Here it is, the top songs of 2011. I wanted to put together some of my own personal favorite tracks of 2011. They're in no special order; I didn't want to place them on a scale of 1-25 because each track is a #1 to me.  Well I hope that you enjoy and as always any feedback would be great.

Tracklist

1. The Naked and Famous by Young Blood
2. Don't Move by Phantogram 
3. Brush The Heat by Little Dragon 
4. Corvette Cassette by Slow Magic 
5. I Used to Love HER (The Bear and The Sea Remix) by Common Sense 
6. Hours by Tycho 
7. Small Boxes by Black Light Dinner Party 
8. Anything At All by Hey Champ
9. You Are A Tourist by Death Cab For Cutie
10. Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins Rework) by Star Slinger 
11. High For This (NastyNasty Edit) by The Weeknd 
12. Little Man (Tycho Remix) by Little Dragon 
13. Wildfire by SBTRKT 
14. Boy Trouble by Benoit and Sergio
15. Bury Us Alive by Starfucker 
16. Polish Girl by Neon Indian 
17. Midnight City by M83 
18. Money by The Drums 
19. Harvest Moon by Poolside 
20. Somebody That I Used to Know by Gotye 
21. Take Me Over by Cut Copy 
22. All Day (niva remix) by The Concretes 
23. Video Games (Lockah Remix) by Lana Del Rey 
24. Cosmic Love (Shu and Catesby Remix) by Florence and The Machine 
25. This Must Be The Place (Psychemagik Navie Edit) by Talking Heads

Nick Georgiou makes these crazy looking three-dimensional sculptures out of recycled newspapers, magazines and books. These are definitely some unique creations that look like animals, humans and sci-fi fictional characters. As I researched more about this artist, his view on his inspiration was well worded.

My art is inspired by the death of the printed word. Books and newspapers are becoming artifacts of the 21st century. As a society we're shifting away from print consumption and heading straight towards full digital lives. My sculptures are products of their environment —both literally and figuratively.

 Check out more of Nick's work on his Blog.

What a work of design style and class with this minimalistic Shadow Bike Rack ($350) made by Quarterre Products. It was crafted from a single, folded, steel sheet and is trimmed with leather at the end for hanging a helmet. It also has a high-friction base to aid in keeping the bike fixed in place. This stand was designed so you can run your bike directly into it, so there is no need for a lame kick stand. If this stand is not your choice, check out their other two stands: The Branchline and The Hood.

The Malbaie V residence is located in Quebec, Canada and was designed by Mu Architecture. It was designed with a rectangular concept in mind, where other connecting rectangular structures come together and are covered in planks of wood. The roof of the home is a site to see, since the roof is a native garden of local plants. The home was also oriented in a manner to achieve permanent natural light as well as achieving energy efficiency.  This is a beautiful home that uses nature and sustainability to help ascetically blend in with nature.




Source: Knstrct

Found a stylish yet beautiful watch, the Braun BN10 ($600-$680) digital watch. This German made watch will capture the eyes of many, with its unique shape and style. It's available in stainless steel or black plated stainless steel. Both versions come with either the stainless steel bracelet or rubber strap. The Braun features a LED-backlit LCD that's motion activated and its also water and scratch resistant. See more of the BN10 describtion here.

Angerblue aka Justin Kamerer has continued to add to his "Weapons of Mass Creation" Series with a new one: Music. He has also re-released the first two in the series with cooking and art themes.  These are all 12" x 24" to 15" x 24" screen prints and they are limited to 150, 2-color signed/numbered screen print and cost $20 each or $50 for the set. Get them while you can at his shop.























Source: OMG

I have always found the strange and unorthodox outdoor office modules to be interesting and fun, a way to shape your own personnel office and its surroundings. The Tetra Shed ($TBA) designed by David Ajasa-Adekunle of Innovation Imperative Studio is a new style of modular office, that will be available in 2012.  The insides of the Tetra Shed are covered with copper, zinc, corten, steel or marine plywood, and lined in a birch-faced plywood or plasterboard. Since this is a modular office there's no limit to the number of units that can be connected together, literally giving you a lot of possibilities.  In the mean time, take a tour of the Tetra Shed from the pictures below.

Have you ever needed to charge four things at once but only had one outlet available, I know I have. That is where a roll-up travel charger ($33) would come in handy. It can plug up to 4 different charging tips: iPhone, Mini USB, Micro USB, and Samsung and it only uses one wall outlet.  Yup, you can now recharge up to four gadgets all at the same time. Not bad and it comes in this stylish leather roll up case.

Two things have finally become one, the company Playbutton has brought together the classic button and music albums. Playbutton is a classic button with a built-in MP3 player that plays a preloaded album when headphones are attached. The preloaded content is like an album with a fixed number of tracks and the design of the album cover is added to the button to match the content. Controls are on the back of the button for playing, pausing, skipping and adjusting the volume. Check their site for merchants who sell these little bad boys. I personally want the The XX button because the design is simple but sweet and I'm a fan of their music.