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transportation

Mercedes Benz Ener-G-Force

Futuristic and appealing: that’s the new G-Class SUV by Mercedes-Benz. However, as the best of treasures, it will be hard to obtain.

architecture

Dragonfly, a metabolic farm for urban agricolture 2009 : 800 million of urban farmers for responsible eco-cities The world of fast-food and frozen food is over! The urban keen interest of the beginning of our Century turns toward the garden flat bringing back the countryside in our overcrowded cities fighting from now on for a [...]

transportation

The Green GT

GreenGT is one of Switzerland’s newest and most revolutionary eco-friendly automotive companies. In the last couple months GreenGT have released a solar power based tire warmer named the Sunny Green Box which will be used in car racing and are currently developing the most powerful and cutting edge electric race car ever built, the GreenGT. [...]

architecture

Zira Island by BIG Architects

Bjarke Ingels, Founding Partner of BIG: What we propose for Zira Zero Island is an architectural landscape based on the natural landscape of Azerbaijan. This new architecture not only recreates the iconic silhouettes of the seven peaks, but more importantly creates an autonomous ecosystem where the flow of air, water, heat and energy are channeled [...]

Fashion/Apparel

Fashion/Apparel

Industrial Design

Fashion/Apparel

Sugamo Shinkin Bank by Emmanuelle Moureaux

Ferrari LaFerrari

The wraps are finally off the LaFerrari. The Prancing Horse’s eagerly-anticipated limited-series special, of which just 499 will be built, made its world debut today at the Geneva International Motor Show. “We chose to call this model LaFerrari,” declared Ferrari’s President, Luca di Montezemolo, “because it is the maximum expression of what defines our company [...]

Torque desk by I M Lab

London-based Alessandro Isola & Supriya Mankad from I M Lab have designed the Torque Desk. A twisting take on a traditionally formal product. In this instance the desk has been transformed into a dynamic spatial object in tension with the straight walls of the space it occupies. The tensile stresses require the desk to be [...]

Brera Design District

Milan, April 2013. It’s that time of the year again. It’s Salone. Starting from April 9th, for six days Milan will be the home to an exploration into the future of design, and the Brera quarter, beating heart of the cultural life of the city, will host the 4th edition of Brera Design District, a [...]

Old Bond

Old Bond calls itself an “ideas boutique.” It is an independent creative agency that has capitalized on the trendiest mode of transportation—bicycling. “The technology behind their business is simple: four strips of LED lights attached to the spokes of bike wheels. The result, however, is mesmerizing – startling animations which can advertise words and phrases, [...]

DRSL Paparazzi Lamp by Mónoculo Design Studio

Mónoculo Design Studio have created the DRSL Paparazzi lamp. Mónoculo Design Studio presents this original lamp which is a replica of a reflex camera lens. Carefully handmade with high quality materials and fine terminations, the lens hood can be reverse mounted or removed. The lamp is made of alder wood and has a water-based varnish [...]