Design
John Mauriello's Design Theory, Colani, and me!
Colani: Odd exceptional designer. Me: Odd unexceptional design student!
Bike Path
Calum on Raasay, the Bailey Bridge, & Māngere New Zealand?
The history of the Bailey Bridge, like one that got West Aucklanders to the airport for several years.
TRAMAROSSA X ABARTH Jeans to match AHBART?
Jeans to match my car? Probably not because... * Not available until August 2025 * Even their standard jeans are €420! (nz$770 when this was posted) Screenshots assembled from the TRAMAROSSA X ABARTH Announcement Video TRAMAROSSA X ABARTH AN EXCLUSIVE COLLECTION FOR THE MAN WHO EXPERIENCES SPEED AND ELEGANCE. The collaboration
Tribute to Bertone Design
A nice article about Bertone design (photo is mine) Nuccio Bertone: Discovering the Maestro Of Automotive Design | magazine.derivaz-ives.com In the summer of 1977, those wishing to immerse themselves in the panorama of the world's artistic trends went to Kassel, Germany, to visit the sixth edition of
Design
It's simple, when you know how | simplicity living . kiwi
It was great to visit the Simplicity Living Productivity Hub today and learn more about how they are building high quality affordable rental (they'll own), and rent to buy (they'll fund) housing that I own 0.0000[insert many more zeros]001% of via a portion
Andrew Powell And The Philharmonia Orchestra... A Sony D50, Forty years on...
I saw a Facebook post on an Alan Parsons Project (APP) group wishing Andrew Powell Happy Birthday and remembered a lifetime of entertainment. As an industrial design student in 1983/84 I was fascinated by the brand-new CD technology being launched at the time. Went to look at the first
The Lancia Delta, Big Car YouTube and me!
Big Car recently released his comprehensive video on the history of the Lancia Delta and I was happy to give a small hand to the production. As a Patreon supporter, I saw an early cut of it and recognised some concept design images he'd used. Back in the
The Abarth 500 Esseesse LEGO upgrade
Watching the current Aussie* LEGO Masters TV show prompted me to actually acquire the only full-size LEGO piece that fits (really well) on a real Abarth. Had seen lots of others, mostly in the UK, do this engine bay mod. The official LEGO® 4-stud Storage Brick lid fits perfectly, with
A bit more gearing up for Time Out 2021-22 | Aeroe Bag and Topeak Fender
More kit optimising
Art
Simply the best Citroën 2CV advertisement
Remember seeing this in Car Magazine sometime in the early 80s, brilliant.
Fiat Abarth
The evolution of the Fiat 500
While Frank Stephenson did design the production new generation Fiat 500 it is a pity he did not mention, credit, Roberto Giollito and his Fiat Trepiùno concept car (below) which served as the inspiration. It was named for a unique 1+2 seat configuration where the front passenger seat could
Austin Maxi Vs Fiat 128, no contest
Love this driventowrite.com series comparing the design and life of the Austin Maxi and Fiat 128. Although they were not direct competitors (the 128 is more 1100 sized) the similarities, of both cars and design history, are remarkable. * 128 v. Maxi Part 1 : Last Tango of the Titans * 128