Category: design

Car Design: Citroën Divine DS (Reveal)

You can never blame the French Designers for being over the top. Because when they do it – they do it the right way! No Apologies here: 1.6L Turbo pumping 270 BHP, and Swarovski front Grill, and Styling to Match, and Dropping Invented Words like ‘hyper-typage’… Citroën Divine DS

Volvo Trucks: Designing the new Volvo FH

Why Design is Important: “Truck design is about much more than just picking out attractive colours and shapes. Behind the new, safer, larger and more ergonomically optimised Volvo FH lies a significant design challenge. “Coming up with solutions where design and function go hand in hand was one of our most important tasks,” says Rikard Orell, Design Director at Volvo Trucks. Here you can learn more about the challenging design process behind the new Volvo FH.”

Ronin Motorworks | 47 Made

Magpul Ronin Project – In mid 2009, with the demise of the Buell brand by Harley-Davidson, the founders of Ronin Motor Works, in a design exercise conducted at Magpul Industries Corp., created the Ronin Concept Motorcycle. That initial Ronin Motorcycle concept is now brought to life through the design and manufacturing efforts of Ronin Motor Works as a limited release of 47 bikes.

Ronin – A Samurai warrior with no lord or master. For more info about the project check: the47.com

Archetype Lab | Endeavor Snowboards

“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower” – Steve Jobs

The Archetype Snowboard Lab by Endeavor Snowboards is our commitment to innovation. A truly unique R&D facility, Archetype’s mandate is to inspire new ideas and give us the capabilities to make, test, and validate new innovation in snowboard technologies.

Toyota FT-1 Concept! The Next Supra?

On this episode of The Downshift, we talk with the designers of Toyota’s new FT-1 concept, the car that could become the next Toyota Supra. The concept was designed by Calty Design Research who has been responsible for some of the Toyota brands most interesting designs including the FJ Cruiser concept, 2000 Celica and the Scion tC. Could the FT-1 concept make its way to market and usher in a new era of Toyota sports cars? Only time will tell.