5 Reasons to Love Solar Car Racing
August 12, 2010 by yago · Leave a Comment
This week 32 solar powered cars from 17 countries have converged on Australia’s outback to compete for the title of World Solar Car Champion. The race, the “World Solar Challenge” takes place every two years – giving teams ample time to raise money, design, build and test their dream vehicles. It’s a unique event and [...]
BMW Art Car Collection
August 12, 2010 by yago · Leave a Comment
A link to the complete collection of BMW art cars done by renown artists including Andy Warhol, Frank Stella, and Olafur Eliasson. One day I would love the honor of creating an art car for BMW. BMW Art Car Collection This idea is particularly interesting to me because the dynamic of the art car changes [...]
Old Design Appreciated Now, Ford Happy
July 23, 2010 by yago · Leave a Comment
Twenty first century seems to be more liberal to designers who have wild designs in their mind. Take the 021c which was unveiled by Ford in 1999, with the help of designer Marc Newson. The car had swiveling seats, large doors, good specs and a great trunk. It was also meant to be affordable and [...]
BMW Vision EfficientDynamics
June 20, 2010 by yago · Leave a Comment
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger of California sat behind the wheel of the BMW Vision EfficientDynamics concept car this week at the Los Angeles auto show. But just before the futuristic car’s trip out West, it made a stop at BMW’s offices in New Jersey to inform and inspire the staff. I stopped by to look at [...]
Paint Sprinkled Car Design
June 20, 2010 by yago · Leave a Comment
Most cars are either solid colours or hideously “modded” in order to make them look customized. However, it is heartening to learn that there are designers who would try and turn fuming cars into artistic marvels. London based designer Rolf Sachs teamed up with Smart Car in order to present this amazing car sprinkling art [...]
BMW art car by Jeff Koons
June 2, 2010 by yago · Leave a Comment
The latest in a 35-year-long run of BMW art cars was unveiled in Paris today ahead of its participation in next week’s 24 hours of Le Mans. The M3 GT2 was painted by American artist Jeff Koons with a multicolored theme that should look pretty wild when photographed running down the Mulsanne straight after dark. [...]
Seattle Art Museum “Cars”
June 2, 2010 by yago · Leave a Comment
Experience SAM Cars bursting at the seams with art, performances, talks, dancing and more at this late-night creative explosion! Artist talk and book signing with Roy McMakin (9 pm) Rare screenings of Andy Warhol’s Fifteen Minutes, shown on MTV in the 1980s (9 pm and 11 pm) Variety performances by the effervescent Sylvia O’Stayformore with [...]
The Sneakiest Design Ever!
May 18, 2010 by yago · Leave a Comment
Man, I have never gone this long without posting something. Yes, there’s been a lot going on and since I’m now freelancing and back living in the western hemisphere, my schedule is all out of whack. But I’m ready to get back to my normal blog schedule and writing about what’s been going on in [...]
Hippie Cars & the Magic Bus
May 13, 2010 by yago · Leave a Comment
I received several positive emails about the first Hippie Bus Post and thought it would be fun to do a sort of follow up post. I love everything colorful, trippy and psychedelic, and these buses definitely fall under that category! I don’t own one yet but once I do, I plan on tricking out the [...]
Seattle Art Cars
April 16, 2010 by yago · Leave a Comment
SEATTLE ART CAR BLOWOUT June 18 – 20, 2010 Do you have an art car? Join us and show it off at the Seattle Art Car Blowout – held at the Fremont Fair! Fill out this form and submit with your $25 donation – it’s THAT easy!!!! We ask for a donation of $25 to [...]
