I spent most of last Saturday at Australia’s top custom shop, Deus Ex Machina, as one of the judges of the inaugural Boundless Enthusiasm Bike Build-Off. There were over thirty bikes in the yard, with chrome and paintwork glinting under the unseasonably hot sun. Before the judging officially started, I wandered around incognito and checked out the bikes. Four machines immediately jumped out at me, and of those four, just one appeared to meet the primary judging criteria: Making the most with the least. That bike was Much Much Go, built by industrial designer Nick Eterovic. And by the end of the day, Nick had won not only the First Prize, but also the People’s Choice award — via Bike EXIF

The Pomaran? Residence occupies nearly its entire site, and is located between the main train station and the vineyards. The natural grade of the site creates an interesting opportunity. The architects chose to capitalize on the sloped character providing access to the residence at multiple levels, and by automobile and pedestrians accordingly — via ArchDaily

One of HR Giger’s most known series of works is the Passagen collection. Erotic and sensual, it actually depicts a rear opening of a German garbage truck, the stinky hole where waste bins are emptied into.

While Mr HR Giger was inspired by a garbage truck, the Atelier Morpheus Passagen watch is inspired by Mr HR Giger’s works. And it shows: the watch, which is available either in a black PVD or 18-carat gold-plated case looks like a scale 3D model of a fragment of his Opus Magnum — via World Watch Review

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Although skeletonized black dials are usually a real pain to look at, this one is very legible since all three hands and hour indexes come with luminous coating, which glows brightly in darkness and provides very good contrast at daylight — via World Watch Review

In the early 1900s, the concept of a public library was being adopted by the City of Stockholm in Sweden. Gunnar Asplund was initially hired to help determine the requirements for a public library and then prepare a competition open to all architects. Beginning his research in the United States, Asplund saw first hand examples of the most developed library system in the world. He became very informed and when the building committee realized the strength that he had in his understandings and ideas, they decided he would be the most suitable architect for the job — via ArchDaily

Nixon has released a new chronograph watch in its 42-20 collection. This new watch is unique, as it uses tortoise shell in its construction. The bezel and the centre link of the bracelet are made of faux tortoise shell. The rest of the watch is rendered in black on stainless steel — via Horology Crazy