The BMW Vision Efficient Dynamics Concept

Some of you may recognize it as the car used in the latest Mission: Impossible film. But this concept car from BMW is more than a film prop. It boasts a lot of cutting edge features and a design that will definitely leave car enthusiasts overwhelmed. Well, almost.
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Ask any booklover or “bookworm” and he or she would tell you that there is no better feeling than holding books in the palm of your hands. Well, various designers took that concept quite literally, coming up with bookends that represent both the function of said items, and the passion one finds in books. Here are a few hand-inspired bookends that will definitely give you more incentive to keep on reading. Now, shelves will no longer look boring and plain, what with these “handy” (no pun intended) and unique-looking bookends.
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Heineken Cube

How do you drink your beer? From a beer mug? Straight from the can? Or do you drink it cold, taking a swig right off the bottle? Ever pictured yourself taking a drink from a square bottle?

Well, if it were up to Heineken and Petit Romain, you would be doing that sometime in the future. The French industrial designer has just revealed his concept of a Heineken bottle. Foregoing the usual round bottles with long and narrow necks, this one has a square shape and is aptly named “Heineken Cube”. (more…)

On the launch site, located at Cape Canaveral has started a preliminary pre-launch countdown until the launch of the space shuttle “Atlantis”, which took place last friday, in order to reach ISS. The launch of the American shuttle “Atlantis” is scheduled on July 8th at 11:26 AM local time. The returning of the shuttle to the Earth is scheduled on July 20th. After a few days, the only transport to ISS, will remain the russian “Soyuz”, writes today – “The Wall Street Journal (WSJ)”.
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Faces in Places project

Faces in Places has to look at the routine from a different angle and see the “face” of any subject.

Look closely – they are everywhere! All the objects around us have their faces: the float, a piece of unfinished pizza and slippers, the roof, a box for letters, even a trash can. A bit of observation, a little imagination – and now you can see that all things have their own face around. Very fun and entertaining project must capture the imagination and make you look more closely to what is on the desktop, in the kitchen or outdoors. (more…)

Creta Springs

Ta.To., or Tommaso Taraschi of Athens, Greece, came up with the graphic design for the packaging and branding of Creta Springs Mineral Water. The design portrayed purity and freshness, sticking to the clears and blues of gems shaped like drops of water.
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The Aston Martin Company presents the Aston Martin Virage, a true luxury car, with plenty of convenience, comfort and a performance of V12-engined sports car. With the imperious pace and the cosseting sensory, the Aston Martin Virage, makes every journey an experience of savour. The Aston Martin Virage, builded all with aluminium structure for the lightness and the strength and also powered by a bespoke version of the company’s iconic V12 engine, with a six-speed ‘Touchtronic 2’automatic transmission, the Aston Martin Virage, made to be a unique brand of performance.

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The Q-VR Range Rover

This is not your average Range Rover.

From the creative minds of Design Q, the UK-based design consultancy firm who mainly worked on private jet designs in the past, comes their concept of a “private jet for the road”, the Q-VR Range Rover. Aimed primarily for the Middle-Eastern jet-setter, this luxury stretch SUV is jampacked with features that spell “V – I – P” in seemingly bold, gold, capital letters. (more…)

PAPA * PHONE – a phone, created by british designers londoners – KIWI & POM. They specialize in the design of furniture etc. PAPA * PHONE is a VOIP phone,the internet serves for a medium transmission. But, of course ,phone’s main advantage is the original design, which is able to decorate every single workplace.

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The Concentré de Vie Modular Sofa

You cannot blame people nowadays for choosing pieces and items that are modular, or that can be easily assembled and disassembled, without them occupying too much space and causing a lot of trouble. A modular sofa is exactly what anyone who has only a small space to work with would look for.
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