2008 October Design for today Magazine

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Eden Motoryacht by Daniel Hahn

Here comes something amazing and stylish for your honeymoon. The Eden is a luxury motoryacht concept by Daniel Hahn who is a professional designer from Germany.

industrial

Eri Akutsu and Koji Shimizu design the Book Cup

Eri Akutsu and Koji Shimizu design the Book Cup.

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2008 LA Design Challenge shows the World of Motorsport, in 2025

This time around, the LA Design Challenge has the World of Motorsport in the year 2025, as its theme. As we would expect from this challenge, this year’s entries are a mesmerizing glimpse of the future of Motorsports.

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GT by Citroen

CROSS OVER TO THE VIRTUAL WORLD With GTbyCITROËN, a show-car presented at the 2008 Paris Motor Show, Citroën becomes the first vehicle manufacturer to cross over to the virtual worlds: An original take on a road car, GTbyCITROËN is a style replica of a vehicle from the digital world. The car is the result of [...]

visual

Blur Studio – A Gentlemens Duel

A seemingly innocent tea party takes a turn for the dramatic when two imperious aristocrats suddenly find themselves competing for the affections of the same fair lady.

industrial

The Beehive Chandelier by Jessica Kay Bodner

Jessica Kay Bodner is a San Francisco lighting artist who creates unique sculptural steel lighting through her company Bodner Chandeliers. The Beehive Chandelier is a cold rolled steel sculpture inspired by beehives found in nature.

industrial

mug by Psyho

That’s a really nice idea for a mug made from an Ukrainian Company called Psyho.

architecture

Second Solar spaceship

Böblingen, Germany became the home of the largest space ship for children in the world, which was built there between March and June 2008. Second Solar – a ship on the way to the distant planet Gliese 581 in a solar system 20.5 light years far away from Earth. Explorers hope to find an inhabitable [...]

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The Venturi Volage Roadster

Amongst all the incredible vehicles at this year’s Paris Motor Show, one of the biggest head-turners was the Venturi Volage vehicle. A fully electric roadster with serious engine power, the Volage boasts 295 horsepower and 171 pound-feet of torque, propelling it from 0-60 in less than 5 seconds. It also features a revolutionary suspension/propulsion system [...]