I love Twitter. Without Twitter, I wouldn't have come across Geneviève. Well, to contradict myself, I would have done, as I have already seen and admired her work, but I wouldn't have known who the work was by. Or had the chance to 'tweet' her… So Geneviève. She's French, Lyonnaise by birth, currently based in Paris, but with a really international attitude and appeal. The work I have posted here is are the things that immediately appeal to me, but they barely scratch the surface of the body of her work. I love her loveable little characters… which blend surreally into everyday life. Fantastical, humorous simple and elegant. If, as I do, you love the work of Geneviève, you can find out more on her website follow her on her blog… through her professional representation Big Active or Tiphane Illustrations, (both sites well worth checking out anyway), watch her video work on Plieix, wear her work on a t-shirt, buy a limited edition print at Product of God, or even buy some delightful wall vinyls, mugs and cushions for your home from here.
Tuesday, 21 December 2010
Talon Motors Invader
Yeah, ok, it's another three wheeler! I've already posted about the relaunch of the Morgan ThreeWheeler, the retro Messerschmidt stylings of the Smite, and the one this reminds me most of all of, the Bond Bug.
Maybe it's the bright orange, because the configuration is round the other way (Two wheels at the front, like the Morgan – Technically this is called a reverse trike layout), maybe its's the Space 1999 style seats, but this little beauty reminds me of the offspring of the aforementioned Bond Bug, a Lotus Elise, and one of my five-year olds' HotWheels cars. Powered by a 1,300cc Suzuki Hayabusa engine, the Invader is easily good for 150mph. 0-60? Under 4 seconds. And you can get one for 44,000 of your American dollars. Very nice. On balance though, I think I'd have the Morgan. And an Elise. But that's probably a mixture of my innate patriotism and love of all things classic. What I do think is fantastic is that there are people making cars like this thesedays. It's what we SHOULD in 2011. After all, we're all IN the future now! If it floats your boat, find out more at Talon Motors website.
Friday, 17 December 2010
Beautiful Marcos Sportscar from 1968
This one a stunning sportscar. Even today, it looks futuristic… in that retro futurism way that looks so good, if you get it right… and so bad if you miss by an inch. Imagine the impression it made in 1968, when it pitched up at the Spa 24 hour race, against the (equally lovely) curvaceous Porsches, Ferraris and Ford GT40's of the day. Forty plus years later this Marcos XP has been lovingly restored to it's full 1968 racing spec, and is doing the rounds of the vintage exhibition / classic racing circuits. I found this on the ever excellent Coolist site. If you want to find out more about the Marcos XP, that's where I'd recommend you start.
Wednesday, 15 December 2010
Pressies for the junior scooterist…
My five (going on fifteen!) year old twins are probably a little old for these unfortunately… but they're about the coolest present some lucky kids are going to find under the tree this Christmas. Your for £77… here.
Wednesday, 1 December 2010
Savage Chickens
Cartoons, on Post-it notes… Well, they made me smile…
Plenty more where these came from, here.
Plenty more where these came from, here.
Friday, 26 November 2010
Chico & Rita
What can I say about the new film "Chico and Rita"? Well, not a whole lot actually, as I haven't seen it yet. But what I have seen of it looks, well, just lovely. The animation style looks fantastic, very graphic, very sensual, yet very precise. Set in 1950's Cuba and New York city, the music, which captures a real pivotal moment in the history of jazz, is stunningly good. It's already been called "one of the best fictional movies ever made about jazz". And there's a good story, which helps. It looks like a real labour of love. Check out the website (I LOVE the animation on the homepage when you mouse over the navigation) for much more.
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