Amazing mod Egg chairs in your favorite classic racecar liveries

Filed under: Motorsports, Classics, Etc., Design/Style

These days, you only have a Ball chair in your office if you’re an evil genius or confused enough to think it’s still 1962. The clever artists at Racing and Emotion Design are out to change all that, though. The company has taken it upon themselves to slather the spherical [...]

White ousts silver as America’s favorite automotive paint color

Filed under: Car Buying, China, Europe, Japan, UK, Design/Style

When it comes to tastes in automobiles, Europeans and Americans tend to be on opposite sides of the spectrum. Small trumps big. Manual over automatic. Car against truck. Black versus white.
That’s right, automotive paint supplier PPG says 20% of new cars in North America were white in [...]

Vote for your favorite Automotive X-Prize vehicle(s), win $3,000

Filed under: Biodiesel, EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, MPG, Automotive X-Prize, USA

As the Progressive Automotive X Prize (PIAXP) competition enters the “Knockout Qualifying Stage,” organizers are seeking your participation. The public is being invited to vote for their favorite vehicle in four different categories from now until the 6th of September. You can vote every day and, in [...]

Ice Cube: Everyone’s favorite boxy Nissan chills in London with famed tattoo artist

Filed under: Budget, Hatchback, Nissan, UK, Design/Style

Nissan Cube ice sculpture – Click above for high-res image gallery

With such a strong focus on design, we knew it wouldn’t be long before the Nissan Cube was transformed into some sort of life-size art project. And that’s exactly what legendary celebrity tattoo artist Henry Hate has done, creating [...]