Binary’s EP Amber came out right before the vernal equinox on March 18, released through their own imprint, Echoplex Records. The music on this, their latest, engages as it builds. The confessional symbolism on the first track (and their first single) “You Need the Blue Key” establishes the London-based band’s place in the universe of industrial shoegaze — […]

Australian born designer Marc Newson takes his ‘industrial artist’ title very seriously. Having designed practical and functional goods such as chairs, cars and planes, he’s also taken his design skills and applied them to an idea that’s well beyond this earth, as he even designed a spaceship. It’s not all grand-scale and limited edition designing […]

There are a lot of beautiful concept electric motorcycles popping up from studios around the world, such as the OSSA Monocasco Concept, the Honda RC-E, The Orphiro, zecOO and BPG Motors Uno III motorcycle/Segway hybrid. Adding to that list is the BOLT concept motorbike by Springtime Industrial Design. The all-electric concept incorporates aspects of the naked/streetfighter style of […]

Established back in 1920, the German manufacturer Horex built motorcycles known for their Columbus four-stroke engines. That was until 1960, when they were bought by Daimler-Benz who then proceeded to seize motorcycle production. But now the brand is back, getting some premier technology help from the likes of Rolls-Royce, Bosch and VW. Horex will begin […]

From glasses to tables, desks to benches, Jan Gunneweg has made a career out of working with wood — the Dutch industrial designer has become known for his re-creations of everyday items using fine lumber. His newest wonder is a wooden bike unlike any before — on par with Polish designer Stanislaw Ploski’s Bonobo Plywood Bike. […]

I guess it’s the time of year where new calenders begin hitting the interwebs, as the annual Pirelli Calender 2012 — featuring Kate Moss, Mila Jovovich, Lara Stone & Rinko Kikuchi — was teased last week. Industrial designer Patrick Frey‘s entry into the field, however, is almost more art project than calender. Frey’s latest design […]

We posted about Derringer Cycles’ Bespoke Collection a couple weeks back, and now we get word of an exclusive series of motorized bicycles from the brand. Derringer‘s new DLS line is a highly limited series of bikes, each individually numbered but identical to the spoke. While inspired by the vintage British and American motorcycles from […]

Originally created by Henrik Thor-Larsen’s in 1968, the OVALIA Egg Chair is one of the more iconic pieces of furniture from the modern era. The Danish Industrial designer and inventor crafted the future-retro chair’s shiny white shell out of glass fibre-reinforced polyester, and then lined the inside of the chair with vividly colored wool and […]