We always like to see new art from old friends, especially when that old friend is someone we like as much as Zeptonn lab. We are simply delighted to note there’s some fresh new limited edition canvas prints up on his website for sale. The canvases range from 0 x 40 cm to a whopping 150 x 70 cm and exhibit Zeptonn's familiarly playful and silly sensibility, evidenced by his smiley monsters in fantastic surroundings. If you're in need of some artwork to brighten up your surroundings, we suggest you get a move on to the Zeptonn site — there’s only 20 prints per canvas available and they won't last long.

We know you're a fiend for jeans. You've probably got a pair for every day of the week…at least. However, if you spend all day, dreaming about a sportier pair to add to your collection, perhaps you should seek out the new line of Adidas Denim Originals by Diesel. The collaboration between the two global megabrands combines Diesel's unique sense of youthfulness with the classic appeal of the Adidas sportswear. The jeans are emblazoned with the Adidas logo in the patch area in addition to the ‘three stripes’ trademark found on the pant leg…and the fit…well it's just as snug as your favorite pair of Sambas. We recommend heading down to the nearest Adidas store as these babies should be available any day now.

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We know there’s a bunch of you out there, just waiting for an excuse to bust out your electric drills and saws in the name of DIY hackage. Grace over at D*S (as well as the fine folks at 2Modern) are giving you a bigger incentive to do so: the 2008 D*S DIY Design Contest. Anything — furniture, decoration and beyond — is welcome, as long as it’s for the home (that means no fashion or accessories this year) with the grand prize offering a $500 gift certificate and $150 and other prizes scale down, accordingly. Entries are due in by March 2nd, with voting commencing on March 3rd running through the 9th. All the details are available over on the contest page. Good luck!

At last year's FLIP challenge, participants were asked to compose an original piece of piece of furniture employing two types of wood displaying artistic value. Four students of the Raffles Design Institute got down to work and when all was said and done Chew Kor Han, Try Budi Harso, Leo Saputre and Nicholas Relando had created the Kouzou Coffee table. Their design, a combination of the architectural principles of Blobism and Modernism combined the use of two interlocking woods native to the United States, to form one structure with a strikingly simple and curved look. Not only did that structure garner the students a Merit award from the Flip challenge, but it provided furniture fans a new place to put that occasional cup of java…or their numerous bound volumes of ancient Canadian photography.

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While your wall is no doubt adorned with many posters boasting all of the experiences you've held to be sonically pleasurable, we know they've been enjoyable to your auditory senses in different ways. However you could probably sum them up their representative artwork in one unifying exclamation…SWEET! The folks at the University of Maryland agree with your rock poster sentiments and thus are running an exhibit called Sweet: The Graphic Beauty of the Contemporary Rock Poster. The exhibition commences today and runs through March 29th. As a special opening day bonus the Sweet Booth, will feature several of the participating artists such as 33RPM Design, Patent Pending, Mike King, Strawberryluna, doing a meet and greet, displaying a mini-Flatstock, as well as selling rock posters, unique works of art, and clothing. If you do swing by, say hi to our friends at Hero Design Studio, printers of some of the sweetest posters around.

Acrylic forms can go the way of tacky or tasteful — aren’t you sick of acrylic candle holders yet? — but if they’re crafted by Sao Paulo designers Nada Se Leva, count on the latter busting through the mediocre. This classic Baroque-style table tray and the coral-inspired chandelier were fabricated in line with the duo’s philosophy of using new technologies to present old or historically important designs. One of Nada Se Leva’s riskier pieces is a chair made entirely in glass in an 18th-century Bergère design. Its smooth, fluid shape is most appreciated from a standing position some steps away. But in case you’re the type that will walk on glass as well as sit with your precious jewels on it, you can feel safe knowing Nada Se Leva’s conveniently laminated the seat for added protection, just in case. Find their wares at Sao Paulo shop Conceito or in Rio de Janeiro at Via Manzoni, or have a look at their entry in Phaidon’s And Fork: 100 Designers, 10 Curators, 10 Good Designs.