All articles by John O'Brien – Page 5
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Breitling commemorate ISR with new timepiece
Bentley's collaboration with timepiece creator Breitling is a well-established one, which stretches back years. The latest coming together between the luxury brands is in commemoration of Juha Kankkunen's world-record-breaking jaunt on the frozen Baltic Sea, off the coast of Finland.
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College Exhibition: Central Academy of Fine Arts degree show 2011
The 2011 Central Academy of Fine Arts recently held its annual transportation design degree show, themed '2053 sea, land and air amphibious transportation and entertainment design'.
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Brit Insurance Design Of The Year 2011
Elsewhere in the Transport category, the YikeBike - a unique, carbon fiber, folding 'mini-farthing' is also nominated. Designed with lightness in mind, the YikeBike's main prerogative is to allow commuters to stow the bike effectively when not in use.
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Brit Insurance Design Of The Year 2011
Showcasing a year in design, the fourth annual Brit Insurance Design Awards are currently being previewed at the Design Museum in London, UK. The shortlist of over 100 items takes in the best in design from seven categories: Architecture, Transport, Graphics, Interactive, Product, Furniture and Fashion.
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Bugatti Veyron: A Quest For Perfection
It's easy to run out of superlatives when describing the Bugatti Veyron. Eclipsing every road car before it in terms of power, speed and price, it has been the benchmark supercar for almost a decade.
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2011 Michelin Challenge Bibendum
On the opposite side of the spectrum was the Gordon Murray Designs T.25. Displayed on the corner of sponsor Shell’s stand, the diminutive city car needs to be seen to fully understand its minute dimensions. Though the car itself would never be defined as beautiful from a purely aesthetic design ...
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2011 Michelin Challenge Bibendum
This year marked the 11th running of the Michelin Challenge Bibendum. For those not familiar with the concept, the Bibendum aims to tackle the prolific issues facing the modern motorist, namely CO2 emissions and fuel consumption. Billed as a forum, the five-day event aims to bring together a variety of ...
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Mini Yours: 'When personalization becomes art'
The Mini, in both British Leyland and BMW formats, has always been famous for its limitless personalization options. From fluffy dice around the mirror to Union Jack roofs and beyond, there is no route that hasn't been explored with the cheeky city car.
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London Design Museum showcases most iconic designs and inventions
The London Design Museum has added 13 new exhibits to its collection. The additions come ahead of the Museum's relocation from its current location in the shadows of Tower Bridge to the former Commonwealth Institute across town in Kensington.
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Zagato V12 triumphs at Villa d'Este
The Aston Martin V12 Zagato was victorious at this year's Concorso d’Eleganza at Villa d’Este, winning the Design Award for Concept Cars and Prototypes.
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Audi hardwood bicycle
Following on from its collaboration with Head for carbon fiber skis, Audi has teamed up with Renovo Hardwood Bicycles to create yet another performance-oriented product.
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Technicon opens new Rüsslesheim studio
The creative arm of global automotive specialist, Technicon Design, has opened a new European studio in Rüsslesheim, Germany.
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Giugiaro honored in Korean ceremony
Giorgetto Giugiaro has received honors from the South Korean Government for his contribution to the nation's fledgling automotive industry.
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Video: J Mays walks us around Ford EcoSport
Earlier this month, Ford unveiled its EcoSport compact SUV at the Delhi Auto Expo. The B-segment crossover is a key component in the brand's ‘One Ford' global strategy, underlined by the fact it was designed in Brazil under the direction of Joa Marcos De Oliveira Ramos.
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Range Rover photography contest
Land Rover is offering a very exclusive prize to the winner of its latest photographic competition. In addition to Olympus E-PL2 cameras and Land Rover Experience vouchers for the runners-up, the overall winner will receive an exclusive Range Rover Evoque bicycle.
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Ford Design Center set to expand
Symbolic of the importance it plays in Ford's small car strategy, the automakers Design Center in Cologne, Germany, is about to receive a €11.6m redevelopment.
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BMW DesignworksUSA Intermarine 55 Yacht
Following on from their alliance with Siemens on the Metro Inspiro train, BMW DesignworksUSA have collaborated with Intermarine, Brazil's leading luxury yacht brand. Having previously designed sea-going vessels for Bavaria Yachts, a manufacturer of entry-level yachts, the Intermarine 55 is a move into the upper segment of the ...
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2011 LA Design Challenge entries revealed
Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, inc Advanced Design Center, California.Silver LightningPaying homage to its 125 years of automotive innovation, Mercedes-Benz Advanced Design of North America has created a fusion of safety and style in its futuristic society, featuring crash test mannequins Hans05 and Franz02 as well as the Silver ...
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2011 LA Design Challenge entries revealed
As the Los Angeles Auto Show rapidly approaches, the 8th international Design Challenge has been announced. Inviting studios from across the globe to compete, previous years have seen concepts created for environmentally conscious briefs that called for sub-1000lb vehicles through to ‘Motorsport 2025' concepts that reinterpreted motor racing in the ...
