Category Archives: Design

Behold: the BMW Vantablack X6 – a regular BMW X6 SUV with a carbon nanotube paint job. Tricked out by Surrey NanoSystems in kidney-grille enhancing, reflection-suppressing, light-gobbling Vantablack, the car will debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show next month.

Darker’n a black steer’s tookus on a moonless prairie night.

Maybe not that dark.

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Behold: the 1966 Land Rover Series IIA, but not just any old 1966 Land Rover Series IIA.

This was the official vehicle of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, whose brother Tenzin Cheogyal drove it for many years on the roads of Dharamsala.

In 2005, Cheogyal donated the vehicle to the Dalai Lama Foundation in Palo Alto, California to raise funds for Tibetan refugees. 14 years later, it returns to the market for private sale. Completely restored but with original seats, tyres, interior trim and full documentation, it’s yours for between €90,000 and €135,000.

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Behold: the Naustet Stokkøya Boathouse on the island of Stokkøya in northern Norway.

A traditional minimalist spruce cabin fitted out in modern Scandinavian style with a luxurious kitchen (where you can either cook or leave it to a gourmet chef), sauna, hot tub, outside grill and local beach access. Four loft sleeping platforms suspended below the ceiling offer skylight views of the sunset, dawn, Aurora and what have you.

You book the whole place for €1000 a night.

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The beautiful inner workings of vintage cameras exposed in a series called ‘Cut Up’ by artist Fabien Oefner – each one sawn into sections suspended in vacuum and pressure cured transparent resin.

More of his work here.

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Behold: the GTE – an ultra high performance electric car from Silicon Valley firm Drako Motors.

Four electric motors distribute a cumulative 1200bhp using software that can redirect torque to each wheel 1000 times a second.

Only 25 will be made and yours will cost about €1.3 million.

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