Posts tagged ‘design’

Dotz Lottery

20 May 2010 in alloys, design, events ,, , ,
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The Dotz Lottery. Have You Got The Balls For It?

When it comes to gambling, the Lottery doesn’t usually come to the front of your mind in terms of the most glamorous of activities. Sure, scooping several million squids is pretty cool. Yeah, we all love the end results, but compared to say betting the house at Monte Carlo – or risking it all on ‘black’ at the Bellagio, watching a permatanned Dale Winton poncing around in front of a giant bubble gum machine doesn’t really do it for us. Continue reading »


Autosalon VERT

15 Mar 2010 in events ,, , , ,
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Green was the dominating colour at the Autosalon in Geneva: hybrid-modells, electric engines and compact cars were all over the fair in Western Switzerland. All of that gathered in the “Pavillon Vert”. On top of that, more than 30 world premieres were presented.

The image shows springtime for the automotive industries: almost forgotten the evil sales figures from last year. All prominent producers showed their optimistic face on the shores of the Lake Geneva.

Springtime for the automotive industries: almost forgotten the evil sales figures from last year.


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Why one size really doesn’t fit all

10 Feb 2010 in alloys, design ,, , , ,
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You get to travel a lot in this job. Oh yes, us jet-set international bloggers get to travel all sorts of exotic locations. Cleethorpes. Margate. Prestatyn, you name it, we’ve been there, eaten the motorway service sausage roll and got the t-shirt. Frequenting the plethora of  highway retail environments (or garages, as they used to be known) that we do, means you get to notice an awful lot about life in general and people in particular. Now, is it just me? Or have we all got a lot fussier as consumers?

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Back to the Old Skool!

8 Feb 2010 in alloys, design, retro ,, , , ,
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If I start shouting words at you like Rubik’s, Kajagoogoo, and Yuppie, you’ll either think that I’ve lost the plot, or depending on your age, you’ll already be drifting back in time to the ‘80s. A decade where peoples’ aspirations were exceeded only by their shoulder pads and mobile phones came with more hand baggage than the average Ryanair flight. It was truly a great decade though, as Maggie Thatcher (ask your Dad) sold off the entire country and created an appetite for success that saw a 911 in every car park, a taboo and lemonade in every bar (ask your Mum) and a real belief that if you had a great idea and a bit of patter, you could probably make a million. And plenty did…

Flashback!


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