I just found the work of Lou Rota in an old inspiration book, I really like the way she creates new pieces from unloved old crockery and furniture, her finished works are very appealing to the child in me.
In clearing out my room I have recently found a book by Sam Haskins called Photo Graphics it is pretty interesting showing the world of image manipulation before photoshop. He is perhaps best known for his nudes however including those used in 'The Last of the Shadow Pupppets' recent album artwork.
Beyond The Valley is a concept store for emerging and well established designers. There is some interesting work and lovely things to buy on their website.
I just stumbled upon the work of graphic designer Lydia Skinner, she has some really interesting work. Above is a project on elusive landlords and the cover of her dissertation.
Soju Tanaka is an illustrator of some wonderful little whimsical characters, there is a lot of really good collaborative work to be seen on his/her website along with an interesting blog!