Design

This Buick Streamliner featuring custom aluminium body and steel chassis was created by Norman E Timbs. It has to be said its graceful lines possess a timeless beauty that still holds as true today as it did in 1948 when the Californian unveiled it to the world — via A Parallel World

Arqui+ Architecture have completed the design of a new house in Vale Do Lobo, Portugal — via CONTEMPORIST

Crafted by Lang & Heyne in a limited edition run of 25 pieces, the ivory that’s used in the Friedrich August I and Johann von Sachsen models was sourced from 10,000-year-old woolly mammoths that were preserved in the Russian permafrost for thousands and thousands of years. And it’s not like the ivory is just being used as decorative accents. It’s actually been incorporated into the watch’s inner structures and components. So you’re probably getting your money’s worth given extinction has made sure this particular ivory isn’t exactly a renewable resource. You’ll also understand why these unique mammoth watches cost upwards of $US44,000 — via Gizmodo Australia

There are few motorcycles more exotic than a Bimota. And this machine, which has just gone up for sale, is one of the most covetable Bimotas of all—the 1986 DB1R racer. Built in conjunction with Ducati, it’s one of the four factory bikes campaigned by Davide Tardozzi, Malcolm Tunstall of Syd’s Cycles, and Dale Quarterley.

The bike is in New York, and owner Gregory Rathe has just put it up for sale. The asking price is $80,000, which compares well with the Tardozzi DB1R, which is listed for $200,000 in Japan. If you’re interested, email Gregory here — via Bike EXIF

The library [BGP Arquitectura] located in two bays at the north side of the north-west patio at the Ciudadela. It was created to place the Antonio Castro Leal’s personal library, it was projected a transparent area in which the bookcases are attached on the walls to full height, these vertical elements in dark wood make the contrast with horizontal planes (floors) in light wood and translucent glass, so too the furniture in white. Despite the open space, one can distinguish four different areas: the reception, the teamwork area, personal reading area and the research area — via ArchDaily

James D LaRue Architecture have sent us images of the House on the Hill they’ve designed in Austin, Texas — via CONTEMPORIST

Since its creation in 2000 Girard-Perregaux’s ww.tc (World Wide Time Control) has been reinterpreted many times and in various limited edition versions, this is a special edition ww.tc for Zegg & Cerlati, famous watch and jewellery store in Monaco — via Perpetuelle

This Yamaha SR500 is owned by Brighton man Marc Woodward, and took him nine months to put together — via Bike EXIF

The house [Turnbull Griffin Haesloop Architects] is sited to engage the undulating hillside and capture the spectacular views of Mount Tamalpais and the San Francisco Bay. A curved retaining wall follows the contours of the hillside and anchors the house to the steep site. The house is tucked under the living roof, which visually merges the house with the land. Growing out of the hillside, the roof is carved away to form a protected courtyard for the pool — via ArchDaily

This Yamaha Virago XV750 was Eric Meglasson’s first attempt at building a custom motorcycle. By the time he’d finished the bike, the Oregon-based architect was running a small custom motorcycle company—his own — via Bike EXIF

A ground with 43,000m2 in the old town of La Morera del Montsant, closed with an almost tumbledown facade and three stone walls, is the place where we [M2arquitectura SCP] have fitted a weekend single family house. The house takes place in three different floors — via ArchDaily

Last week Perth Zoo celebrated an important milestone when their seven African Painted Dog pups emerged from the den for the first time and received a clean bill of health. The veterinary check-up included weighing, determining sex, adding microchips and noting each pup’s unique markings — via ZooBorns

A classic entry colonnade that channels the view through the centre of the house and all the way to the infinity pool on the other side, forms the introduction to a Hollywood retrofit by James Magni.

Built in the 1960s, the original did have good bones, but small rooms, low ceilings and fussy details – that had to go.
Magni reinvented it as the modernist classic it was meant to be — via Home Design Find

Axel Budde builds the cleanest, coolest Moto Guzzi cafe racers around. This is his sixth build and the best yet, fresh out of his workshop in Hamburg. Kaffeemaschine #6 is based on a 1980 Le Mans frame and was commissioned by the British motorcycle racer Brian Cowan, who wanted a high-performance Guzzi for the European vintage race scene — via Bike EXIF

The Cloud House is an addition and renovation to a double-fronted Edwardian house in Fitzroy North. Over the course of close to a century, this house has received several additions and modifications.

McBride Charles Ryan’s work for the house is designed in three parts. This allows for a sequence of distinct and unexpected episodes, with glimpses previewing oncoming spaces and experiences as you move through the home — via ArchDaily

Meet Merida and Brave, Highland Wildlife Park‘s 10 week old Scottish Wildcat twins. Born 8 April, the brother and sister pair are quite adventurous, exploring their exhibit, wrestling, and practicing their pounce. The kittens are certainly keeping proud parents, five year old mum Seasaidh and eight year old dad Hamish, busy — via  ZooBorns

Harley’s evergreen Sportster is probably the world’s most commonly modified bike. So it’s hard to create anything truly original. But the AMD Championship-winning workshop Shaw Speed & Custom has pushed the boundaries once again with this Nightster-based custom, the F1-XLR — via Bike EXIF