Archive: November 2008
industrial
The Cognac glass is a beautiful combination of function and pure pleasure.
It’s a glass conceived to considerate bouquet, temperature and volume.
transportation
The Porsche Panamera Gran Turismo is 16.3 feet long, 6.3 feet wide and 4.66 feet tall, with a wheelbase of 9.6 feet. Weight hasn't been disclosed, but its roughly two tons.
architecture
Located on Hideaway Island in the Noosa region of Australia’s Sunshine Coast is this house designed by local architect Frank Macchia.
visual
The Sharkproject is an initiative to raise awareness about the threat of shark extinction, centered on “finning” – a practice in which the shark is caught, their fins cut off and the rest of the animal thrown back to the sea
industrial
Swedish designer Matilda Sundén Ringnér designed the Rainman decanter, which creates a different wine experience by playing with the traditional way of pouring wine.
transportation
Luca di Montezemolo, president of Ferrari, has invested in a new Italian fast-rail company, along with Diego della Valle, president of Tod’s, creator of the famous Italian driving shoe.
transportation
Lamborghini has cultivated an image for fast and exclusive supercars, but the Reventon broke the mold.
architecture
The Swiss architects take their expertise to new heights with their first residential tower Standing precariously like a giant glass and steel Jenga tower, Herzog & de Meuron’s ambitious first skyscraper design will offer unique living spaces strictly for the super-rich. Having designed buildings in many forms from schools and houses to the Beijing National [...]
