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The Morgan 3 Wheeler is back.

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 10:44:07 +0100

I definitely didn't see this one coming, but I love it just the same. The new 2011 Morgan 3 Wheeler sports a fuel-injected, 115-horsepower V-Twin engine coupled to a Mazda five-speed gearbox. (The 1932 model boasted a 40-hp V-twin, most likely of Jap or Matchless design.) The rollbars are new, and the stance seems wider, but the rest looks pretty much the way it did. The sense of speed should be excellent. Reported to retail for GBP 25,000:- (about USD 40,000:-) before tax, (the 1932 model was GBP 145:-, about 7,000 in todays pounds). So it won't come cheap, but on the other hand, should it?

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Thu, 03 Mar 2011 10:38:31 +0100

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The Morgan 3 Wheeler is back.

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 00:38:04 +0100

I definitely didn't see this one coming, but I love it just the same. The new 2011 Morgan 3 Wheeler sports a fuel-injected, 115-horsepower V-Twin engine coupled to a Mazda five-speed gearbox. (The 1932 model boasted a 40-hp V-twin, most likely of Jap or Matchless design.) The rollbars are new, and the stance seems wider. The rest looks pretty much the way it should. The sense of speed should be excellent. Reported to retail for GBP 25,000:- (about USD 40,000:-) before tax, (the 1932 model was GBP 145:-, about 7,000 in todays pounds). So it won't come cheap, but on the other hand, should it?

Audi A1 - imperial stormtrooper car.

Sat, 18 Sep 2010 17:50:38 +0200

I've looking the new Audi A1 over for some time. It's was developed to become a Mini-contender, since Audi supposedly has been jealous of BMW's success with the new Mini. The successful Mini (and the also successful Fiat 500) are retro-styled, using every inch of possible nostalgia goodwill the original car had. The Audi A1 is different. They didn't have any template to work with so they had to start from scratch. Or did they? One might think the Star Wars movies have seen frequent screenings at the Audi design department. Have a look at the pictures and judge for yourself.

Canon white lens thermos mug.

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:12:26 +0100

The story is some guy strolled into the Canon press tent at the Vancouver Olympics and they handed him a white lens. Or so he thought. In fact it was not a really expensive Canon telephoto lens, but a coffee thermos lens look alike. Still very cool. And as far as I know the first time someone has had the idea of making a camera lens thermos. The fact that the idea seems pretty obvious in retrospect does not detract from its awsomeness. I would had loved to have thought of this myself.

Folding, disappearing home office space.

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:13:05 +0100

We've seen quite a few of these stow-away home office ideas and prototypes during the last few years. Probably due to the rising cost of living space, that forces us to try to make the utmost out of the space we can afford. I like this idea because the fold out table seems to offer more work space than most other designs. Also you don't have to sit with your nose up against the wall when you're working. Designed by Berlin designers Christoph Männchen and Thomas Höhnel for design firm Chris & Ruby.

Multi tier tea-light candle holder.

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:13:01 +0100

A find from the recent Formex exhibition. Tea-light candle holder. I particularly like the wall mounted version in the background. The candle holders mount on a vertical rod and swings 360° around it. These are prototypes so far, but the real ones will be made from cast iron. They even promised to see if the wall mounted one could be made longer to accomodate more tea lights. I could use a couple of those. From formforyou design firm; Kolbrún Leósdóttir, Anna Leckström, and Karin Letterblad.

Self sufficient rocking chair.

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:59:24 +0100

We would have posted on this just for the design. Imagine sitting reading in a rocking chair and having the reading light follow your books pages instead of passing them as you rock. Genius. However smart this is, this chair is even smarter than that in that it actually generates it's own power as you rock back and forth. And the lampshade is not a lampshade. It's an OLED light source, shaped like a lampshade. The OLED lamp senses when it's light or dark out and stores the energy produced until needed. The chair, designed by Rochus Jacob, shared first prize at the DesignBoom Green Life Competition, which you can read more about after the jump.

Screw bit crucifix.

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:59:20 +0100

Designer Michiel Cornelissen laser-sintered stainless-steel crucifix has screwdriver bits cut into each tip, turning it into a screwdriver that repels vampires.