Category Archives: Design

Behold: a heavily modified one-off version of the otherwise utilitarian, very popular but not terribly pretty Kawasaki Ninja 650.

Transformed by Alex Gao of Cowboys Chopper in Taipei, the custom build features a bespoke subframe with a hand-shaped aluminium tank, café racer style seat and a headlight bracket modelled after the kanji character for “eye” (目).

It’s only for looking at.

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‘Tabby Tyrant’: a new assemblage of myriad found items by ’postindustrialism Roccoco master’ Kris Kuksi (you may recall his extraordinary tank-mounted cathedral).

The Kansas-based artist  describes the themes of his sprawling, metallised friezes as:

…historical narratives, biblical subjects, animal worship, architecture, symbolic views on commerce and development, as well as human psychology and behaviour.

He talks more about his process here.

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Behold: the BMW 2002 Turbo – BMW’s first turbo powered production car, originally launched at the 1973 Frankfurt Motor Show.

Discontinued in 1974 – a casualty of the global oil crisis – only 1,672 2002 Turbos were ever made, making it an especially sought-after classic BMW.

This one – period correct, with its original livery, 2.0l, 170bhp five speed transmission, Alpina wheels, central exhaust, BMW Classic certification and a three year restoration – is a doozy.

Bidding starts at €100,000.

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Behold: one of three surviving 1967 Ford Mustang ‘Eleanors’ from the film ‘Gone in 60 Seconds’ (2000). And not a banged-up and repaired stunt vehicle either.

This Mustang was a ‘hero’ car, meaning that it was used to film Nicolas Cage and Angelina Jolie in key scenes, thereby remaining in pristine condition, but with 116,000km on the clock and a 400bhp V8 under the hood, it’s rather more than mere movie memorabilia.

Currently in Germany and accepting bids.

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Behold: the Lazzarini Pagurus – also known as the ‘Crabamaran’ – a 25 metre catamaran with rotating cylindrical screws that allow it to navigate not just water at 24 knots but coastal sand and mud at 35km/h.

Powered by twin 890bhp diesel engines (the extensive solar panels power the internal systems and electrics), the Pagurus’ twin hulls are configurable with bathrooms, kitchens, cabin space for eight guests and four crew.

The main deck is big enough to park a Cybertruck which is loaded and unloaded by an integrated crane platform.

Yours (not that you’d ever think to ask) for €24.7 million euro.

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Behold: the Deep Space Resonance Watch by luxury timepiece maker Vianney Halter: an intricate 3-axis tourbillon beneath a domed crystal case, riding on a pair of synchronised balance wheels surrounded by a time display, hence, four movements symbolising the 4 dimensional fabric of the Universe.

Only two of these cosmic wrist candies will be made each year and yours will cost around €820,000.

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