· PHOTOGRAPHY ·
Benedict Redgrove Loves CarsI love Benedict Redgrove’s car photography, especially his Bertone series! He seems to really love car, because when he is not shooting cars, he’s shooting their factories and mechanics. Redgrove’s does not shoot cars like everyone else I have seen. He likes to discover shapes in them, play with lighting and
· SCULPTURE ·
KO by Anthony JamesThis is the work of British artist Anthony James, who graduated (with honors) form Central St Martins. I personally think James’s work is deeply inspired by Damien Hirst, that is particularly what I thought when I saw this piece: KO is a sculpture of a wrecked Ferrari 355 Spider, birch and fluorescent lights created in [...]
· WEB ·
Dress your Car in CoutureFrench/British Car & Fashion publication Intersection magazine always creates great productions and editorials. The following are car covers, each designed to fit an Alfa Romeo Brera which were commissioned by and created exclusively for the Magazine. Participating in the project were Maison Martin Margiela, Bless,
· ART ·
BMW Art Car by Jeff KoonsThis BMW M3 GT2 is the 17th BMW Art Car, designed by Jeff Koons and unveiled in the Centre Pompidou yesterday (The same venue where Roy Lichtenstein first presented and signed his Art Car back in 1977). The launch party tonight in Paris will be reviewed by our French contributor in the next couple of [...]
· INSTALLATION ·
Helmut Smits Lights Ikea on FireHelmut Smits (1974) is a multidisciplinary visual artist based in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. His FLAMMA work is a set of 8 different IKEA products with which you can start a fire, using the using the fire arc technique.
· ART ·
Matt W. Moore Custom Mini CooperPortland-based artist Matt W Moore collaborated with The Cool Hunter for an upcoming project of customizing the Mini Cooper with his retro, abstract inspired graphics and the super-cool PacMan! With a steely, 80s graffiti-edge the result is pretty Sick!
· DESIGN, DESIGNERS, FEATURED ·
Chanel Fiole – Concept Car DesignJinyoung Jo is a car designer at Hong-ik University in South Korea, and this is her creation: the Chanel Fiole concept. As with classic Coco Chanel work, the design of the car was centered on simplicity of lines and “the best of black and white.” As with most concepts, there was also an emphasis on
· CULTURE, HEARSAY ·
Lamborghini Gallardo – Italian PoliceThe Lamborghini team graces the Italian police with a Gallardo 560-4. This is a dream car for many, especially La Polizia, fully tailored to the needs of a high speed chase or getting to the scene of accident as quickly as possible. This baby has all the features any cop car needs and more. At 202 mph, inability to cease a chase is highly improbable. But aside from the obvious the car is equipped for the transportation of organs…
· ART, INTERIOR DESIGN ·
Lamborghini Wall ArtRichard Moriarty bought this 1974 Lamborghini Countach 10 years ago. Now, sick and tired of having it towed due to stalled engine, he decided to hang it on his wall as art. The Skylight has been designed to fit The Lamborghini and it took less than an hour to bring it into the house. An original idea from architect Fleetwood Joiner…
· CULTURE, DESIGN, FEATURED, HEARSAY ·
Sexy Cars Get Better With AgeI just ffffound an amazing collection of photographs of Italian concept cars from the 60′s and 70′s on Via Comit. There is something so sexual about these kinds of cars, the bold primary colors and the sharp defined construction lines make me …
· DESIGN, FEATURED ·
The New Aston Martin [one-77]Not Cot wrote about it yesterday, and I have to write about it too ! The New Aston Martin One-77 – Limited Edition of only 77 – Already out of Stock – A £1.2 Million baby ! – Its seems that Aston Martin decide to make a BIG buzz in this one, revealing only [...]
· DESIGN ·
Citroen 2cv by HermèsHappy Birthday 2CV ! To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the “Doh Doch” ( or Deux Cheveaux ), Hermes created a special version of a 1989 Citroen 2CV6 Special for the Paris Auto Show. Beautiful detailing with hand-stitched swathes of Hermes trademark gray-beige leather contrasted with … MORE pics after the jump