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Now THIS is a Sidecar.

Monday, June 29th, 2009

If I had $20,000 and ten years to spend it I’d probably not have made something as fantastical as the Snaefell, so thank God for people like Francois Knorreck. He’s made an absolute beast of a machine and, I have to admit, if this was available for sale I would be straight down the DVLA to book my driving test (what, I live in East London, in between 3 tube stations – why would I ever need to drive?). The designer has used parts from several different vehicles to construct the sidecar and combined it with a Laverda Motorcycle. It kind of reminds me of one of the vehicles from Mask, the cartoon. If he makes one that can transform I am definitely dedicating my life to possessing one.

Breganzane via DVice via Geekologie.

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When you go down to the woods today. . .

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009

The sun has suddenly decided to peek it’s head out from behind the clouds and grace us with its presence. We’d usually be really happy, but IWOOT towers feels like an airing cupboard, especially on those humid will-it-rain-or-will-it-just-be-hot-and-sticky days when everybody just wants to be outside. The guys at Spain’s Selgascono have the right idea – designers Jose Selgas & Lucia Cano have created an office smack bang in the middle of nature. They’ve rather imaginatively called it “office in the woods”, but what’s in a name?

The office is in a long tunnel covered by a 20mm thick transparent acrylic window, so it keeps the office nice and bright (perfect for the creative team. . .hint hint) and the walls are made from fibreglass and polyester. The best thing about it is that it can be kept nice and cool by popping the edge of the office open to create some much needed air circulation. I know that I’d love to work in an office like this, and as soon as I find the right forest I’m going to send the proposal to our finance department.