German-Iranian designer Boris Bidjan Saberi has teamed with avant-garde London-based eyewear creator Linda Farrow for a pair of updated, sleek shutter sunglasses. Like Farrows other far out collaborative eyewear (with Jeremy Scott and designer Walter Van Beirendonck), these metal blade-like shades are quite unique, and hark back to the days when a young Yeezy first […]


6 Aug
Martin Backes cheeky ode to German Secretary of the Interior

If you’re planning on protesting, joining the Occupy movement or simply throwing a couple Molotov cocktails for kicks at the next G8 meeting — and you don’t want your face filmed by innumerable CCTV cameras and government surveillance — there are few better ways to mask your identity than this Pixelhead ski mask from Martin […]


31 Jul
German built faster, more lightweight e-bike

In addition to the presentation of their smart Fortwo at the Geneva Motorshow 2012, German tuner BRABUS and Smart presented a matching electric two-wheeler: the Smart BRABUS E-Bike. The e-bike has a 500-watt hub motor, which is double that of a regular smart bike, and weighs more than 10% less which helps the bike exceed […]


11 Jun
The perfect chronograph for VW GTI drivers & aficionados

Celebrating 35 “Years of Thunder”, GTI35 presents a celebratory chronograph dubbed the Too Fast For You (or 2FAST4U for short). Made with the hardcore VW GTI aficionado in mind, the German-made precision piece sports a black watch face with the GTI 2FAST4U logo, scratch-resistant covering, segmented leather bands and comes in a white stainless-steel case. […]


31 May
210 HP VW revealing at Germany's Auto Mobil International Show

Take a long hard look at the vehicle above, savor its squat German beauty, because if you live in America you will never see it on your shores. Unfortunately for the States, VW considers the Scirocco too close a competition to its Audi A3 brethren, so they’ve decided to deny its awesomeness from American roads. […]


10 May
The German street artist's latest hyper-real disposable medium

If you’re going to Occupy Wall Street I suggest you use an Evol Cardboard Architecture panel as your makeshift shanty. The Berlin based and Eurocentric street artist uses intricate stencils to transform electrical boxes, planters, cardboard, and other pieces of worn urbanity into detailed cityscapes. Evol is so skilled with cadences of light and shadow that it’s […]


2 May
The Tri-Star unveils its 340 HP entry level high-performance car

While Audi and BMW have shot out to the forefront of entry level premium German car wars with their A3 and 1-Series models respectively, Mercedes Benz was left curiously behind. That is about to change. First their lackluster A-Class model received a total redesign, one which updated its predecessor’s staid lines with a more aggressive, […]


18 Apr
The CLS's little 4-door coupé brother makes its debut

This is going to be a big week for concept reveals in anticipation of the Beijing Motor Show, as we’ve already seen with the Audi RS Q3 Concept High-Performance Compact SUV. Now its their German rivals turn over at Mercedes-Benz to get some shine… although not sure if these leaks are going to make Benz […]