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OK Go, champion skateboarder rob dyrdek, and millions of online watchers interact with the 'chevy sonic'
in this year's superbowl commercial, which documents the car's first skydive, first music video, first kickflip, and first bungee jump.

jenny db
02.03.12  
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automotive curiosity (56 articles)

hiriko electric city car

technology | 01.26.12

'hiriko', the commercial version of MIT media lab's 'citycar' concept, features no doors and a distributed engine system that together permit the already compact vehicle to fold up when parked.

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volkswagen parking lot towers

technology | 01.24.12

take a look inside the two towering silos at volkswagen's autostadt production and touring facility in germany, each housing hundreds of cars waiting to be picked up by customers.

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dock + go concept for electric cars

technology | 12.08.11

designed by rinspeed, the 'dock+go' concept is a detachable third axel that offers additional, task-specific storage space for small electric vehicles: a heated food delivery pack, toolbox component, or additional e...

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the split building form of this apartment block creates a cascade of dwellings and terraces, evoking the rhythm and proportions of clustered parisian roofs.

lauren db
02.03.12  
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stephane maupin (2 articles)

stéphane maupin: RATP formation center

architecture | 04.04.11

the unit, situated between paris' main highway, train tracks, factories, and social housing, is influenced by the brutality of this urban collage where concrete pillars clash with raw material.

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the mirrorless interchangeable lens camera is compatible with both existing DSLR lenses and a newly released system that offers the world's thinnest interchangeable lenses to date. video interview with marc newson after the jump!

jenny db
02.03.12  
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marc newson (11 articles)

marc newson: bunky for magis

design | 04.13.11

built from just four pieces.

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marc newson at gagosian gallery, new york

design | 09.22.10

the 'transport' exhibition brings together for the first time, australian designer marc newson's major projects and realized products for transport and human locomotion.

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marc newson: nike zvezdochka

design | 09.15.10

australian designer marc newson designed the zvezdochka series of shoes for nike to celebrate the opening of his exhibition ‘transport’.

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with the 'L' in its name standing for 'large', the third model in fiat's '500' line offers the seating and handling of an SUV but with smaller size and increased efficiency.

jenny db
02.03.12  
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the sculptural works are formed with the obsessive detail observed in the beloved pieces of baroque master craftsmen. 

leigha db
02.03.12  
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to celebrate its 100th anniversary, LL bean in collaboration with photographer randal ford has brought its historical catalog cover art to life as modern-day photographs.

jenny db
02.03.12  
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the exhibition celebrates the french designers' practice marking important steps in their working process through an extensive display of drawings, models, plans and photographs pulled from their archive.

andrea db
02.03.12  
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ronan and erwan bouroullec (37 articles)

ronan + erwan bouroullec at centre pompidou-m

design | 10.11.11

1000 square meters will be dedicated to the works, research, and models spanning the last fifteen years of design partnership.      

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ronan + erwan bouroullec: textile field

design | 09.15.11

a 30 meter long, 8 meter wide installation which takes over the 240 meter square floor of the victoria & albert museum's, raphael cartoons gallery.

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bouroullec brothers: pico collection

design | 07.27.11

composed of compressed sand and mixed minerals, this series of tiles maintains the rawness of handmade cement and traditional earth floors, letting the materials convey their natural characteristics.

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positioned at the base of the wanaka valley, new zealand, the linear footprint of this residence provides sweeping views of the mountain peaks and rolling farmland from every room.

lauren db
02.03.12  
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the russian photographer has captured the winter landscape of the republic of crimea and its deserted nature.

birgit
02.03.12  
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