The ultimate builder’s workhorse – a Ferrari pick-up truck

The world’s most exclusive pick-up truck: Ferrari pick-up truck by the London Motor Museum World’s first Ferrari 412 pick-up conversion. Thinking of workers carrying out construction work on one of the UK’s most exclusive streets, the London Supercar Workshop took a Ferrari and turned it into a flatbed. The classic 1989 Ferrari 412 transformed into the … Read more

Best fine home furnishings brands

Best luxury furniture brands. The details are not the details. They make the design. (Charles Eames) Some people look for a beautiful place, others make a place beautiful with intense relationships with furniture and books. There is nothing else that so beautifully furnishes a house, n’est-ce pas? Here are some of the luxury brands that … Read more

Building a better tomorow with hemp. New uses for the old hemp plant

The human beings could not find a more loyal companion in the plant world than hemp. The vicissitudes of the old hard times were alleviated with hemp. Plastic & building materials, clothing & fabrics, fuel, nutrition, animal bedding, animal feed, soap, paper & cardboard products. Of course, in all these areas hemp is an important … Read more

Designs of the Year 2014 pits the ingeniously amusing against the admirably innovative.

Designs of the Year 2014. Nominations include students and design stars such as Zaha Hadid, John Pawson, Stephen Jones, David Chipperfield and Miuccia Prada. Looking for the very best in global Architecture, Digital, Fashion, Furniture, Graphic, Product and Transport design? Welcome to Designs of the Year 2014. The 76 nominations for Designs of the Year … Read more

Jacuzzi, art deco theatre and leotards up for grabs in Spanish auction

About 1 million buyers sign up to bid online in Spanish inland revenue’s annual auction of assorted confiscated goods

Salone del Mobile 2014. The ‘pauperist’ trend

Salone del Mobile 2014. From luxury to simplicity.   ‘pauperist’ trend Minimalism finds new vitality in the wake of the a new trend at the Salone del Mobile Milano 2014 – the ‘pauperist’ trend. A frugal use of resources in furniture, severe product design, moderate in the adoption of figurative referents gave birth of the new … Read more