Seed Phytonutrients are packaged in a "shower-friendly post-consumer recycled paper bottle" made by Ecologic. Apparently "The plastic liner is so thin—95 percent thinner than conventional bottles— that it collapses as it’s used."

Seed Faces by Kelsey Pike. Little molded paper faces filled with sprout seeds ~ soak in water, place on top of soil, and poof... creepy sprouts grow out of the creepy little heads...

FEATUREDCore77 distributed Photopaddles from #30798 at NY Design Week and gave me a set tonight... see all the crazy faces i found!

you've gotta love these clever organizer tabs from korea's j'story. the collection includes bears, funny faces and everyone's favorite - ninja bunnies. goodbye post-its!

Cute post at Heavy Petal on how to save tomato seeds (for planting your own!)

And if donating a few grains of rice is not enough [see #7136] the you can always loan a few dollars so a farmer can buy a bag of seeds to grow his own. The best thing is that they will pay you back! Kiva Charitable Loans.

First recycling plastics and finally... recycled silicone! Oiko Design Office and Lékué are now able to incorporate up to 50% post-consumer silicone in the creation of new products.

Wonder & Wise Shapes of Emotions Puzzle. Adorable faces! "On one side is the expression of the emotion, and the other side is the word. happy, embarrassed, mad, frustrated, sad, tired, excited, scared, shy or surprised."

Biocol Labs is the post-chemical pharmacy - cute, cheeky branding for these cures for whatever ails you. Reminiscent of Help! meds from a few years back.

Sea Walls x Pangea Seed shirts - so tempting, with great art meets ocean creature designs for a good cause!

"Syngnathidae" print by Zoe Keller for Pangea Seed Foundation. Another stunning print by one of our favorite artists, for one of our favorite groups! Look at the detail! Those baby seahorses!!!

HUDS + GUIS!!!!!! I got sucked in with the Expanse post, but now i'm lost in the rest... there's something always so fun and inspiring about futuristic movie/tv scifi interfaces and tech.

Paddywax Flora Collection of Diffusers have glass vessels with a brushed gold metal plate that turns into the perfect bulb/seed vase! (My avocado seed would be perfect in this!) They always have such lovely simple designs with gift worthy packaging.

Piccolo Seeds! Such bold, lovely, graphic packaging for this Italian seed company.

OCTOPODES! Print by Zoe Keller for Pangea Seed featuring Giant Pacific, Ghost, Caribbean Reef, Starry Night, Octopus Wolfi, California Two Spot, Coconut, Larger Pacific Striped, Greater Blue Ring, with Pacific Red Octopus eggs and hatchlings.

Halfway between art and design, OOO My Design Studio presents Nomino Post. It’s a peg board storage system, which allows different compositions on the board and countless configurations to organize an decorate your home with a flare of optical art.

The State of UX in 2020 - From designing for the post-truth era to the rise of micro-communities, design as a team sport, invisible design systems, and more...

The Washington Post Magazine has 24 stunning covers about climate change

bbhugme pregnancy pillow designed by Norwegian pre/post-natal chiropractors. It's multipurpose (full body, arm/back rest, rest ON your belly, nursing, newborn hangout) and adjustable (slide the silicone pebbles to adjust density and double as teethers)

The LAnd Magazine is coming soon! "The spirit of the alt-weekly is still alive in Los Angeles: A conversation with Jennifer Swann, co-editor of The LAnd magazine." in The Outline.

Pangea Seed 'Love Sharks' T-Shirt

‘First Gear’ by London-based V2 Studios. The minimalist toys are also eco-friendly, using cork and plastic parts made from 100% post-consumer recycled high density polyethylene and 100% recyclable packing printed with soy based dyes.

Emile Henry Modern Classics Pie Dish. Impulse bought this for strawberry cake (#63277) and have been loving it for pies, cakes, casseroles, and more!

Vogue has a video recipe with Lori A. Stern to make her lovely Flower Pressed Shortbread Cookies from #63251.

Sorry I Have No Filter from Sagmeister & Walsh. Clothes, pins, totes, pillows, phone cases, etc that are an updated twist on their Still Nasty collection (#62016).

Kodai Iwamoto Design EX-PORTATION 2018 at Ventura Future. Stunning "Plastic Blowing Project" heats and blows PVC pipes like glass into vases!

Emerging Objects' Cabin of Curiosities in Oakland is covered in over 4,500 3D printed tiles! Planter tiles on the front make up a living wall of succulents, and the roof and sides are covered in Seed Stitch tiles.

Post-it Extreme Notes! Water resistant, durable and writable. Made with ultra-strong Dura-Hold Paper and Adhesive. Sticks to textured surfaces and in tough conditions. Sticks in hot and cold environments.

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."

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

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

Lemon Laine Oil Bar in collaboration with Clary Collection. If you're in Nashville, you can make an appointment and they will create a custom blend of seed, nut, and plant oils to meet your needs. Is this the new custom perfume bar?

Half Lit Cannabis Lollipops have a cannabis seed in the stick! Fun packaging and product idea. Nice hemispherical lollipop shape.

Olive & June Saturday Sandals - the perfect post-pedicure sandal you can tie a multitude of ways without touching your toes.

Seeds in glass vials in laser etched wooden boxes. Unique packaging by Humboldt Seed Organisation.

Humboldt Seed Organisation Mandalas "Humboldt Seeds Fractals"

Li Hill "Caught In The Net" - stunning new print for Pangaea Seed. Limited edition of 35, signed & numbered, and hand-embellished.

EDEN, Kinetic sculptures that celebrate natural beauty and balance by Agustina Bottoni.

Congrats to all the medal winning Olympians - female and male! Poignant post in Babe - "Congrats girl! Fiancé of former Miss California scoops his 25th medal: AKA – if we talked about male Olympians the way we talk about female athletes"

VIDEOAkinori Goto's 3D printed zoetrope is a beautiful study of human motion expressed in a sculptural object.

IKEA PS Collection 2017! Dezeen gives us a peek at the preview - and this year is all about minimizing waste. They collaborated with 21 designers to create 60 products focused on "high design values at a great price".

Sight Unseen's Q&A with IKEA’s Head of Research on the Future of Furniture, Mikael Ydholm, is fascinating. Interesting insights into how they mine their global data, focus on feelings, and innovate. (It's a sponsored post, but still a good read!)

Miracle-Gro Gro-ables - interesting packaging for these all in one seed pods. Pop them in some soil and add water.

VIDEOTurn any post or tree into a swing with the portable swing by Dutch brand Weltevree. Fun design and concept by Dutch designer Thor ter Kulve

Window Seat Please. A limited edition zine by Karl Hab sharing 10 years of window seat views. Reminds me of the NOTCOT "Operation: Window Seat" posts!

SEED by Taeg Nishimoto is an object to be hung on the wall incorporating small plants as the focus. Each profile is taken from different river stones’ shape.

In an effort to share great designs and designers with others, Jung Soo Park started creating pixelated interpretations of iconic designs from the history to post on Instagram with little nuggets of information about each piece.

ADA is an analog interactive installation, kinetic sculpture, and post-digital drawing machine by Karina Smigla-Bobinski.

The "Architect's Christmas Tree" version 2.0 - this time with the NYC subway map! The post includes instructions for you to make your own.

Nanan's Antifacto Urban Lights - made in Lille, France since 2012, these are amazing headlight creatures! Predecessors to the Lampsters in #60616

Utilizing old tractor headlights, a young architect and an engineer created 'The Lampster' - a fantastic lamp that looks like a little superhero robot. (Also see #60624.)

Typehype - A store in Berlin devoted to Type. A typography lover's dream everything from posters to cushion covers and chocolate in your favourite type faces.

VIDEODUELS - From Bruton Stroube, the creators of the Slo-Mo Booth (#54107) comes the sequel with a full back-alley set, 3 Phantom HD Gold cameras, and 6 racks of costumes and props and duelers fueled by 6 kegs of beer.

FEATUREDLIGHT L16 Camera - 16 cameras in one combine for up to 52 megapixel images, post processing depth of field control, 35-150mm zoom and more... and we got our hands on a prototype to see what's inside.

VIDEOApparently it will take 2 phones to watch yungjake's music video via snapchat... BOTH. Looks like a BFF necklace split in two?

MAD WORLD - The vehicles of Fury Road. Amazing series of illustrations from Scott Park inspired by Mad Max!

FEATUREDRESEARCH: Stacking + Totems. Since NOTCOT is where all my inspiration lives, here's the first (ever evolving) NOTlabs Research post as i dive back into the archives and around the internet on things i'm thinking about for experiments/projects!

The Good Twin Co. Pin + Post Cards! Cities, Horoscopes, and more little enamel pins mixed with 4"x6" cards you can give to a friend.

PushmiPullyu is a small table named after the two-headed Doctor Doolittle character who couldn't decide which way to go. He has different faces either end and perfect for a child or adult.

3D printed tabletop planter for succulent or cactus designed by Emmanuel Carrillo. The 3D model is available for free. Glass top from ebay. [Editor's Note: Inspired by the Domsai of #21263?]

Design YXR 12 Faces - A geometric potholder and decoration.

The first edition of the House Shelves is a series of wall-mounted shelves inspired by the post modern architecture in Palm Springs. The Walled Estates are designed to hold items that don’t necessarily have a home – such as keys, glasses and mail.

Smaller & Upside Down is a collection of 3D-printed lenses that distort views of faces. Created by Max Hawkins and Robb Godshaw.

VIDEOOne year later (#56963) after losing against the champion Timo Boll in table tennis, KUKA robot asked for revenge. See the different kind of challenge, for both, with the new and surprising set of rules.

Liddy Scheffknecht's POP UP furniture is like a life sized pop up book!

Forest Loops, a sculptural playground in Hamakita, Japan by Suppose Design Office.

A collection of paper cut-out models representing brutalist architecture of London from 1960s-1970s.

Kaitlyn Schwalje's seed photo series taken under microscope. Seeds were collected from the Nordic Gene Resource Center and bound for Svalbard Global Seed Vault.

INSEK Design Concrete Candles - Individually hand cast concrete vessels filled with soy wax in seasonal scents. Each candle comes in a reclaimed wood box with a seed paper card and instructions for planting in the vessel after burning.

Parable of the Polygons - an interactive post by Vi Hart and Nicky Case. Both fascinating from a usability/creativity perspective and from a content perspective as it helps illustrate Schelling's Dynamic Models of Segregation.

Maple Set, a Red Dot Design Award winner is now available for pre-order!

The New York Oyster Map features 30 great places to slurp the freshest shucks in the city, curated by oyster expert and bivalve blogger Julie Qiu of In A Half Shell. There are also Diner, Burger, and Ramen Maps!

Mirage pavilion for Sziget Festival 2014, by Studio Nomad.

Leaf Beast. Baku Maeda turns dried magnolia leaves into creatures!

SLITTENS: Kittens with sloth faces - amusing photoshopped tumblr by Rachael Aslett.

Post Club HQ is a subscription Postcard Print service! The August 2014 issue is "Use yer hands"

FEATUREDNOTFZJ80 Project: Test Trip, Big Bear! First part is testing out camping. From popping the rooftop tent, annex, and awning, to cooking a few meals and curling up under the stars we explore dispersed and yellow post camping.

Dip Bench, rubber dipped feet with walnut wood top. Built to order by Synecdoche.

VIDEOBurger Selfies: Hellmann's prints mayo faces onto burgers by hacking a 3D printer.

The Swings: An Exercise in Musical Cooperation from Daily Tous Les Jours inspired by their previous work 21 Balançoires.

A bold post-modern vertical fluorescent lamp, inspired by Gian Nicola's Gigante floor lamp (c.1981). All made with off the shelf items!

The Making Of David Kind Luxury Optic Lenses - interesting to see how these high end Trivex prescription eye glass lenses are made.

EKOCYCLE Cube - latest 3D System Cubify 3D Printer that prints in post-consumer waste. Apparently each EKOCYCLE Filament Cartridge contains 25% of post-consumer recycled materials, using an average of 3 assorted recycled 20oz PET plastic bottles.

Whipping Post Military style leather duffel bag.

The AIGA 100 - One hundred interactive projection-mapped clock faces for the AIGA Centennial Gala.

Kabloom release a new range of seed grenades, including the pondbom, butterflybom and catnipbom.

Sandow's London Coldbrew Coffee. Beautiful images from DunneFrankowski.

The Science Cafe & Library in Chişinău, Moldova draws on the legacy of post WWI Parisian cafe culture, but focus on science and engineering is reflected in the sleek and modern design of Anna Wigandt.

FEATUREDHighland Park Cynthia Rowley Flask Bangle! A fun update to #54091! Even holds around 3 fluid ounces.

FEATUREDVertty ~ a new geometric take on the beach towel! Dreamed in Australia, Born in Portugal and seen as #55052 - here's an unboxing of the fun packaging and towel up close!

Leonie Brailey's illustration of the sharks of Perth with proceeds going to the Australian Marine Conservation society.

A steel cube, with grills on three faces. You pick the color. It's simple in shape, yet "Wire Side Table" by Iacoli & McAllister has a sophisticated construction.

Urbanproduct Studio hand turn every 'Spun' bird feeder which holds water and seed, remaining virtually squirrel proof on its suspended wire.

VIDEOFollow up for the post #56933: the Man vs. Machine (Timo Boll vs. KUKA Agilus robot) ping-pong match for KUKA Robotics.

Hikaru Cho's 'It's not what it seems' paints common foods to disguise them as other common foods.

Not Another Bill - Receive a surprise present in the post every month. A subscription service where the lucky recipient will receive a beautifully wrapped surprise present introducing them to great artists, designers and brands.

AREA, pretty modular storage designs from Anya Sebton for Lammhults.

Cards Against Humanity made a special House of Cards pack for Netflix... what's even more interesting is the look at how the pack came to be and what didn't even make it in...

Fun 2014 calendar from Nearly Normal featuring fruits made from paper.

Ice Glasses by Baku Maeda.

Portlandia got Alex Prager to shoot their latest ads in the style of her fine-art photos - Carrie and Fred are faces in the crowd - and they are awesome!

Vincent Fournier's Post Natural History explores the ideas of technologically enhanced wildlife, like a GPS tracking rhinoceros beetle and robotic jellyfish drone for transporting freshwater.

Tiskaj ZELENO prints with a blend of grass seed and mud. The device designed by students at the University of Maribor in Slovenia bringsnew meaning to “watching the grass grow.”

FEATUREDNOTCOT 2013 Holiday Coupons ~ More help on your holiday shopping for goodies for your loved ones... or a little something for you!

The SEEDCELL is a fun and unique gardening innovation for seed packaging providing a micro environment perfect for germination.

Flower Shell - We've seen seed grenades, now you can fire seed shotgun shells with Flower Shell from Studio Total.

Drop Kicker - "Providing a healthy dose of pessimism" - a fun read, particularly this post about how "Kickstarter project creators like to quote people who summarize their words"

Happy Faces! By Studio Inherent - "Each Happy Face is a unique infographic of one of the top 10 monumental trees located in Rotterdam." Pull the tab and the masks get happy!

FEATUREDA close up look at Bruce Lee Playing Cards by Dan & Dave. "The faces of the cards were inspired by the iconic tracksuit he wore in Game of Death, and feature a black stripe running through them, “like water”."

Hundreds of tiny clownfish hatch at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

Colourful, 2014 Letterpress Desk Calendar printed with 50-year-old vintage platen press, on 100% cotton, extra thick card stock.

Pangaea Seed's Sea of Change: The Year of Living Dangerously October print is from Kozyndan, "Manatees'n'Bunnies"

FEATUREDCycle Dog's 3-Play Turtle Dog Toy. Squeaker in the head, treats go in his belly, floats, and it's made from eco-last material from post consumer recycled rubber.

The Seed of Solidarity, temporary pavilion for a volunteer organization that fights against hunger. was hosted by the city of Bologna in its historical center.

The Monsters of Mental Illness, Illustrations by Toby Allen.

Minnesota architect Josh Lewandowski has started a blog where he'll post one meaningless architectural diagram every day for a year.

Soothe your post-Breaking Bad depression with the lighter side of chemistry. Designer Agustina Bottoni's Glow Set brews tea in a flask handcrafted from cork, turned wood, and borosilicate glass

Skateboard Floor Piano for Element Skateboards at Faces&Laces exhibition

Jimmy Grants took six items from their menu and deconstructed them to their core elements.

Funny and clever street art from Toronto animator Aiden Glynn

SEED Contemporary Concrete Tile by Gillian Blease for KAZA Concrete.

Remember the audio recording program featured in #55047? Check out the rest of Sam Droege's incredible portraits of insects and other creatures from the USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab’s Flickr page.

Post is Post Swedish lines serving tray

The Antipode - The diffusion of the frozen coffee cube into the whisky gradually inverts the ratio of each of the drinks individual components, resulting in a glass where the taste balance constantly shifts and ultimately ends at the beginning’s antipode.

MoMA PS1 brought colonial times back to New York City with their post-apocalyptic 'artists colony within a museum'.

Poler x Stumptown Camp Coffee collaboration. 2 Enamel Mugs, AeroPress Kit, Porlex JP-30 Burr Grinder, Custom Bag, and a 12 oz bag of Holler Mountain Coffee.

FEATUREDNetflix's Orange Is The New Black show is pretty fun... and they've taken it to the next level with PRISON RECIPES! From pad thai to cheesecake to tamales and more... fun graphics, great concept.

Modern steel table with rubber dipped feet by Synecdoche.

Faces of Water. New photographic technique that captures the hidden life of Water. Breathtaking, haunting collection of images of liquid water in motion. By Moses Hacmon.

FEATUREDPoke! Our simple recipe that we use with fresh salmon and tuna!

In time for the holidays haircare line Kevin Murphy launches a set of travel sized minis. Designed by Container each comes with an eye catching 'lenticular' changing label.

Oooooh Wooster Collection turns 10 and has a anniversary show with Jonathan Levine Gallery! 10 Years of Wooster Collective: 2003-2013.

Carne Asada Fries! A San Diego staple (esp from cotixan's) gets posterized for this Gallery 1988s Comic-con special print from Eric Tan.

Cute story of J.Crew's new ballet flats - "Italian shoemaker E. Porselli occupies a tiny storefront in Milan. each week, ballerinas from nearby La Scala come in to pick up shoes on Wednesdays, when new shipments arrive."

Cast Cutlery is a minimalist design created by Japanese-based designer Oji & Design.

Minsk style: The new identity will begin to be implemented this summer.

Henry Hargreaves's photo essay "Burning Calories" literally sets caloric foods alight.

The first nine stages of The Tower of Babel, a collaboration between artists Adam Toht and Jeff Konigsberg.

STOYN Ice-Cream is a design experiment in which the ice-cream is shaped in the images of several key cultural figures of the 20th century, each with a unique flavor.

Puntada Coffee Table by Agustina Bottoni

"2. The introduction of 3 types of Exclusively Fab products: Products Designed by Fab, Designer Collaborations, and Products Found by Fab." Interesting 5 Major Fab Announcements from the CEO...

Process shots from the Mama's Sauce letterpress studio as they smushed up some cards for Bandito Design Co.

Andrea Rekalidis' PiantaLà ~ lovely combo of metal fencing and a traditional white picket fence... perfect for plants to climb up.

Nice bird seed packaging wich can be transformed into a bird shelter with a seed distribution system