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Arash AF10 supercar

Britain’s history is punctuated in no small part by the proliferation of its cottage industry. And while the industrial revolution may have taken care of that to a large degree, it’s still alive and thriving in the realm of the supercar. Small independent exotic automakers abound, including names like Ascari, Ultima, Noble, Farboud, Farbio [...]

visual

André Smatik

André SMATIK Ljosaj is a very talented illustrator/graphic designer from Germany, his work is fun, vibrant and colorful. His influences come from music, graffiti, skateboarding, street-art, concept-art and architecture.

architecture

Leonardo glass cube by 3deluxe

the Leonardo glass cube is the german firm 3deluxe’s first permanent building. it was designed for glaskoch, a german glazing company.

industrial

New Faucet with Wings from Huber

Instantly recognisable, the ‘V’s that soar through the sky in pictures are, clearly, birds in flight. As is the Flight faucet from Huber. The balanced form of the high-tech tap collection presents the eye with a wonderful, inspiring visual symbol. Like a bird in flight, the Flight tap succeeds in both proportion and dynamic design.

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Alfa Romeo 8C

And with these words, the Alfisti shall rejoice: Alfa Romeo is finally back in the United States. While a full scale return by the Italian maker won’t happen until 2009 or 2010, you can officially buy the Alfa 8C Competizione starting this month through one of the designated Maserati dealers tabbed to carry this rolling [...]

architecture

Dupli Casa by J. MAYER H. Architects

The geometry of the building is based on the footprint of the house that previously was located on the site. Originally built in 1984 and with many extensions and modifications since then, the new building echoes the „family archaeology“ by duplication and rotation.

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Lamborghini Estoque

The Lamborghini Estoque is the perfect travelling companion, be it en route to business meetings, the theatre, the golf course or even a weekend away with the kids

Maximum Joy

In the past year the Japanese carmaker Mazda has been working consistently on a new form language, and this week unveiled their most extreme ’sculpture’ yet: the Mazda Furai. A car designed to take the 24h Le Mans challenge.
The design features ‘crossed folds’ everywhere. Normal steel plates feature only single folds, but here multiple folds [...]

Infinite Loop of Style

Most of us have only been exposed to the concept of infinite loops while on hold with your credit card or phone company, but infinite loops can also be a beautiful and less frustrating concept not involving a phone. Aesthetically popularized by M.C. Escher, Escher himself would be feverishly sharpening his pencil if got a [...]

Pininfarina Sintesi concept

Design Director Lowie Vermeersch said to us: “We like cars that are long and low”. And the Sintesi is just that. At 4800mm long, it is slightly shorter than a Mercedes-Benz E-class, but at 1280mm it is slightly lower than a Porsche 911. The reason for this is not simply that the Pininfarina design team [...]