We see people in wheelchairs all the time, but have you ever stopped to think about how wheelchairs really haven't changed very much since the first one was invented. It's still a pretty basic design. Wheels & a place to sit. If you have no use of a wheelchair or are not around anyone who does, then you probably don't think about them very much.

But, if you do have to use one, this is something you probably think about a great deal. While there have been far strides in wheelchair design, this is not stopping a new generation of designers from trying to create even better chairs that make mobility and life for those who have to use them much easier.

Check out this array of technologically innovative wheelchair designs coming from some of the best minds in the world of design & engineering.

We've all seen less than enthusiastic folks in sandwich boards for local businesses. But occasionally, a business taps into a sign holder with a little more personality. I recently saw one such person on a trip to Traverse City, Michigan.

To locals, he's become known as The Domino's Dancing Kid, and they can count on him for entertainment and Domino's promotions at various intersections during rush hour.

Once hooked up to his iPod, this somewhat awkward looking guy is transformed into a breakdancing spectacle. His dancing alter ego has become so popular in Traverse City that the Domino's Dancing Kid even opened up for well known musician Keller Williams a few weeks ago.

A video of a recent performance at the intersection of Front Street and Garfield in Traverse City:

To celebrate its 70th anniversary the design company Vipp has partnered Design Within Reach and a round table of famous artists who have made their own versions of Vipp's iconic pedal trash bin.

Yoko Ono, David Rockwell, Calvin Klein, Nigel Barker, David Stark, Yves Béhar and others all donated signature bins that will be auctioned off for Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS (DIFFA).

While the actual auction is by invite only, five of the cans are being auctioned on Ebay through October 28 and all of the bins can be seen at DWR: Tools For Living in Soho (NYC).

“What is the use of a book,” mused the title character in Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, “without pictures or conversations?”

If you happen to share Alice’s sentiment, you’ll be delighted to know that a very famous book has just made its way back onto shelves—this time around with illustrations by a very famous artist.

Robert Crumb, the counterculture comic artist who illustrated album covers for The Grateful Dead and Big Brother and the Holding Company, and created such subversive characters as Fritz the Cat and Mr. Natural, has tackled what might seem to be an unlikely text for a skeptic and self-proclaimed Gnostic—The Book of Genesis.

Now, the greatest hits from the first book of the Bible—God creating earth, Adam and Eve and Noah’s Ark among them—have been brought to life in explicit Crumb fashion (the book’s cover carries the warning, “Adult Supervision Recommended for Minors”).

The notoriously misanthropic and curmudgeonly Crumb spent four years illustrating Genesis; so far, the book has been met with a predictable mixture of largely positive critical reception and outcry from a handful of religious groups who claim Crumb sensationalized and sexualized the subject matter for commercial gain.

In a quote to The New York Times, Crumb said of Genesis:

“I had no intention to scandalize the Bible. I was intrigued by the challenge of exposing everything in there by illustrating it. The text is so significant in our culture, to bring everything out was a significant enough purpose for doing it.”

It's a wonderful thing when fashion and art meet. Moschino is one label that gets that.

Since setting up shop in New York City's Meatpacking District last year, their store window has become known for its artistic flair. Last spring's Dali tribute is just one such example. Now the store has teamed up with the Whitney's Contemporaries group and Vogue for a collaboration.

Ryan Humphrey is the artist behind the window that's being called "Darkness at Sunrise." With a focus on biker chic elements, Humphrey makes a promotion for the Autumn 2009/Winter 2010 collection gallery-worthy.