Design

Tiny house living anyone?

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:53:00 +0000

Apparently, part of the downsizing movement has helped increase the popularity of Tiny Houses. They range in size from 65 square feet to a few hundred square feet and if you are an average American, you would probably say that is indeed tiny. If the small size weren’t enough of an adjustment, fitting all your possessions into a space that small would even be a challenge for a minimalist. But they have many enthusiasts and the trend seems to be growing.

Who Said a Yacht has to Look Like a boat?

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:45:00 +0000

It's hot and summer and what better place to relax than on a yacht - especially one with a striking design. Here is some ‘inspiration' for what you might buy.

Kia Soul'ster Awarded 2009 Concept Truck of the Year

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:03:00 +0000

Kia Motors America (KMA) today announced the open-air Soul'ster Concept, which made its debut at the 2009 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in January, was named the 2009 Concept Truck of the Year during the 2009 North American Concept Vehicle of the Year Awards at the Automotive Hall of Fame in Dearborn, Michigan. Honored for its beach-ready prowess and creative design, Soul'ster is the first concept from Kia Motors to receive one of the coveted Concept Vehicle of the Year Awards, proving that a small, personal-use truck can still be fun and capable.

Fisker Plug-In Hybrid Wins North American Concept Vehicle of the Year Award Category

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:03:00 +0000

The Fisker Karma Sunset PHEV hardtop convertible coupe has been named 2009 Production Preview Concept of the Year, part of the North American Concept Vehicle of the Year Awards. Henrik Fisker, CEO of California-based Fisker Automotive, accepted the honors today during a ceremony at the Automotive Hall of Fame in Dearborn, Michigan.

MERCEDES-BENZ Launches All-New 2010 E-Class: 'Everything We Know, Everything We Are: This is Mercedes-Benz'

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:43:00 +0000

As the all-new 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class goes on sale today at dealerships across the country, Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) is rolling out its biggest marketing launch in recent years to herald the arrival of the ninth generation of its iconic sedan and its sibling coupe. The campaign is oriented around the theme "Everything We Know, Everything We Are: This is Mercedes-Benz."

21 Rooms in 1 Flat: Creative Space Saving Condo Design

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:36:00 +0000

On a budget in a big city, how do you work 350 square feet of apartment space into luxury living quarters? Using a series of amazing space-saving strategies and mobile architectural elements, Gary Change converted his simple apartment-turned-condominium into a vast and varied place filled with twenty-one distinct, unique, useful and luxurious spaces.

World's Fastest Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (and Other Stuff)

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 16:09:00 +0000

It may surprise you that beneath our gentle, gadget-loving exterior, there lies a closeted obsession with speed. Sure, we tend to talk about Twitter and have been known to spend hours debating the best instant-messaging client -- or the best sci-fi villain (it's so obviously IG-88) -- but we turn our heads just like the next person when a Ferrari F430 rolls by.

Volkswagen's car storage tower

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:00:00 +0000

GERMANY : A red Volkswagen Golf (L) and a VW Scirocco are retrieved by an automated palette from a storage tower near the main factory in the northern German city of Wolfsburg. Earlier Martin Winterkorn, CEO of German car maker Volkswagen (VW) addressed the annual press conference where he expressed the desire for his company to be number one in its sector by 2018.

House of 1000 windows

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 08:12:00 +0000

A new office block being built in China is believed to have the most windows of any building of its size in the world.

Departure 2093 - Five visions on future flying

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:08:00 +0000

Future Finnair fleet images

Mega Tokyo Bay Pyramid to Provide 750,000 People Housing

Wed, 07 May 2008 18:22:00 +0000

Hoping to relieve its stress of alarming overpopulation, the world's most crowded city - Tokyo's construction industry has trained its sights on the only vacant lot around -- the waters of Tokyo Bay. Witness the impossible dream of city planners: to build a 3,000-foot pyramid over the water, with skyscrapers suspended like peapods within its enormous frame.

The $300,000 Watch That Doesn't Tell Time

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 18:45:00 +0000

A $300,000 watch? Luxury. A $300,000 watch that doesn’t tell time — and that sells out? Pure genius. According to several news reports flagged by my friends at Luxist, Swiss watchmaker Romain Jerome just launched the “Day&Night” watch. The watch won’t tell you what time it is. That’s so yesterday. But it does tell you whether it’s day or night — helpful, I guess, for billionaire types who can’t afford windows.

New swimsuit could break Olympic records

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 18:51:00 +0000

MANCHESTER, England (AP) -- The Speedo LZR Racer swimsuit is making such a splash in the pool that U.S. head coach Mark Schubert believes every record in the sport could fall at the Beijing Olympics. Since the suit was unveiled in February, 19 long-course world records have been set and four short-course marks. The new Speedo suit has been worn in all but one of the 23 records. At this point in 2004 -- the last Olympic year -- five world records had been set.

Fashion Freaks

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 15:53:00 +0000

As young boys, we all watched our share of Fashion Television as the only source of occasional daytime pornography - the see-through and altogether “popping out”fits were those rare gems that made it all worth it. Fortunately, there was some entertainment between stray boob runway walk jiggle - the freaks!

Fast food, German-style - Automated restaurant without waiters

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:20:00 +0000

Germany likes to call itself the "Land of Ideas" - and over the centuries it has certainly had plenty of them. It was Germans who invented the aspirin, the airship, the printing press and the diesel engine. But Germany has surely never produced anything quite as weird as the automated restaurant.

The 36th International Exhibition of Invention - a selection

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:58:00 +0000

Geneva, Switzerland - More than 700 exhibitors, from 45 countries, are presenting at the 36th International Exhibition of Invention – the world's largest expo devoted to innovation. Here we present a selection of the inventors and their contraptions ...

How Hitler Would Have Rebuilt Berlin

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:33:00 +0000

It's one of those spine-chilling what-ifs. What if Hitler and his helpers had been successful in their aggressive striving for world power? A new exhibition in Berlin attempts to answer this question in part by looking at the devastating architectural consequences Hitler's success would have had for the German capital.

New T-shirts offer protection against knives

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:44:00 +0000

OSAKA--A uniform manufacturer in Chuo Ward, Osaka, has developed a T-shirt intended to provide protection against knives, following an increasing number of malicious crimes that have victimized children and late-night convenience store clerks. The Nihon Uni company used slightly thick fibers that are more than three times as strong as cotton for the T-shirt. However, the product does not look like typical protective clothing.

Ride the B*tchcruiser Bike, But Wear Protection (NSFW)

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:55:00 +0000

Once in a while we come across an invention that's so ludicrously chauvinist, even our testosterone-fueled rants sputter to speechlessness. Just check out the NSFW photos (and plenty of 'em) after the jump.

Best Pictures Awards

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:26:00 +0000

The Best Pictures On the New Awards