Category Archives: Design

The 2018 Aggregate Pavillion is a movable structure composed of 70,000 reusable star-shaped components. Created by researchers at the University of Stuttgart’s Institute For Computational Design and Construction (ICD), it’s the world’s first fully enclosed architectural space composed entirely of elements that hold their position by loose frictional contact.

The spiny ‘pavilion’ – whose construction, in essence, combines the properties of a solid shape and a shape-shifting fluid – was made by pouring the strangely familiar plastic shapes into a 8.8m x 9.7m enclosed space containing balloons (to create the negative space) which were then deflated and removed.

Mind now. You’ll have your eye out on that.

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An all-electric, carbon fibre, pilot-operated, twin joystick controlled quadrotor by San Jose design company Hoversurf.

Currently in development, the hover bike has a claimed 21km range, 2.5 hour charge time and a top speed of 64km/h. Qualifying as an ultralight, it doesn’t require a pilot’s licence to operate (in the US at least).

A $10,000 (€8,700) deposit guarantees first dibs on the initial production models, which will cost $150,000 (€130,500) each.

Keep your feet well tucked in, is all.

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Behold: the Toyota Land Cruiser FJ45LV SUV – big brother to the classic 1964  J40 Land Cruiser, only 5000 were ever made and this one has been fully restored and upgraded by US Land Cruiser specialists The FJ Company.

Leaving the chassis and body intact, the 4-door truck (commissioned by a private owner) has a new leather interior, modern electronics and a 4.0l V6 engine.

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Behold: the 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 prototype – a stripped down ultra lightweight racer that marked the beginning of the legendary RS variant.

This is the second of nine prototypes built and was originally gifted to race driver Helmuth Koinigg before returning to Austria after passing through the hands of a US collector.

Still in near mint condition and yours for a mere €1.3 million.

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Behold the Toylander 1 – a kid-sized electric-engined replica 1948 Land Rover Series 1. Complete with working handbrake and horn, opening bonnet and tailgate, folding windscreen, customised reg plates, two batteries and two electric motors, the dinky Landy is good for speeds up to 8km/h.

Also available in DIY kit form.

Yours, from the UK based manufacturer for about €4,700.

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Behold the Porsche 993 – official safety car of the 1994 Formula One season and, according to some, the greatest 911 ever to roll out of Stuttgart.

This is a 1997 911 Turbo Coupé (third in line to the Turbo S and GT2) with improvements on the standard 911 including six speed transmission and all-wheel drive.

Yours, fully refurbished with just 18,000 miles on the clock, for €152,000.

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