The Japanese automotive manufacturer, Toyota, have been a staple name for many a car dealership for years. At the CES in Vegas this year, in collaboration with Danish architecture firm, Bjarke Ingels Group, Toyota announced their next big concept project. To build an urban city powered completely on hydrogen fuel cells. Set to start building…...
As a once-avid skier, I can appreciate the appeal of a tight pair of snow blades. A design collaboration between global manufacturing company, Bentley, and the high-end Swiss ski manufacturer, Zai, have officially created the coolest set of skis. Created by composite carbon fibre materials that are also used in the latest generation of aircraft…...
Creative psychology is a very interesting field to explore. Creatives oftentimes exert a certain type of enthused physical energy. They work on their art for long hours – oftentimes driving themselves crazy with stress – and teeter between fantasy and reality and are infamous for disappearing to the other side of the world to write,…...
Movies like Harry Potter, Star Wars, the Marvel movies, Superman and Batman have all enjoyed outstanding runs, each earning billions as pop-culture phenomena. Die-hard fans around the world are forever waiting for the next sequel or fix from their favourite superheroes. Some have even been made into stage musicals. No other cluster of films though…...
In our ever-moving world of AI, market drops and fast cars, we often times forget the importance of the earth around us. Climate change is a growing concern for us all and one that can’t be ignored. The coral reefs are just too clogged with garbage and our lakes and streams are leading waste into…...
Located on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood, California stands one of the most famous nightclubs in the world. Perhaps in history too. Not so much for its appearance than its star-studded notability, the Viper Room has had its fair share of celebrity occupants. Regulars have included Toby Macguire, Leonard DiCaprio, Jared Leto and Jennifer Anniston…....
At the CES this year, the world was introduced to the latest in the future gadgets. One of the leading trends this year was that of transportation. Fully-autonomous vehicles are here to stay, it seems. Big car names like Mercedes-Benz, Lamborghini, Honda and Toyota all showed off their latest concept ideas at this year’s show,…...
Named the Vision AVTR, this Mercedes-benz concept showcased at CES blends Biological sensibilities with transportation. Made in collaboration with James Cameron’s Avatar team, this is seriously a car for the future. With four near-wheel independently controlled motors, it has a combined engine power of more than 350 kW. This sort of control gives the AVTR…...
Started in 1967 and occupying different states around the US before ending up in the bright lights of Vegas, the CES is a glorious centre-point of the tech calendar. A spinoff of the Chicago Music Show, the show has been the birthplace of many of technology’s greatest achievements. With CES 2020 over for another year,…...
With CES over another year, we bring you our top picks for all the latest and greatest in the world of consumer electronics, or more specifically in the world of screens. Best TV SAMSUNG QLED, BEZEL-LESS 8K Doing a full-circle back to Samsung, the best TV set at CES has to go to the Japanese…...
Elon Musk has been steeped in current popular culture as being a certain genius-madman. As well as being the CEO of one of the world’s biggest space companies, founder of Tesla, launching a casual flame-thrower with one of his side-projects and having an estimated net-worth of USD$24 billion, the man never seems to stop. Last…...
American-based private space company, NanoRacks, believe that the commercialisation of space will open a new range of solutions to Earth’s problems. Their latest plan, if all goes well, will run their own orbital research stations. Organised for next year, in partnership with space-tech company Maxar, NanoRacks are going to launch eight cubesats into the stars…...
There’s been a certain chemistry going around Hollywood in recent years. It seems that more and more leading men and women have slipped – intentionally or unintentionally – from one industry to the other. Take Arnold Schwarzenegger for example – Austrian-American professional bodybuilder, and then actor and politician. Or Mark Wahlberg – known before as…...
Pottery is an art bound in its history. It’s one of mankind’s oldest inventions after all, having emerged from the Neolithic period around 12,000 years ago. The artform has travelled across the world and time, taking prime mantle space at grandma’s place alongside decorated flower pots, a prehistoric era also. New Zealand-based Taus Ceramics have…...
Clear the roads, one of the world’s best known Formula One racing names, McLaren, have unveiled and debuted their latest series roadster. Fellow kiwi, Bruce McLaren founded the car team, McLaren all the way back in the 60’s and they’ve set up base in Woking, UK. Their latest ride certainly tales the steering wheel as…...
The world’s most talked about space corporation, SpaceX, have consistently stayed in the public eye after they announced their plans to shoot rockets to Mars. To be honest, when the news dropped, there was a mixture of belief and speculation that Elon might’ve been smoking the stuff him and Joe Rogan shared on Rogan’s infamous…...
Ever since skating became the cool thing to do in the late 40’s, skateboarding has been a much loved pastime for young folk alike. The trusty design has ebbed and flowed to meet the needs of the riders with bigger noses and kicktails, deck upturns, and concaves. Industrial Taiwenese designer, Chia-Wei Chen wanted to take…...
Luxury Japanese car brand, Lexus, have been sending out top-quality cars since its establishment 30 years ago. Now they’ve released their first Lexus-branded 650-metre yacht which is set to sail into the market at a cheeky little USD$3.74 million. Making its public debut at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, the Japanese car maker has…...
Unveiled in September, Mercedes-Benz showed off their redefined Simplex car which was the talk of the town in the early 1900’s. The Simplex had a front engine, rear drive layout and radiator with very simple driving mechanics. The newly designed 1901 Mercedes 35PS has been conceptualised with a rose gold finish and a large 3D…...
Age is that demon that no one can run away from. We are born, we live and unfortunately, we die. Be it our ever growing population, or our aging labour force, it seems like we’re trying to squeeze as much as we can from this life before we all drop. According to a Radio NZ…...
Earlier this year, the global consulting firm, Mercer, ranked Auckland as being the third most liveable city for quality of life and, as the Economist Intelligence Unit’s global liveability index put out a list of the 10 most liveable cities study, we expected to make the cut. But alas, as all good things come to…...
Keeping your Aston Martin DB5 locked and secure at all times is an important consideration. Recently, Aston Martin have offered the possibility of building Aston Martin owners underground caves to ensure that extra safety for owners. It’s one of the most important rooms in the house. The owners, upon applying with Aston Martin, can work…...
Every man needs an outlet. Whether that is playing a sport, studying quantum physics or learning a new instrument, it’s always good for a person’s mental health and wellness. For Chris Williams, the CEO of the award-winning advertising and marketing agency, King St, his escape is writing the next big musical. Chris’ hard work has…...
Born in the back room of a barber shop in 2000, with nothing but a credit card and a second hand washing machine pump, essano is now the leading cosmetic maunfacturer in New Zealand. Nearly two decades later, founders Shane Young and Anthony Gadsdon continue to produce accessible top-quality products using powerful natural ingredients and…...
It’s become a world leading watch brand around the globe. Since its creation in 1881, the Seiko brand has engineered some marvellous timepieces. The Seiko brand has an infinity with its audience in the sports category. The Prospex range extends across multiple movement types – quartz, mechanical, solar & now even Spring Drive. The appeal…...
Western Europe is a hot-pot of cultural and architectural highlights.The Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, the Tower of London, the Shard. Standing at an impressive 320 metres tall, the Shard has been heralded as one of the tallest buildings in Europe. Recently imagined by Danish firm, Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter, a new ‘climate-friendly’ building is set to…...
Ferrari, founded in 1939, is a car brand that always releases supreme luxury cars. At the 2019 Geneva Motor Show, they launched their twin-turbocharged F8 Tributo coupe and, only a couple of months later, announced their latest creation in the form of a Spider. Their new 2020 Ferrari F8 Spider convertible is going to be…...
France-based high-performance automobile manufacturer, Bugatti is giving 110 percent in this flash, new model based on an older classic model. Premiering at Pebble Beach, California at the beginning of August, Bugatti has created a flashback to their 1990 Bugatti EB110. The 2022 Bugatti Centodieci. For a spicy NZD$14 million, avid luxury car-enthusiasts will get the…...
The sun is such a salient element to our lives. A great ball of flaming gas that gives us life and more and more is powering our cars, homes and technology. Yep, we can take many things from the blazing sun. Recently, researchers from The Planetary Society have launched a spaceship in the quest to…...
The mind of a creative is a minefield of endless possibilities. They place a rubbish bag on a rocking chair and call it art. They spin the lyrical and call it poetry. What would you call hanging a glass swimming pool off a cliff edge? Lunacy? Or genius? Design studio, Hayri Atak Architectural Design came…...
