Author: D

Ken Block’s Gymkhana Five | Ultimate Urban Playground – San Francisco

October 6, 2014By D

Shot on the actual streets of San Francisco, California, GYM5 features a focus on fast, raw and precise driving action. Filmed over four days, director Ben Conrad and his team are back to work on their second Gymkhana production and delivered the entire city of San Francisco as Ken Block’s personal gymkhana playground. DC Shoes also provided fellow DC athlete and longtime Ken Block friend, Travis Pastrana, to make a cameo appearance on his dirtbike, and S.F. resident Jake Phelps of Thrasher Magazine fame also makes a cameo as Block hoons S.F. in his most incredible Gymkhana yet.

Ronin Motorworks | 47 Made

October 4, 2014By D

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

October 4, 2014By D

“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?

October 4, 2014By D

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.

Auto Design Prague Conference 2014

September 30, 2014By D

Auto Design Prague Conference 2014 Hosts Designers and Students

The fourth annual Auto Design Prague recently took place in the city’s National Technical Library. Held on September 18th, the event presented the latest trends in automotive design with leading personalities from the field, with this year’s main actors hailing from Volvo, Qoros, Jaguar, Ferrari, Škoda and Citroen/DS.

This year’s presenters included Thomas Ingenlath, senior vice president for design at Volvo, who spoke about Scandinavian design in relation to the Swedish automaker’s new design language. He cited the Volvo XC90, the first production car designed under his leadership, which will make its world premiere at the Paris auto show later this week.

Another speaker was Julian Thomson, advanced design director at Jaguar. Thomson gave a lecture entitled the ‘Ten Rules of Car Design’, which offered some helpful tips for design hopefuls seeking to enter the field. – See more at: http://formtrends.com/auto-design-prague-conference-2014-hosts-designers-and-students/#.VCrKvBbnLK4

Video: AutoDesign Prague 2014 from AutoDesign&Styling on Vimeo.

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