“Garagenatelier” is a garage in Herdern, Switzerland, which offers space for 8 cars. 4 of them get “a room with a view”. Designed by Peter Kunz Architectur.

found at iGNANT

Dernier Souffle (Last Breath) by David Renault.

found at rebel:art

“One Piece at a Time” is a project by Jonathan Brand. It’s a paper 3D version of a 1969 Ford Mustang which he used to have but had to sell to buy a diamond engagement ring. It’s almost as complete as the original, the body and interior were completely refinished but not its mechanicals. The details of the car are based more on his memory and a few photographs.

found at It’s Nice That

Ora-Ïto is a French designer who made his name back in 1999 with the Hack-Mac and the Gucci Villa. His designs were soo different. His portfolio quite evolved since then. Last April he presented the Mutations exhibitions during the furniture fair in Milan. He designed a spaceship and a sedan chair for car manufacturer Citroën. I must say that the spaceship called “UFO” really tinkled my fancy. It’s based on the classic icon the Citroën DS.

found at dezeen

“FLAT mirrors” by BIG-GAME is a collection of 4 silvered windshields from cars with flat windows. So if you’re a fan of Volkswagen Beetle, Citroën 2 CV, Renault 4L or a Fiat Panda, this might me something for you.

Volkswagen Beetle

Renault 4L

Ben Quilty made these paintings of car wrack. Morbid but intriguing.

found at traingulationblog

Last Friday I was invited by Mercedes-Benz to their TecDay Innovations event In Stuttgart, Germany. It was a day packed with design, technology and innovations, I felt like a kid in a candy store. On one hand I could say that there was way to much to discover but on the other hand I couldn’t get enough of it. So here’re 4 highlights.

The Mercedes-Benz short-distance vehicle (NAFA). This study from 1982 was an urban and short-distance concept car. It had four-wheel steering, automatic transmission and air conditioning. You might recognize that it was the starting point for the A-Class and the smart.

I didn’t ask about the brake button, it seems a little odd no?

I also had the chance to visit the Customer Research Center. Work at the CRC focuses on three main areas: the identification of customer requirements, the generation of ideas at our Innovation Studio, and the evaluation of customer acceptance. I participated in short version of their innovation workshops. The theme was about experiencing comfort in 2020. We used a brainstomp, not brainstorm, as the creative technique to start the process. The result of my team was quite good I must say.

This is the control panel for 16 features which Mercedes-Benz tested with some customers in 2003, 4 of them are now available in some of their models.

The next stop was a visit to the Driving Simulation Center. We had the chance to try out 5 different simulators including this huge one below. There’s a car inside the dome and when you combine that with 360° projections and some hydraulics, you’ll get a pretty good real life experience.

The digital landscapes around Stuttgart.

Last but not least was a short ride along in the F 800 Style, Mercedes-Benz’s current research vehicle. The car isn’t just packed with the latest technology, it does look very nice too. Also the interior doesn’t look like anything I’ve ever seen before. It was quite strange to know that I was riding along in car that was handmade and one of a kind.

Sarah Illenberger, a Berlin based creative, covered some cars with fingerpaint and then made huge prints with them. To be honest, it looks very familiar, but nice none the less. Apparently she was inspired by an idea by the artstudent Stacey Chapman, unfortenately I couldn’t find any information on her.
If you speak some German you read an article about it here.

Smart

Mini Clubman

Audi A5 Sportback

BMW Z4

This is just one photo from Aleix Plademunt his series DubaiLand. It rocks.

found at iGNANT

Dodge Coronet #1 & #2 are 2 new pieces by Lola Dupré. She started out with prints of a photo of a Dodge Coronet and transformed them in these beautiful artworks.

The original photo of the Dodge Coronet.

Here you can see the amazing cut and past work.