Anthony James sculptures - beautiful series of infinity geometric solids filled with lights and mirrors...

OffBits from Fat Brain Toys. Each kit enables you to create at least 3 unique "out of the box" models, plus an infinite number of possible designs created by your own imagination and includes a special five-in-one SuperTool.

Olika Birdie Hand Sanitizer. Cute simple bird design for this 2-in-1 hand sanitizer containing 20mL of spray and 10 dry textures wipes.

The folks behind Stamptitude have created Luma, a magnetic aluminum wax seal that allows you to swap seals with ease. Currently on Kickstarter.

Tianjin Binhai Library in China designed by MVRDV. With a capacity of 1.2 million books, the 34,000 square meter space features an otherworldly spherical structure in the centre and mesmerizing undulating bookshelves.

FEATUREDYoskay Yamamoto's Homebound show at Giant Robot! Stunning in person, the pictures barely do it justice. My favorites are the brightly colored houses filled with so many possibilities! (I'm itching to make minis of our houses now!)

Paper Signals are little build-it-yourself objects that you can control with your voice. They track things like weather, Bitcoin, rocket launches, and more.

Away has made Mini Suitcases (in 10 colors!) to house a range of Holiday Gift Sets! They work best as super gift cards price-wise. The mini suitcases look similar to mini Rimowa and Samsonite's you'll find in some first/business class flights.

On Kotaku "People Are Making Cults and Prisons in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp" - Performance art of sorts? Manifesting out of weird simply programmed behaviors?

Beautiful photography by NY Mag's Bobby Doherty featured on a new site for Supernatural Kitchen's plant-based food colors & sprinkles!

Mr. Woods by Thorsten van Elten. A wood and plastic golfer - simply push the lever and see the ball fly! Comes with two miniature wooden golf balls and a flat-pack paper obstacle course. Designed by Neue Freunde.

The Common Knowledge Leather Mini Prism Bags

The Dieline dives into the story behind Compartes Chocolates with this new series... Part II "How Jonathan Graham Took Over Compartes at 19 Years Old" is particularly interesting into the origin of the packaging and products.

Substitute Phones by Klemens Schillinger. These substitutes mimic the size and weight of a phone and its functions are reduced to the movements we make hundreds of times on a daily basis - scroll, swipe, and zoom.

Good read on Design*Sponge "How to Change Your Business When You’re Already Established" by Rebekah Carey. Tackling that moment of realization that it's ok to walk away from something successful, especially if it's tearing you apart.

Lumi Holiday Gift Guide 2017 - the perfect combo of guaranteed beautifully packaged gift and ultimate humblebrag (since they are all Lumi packaging clients!)

Designer Pie is the next food trend? Interesting read at GrubStreet "High-Design Pie Is Instagram Food We Actually Love" highlights the instagram pies of @lokokitchen.

Whare Koa, Opahi Bay - Mahurangi West House by Strachan Group Architects. Lots of lovely details - love the breakfast nook.

VIDEOOK Go Obsession Video = 567 Printers and so so so much paper! By Damian Kulash, Jr. and Yusuke Tanaka.

FRAME takes a closer look at Filling Pieces' amazing sneaker landscapes at Paris Fashion Week

Nashville Honey - a spicy honey liqueur from Nashville Craft. Hand distilled from cane sugar and honey, this small-batch craft spirit is infused with natural ginger, cardamom, lemon peel, and cinnamon.

The Bitter Southerner (great read!) has a General Store... with fun stickers and tees that say everything from All Y'all to Bless Your Heart, Abide No Hatred, Collards & Cornbread and more...

Dogs Make The World Go Round by True South Puzzle Company

Woodendot Pelican - Triangular wooden shelves with hidden hooks. They are ideal to install next to the front door so you don't forget your essentials.

Hired Guns Skull Growler! Made with semi-precious metal, there's no ink on this growler... just gold. Standard 64oz/1.89L glass growler. Perfect for all the beers from all the breweries!

Frank Lloyd Wright Falling Water 2-in-1 Double Sided Puzzle. Photo on one side, blueprint on the other!

ED045 lamp by Edizioni Design. Chandelier with brass structure and frosted light tubes.

Penguin Galaxy Series - gorgeous covers in this rerelease of 6 scifi classics (2001: A Space Odyssey, Dune, Neuromancer, The Once and Future King, The Left Hand of Darkness, and Stranger in a Strange Land)

7,577,000,000 people 5,360 pages 3,700 years 206 countries 7 books 1 shelf. This unlimited edition of Juxtaposed: Religion commemorates the tenth anniversary of the original Juxtaposed shelf by Mike & Maaike for blankblank.

Apple Park Visitors Center in Cupertino is now open. In addition to the store and cafe, visitors can interact with the 3-D model of the campus which is brought to life by augmented reality.

Audrey Kawasaki "Repose" Print Edition of 500 will be available at Thinkspace on Friday Nov 24th.

Precision Demagnetizer/ Magnetizer by Katzco. To magnetize a tool, simply slide it through the center hole. To de-magnetize a tool, slide it through the side slots. Perfect for screwdrivers and bits!

Instrumentum by Abidur Chowdhury. A unique twist on a hammer and screwdriver set - channeling more of a minimal electric toothbrush/silverware set look than your usual tools.

Cinnamon Projects Circa Mineral Incense Burner. Elegantly simple design with a semi-precious stone cylinder perfectly resting in a solid brass plate.

Quin Holiday Candy Countdown! A playful advent calendar of sorts.

Wonderbag - a super low tech slow cooker. Simply bring your pot to a boil, pop it into the bag, pull the drawstring and give it a few hours. A great insulator, it also works as a cooler. Perfect for camping, boating, home use and more.

Amborella Organics Lollipops have seeds in the sticks (like Half Lit Cannabis Lollipops!) but these will grow herbs! Flavors include Champagne & Roses, Lavender & Lemongrass, Sage & Marshmallow and more...

Côte Nail Polish Traveler Gift Sets - adorably tiny nail polishes, perfect for travel touch ups or manicures.

1000 Piece National Parks Puzzle by Brainstorm. Features all 59 current U.S. National Parks. Sales help support the National Park Foundation.

Ian Balding Paddle Bateau - A super stable and versatile platform used for stealth fishing the flats and marshes. Custom rigged with rod holders, cooler, and bungee gear tie downs. Part boat, part SUP.

"Mike & Maaike — A Retrospective on Cultivating Industrial Design at Google." An insightful read on what 4.5 years of industrial design inside Google was like... and spoiler, they are back to Mike & Maaike, the independent studio!

Road Rockstar: 4-Port Passenger Car Charger. Interesting concept to give backseaters 2 USB charging ports (in addition to the two for the front seat from the cigarette lighter), but the front seat have two 1.2A and the backseat gets two 2.4A ports.

Hardgraft Phone Card Card Combo (in dusty black and classic brown leather) a temping, sleek combo of phone case and wallet.

Playge Ti Skall Lanyard Bead - a great collab from Prometheus Design Werx X Ferg! Clay Ferguson's great take on the skull as a titanium lanyard bead.

Blackmarket Bakery has Thanks Shortbread Cookie Pies! Fun Thanksgiving idea.

London-based branding agency Together Design has launched their 4th annual Christmas collection, ’This & That’'. This year's collection is themed around perfect pairings.

Nature and Nurture: The Botanical Planter Screen Collection by Helen Kontouris. Both beautiful and practical, these versatile moveable screens can be used to readily bring the rejuvenating benefits of nature to any urban environment, indoors or out.

Areaware Blockitecture now has Parkland! Designed by James Paulius.

ODO project is a pedestal table / side table in powder-coated steel and solid ash. It takes its name from the anthropological term "Odonata" meaning common dragonfly.

Alinea's surreal Clear Pumpkin Pie! (Photographed by instagram @grant_achatz)

ARC'TERYX Veilance durable, ultra thin casing leather goods - card wallet, billfold, and passport wallet. Slim, strong, and oh so sleek due to laminating instead of stitching the leather.

Parse/Error La Political Lamp - creating a real lightning storm every time a tweet is posted on Donald Trump's twitter account (or any accounts you set it to.)

PA Design Olympiad trio of wooden Spinning Tops

FEATUREDNOTCOT Collection Of Stuff For People!!! There's no need for labels or categories. Just amazing things we love, want, or think about gifting... I supposed you could call it an impromptu gift guide of sorts?

VIDEOPinglr (a short film + android app) from Andrew Jasperson gives you a truly unique look at life in Silicon Valley...

The theme of this year's BIG IDEAS doll by Momiji is WONDER. She measures 18cm tall and comes with side-kicks Hopper, Moon & Zoom.

Lamborghini Terzo Millenio - an electric hypercar concept made in collaboration with MIT.

The Design Files has gorgeous photos of this Eco House in Western Australia of Tanya McKenna, Peter Chadwick and Henri the boxer. The greens they chose (paired with the whites and wood and plants) are just stunning.

Farmacy Honey Harvest Kit - Honey Drop Lightweight Moisturizer, Honey Potion mask and Sleep Tight night treatment. All 3 products are NOTCOT favorites, and the packaging is fantastic. (The spatula magnetically attaching to the wood cap is a great detail.)

STAK Ceramics multi-purpose phone/tablet holders, planters, and container combos.

Maileg Baby Toys - my favorites are "My First Bunny" and the linen Gantosaurus. Both have great gift packaging! The dino egg is a great detail.

Kay Bojensen Automobil Sedans - gorgeous wooden cars originally created in 1937. Made of beech.

Stumptown Blazer's Blend Coffee. Fun packaging, love the use of the basketball cut out sitting into the slit that matches their old packaging style.

FEATUREDVicki Sawyer illustrates beautiful birds adorned with party hats and more made of leaves and flowers. She has a great collection with Hester & Cook of cards, placemats and more.

Hey Lucky's ANTHROPOMORPHIC COLLECTION of prints, featuring The Bull, The Giraffe, The Eagle and The Stag.

Target Hearth & Hand with Magnolia (the home and lifestyle brand of Chip & Joanna Gaines) is pretty cute for holiday gifting. Even a land cruiser looking cookie cutter! As well as fun wooden kids play sets, nice matte black kitchenware, and lots of green plaid.

FEATUREDORCA Chasertini - it's a martini glass meets super insulted travel cup meets… medieval chalice? Perfect for your martini loving outdoorsman that has everything.

Ostrich Pillow Loop by Studio Banana (Currently on Kickstarter)

Brendan Monroe Islands t-shirt at Gallery Nucleus

The Good Hurt Fuego Hot Sauce Set. Great packaging with the sticks of dynamite look.

Vyper 2.0 vibrating foam roller from HyperIce

Bark Shop's Andi's Famous Plush Dumplings. Adorable dog toy set of xiao long bao/soup dumplings in a chinese take out container.

M.1 is the first product by JLA Sound Systems. It's a side table and a high fidelity wireless sound system.

Susanne Kaufmann Advent Calendar - love the simple packaging.

Slavatech Pentode Radio Tube Steampunk USB Flash Drive

Bison Sport Jacket by United By Blue. Men's and Women's active, versatile winter jackets that is insulted with B100 Fil - their special blend of bison’s hollow outer guard hairs and recycled polyester. Stay warm like a bison!

NEMO Stargaze Recliner Chair - part rocker, part recliner, part swing? A portable camp chair!

Leatherman Tread LT - a new slimmer version of the multi-tool wearable bracelet! Available in stainless steel and black.

Scott Listfield "Whale Shark" Print for Pangea Seed! 20 x 20 Inches. Limited Edition of 50. Signed & numbered.

Bobby Martin is behind the Shoe Your Food Instagram. His obsession with details drives every pairing he creates. He creates a food pairing based on the color wave of some of his favorite shoes!

Peca TRIBU - A landscape of dots, circles and lines is perceived from the sky. It’s the texture of the marble, the sheen of copper and the strength of the volcanic stone that stand out in a delicate Tribe composed of small pieces and new experiences.

Noddy Boffin porcelain Tent Lamp. Inspired by camping tents glowing at night, the ‘Tent Lamp’ brings the outdoors indoors in a playful, almost nostalgic way.

Nervous System made a lovely giant large-scale art installation inspired by local coral reefs for Summit at Sea last year.

NYC Metro Cards featuring the work of Barbara Kruger!

We Are Knitters x Oeuf collection of adorable knitting kits for baby sheep and bunny blankets, onesies, hats, and booties... but you have to knit it yourself! (Start now for holiday gifts?)

Noli Yoga Hero Legging has an incredible black/white/gray camo stripe print

Lumi from Finland has lovely, unique packaging for their scent + skincare with each product in a pärekori (woven splint basket)

MyMOMO - an exclusive bespoke program where you can now choose every detail of your steering wheel.

Playful hand-painted ceramic tile by Protz Studio. Custom designed and produced for Los Angeles restaurant Chex Tex.

2017 Liberty London Beauty Advent Calendar is here! Always beautifully packaged and filled with a great selection of luxurious beauty goods in adorable drawers.

Amazon Cloud Cam. Amazon takes aim at products like Nest and Arlo cameras with their security cameras and subscription plans. Integrates with Alexa, and Amazon Key. [Ed. Note: Pretty tempting vs Nest, hopefully outdoor coming soon?]

FEATUREDUniquely J - the new private label line from Jet.com designed by Elmwood is boldly graphic! Possibly polarizingly so? Here's a look at some of my favorites.

the7thFl Architrays - a project inspired by the variety of forms and details present in different architecture movements by Fabio Castellanos and Natalia Szabla.

Nervous System has stunning new Geode inspired wooden puzzles utilizing their new Maze Puzzle Cut Style to make it extra challenging. (They also now offer custom puzzles!)

FEATUREDNucleus x Brendan Monroe Collectible Growler! Love the blobs... especially animated as it spins around.

VIDEORobots + Toilets... love this Kohler ad for the Never Too Next campaign. Just found the making of! Great work by JAMM Visual.

VIDEOOtohiko - the slurping noise canceling fork by Nissin Cup Noodles. See everything from the slurping sound data collecting to the 3D printed prototypes to the final NFC/phone app combo that masks your slurp.

Chive Hexi Pot & Saucer - perfect for succulents! 4" diameter and 3" tall.

Mercedes-Benz Semitrailer Tractor Ride On for kids

Strata By Valentin Pelayo is a sculptural puzzle designed to engage your sense of touch as well as sight. Form and contour lines flow across wooden blocks, creating a deceptively challenging puzzle.

Spy Dad by Jukka Laajarinne and illustrated by Timo Mänttäri is a gorgeously illustrated picture book!

FEATUREDTray Tables! Tray + Legs = Table! With a versatile modular tray that can be used for serving and flipped to easily keep the top clean when outdoors. Here's a roundup of a few that have caught my eye lately. IKEA is particularly good at them.

Halo Classic and Halo Vantage are luxury security cameras designed by Rachel Gant and Andrew Deming of YIELD. The Vantage is an in ceiling smart camera that fits into recessed lighting units using standard lightbulb threads.

Staud Moreau Bucket Bag - "The beautiful brown calf leather bucket sits inside a netting with matching leather handles and comfortable grip." It's like a leather flower pot hanging in macramé!

"This plant will never die!" card with a Fiddle Leaf Pin by The Good Twin.

Geo Ceramic Travel Mugs at Leif. "It features a tourmaline-crystal glaze that acts as a natural filter, helping to keep your water fresh while the double-wall heat insulation technology protects your hands from heat."

Gerber BabyNes - the nespresso/keurig of baby formula? Interesting machine design, as well as a to-go pod opener.

Tide X Otter Handmade Wooden Surfboard, sourced from sustainable woodlands, designed to complement the environment.

Guinness Special Gilroy Limited Edition Cans - lobster and toucans! Over the years, Guinness has used so many great illustrations by British artists John Gilroy!

Festool Recon - the high quality (pricey!) tools we love have a secret site just for refurbished/gently used tools at a discount!

BalloonVase by OliveBird turns any balloon into a elegant flower vase using an internal frame. Just add balloon and water.

Vehicle Design: Aesthetic Principles in Transportation Design by Jordan Meadows. As a key member of the Mustang design team (and much more), Jordan shares the methods and processes designers use to create and develop stunning cars!

Nice diagram of the classic Eames Lounger + Ottoman blown apart for the Uniqlo x MoMA SPRZ NY Eames t-shirt.

A collection of supplies apparel, and accessories to celebrate your side hustle while killing it at your day job.

Neofit Roller is a collapsible foam roller. It compacts to just 4 inches and can go anywhere you do.

New Echo Hula statement Jewellery by Reiko Kaneko