IWC has dedicated a watch to former world football star Luis Figo. Reference IW504213 is a limited edition of seven Portuguese Tourbillon Mystere pieces in rose gold with a special rotor engraved with the name Luis Figo
and the number 7
, as Figo wore in many of his years as a pro. I guess Figo and 6 of his biggest fans can now share something in common — via Perpetuelle.com Blog
The research project [Architrend Architecture] its own identity through the creation of simple volumes and divided between them. The contrast between the large windows and dark surfaces of the ground floor, lava stone, and the white walls of the first floor makes the construction to be suspended and light. At the ground floor windows open onto the garden are opposed to the first floor cantilevered walls consist of sliding panels in vertical profiles of aluminum, which act as a sunscreen, and at the same time clearly characterize the villa — via ArchDaily
Vogard, a relatively obscure Swiss brand, will soon present its new Vogard Datezoner automatic watch: the first one that lets you set current date not by turning the crown, but simply using the rotating bezel. A very useful complication if you happen to often travel from Tokyo to Los Angeles — via World Watch Review
The project [Guz Architects] demonstrates how technology, planning and design can be applied sensitively to generate a comfortable, luxurious, yet sustainable family home.
Photovoltaic cells and solar water heaters are employed together with design for passive cooling and cross ventilation to reduce energy usage. Irrigation tanks and roof gardens collect and recycle rainwater; and the use of materials such as recycled teak and artificial timber adds warmth without compromising the finite resources of our environment — via ArchDaily
Titus Bernhard Architects designed the House M in Grünwald, Germany — via CONTEMPORIST
Nove 1, designed by Studio B Architects, consists of two 3,500 sqf single-family residences located on a corner lot in Aspen’s West End neighborhood. Sometimes entitled Sibling Rivalry
, Nove’s two residences divide the property into equal halves and draw a line – the concrete landscaping wall – right down the double courtyard in the middle — via ArchDaily
The broad, large lugs add to the sport look, and the watch is available on a nice looking three link metal bracelet or rubber strap. Inside the watch is a Swiss ETA G10.211 quartz chronograph movement, with the subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o’clock. The youthful, sporty designs are matched with an attention to make maker legibility rules, making sure that the hands are more or less properly sized, and as easy to read as possible. Certina offers the DS Rookie at a price range of about 330 – 430 euros — via A Blog to Read
This project was a great challenge for Andres Remy Arquitectos, considering that it was going to take part of the urban structure. The lot of 18 x 24 meters is located in Devoto. It is between two existing buildings that threatens the project when the problem of isolation and view.
For this reason this project is leaning towards its neighbor, creating an introspective posture that creates the views from the inside rather than from the outside. An architecture that generated its own views — via ArchDaily
It looks like the Swiss watchmaker is determined to make the most from its Amadeo Convertible concept design. A couple of months ago it presented a beautiful Bovet Fleurier Saint Valentin 2011 Mille Fleurs ladies watch and later this month it will officially unveil the new Bovet Pininfarina Cambiano Chronograph automatic timepiece.
Since the new watch is targeted at male customers, it will be released in a more masculine, more angular case.
Whole 45 millimeters in diameter, it is treated with scratch-resistant black DLC coating, which may be especially useful if you plan to use the watch as the manufacturer expects you to: as a wristwatch, a table clock, and a pocket watch — via World Watch Review
Walt Siegl is one of those increasingly rare guys who can build a motorcycle from scratch. He was born in Austria but now lives in idyllic rural New Hampshire, USA. And when word gets out that Walt’s built a new bike, I’m all ears. Walt’s latest creation is the Speed Glide
, a very unusual Shovelhead-powered machine commissioned by a collector of British and American motorcycles. The brief was very specific: Walt’s customer wanted a hybrid of the two types, with styling influenced by the 60s and 70s. And without the shortcomings of the originals — via Bike EXIF
We have so much technology to design and build these days, but it is all meaningless without an application like this: a device scans each board that passes through the machine, evaluates its natural curves and structural properties, then slices it into perfectly-fitting but uniquely-shaped floorboards.
The technique itself is not new, strictly speaking – master craftsmen have done things like this for ages. But the work has historically been laborious – time- and labor-intensive to the point of being cost-prohibitive. Digitized by Bolefloor, it becomes mass-producible … yet remains customized — via Dornob
Big Brother is watching. Listening. Reading your notes. What can you do? The tinfoil hat only protects your brain from the aliens. Once you put your ideas down on paper, anyone can read them. ANYONE. Possibly even the aliens with their x-ray beams. But definitely Big Brother since you’re 99% sure that your house is bugged for video and audio. How else does Google find out you want to bake spam casserole? — via ThinkGeek
Hammarhead Industries is growing fast. To date, they’ve sold five Jack Pines and a couple of Woodsmen, and they have a firm order for the Ural Solo X we revealed last month. But no one had ordered a Volta. “Then out of the blue we are building one,” says founder James Hammarhead. “We are back in the game with the electric bike, and I will probably build a ‘naked’ version in parallel to this customer order.” Yes, despite appearances the Volta is an electric moto (and only the seventh one we’ve featured on the site over the past two years). The current crop of electric bikes does nothing for me, but there is something interesting about the Volta. Probably because it’s the antithesis of what you’d expect — via Hammarhead Volta
The Florida International University Alvah H. Chapman Jr Graduate School of Business serves as an academic mixed-use facility accommodating faculty and administrative offices, conference rooms, auditorium, as well as two open public courtyards. Architects KPF developed a two phase design creating two distinct communities of students and faculty, the courtyards being the linking element between them — via ArchDaily
It was built by Hajarbroxx Motorcycles of Bandung in Indonesia, a small custom workshop started by illustrator Gifny Richata and his mechanic friend Nandang — via Bike EXIF
This house is a reinterpretation [Nobbs Radford Architects] of the traditional cottage in a high density, inner city suburb of Sydney.
The brief was to add to the small existing cottage and create a generous family home that was both a functional response to the specifics of the family’s patterns of living while also developing a refined simplicity to dwell — via ArchDaily
The past couple of years have not been good for most motorcycle manufacturers. So it’s reassuring to see new brands appearing, however small. Zaeta is one of those new brands, and it’s inextricably linked to the resurgent sport of flat track racing. The Italian company’s single production model is definitely a case of function over form, but this glittering one-off from Kustom Garage reminded me that it’s about time we featured this new marque. Zaeta’s origins can be traced back to 2007, when founder Paolo Chiaia was transfixed by the short track races at Daytona — via Bike EXIF
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