log house on wheels

log house on wheels designed by piet hein eek. hilversum, the netherlands.
designed as a study/small recording studio for music-entertainer hans liberg.

A47 mobile library

A47 mobile library by productora. mexico city, mexico.

the A47 mobile library is operated by fundación alumnos47, an organization dedicated to encouraging learning centered on the arts & contemporary visual culture in mexico city. the library carries over 1,200 books & other bits of print matter by or about contemporary artists around the mexican capital's neighborhoods. genius.

bisiluro

bisiluro racing car by carlo mollino & mario damonte, enrico nardi & the giannini brothers.

more than half a century after its debut, chris bangle, former chief of design at BMW, reviews the bisiluro, the legendary but ill-fated racing car designed by carlo mollino for the 1955 le mans 24 hour endurance race. read here.

so purdy!

1954 dodge firearrow III concept car 

the 1954 concept vehicle, the dodge firearrow III, was one of the earliest vehicles from the house of chrysler to use design elements from the space age - a new craze in the auto world at the time.  designed by italian maestro luigi segre, under the careful eye of virgil exner, the car has a v8 engine with a 4-barrel carburetor that could generate 150 HP. another design landmark was the automatic transmission. 

the car was also driven by the first female indy 500 race driver, betty skelton, who set a record of that time by racing the car at speeds of up to 143.33 mph (while wearing heels & a dress!).

the car is being auctioned at RM auctions & is estimated to fetch $1 million at the pebble beach auctions.

liberty vintage motorcycles - portrait of a generation

adam cramer of liberty vintage motorcycles in philadelphia, pennsylvania revives vintage motorcycles & the american tradition of grease stained self reliance. he speaks passionately & seriously about the scarcity of a generation that does not know how to utilize their hands & manufacture anything. he feels the biggest problem we face in the u.s. is not the recession or financial breakdowns, but the de-industrialization of america. taking away the pride of building & producing something is fracturing our spirit. to devote your life to a craft & spend a lifetime honing that skill was something commendable; it is now a dying pursuit.

eddie bauer + airstream

airstream has collaborated with eddie bauer on a luxe travel trailer for campers. the eddie bauer airstream has a unique sport hatch in the rear of the trailer that allows easy loading & unloading for large items such as bikes & kayaks. the trailer also has oversized michelin tires and a handheld exterior shower.
the 25 foot trailer can sleep four people and the queen sized bed comes with an eddie bauer goose duvet, pillows and throw. the interior is decorated with eddie bauer inspired decor & comes with a co-branded duffle bag & two daypacks. it will set you back $73,702!  i'm ready for a road trip!!

opera

opera mobile home by axel enthoven & benoit mintiens of enthoven associates in collaboration with YSIN.  although i haven't been camping since about the 4th grade, i am endlessly fascinated & attracted to these kinds of mobile homes. the idea of jumping in your car and just going anywhere you want - swoon.

winston churchill's 1939 daimler

historics at brooklands will auction winston churchill's 1939 daimler db18 drophead coup this december. the historic car (chassis number 49531) was used by the prime minister during the 1944 and 1949 election campaigns. in 1939, the daimler motor company had chassis allocation to build 23 db18 drophead coupés, but only 8 were made owing to WWII. of the 8 built, 4 were confirmed destroyed in the bombings and a 5th was sold for scrap. as of today, the only known existing car is the chassis #49531. the historical car is expected to see for between £200,000 and £250,000. oh so pretty!

dymaxion #4

the dymaxion #4 from norman foster. read the full story here.

covet-able

ooooohhhhh i want!!!! so cute. the cricket trailer starts with the basic shell at $9,950 and goes up to $16,990 fully tricked out. each trailer is built to order.