Or, as the Latin inscription in the top picture has it: ‘Hodie mihi cras tibi’.
17th century mourning rings from a collection at the British Museum via Kirsty Rolfe.
Category Archives: Design
Behold: the Eco-Floating Hotel, designed by Turkish design studio Hayri Atak Architectural, soon to be located in the Persian Gulf off Qatar.
Powered by solar panels and wind turbines, desalinating and purifying seawater for use onsite, the hotel’s circular volume rotates once every 24 hours – generating power via tidal energy. The glass vortex-shaped roof of the 35,000m² structure doubles as a ‘rainwater collection’ system for greenery.
The project is due for completion in 2025.
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A fascinating Lament Configuration-looking device built by Rem-RC that can balance itself up on one edge or one corner using a controller, a gyroscope-accelerometer chip and three servo motors that spin wheels to maintain alignment.
That, or witchcraft.
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Behold: two new variants of the 165bhp, 2,500cc Triumph Rocket III cruiser – in its day (2004), the largest displacement of any production motorcycle engine.
Limited to 1000 examples each, the Rocket 3 GT Triple Black has a three shade black tank and a slew of touring accessories while the Rocket 3 R Black has an all black paint scheme, bespoke badging and a glossy stripe. Either way, you get a gigantic long-distance hog for your money.
From €19,800 and €20,370 respectively.
The playful stippled fancies of Polish tattoo artist Joanna Świrska – tangled expressions of flora and fauna inspired by the styles of Paul Cezanne, Vincent van Gogh, and Paul Gauguin.
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Behold: the ‘Porsche 993 Remastered’ by Californian aftermarket tuning outfit Gunther Werks, which specialises in this particular late 90s classic.
One of only 25 donor Porsche 993s to get the full treatment, this vehicle has a bespoke tan leather and Alcantara interior, a full carbon fibre body panel swap out, upgraded shocks, disc brakes, a tuned 435bhp 4.0l flat six engine and an ‘Irish Green’ paint job (for the day that’s in it).
Defiant tricolour, Éireann go bhrum, it was for this, and so forth.
Yours for €490,000 (+shipping)
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Behold: the Shelby Cobra CSX-4000 – one of a series of Shelby-produced ‘continuation’ vehicles made two decades after the original Cobra production run. This vehicle is essentially a 1965 Cobra 427 S/C fitted with a body comprising seventeen seamlessly joined handmade copper panels set off with a pair of rough brushed Le Mans stripes.
And it’s not just for looking at either. Under the hood lurks a 550bhp V8 engine with enough power to reach 100km/h in under 4 seconds.
Bidding starts at €400,000.
‘Beyond Noh’ – a hypnotically rhythmical cycle though 3,745 masks: from ancient painted faces to pop culture mugs and the ubiquitous face-pants of the pandemic.
Created by mask enthusiast Patrick Smith, the sequence combines photos from museum archives, galleries, crowdsourced submissions and Smith’s own private collection. He sez of it:
To me, masks are an interesting way to view humanity. It seems to me that every culture in the history of the world has participated in some form of mask making, whether it’s for performance, ritual, protest, or utility.
Behold: Voyager Station – the solar system’s first space hotel, due to open in 2026. Along with one-sixth earth gravity suites, villas, restaurant, bar, gym, and an entertainment venue, the resort will offer spacewalks, low-grav basketball and a zero-g experience at the central docking hub.
Voyager Station will be constructed by robots in orbit and fitted with 44 autonomous “emergency return vehicles” for safe evacuation should something untoward happen.
Currently accepting reservations for a TripAdvisor-bothering €4,200,000 per three-day excursion.
You’ve seen Elysium. You know how this ends.