Category Archives: Design

Everything you ever wanted to know about the ‘floating city’ – a thorough grounding directed by Nicolò Scibilia for Insula Spa, an operational division of Venice Municipality. To wit:

Venice is not just a stage set. It is also a city with a resident population, which has productive activities, transportation and services. But how does the “Venice system” work? How do the tides in the lagoon behave? How are the canals formed? And the embankments? What’s under the buildings?

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Behold: the 1967 Ferrari 330 GTC Zagato Coupe – literally created by accident.

When the owner of an original Ferrari 330 GTC crashed it in 1972, he returned the car to US Ferrari importer Luigi Chinetti for repairs. Chinetti sent the car to Italy where renowned Italian coachbuilder Zagato created all-new angular bodywork (unlike any Ferrari at that time) fitted a Targa top and subsequently showcased the car at the 1974 Geneva International Auto Show.

Hence, this singular piece of Ferrari-Zagato automotive history – known as the ‘Zagato Convertibile’ – one of a kind and up for auction at Villa Erba next month.

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Behold: the 2019 SVE GMC Syclone – successor to one of the fastest vehicles in the General Motors range (accelerating to 100km/h a second quicker than a Ferrari Testarossa back in 1991).

Only 100 of these lowered 455bhp supercharged 3.6l V6 powered supertrucks will be produced by custom builders Special Vehicle Engineering. And that’s probably for the best.

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Behold: the Triumph X Berluti Bonneville T120: a new collaboration by French menswear brand Berluti – you’ll recall that tricked-out Porsche 911 Targa.

To wit: a bespoke Triumph T120 by French motorcycle shop Mecatwin complete with Venezia leather seat and handgrips, matching helmet and boots (far nicer than those driving slip-ons, in fairness).

Yours for €22,000+.

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An extraordinarily complex, hand-cranked conveyer belt that uses the rattle and shuffle of its mechanism along with the click and swish of 2000 cascading marbles to create notes and rhythms.

Built by Swedish musician Martin Molin, it’s actually just part of Marble Machine X – a much larger project he’s been working on since completing his first such contraption – the Wintergatan in 2016.

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