Dream cars of the future since 1950

For those who are in Torino (raise your hands), check out the Dream Cars of the Future exhibition. On display are some of the most iconic Italian dream cars made since the '50s.
The full information can be read here: designws.com

eSolex

Here's the rebirth of the Solex in an electric version, designed by Pininfarina. I belief very strongly in light electric mobility, not so sure if this old/new design mix is so great and is going to be successfull. check out the solex site for images (image courtesy solex).

fabionovembre

Last friday in Kortrijk we saw 2 great presentations from Erwan Bouroullec and Fabio Novembre. could they have been more different? Erwan Bouroullec wasn't a great talker , but with great designs. The presentation from Fabio Novembre was a memorable experience, even though we didn't like most designs so much as product designs. check here the him & her. But Fabio had such a very compelling and convincing story with all his designs, that we started to like them. He studied after architecture also movie making which explains his talent and passion for story telling. never saw a guy so full off himself, but always stayed charming and positive. check out his website; forza fabio!

Non-conformist superbikes

Throwing conventional styling cues in the trashbin, NONOBJECT decided to reinterpret the superbike. This electric motorcycle ditches the garish plastics we see on most bikes these days and choses to bring the bodywork back to the absolute basics.

parked:


riding stance:


check out this Youtube clip for more info: link

A different approach was taken by Confederate Motorcycles, in their cooperation with fashion brand Neimain Marcus (a pretty weird combination if you ask me).





links:

NONOBJECT
Confederate Motorcycles

Hermes interiors

Hermes is on a roll, not satisfied by merely redoing the interior of a Eurocopter EC135, they now decided to focus their attention to the humble Citroen 2CV. The result is a vehicle that is quite different from the norm of luxury cars, but a lot more interesting (just forget that it's about as safe as riding around in a tin can, as Top Gear conveniently demonstrated: link to Youtube )




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edit: Turns out Hermes has somewhat of a history with Citroen, check out this DS, owned by the CEO of Hermes Japan:



More pics: link

Citroen concepts, making-of

Check out this Flickr photostream with making-of pictures of the two latest Citroen concept cars, the GT and Hypnos. Some really nice photography as well:



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Kwudesign.com

Check out the blog of car designer Kimberly Wu, her drawings mix the field of illustration with design. Quite fresh and different from the usual car sketches!



link: kwudesign.com

Porsche

there's hardly any product I like from porsche design (except the 911 and those cool 70-ies carrera glasses!), but this radio is pretty cool.

winglet

check out the new toyota winglet on this youtube movie. looks like the <25km/h mobility market is now finally attractive to the big car guys. the good news ia our solution is more simple and almost ready to hit the market!

मिनी rickshaw

now this is an interesting way making a comfortable rickshaw! mini made this for the olympics. however you can't say it's nicely integrated... read the full text on this article in autowereld.

ted.com

a very nice web site with a lot of 10 minutes videos on very different subjects:

www.ted.com

my favorites here, but there are many more:

Theo jensen: The art of creating creatures:
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/theo_jansen_creates_new_creatures.html

Sculpture that's truly moving ( Arthur Ganson )
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/arthur_ganson_makes_moving_sculpture.html

Underwater astonishments ( David Gallo )
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/david_gallo_shows_underwater_astonishments.html

Using biology to make better animation ( Torsten Reil )
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/torsten_reil_studies_biology_to_make_animation.html

Brain magic ( Keith Barry )
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/keith_barry_does_brain_magic.html

Why design? ( Philippe Starck )
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/philippe_starck_thinks_deep_on_design.html

Theremin, the untouchable music ( Pamelia Kurstin )
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/pamelia_kurstin_plays_the_theremin.html

Are children's carseats necessary? ( Steven Levitt )
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/steven_levitt_on_child_carseats.html

X-bike

cool folding bike umbrella style called X-bike. guess why...read this article on bright

Beautiful Brochures

Smashing Magazine posted a nice overview of 50 cool promotional booklets and brochures. Enjoy some bold graphic design:





link: Smashing Magazine

HPE

here's a look at my restoration project on it's way. it;s a 1977 lancia beta HPE. check also this cool ad from the time! always loved this bodywork concept (combi coupe). would buy it also now, when available. and I don't mean that Delta that they call HPE now...

Salone Satellite 2008

yatzer has a nice overview of the best stuff found on the Satellite 2008 show in Milan this year..



link: clickety click!

SINTESI

check out the new Pininfarina concept car to be introduced in geneva next week. under direction of collegue TU-delft graduate lowie vermeersch. check this minifarina site for more images (image also from site).

love the door detailing! look back at the nido.

Chicago cold!

A couple of pics here from my trip to Chicago, it's chilly here and there's no lack of snow! These were taken saturday when it was almost summer, today I had to wade through the snow to get around... note to self, sneakers will not cut it on the skiing trip!







- Renze

GROW

check this treehugger item on designs that grow with you. yes, exactly like our growbike. the grow-aspect on the babybett is fairly limited I would say..

Fridgetime

This cool photo series by Peter Menzel shows various families around the world together with their weekly groceries. A cool insight into the domination of fast food into the lives of us in the western world..



link: http://2photo.ru/2007/09/10/superproekt_fotografa_peter_menzel_chto_edjat_na_zemle.html

Peter Menzel website: http://www.menzelphoto.com/gallery/subCategory.php?subCategory=Books/Hungry%20Planet

Joker

did you see that Fisker hybrid saloon on the Detroit auto show? on Autoblog Rick Dos made this brilliant parallel with the Joker! love the solar cell roof, also the car all in all is a lot of excuse marketing...

AIR

My brother Hans mentioned the interesting air car of Guy negre already 5 years ago. It looks like now they will make a big step with Tata stepping in as you can read on NU.nl
Let's hope they will also do something about the design....

Enertia

another electric motorbike, this time from Oregon USA. same battery technology as the Oxygen scooter Springtime designed. check out the website for more details.

Disappearing Doors

Interesting concept by California based company Jatech LLC. This'll save a lot of paint damage on doors in cramped parking lots....
Check the movie on: http://www.disappearing-car-door.com