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Hyperrealistic ‘water-filled plastic bags’ formed from glass by artist Dylan Martinez. to wit:
To begin, Martinez sculpts the solid glass or “water” that appears within each bag. Next, he adds a blown bubble to the top which is then smoothed out before he begins to hand sculpt each fold and wrinkle. Once complete, the sculpture is placed in an annealing oven at 510° C and allowed to cool for 120 hours.
Behold: the Auto Fabrica Yamaha Type 11 Prototype Two motorcycle – a futuristic cafe racer modification of the Yamaha XSR900.
A limited number will be built to order and priced accordingly.
Designed by Hiroshi Nakamura Architects, the award-winning sustainable pub at Kamikatsu in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan celebrates and serves a populace dedicated to attaining zero waste.
On offer, along with beer from the in-house brewery, are household supplies and food – all served in a tall, eclectically furnished wedge heated by a wood burner fed by branches from the nearby forest, dominated by an eight meter high double -layered wall of windows salvaged from abandoned houses.
Restoration house Memminger has been breathing new life into old VW Beetles since the mid 90s.
The Memminger Beetle Roadster 2.7 is more ground-up redesign than restoration – a 2.7l, air cooled, mid-engined, 210bhp, custom modification, limited to just 20 vehicles worldwide.
Slightly Wrong – T-shirts to buy, wear and annoy people with.
A 1972 Ferrari 365 GTC/4 Coupe – the more refined version of the GTB/4 Daytona.
Recently Concours restored at a cost of $180,000 with its components refurbished by an official Ferrari dealer, it can be yours for an unspecified amount.
Zaha Hadid Architects’ 2018 Leeza Soho building in Beijing’s Lize Financial Business District – a residential and business development with a 190m tall atrium at its core – the world’s highest. The atrium twists though 45 degrees from bottom to top, admitting light to all floors.
Due for completion this year, here’s how it looked eight months ago.
