Saturday, June 14, 2008
Sunday, June 8, 2008
The Scorpion supercar that burns gas like a Honda Civic
According to Ronn Motors, the Scorpion supercar will not only achieve 0-60 mph in just 3.5 seconds, but also earns green credentials by getting 40 miles per gallon. This trick is achieved by having a hydrogen-hybrid engine under the hood (also known as hydrogen injection, Water4Gas or HHO.) Small doses of hydrogen are generated and fed into the fuel mixture, making for a more efficient burn. Apparently this technology is a little controversial, but that hasn't stopped Ronn from putting together a bloody good looking car around that special engine, as the second photo underlines.
Saturday, June 7, 2008
"My Dior"
The luxury brands continue to arrive in the world of telephony. Also, it is always with Modelabs that Dior enters turn into the world of mobile with My Dior, a mobile phone clamshell design "Lady Dior" which offers a touch screen 2.6 "with a resolution QVGA, APN on a 2 Megapixels and 640 stones of 3251 carats (total) of Swarovski crystals, all delivered with the case in crocodile skin, thus justifying the bill 18000 €!
Dubai Opera House
Dubai: Zaha's town? The starchitect has unveiled plans for her latest opus, a sprawling combination opera house-playhouse in Dubai. (Lest anyone accuse Hadid of underachieving, know that it will also house a performing arts school, a luxury hotel, and a gallery exhibition space as large as Manhattan's Guggenheim.) Inspired by dunes, the design is sensuous and fluid, rising to form double peaks that will be the two performance spaces.
Euro Cup 2008 Bonanza!
In celebration of the upcoming UEFA EURO 2008 tournament, one of the event's largest sponsors, adidas has created some larger than life displays in Switzerland and Austria for their "Dream Big" campaign. At the Zurich train station there is a 17-meter-high huddle of eleven football stars from nine nations, welcoming visitors of the games. The Vienna Prater will be the home of a 42 meter-tall Petr Cech, the Czech player is shown with eight arms symbolizing his goalkeeping abilities. Vienna will also showcase 16 extra-large Football boots; these adidas F50 TUNiT's will be sporting 16 different colorways inspired by the flags of each participating nation.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Nereus Kite-Powered Water Pod Racer Can Dive
The Nereus is a kite-powered watercraft which looks like the product of an orgy between a hammerhead, a manta ray, a Japanese bike and a Storm Trooper. Inspired by kite-surfing, the designers of this water pod racer say that it will "achieve relatively high speeds on and under water." We don't know how high speed diving can be possible with the sea dragging you, but we know how you make it work.ccording to them, you would be able to control the Nereus by just turning the handlebars, like using any bike. The handlebars are attached with strings to the kite, employing the same principles used in kite-surfing. To dive, you only have to push down, and the Nereus will dive for a few seconds before emerging again because of the kite dragging it out of the water.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
PHOTOGRAPHER DAVID FIELD
David Field centers his work around concept and composition in the creation of surrealistic imagery. He uses a variety of photoshop techniques. Each image often takes him months to complete.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Jeff Koons .... move over Damien Hirst
Jeff Koons is a contemporary American artist and is one of the few living Renianssance artists that has had a cultural impact as grand as Damien Hirst and Takashi Murakami. He is noted for his use of kitsch imagery using painting, sculpture, and other forms, often in large scale.
On November 14, 2007 his art piece "Hanging Heart" sold at Sotheby's auction house for $23.6 million becoming the most expensive piece by a living artist ever auctioned.
Olafur Eliasson is a f*n genius!
Long esteemed in the art world, Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson had his pop Genesis moment—Let there be light!—in 2003, when he replicated the sun at the Tate Modern in London. Two million visitors lazed beneath his assembled lamps and mirrors to marvel and even protest.This summer he’s a marquee draw with a trifecta of happenings: a midcareer monograph from Taschen, a survey at New York’s MoMA and PS1, and a multimillion-dollar public-art project in which he’ll install four enormous waterfalls in the waterways around New York City. He’s a transformer of space. With Eliasson’s work, you experience rather than merely view. It’s like you’re 16 again, sky-high for the Dark Side of the Moon laser show, but it’s so much better now because you’re sober, freshly aware that the scope of what art is unfolds and expands around you.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Takashi Murakami x LV v2.0
Calling all Louis Vuitton loyalists: Here’s your first look at the highly-anticipated new print from Takashi Murakami and Vuitton artistic director Marc Jacobs…the Monogramouflage design. The prints come in three shades of green, and will be featured in an accessories line debuting exclusively at the Brooklyn Museum of Art’s pop-up Vuitton shop on June 1.
Sunday, March 30, 2008
ALPHASPHERE LOUNGER
Developed by the Viennese artist, Sha, the AlphaSphere takes the European Spa Award 2006-winning AlphaLounger to a new dimension.
The piece is dedicated exclusively to the cause of luxury relaxation. Being a multisensory tool, the AlphaLounger houses all necessary stimuli and needs no additional technical equipment.
Friday, March 21, 2008
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