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Sp80 unveils final boat design in pursuit of the world Sailing Speed Record

• SP80 is ready to show the world the final design, which is set to reach 80 knots (150km/h) powered by the wind.
• Under construction since the summer of 2021, this futuristic 10 by 7 meter boat will feature two pilots.
• The “sea rocket” will be launched at the end of the year, with the first record attempts planned for thesummer of 2023.
• Already sponsored by the Swiss watchmaking brand Richard Mille, SP80 is launching a campaign to identify a final group of sponsors.

From concept to reality Established in 2018, SP80 has been coordinating the critical stage of the boat production over the last 6 months. This spaceship-like sailboat has been designed to reach 80 knots (150km/h), shattering the world sailing speed record. Limited by confidentiality requirements, the Swiss company has so far only shown a the concept that allows viewers to understand the boat’s operating principles, without revealing any definitive design elements.

Today, the construction has advanced to the stage where the team feels ready to reveal the final design. While the principles remain the same – an extraordinary sailboat towed by a kite – the boat will be bigger than the initial concept (i.e. 10m long and 7m wide). With a sleeker shape and stretched, aggressive lines, other elements have also been refined to increase the stability of the structure; a key point in the record-breaking strategy defended by SP80. The young Swiss company is on its way to redefine the architectural codes of the sailing world.

A cockpit with room for two Freshly finished by the renowned shipyard Persico Marine, the main hull will arrive in April to SP80’s premises in Renens (Switzerland). This first part reveals a crucial element of the cockpit: it can take two pilots on board. One will pilot the kite while the other will steer the boat. “Very early in our development phase, it was clear that being alone on board was not an option to accelerate safely up to 80 knots.” – says Benoît Gaudiot, co-founder and pilot. “At 150 km/h, it is essential to be focused on one task!We will thus have a pilot steering the kite, while a co-pilot will ensure the boat’s trajectory. However, at low speeds, that is around 30 knots, the boat can be sailed solo, which will allow us to welcome passengers onboard to experience something extraordinary !” At 80 knots, it is critical to ensure maximum safety for the pilots. The cockpit has been designed to withstand accelerations of up to 50G! It has also been reinforced with Kevlar® to protect its occupants from possible carbon shards in the event of a crash. As a boat sailing at 150km/h on water is equivalent to a Formula 1 on land, the drivers will be equipped accordingly: bucket seats, 6 point-harnesses and helmets. In case of emergency, they will also have oxygen masks at their disposal, something that has never been seen before in the sailing world!
Calendar and next steps While the shipyard continues the construction of the beam and floats, the SP80 team will take over the main hull and integrate all the mechanical systems. The final assembly of the boat is scheduled for next autumn with an official launch before the end of 2022. After a few months of optimisation and testing, the first record attempts will take place in summer 2023 in the south of France.

Guided by strong values, the company has already secured several notable partnerships. The team is currently beginning its final partnership search campaign. Investigations are focused on Swiss brands, with the goal to create collaborations that go beyond sponsorship agreements.

“Thanks to our current partners, we have been able to realise this revolutionary boat with a launch date later this autumn.” – says Mayeul van den Broek, co-founder and project manager.
“2023 will be a decisive year, with the final preparations to break the 80 knots record and make sailing history. We are currently looking for the last financial and technical partnerships to take the adventure to the finish line. The whole team is so proud to see this concept becoming a reality and we can’t wait to finally unveil and test our final design on the water! ”

12 April, 2022/by Maria G

ARCHITECTURE, Decor, Decorador, Interior design, Interiorista

Livelli Architects – Luxury Interior Design Projects

Livelli Architects – Luxury interior Design Projects

Livelli Architects is an interior | Architecture Design studio that offers the best service in interior design, Architecture & Landscape. A variety range of Residential & Commercial Projects based in Egypt, Dubai, Oman & Suadi Arabia. Known for luxury shopping, ultra-modern architecture, glamorous design, and exclusive lifestyle, In Giza, Egypt has one of the most admired interior design industries in the world where super-tall buildings meet a craving desire for luxury interiors. With this lively context in mind, Inspiration and Ideas has selected the best Interior designers from Egypt, that bring even more grandeur to this wonderful country with their luxury design projects!

Israa Azzam Founder & Interior Architect at Livelli Architects is An Architect who is obsessed with Architecture & Interior design World.

Talented Architect & Interior designer Israa Azzam –a recent Engineering and Architecture graduate- has decided to take the road less traveled by most people in her discipline and instead, channel her energy into fueling her passion for graphic design. Her work is based mainly on shapes and Zentangles – an abstract form of drawing that incorporates meditation and illustration to create unique shapes and patterns and involves the use of black ink on white paper.

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Livelli Architects – Luxury Interior Design Projects

This charming villa Interior Design Project by Livelli Architects combines the neutral tones with a French vintage aesthetic, using white marble and extensive use of arabesque patterns to create a mix of Moroccan & Colonial styles.

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DUBAI MARINA VILLA 2022

Livelli Architects stunning furniture design oozes luxury and sophistication in the interior of this fascinating villa, with Lasvit Lighting providing just the right ingredients to add to the charisma of the Contemporary Design of this project.

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NATURAL HARMONY 2022

A luxury villa fashioned in a mix of modern classic and contemporary design is a fascinating Interior Design Project imagined with an art-deco flair, as per the client’s request.

MASTER BEDROOM 2020

Using neutral, white, and gold as well as earth tones, focusing on the use of wood, perfect for a memorable Luxury Experience in one of the most eclectic houses.

MASTER BEDROOM 2020

A luxury residential Interior Design Project completed in 2020, project honors the richness of Moroccan culture by incorporating several traditional elements such as arabesque patterns. Shades of green, to reflect the historical use of rammed earth in the construction of buildings, thus achieving a high-end Contemporary Design rooted in tradition.

24 March, 2022/by cmoreira

Coches, Especiales

296 GT3, The first sketches of Ferraris future in GT Racing

Maranello, 16 March 2022 – Ferrari’s future on the GT racing scene takes shape and develops around the volumes of the 296 GTB, redefining it according to track and performance requirements and giving life to the 296 GT3.

This model takes up the legacy of the 488 GT3 which, in its standard and Evo 2020 configurations, has picked up 107 titles from its debut race to date, with 429 wins from 770 starts. These extraordinary figures make it the most successful car in Prancing Horse history.

For Ferrari Competizioni GT designers and engineers, matching this list of triumphs represents not only a challenge to be overcome, but an inexhaustible reserve of experiences and technical solutions from which to draw and to sculpt into a new form.

The design of the 296 GT3, taking away the aerodynamic and the characteristic elements of the racing version, has preserved the link to the production model, which from its very conception is inspired by cars such as the 1963 250 LM. That car achieved major successes, such as in the 1965 24 Hours of Le Mans (Ferrari’s last overall victory in this race), also enjoying great success among the private teams.

The 296 GT3, already being assembled at the Oreca di Signes plants, will mark the return to the track of a Ferrari equipped with a 6-cylinder engine, even though – in compliance with technical regulations – it will not be equipped with the electric unit.

The new GT3 from the Prancing Horse manufacturer will begin development on the track in the coming months in view of its race debut, scheduled for 2023.

19 March, 2022/by Carlos

Coches, Concept

The storage champ – Audi A6 Avant e-tron concept

Audi exhibits concept for an executive class Avant with electric drive system
Unmistakable design for the electric age
Fast charging with 270 kW – 300 km (186 miles) range in just 10 minutes

Static photo,
Colour: Neptune Valley

Like the Audi A6 e-tron concept that was exhibited in 2021, the A6 Avant also has an exclusively electric drive system based on the forward-looking PPE platform, developed under Audi’s leadership. At the same time, it represents a new design concept with the same dimensions as the A6 Sportback e-tron. At 4.96 meters (16.3 ft.) long, 1.96 meters (6.4 ft.) wide, and 1.44 meters (4.7 ft.) high, its body puts it in the luxury class. Its lines are a consistent development in Audi’s contemporary formal language. Significant elements like the closed Singleframe and the continuous strip of lights in the rear emphasize its kinship with the other electrically powered Audis in the e-tron fleet.

The Audi A6 Avant e-tron concept exterior model that is making its debut in March 2022 is no more a simple design exercise than the Sportback. On the contrary, its lines and elegant proportions anticipate future Audi production models and offer clues about how dynamic and elegant the electrically powered luxury class from the brand with the four rings will look.

“With the Audi A6 Avant e-tron concept, we are offering a completely tangible look at future production models on our new PPE technology platform,” says Audi Board Member for Technical Development Oliver Hoffmann. “We’re not just electrifying the Avant’s successful 45-year history. What we want most of all is to use technical skill to add an exclamation point. In particular, this includes powerful 800 volt technology, 270 kW of charging capacity, and a WLTP range of up to 700 kilometers (435 miles).”

Sporting the A6 emblem, the concept car underscores its place in the brand’s business class. This family has represented the brand in one of the world’s highest-volume segments since 1968 (until 1994, as the Audi 100). There have been Avant models in the series since 1977 – a revolutionary, very emotionally designed reinterpretation of the station wagon class.

With the Avant, whose dynamic lines combine with a high degree of variability, the company literally worked out a new kind of car that has often been copied by the competition. Avant, a term derived from avant garde and a 1995 Audi ad slogan, is a word that has taken off: beautiful station wagons are called Avant.

For its part, the PPE technology will ensure that what the car’s lines imply is translated into a standard of dynamic driving performance and everyday suitability befitting use for long drives. That means that, in the future, an Audi A6 e-tron will gleam with up to 700 kilometers (435 miles) of range (under the WLTP standard), depending on the drive system and model variant. And the strongest representatives of the series will sprint from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in less than four seconds. The values of the Sportback and the Avant only deviate slightly from one another.

The Audi A6 Avant’s back end, which is as beautiful as it is spacious, is by no means the only thing that qualifies it as the storage champ in a double sense. The drive system and battery technology also justify that title. With its 800 volt system and a charging capacity of up to 270 kW, it can take in enough energy in just 10 minutes at a fast-charging station to drive about 300 kilometers (186 miles).

Markus Duesmann, Chairman of the Board of Management and Board of Management Member for Product Lines at AUDI AG

Unmistakable e-tron: the design

Based on its dimensions, the Audi A6 Avant e-tron concept clearly represents the upscale segments – 4.96 meters (16.3 feet) in length, 1.96 meters (6.4 feet) in width, and 1.44 meters (4.7 feet) in height, the same as the current models in the Audi A6/A7 series. With its dynamic proportions and elegant lines, including the Avant back end typical of the brand, it’s obvious at first glance that this vehicle was conceived in a wind tunnel.

Aerodynamics has always played a key role in Audi’s long history of success in the luxury class. The cW value of the Audi 100 / C3 – the aerodynamics world champion of all classes in its day – is legendary: with its cW value of 0.30, Audi was already far outperforming its competitors as early as 1982, and continued to do so for many years thereafter.

Now the electrically powered family of the Audi A6 e-tron concept is writing a new chapter in this success story, proving once again that the brand always combines form and function in perfect symbiosis. The Sportback’s cW value of just 0.22 is unprecedented in the electrified C-segment. With its expansive roofline, the Avant’s cW value is just 0.02 units above that. In layman’s terms, this means the car exhibits minimal aerodynamic drag – which initially translates into lower energy consumption and therefore extended range. At the same time, the fine-tuning in the wind tunnel has once again resulted in an organic design with exceptional elegance and harmony down to the last detail.

Large 22-inch wheels and short overhangs, the flat cabin, and a dynamic roof arch give the Avant proportions that are distinctly reminiscent of a sports car.

The absence of hard edges results in smooth transitions between convex and concave surfaces throughout the body, as well as in soft shadows. The Audi A6 e-tron concept appears monolithic, as if from a single mold – particularly when viewed from the side.

The gently backward sloping roof arch with the slanted D-pillar is a typical feature of Audi Avant window design; the D-pillar rises up from the stable base of the vehicle’s back end in an especially streamlined manner. The eye-catching quattro wheel arches effectively accentuate the width of the body and are simultaneously integrated organically into the side surfaces.

The wheel arches are connected by the specially sculpted battery area above the rocker panel, which is highlighted with a black inlay – a design element that is now a hallmark of the Audi brand’s fleet of electric vehicles. Also typical of Audi e-tron models are the sleek, camera-based virtual exterior mirrors at the base of the A-pillar.

Looking at the front, it is immediately apparent that the Audi A6 e-tron concept is an electric-powered representative of the brand with the four rings. A characteristic feature is the large enclosed Singleframe grille, which is bordered at the bottom by deep air intakes for cooling the drivetrain, battery, and brakes. The flat headlight bezels extend far into the sides of the laterally sweeping front end, underscoring the horizontally aligned architecture of the vehicle body.

The influence of the wind tunnel on the rear end is unmistakable. The upper rear end is shaped to create an aerodynamically functional and circumferential breakaway edge. The rear spoiler with colored trim visually emphasizes the elongated, horizontally oriented silhouette of the A6 Avant e-tron concept. It also does important work with airflow to improve aerodynamics.

And in the lower section, the rear diffuser’s two generously sized air outlets are integrated into the bumper area. These components, which also have colored trim, channel the air that flows under the vehicle in a manner that reduces turbulence – a perfect combination of reduced aerodynamic drag and minimized lift.

The showcar’s sporty silhouette is emphasized by its warm shade of gray called Neptune Valley. While the paint has a modern, understated look when it is in the shadows, its full effect opens up in the sun, draping the showcar in shades of softly iridescent gold with its effect pigments.

Static photo,
Colour: Neptune Valley

Illuminating from every perspective – light technology

The flat headlights and taillights are slim and flush with the overall composition of the lines. Digital Matrix LED and digital OLED technology makes it possible to achieve maximum brightness and a wide range of features even with a minimal surface area, while at the same time offering customizable light signatures. The team of Audi lighting designers and developers has once again done an amazing job – this concept car packs a host of new features and personalization options into its lighting units.

Three small, high-resolution LED projectors are built into each side of the body, transforming the ground beneath them into a stage when the doors are opened – small, extended, dynamic lighting effects greet the occupants with messages in their own language.

The combination of safety features and aesthetic design is particularly important to Audi. That’s why the small, high-resolution projectors also display warning symbols on the ground – to warn a bike rider that the car door is about to open, for example.

Another four high-resolution LED projectors – inconspicuously integrated into the corners of the vehicle – generate turn signal projections. The design of these projections can be modified to address different markets and approval regions as required.

The Digital Matrix LED front headlights achieve almost cinematic quality. If, for example, the Audi A6 Avant e-tron concept is parked in front of a wall during a break to recharge the battery, the driver and passengers can pass the time playing a video game projected onto it. Instead of on a small screen in the cockpit, they’ll see their current game’s virtual landscapes projected onto the wall in XXL format – and all this via the Digital Matrix LED headlights.

The rear end of the concept car features a new generation of digital OLED elements that, as a continuous strip of lights, act like a display. They can also be used to create almost unlimited customizable variations of digital light signatures and dynamic lighting displays that can be adapted to the customer’s personal taste.

One new feature in the taillights is the three-dimensional architecture of the digital OLED elements, that – adapted to the shape of the body – makes it possible to perfectly integrate the night design into the overall look. This makes it possible to experience the dynamic light show not only in two dimensions – as was previously the case – but with an impressive, 3D spatial effect.

And it goes without saying that the combination taillights, like the headlights, meet their developers’ requirements when it comes to the traditional functions of vehicle lighting, namely seeing and being seen – in the front, a clearly and brightly illuminated road with headlights that intelligently adapt to the traffic situation, weather, and surroundings, as well as communicate with other road users. In the rear, the ultrabright, homogeneous, and high-contrast digital OLED combination taillights can particularly and significantly increase the level of safety on the roads of the future.

In addition, the projections around the vehicle allow its communication range to be extended beyond the vehicle for the first time. With the help of intelligent connectivity in the vehicle, the A6 e-tron concept provides information to other road users with visual signals.

PPE – high body styles and low ride aheight

The PPE is designed exclusively for battery-electric drive systems and can therefore take full advantage of all the benefits of this technology. The key element of the future PPE fleet is a battery module between the axles that holds around 100 kWh of energy in the Avant version of the A6 e-tron concept. Using the entire vehicle base makes it possible to achieve a relatively flat layout for the battery. This means that it will be possible to use this single platform both for vehicles with high body styles and vehicles with a decidedly dynamic, flat architecture – such as the Audi A6 Avant – without any changes to the basic architecture.

The battery size and wheelbase of PPE vehicles are scalable, making them suitable for use in different market segments. However, the proportions of a fairly long wheelbase and very short overhangs are something they will all have in common and this, together with the large wheels, results in basic proportions that are simply perfect – and not just in terms of design. This is because the occupants of the future PPE models will also benefit from the long wheelbase, which translates into a longer interior and more legroom in both rows of seats – a key benefit across all segments. In addition, electric vehicles are also generally more spacious thanks to the absence of a transmission tunnel, which is simply not needed due to the technology.

But even without the transmission tunnel, Audi customers will not have to give up the brand’s trademark quattro drive system. The future range of PPE models will include versions with one electric motor each mounted to the front and rear axles that use electronic coordination to deliver all-wheel drive on demand and achieve a perfect balance between driving dynamics and energy efficiency. In addition, the e-tron family will also include basic versions optimized for minimum consumption and maximum range – in this case, propulsion will come from a single electric motor mounted to the rear axle.

The Audi A6 Avant e-tron concept’s two electric motors are capable of delivering 350 kW of total output and 800 Newton meters of torque.

The front wheels of the Audi A6 e-tron concept are connected via a five-link axle specially optimized for electric vehicles with a multi-link axle in the rear. The concept car features Audi air suspension with adaptive dampers.

A6 Avant e-tron – the storage champ

The heart of the Audi A6 Avant e-tron concept’s drive technology – and that of all future PPE models – will be the 800-volt charging technology. Like the Audi e-tron GT quattro¹ before it, this ensures that the battery can be charged with up to 270 kW in a very short time at fast-charging stations. This revolutionary technology will enter the high-volume mid-range and luxury segments with the PPE for the very first time.

Thus, the A6 Avant will become the storage champ in a double sense – not only because of its spacious back end. The PPE technology enables charging times that come close to a conventional stop to refuel a car powered by a combustion engine. Just 10 minutes is enough time to charge the battery to a level sufficient to power the car for more than 300 kilometers (186 miles). And in less than 25 minutes, you can charge the Audi A6 Avant e-tron concept’s 100 kWh battery from 5 to 80 percent.

Together with a range of up to 700 kilometers (435 miles) – depending on the selected drive system and power output – the models in the Audi A6 e-tron family are uncompromisingly suitable for long trips. Furthermore, their range and charging speed keep pace with those of combustion engines, making them perfect universal cars for everyday needs, from short trips to the store to longer road trips when going on vacation.

In terms of dynamic qualities, the Audi A6 e-tron concept – as is typical for an electric car – truly outshines its rivals with combustion engines. Thanks to its high torque right from the first revolution, even entry-level models designed for efficiency will accelerate to 100 km/h (62 mph) in less than seven seconds. And in the top-of-the-line, high-performance models, this sprint can even be reduced to well under four seconds.

PPE – versatile, variable, electric

2018 saw the debut of the Audi’s first fully electric production vehicle – the Audi e-tron. Since then the brand has systematically and rapidly pushed ahead with the widespread introduction of electric mobility across its entire product range. Following the Audi e-tron SUV and e-tron Sportback, the highly dynamic e-tron GT quattro¹ – based on a new technology platform developed jointly with Porsche AG – made its debut in February 2021. And just two months later, the Audi Q4 e-tron and Q4 Sportback e-tron premiered – two extremely unique SUVs in the compact segment with a common technological platform, the Volkswagen Group’s MEB.

The Audi A6 e-tron Sportback and Avant concept cars are now the first members of a family of vehicles – initially in the C-segment and later also in the B- and D-segments – to be based on another innovative technology platform: the Premium Platform Electric, or PPE for short. This modular system is being developed under Audi’s leadership together with Porsche AG. The first Audi production vehicles built on the PPE platform will be successively unveiled starting in 2023.

The PPE is the first platform designed to accommodate an unprecedented range of high-volume automobiles – including SUVs and CUVs with high ground clearance as well as cars with low ride height that are part of Audi’s core product range, such as the Audi A6 series. But there are also plans to expand the PPE range into the B-segment, which has been the highest-volume market segment for Audi for decades. And even when it comes to the top-of-the-line D-segment, the PPE is an excellent technological platform to build on.

With the PPE, electric vehicles will now also be attractive to customers who prefer automobile concepts beyond the SUV segment – like an Avant, for example, which is characteristic of the brand.

As a result, Audi can effectively expand the range of electric vehicles in its portfolio – via the high-volume B- and C-segments. In addition, economies of scale will allow luxury-class technology and various different model versions to be incorporated into a wide-ranging lineup of models that is unrivaled in the premium market.

17 March, 2022/by Carlos

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Get To Know The Best Interior Designers From United Arab Emirates (Part II)!

Known for luxury shopping, ultra-modern architecture, glamorous design, and exclusive lifestyle, the United Arab Emirates has one of the most admired interior design industries in the world where super-tall buildings meet a craving desire for luxury interiors. With this lively context in mind, Inspiration and Ideas has selected the best Interior designers from UAE (part II), that bring even more grandeur to this wonderful country with their luxury design projects!

31. HBA

HBA, or Hirsch Bedner and Associates, is one of the leading luxury design firms in the luxury hospitality industry. They create the signature looks of today’s luxury brands, independent contemporary boutique hotels, urban resort spas, world-class residences, restaurants and casinos. HBA’s international presence, depth of experience and detailed industry knowledge enables its top interior designers to identify interior design trends at their source, make definitive predictions about new directions and innovations, and influenced sign standards at a global level. They are located across the globe, which includes the exciting grounds of Dubai.

32. House of Treasures

Like the name suggests, House of Treasures is…a House of Treasures of Luxury Design. With great service and design influencers on their team, House Of Treasures can give you everything to produce a stunning interior.

IDC Insignia, responsible for a series of projects in the Middle East and Europe for private, commercial, corporate and product design, offers tailor-made bespoke design solutions, consultancy services and furniture supply. The firm makes sure that all their products own a distinguished signature of luxury glam and sparkle, whether it concerns furniture, finishes or fabrics.

34. Idea Art Interior Design

Once upon a time, back in 1994, a young ambitious interior architect, Salah Jizi, took the initiative of founding IDEA ART following a trail of success, starting from the 80’s when he was called in to work on a major palace in Abu Dhabi. The success story of this palace opened up opportunities to design and execute prestigious palaces for the royal families of Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah, and his clients lived happily ever after.

35. Justin Wells

Justin Wells is a registered architect with in excess of 20 years of experience in award-winning projects across all sectors of architecture and interior design in the Middle East, South-East Asia, and Australia. His efforts in building relationships with clients, authorities, and professional colleagues over 20 years, have ensured that he has been able to draw upon a vast diversity of Architectural and ID typologies for his career to date. His penchant for Leisure Architecture, Hotels, F&B, Residential, and Interior Design has seen expansive travel over a lifetime to provide an understanding of global trends and retrospective influences.

36. Kart Group

Kart group is a luxury design atelier and U.A.E. importer of fine furniture, lighting, accessories, and artwork for unique interiors. Since 2005, the firm is an interiors specialist in modern and contemporary design with a particular focus on bespoke furniture.

37. KPS World

KPS is a technology-led, design-focused interior contractor that brings commercial spaces to life by tapping into trends, innovations, and resources because we believe every space holds the opportunity for something remarkable. With strong Swedish roots, the firm has offices in Egypt, France, Lebanon, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates.

38. Kristina Zanic Consultants FZ

Kristina is a prominent figure in interior design in Asia and the Middle East. The interior designer spent over 20 years based in Thailand and worked with international brands, multinationals, as well as prominent local companies throughout Asia. In the past 10 years, Kristina has been working in the Middle East and has since established her own signature design studio in Dubai: Kristina Zanic Design Consultants.

39. Laith Designs

Upon completion of his Bachelor’s Degree in Film at Emerson College in Boston, Laith Abdelhadi embarked upon his journey to pursue his passion for interior design projects by working in advertising and set design. Laith mastered a wide range of interior design styles and genres, with a refined balance and juxtaposition of seamlessly combining the old and the new with an edited eye, yet always creating refined and inviting interior design projects.

40. Life Space Interiors

Life Space Interiors is a full-fledged interior fit-out company capable of providing clients with full turnkey interior solutions, we provide unparalleled services to corporates, hotels retail and developers. Their services are built around three core principles: integrity, personalized services and excellence.

41. Luxury Antonovich

Luxury Antonovich Design is a luxury interior design and interior architecture studio in Dubai. Using brilliant taste and a touch of luxury, their top interior designers are experts in interior fit-out works, joinery, furniture and furnishing, and provide turnkey projects to prime residential, commercial sectors, palaces and high-profile residences.

42. Lux & More

Luxury & More interiors is an interior design firm specializing in residential and commercial projects. Luxury & More interiors was founded in 2015 in Abu Dhabi.

43. Luxury Antonovich Design

Luxury Antonovich Design has developed into a fully integrated practice providing Structural, Architectural, Interior Design, Value Engineering, Fit-out, and Project Management services on a wide variety of prestigious construction projects.nBy considering the Client’s commercial and residential objectives as a top priority and adopting a policy of complete transparency and professional integrity, this is one of the Top Interior and Fit-Out Company in Dubai and Riyadh.

44. Mouhajer International Design

With the beginning of the new millennium, the Mouhajer project started out by Eng. Maher Mouhajer, as a geometrical base that formed a consistent pyramidal ascent. The high-level capacity of the company has contributed to work in the field of design such as private houses, prestigious hotels, presidential offices, and embassies.

45. Muse Interior

Muse design is a top-notch company that was established in 2007 by Michael Dudnyk and Stanislava Rudas-Dudnyk. The company manufactures and delivers the best services of interior designing products at an affordable price. We offer the best interior designing services throughout the UAE.

46. Nest Interior Decor

Nest Interior Decor believes the purpose of our work is to make spaces more effective, efficient and satisfying for those that occupy them.

47. Nikki Bisiker/Da Fonseca Design

Da Fonseca Design is run by its founder and lead designer, Nikki Bisiker Da Fonseca. This design studio is supported by a core team of experienced and talented Interior and Architectural professionals dedicated to offering the highest quality design solutions. One of the things you will notice just by looking at any project by Da Fonseca Design is the use of nothing but the best materials and finishes on their projects. Everything looks exactly how it is supposed to be, and there is always a sense of organized luxury.

48. Nomad Interiors

28 Jan 2011, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates — Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Street (Hamdan Street), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Middle East — Image by © Alan Copson/Robert Harding World Imagery/Corbis

NOMAD Interiors L.L.C was established in UAE on 2010 by Imad Fandi Azzam, a veteran in Projects Design, Execution and Management with more than 14 years of extensive and solid experience in Projects Development and Management of luxurious and Commercial, Residential, Retail, Hotels and High-rise Towers

49. Pallavi Dean

Pallavi Dean is one of the UAE’s most promising interior designers. As an Associate with Godwin Austen Johnson in Dubai, she’s has worked on a range of high-profile commercial and hospitality projects across the region. Her work was recognized in 2010 when she won the CID Middle East Young Interior Designer of the Year Award. Pallavi is an active member of the UAE design community, writing for industry publications, organizing events and mentoring students.

50. Patina Interiors

Patina Interiors is one of the most creative and luxury interior design company in the UAE which focuses on commercial interior design and residential interior design services and solutions that combines creative space planning, designing, and project management for all types of interior projects. Patina Interior’s professional interior design team of architects, designers, project managers and professional craftsmen deliver projects that exceed expectations!

51. Sneha Divias Atelier

Born in Portugal, Sneha Divias holds a Master’s Degree in Architecture from the Lusiada University of Porto and specialized in Interior Design at New York University. Having worked on projects globally with renowned architecture and design consultants in Lisbon and Dubai prior to founding the Atelier, Sneha Divias helms the firm with a true entrepreneurial vision. Within a short span of branching out on her own, Divias has quickly established herself as a designer with one of the most diverse portfolios of built projects.

52. Studio International

Studio International is a new design consultancy formulated by individuals who have accumulated a significant body of experience globally across a comprehensive range of design disciplines. Their combined knowledge has enabled the world’s leading hoteliers, corporate businesses, transport operators, retailers and principle commercial developers to deliver unique and valuable experiences to their customers.

53. The Hub Interiors

Since the launch in 2015, the main goal at “The Hub Interior Decoration” has been to develop close working relationships with its clientele. Every design they create tells a visual story of their client.

54. Trig Interior Design

Trig Interior Design are proud to call themselves believers that each interior design space has a unique potential and embraces the approach of addressing requirements individually. The outcome is a product of our careful design decisions, environment, selection of material, personal comfort, integration of technology while maintaining the sense of community and personal synergies with clients.

55. Versay Interiors

Versay Interiors is an interior design company based in UAE, Dubai. A creative team of interior designers and architects in UAE has done a lot of interior design projects around the world. Each one of the clients has his own lifestyle, individual vision, and always special, exclusive design project from the company’s side, which is matching with their personality.

56. Vesper & Countaj

Vesper & Countaj is an independent architecture and investment consultant firm providing tailored investments products for both private and institutional investors based in France and Dubai. The company combines architecture and engineering to get the best out of a project working with the sister company specialized in prestressing.

57. Visiontech

Visiontech is an interior design firm, able to provide and deliver all elements of a project, from enabling works to sub-structures, superstructures, and fit-out. Born out of the rebranding of AMBB Interiors (now BW Interiors) Visiontech has quickly established itself as a reliable partner for Retail, Hotels, Restaurants, Commercial Offices and Private Villas.

58. VSHD Design

The award-winning VSHD Design studio was founded by interior architect and managing director Rania Hamed. VSHD Design has carried out projects all over the world from Europe to the United States, as well as in the Middle East. In her elegant and refined interiors, the designer brings together contemporary design and resolutely classic and minimalist contexts.

59. XBD Collective

Architecture and interior design have never been far from each other and, with XBD Collective, that bond gets even stronger. XBD Collective is a multi-disciplinary organization that provides unique solutions for residential, commercial, and hospitality projects with an unmistakable, exclusive touch. Brought to you by Ellen Søhoel, Lee Nellis, and a wonderful team of top interior designers and other experienced professionals, this firm makes it beautiful both in and outdoors.

60. Zen Interiors

At Zen Interiors, they believe that clients deserve the smartest solutions. When it comes to creating stunning spaces, they offer an unbeatable combination of flexibility, durability, and affordability. As top interior designers, they are passionate about superior products and professional services and aim to deliver perfect results – each time, and for every client. Just as they cater to specific styles, tastes, budgets, and deadlines, you can count on their expertise and experience at all stages, from concept to

61. Zoom Homes Décor

Zoom Homes Décor is Interior Designing, fit-out and Decoration company. The company provides excellent services in retail, commercial and residential Interior and Exterior, for many years.

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16 March, 2022/by cmoreira

ARCHITECTURE, Decorador, Interior design, Interiorista

Get To Know The Best Interior Designers From United Arab Emirates (Part I)!

Known for luxury shopping, ultra-modern architecture, glamorous design, and exclusive lifestyle, the United Arab Emirates has one of the most admired interior design industries in the world where super-tall buildings meet a craving desire for luxury interiors. With this lively context in mind, Inspiration and Ideas has selected the best Interior designers from UAE (Part I), that bring even more grandeur to this wonderful country with their luxury design project

1. 4Space Interior Design

Armed with a profound understanding of the unique challenges of luxury design within Dubai, top interior designers from 4Space strives to meet them with the unparalleled knowledge and skills of a multi-talented team of professionals. Led by major partners Amjad Hourieh and Firas Alsahin, this firm has become one of the region’s most respected, with more than 15 years of industry experience – in retail, hospitality and commercial spaces, or residential and living spaces.

2. ABANOS

Abanos is one of the largest and most reliable holistic interior fit-out and joinery companies in the UAE, with the aim to deliver high-quality and tailor-made projects, all fabricated at its state-of-the-art production facilities. Established in 1985, the company has expanded steadily since its early days, now operating throughout the UAE, GCC and worldwide markets!

3. Aedas Interiors

Aedas Interiors is an international firm that brings out the best of two different worlds – architecture and interior design. Part of the Aedas Group, Aedas Interiors focuses on offering a comprehensive range of interior design services that go from corporate to residential and hospitality. The firm’s numbers are impressive since it has been awarded several times, been featured in various projects around the world, and counts 1,400 creative minds that create world-class luxury design solutions with a deep social and cultural understanding of the communities they design for.

4. Al-Manzool Interiors

Founded by Engineer Eman Orphally in the early 90’s, Al Manzool is an Abu Dhabi based firm is a full-service, medium-sized architectural, planning and interior design company. Al Manzool is a responsive, client-focused firm that provides high quality architectural & interior design services and classy products ranging from fabric to furniture & lighting to its esteemed clients in the corporate, commercial and residential sectors.

5. ALEC FITOUT

Focusing on 5-star hotels & resorts, Alec Fitout is part of the Alec Group and offers complete interior solutions fulfilling the need for project management, engineering, value engineering, design-build. The firm delivers high-quality fit-out and refurbishment solutions.

6. Al Huzaifa

Passionate about design. Perfectionists to the core. Relentlessly seeking out new ideas, materials, possibilities and trends. The design team of Al Huzaifa is made up of 16 qualified, highly motivated professionals who have worked on some of the most demanding projects.

7. Algreda

Algedra is one of the top interior design companies in Dubai and its Interior Design Projects perfectly embrace the city’s luxurious and exclusive lifestyle. Algedra assures you that you have a unique, noble, and sophisticated villa entrance. Algedra interior design projects show high-end luxury, modern, contemporary or classic styles that will certainly make an amazing first impact on any guest or visitor.

8. ANARCHITECT

ANARCHITECT is a multiple award-winning Architecture, Interior Architecture, and Design practice based in Dubai and London that specializes in delivering bespoke projects for design-driven private and corporate clients globally. Their diverse portfolio of built work spans residential, leisure, hospitality, workplace, and culture throughout the Middle-East, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Founded in 2013, the practice manifests architecture across diverse scales of design with superlative craft, detail, and materiality.

9. Arabian Company

Established in 1967 by the visionary late founder Ali Baslaib, the Arabian Company today has more than 40 companies and affiliated organizations. They have received praise and awards for the design and quality of their services, and are proud to be a UAE success story.

10. Arco Interiors

Arco Interiors is a specialist in interior solutions providing full-scope turn-key interior design, fit-out, and furnishings. Their close-knit team of designer, architects, and engineers are able to translate client ideas into a successful project that work both aesthetically and functionally.

11. Artizan Interior Design

Artizan Interior Design is a firm from Dubai that embodies the true spirit of luxury design excellence. Known for its commercial and hospitality projects, the top interior designers at Artizan brings together the research and implementation of technological advancement while meeting the deadlines to deliver an efficient service to a growing global market. This being said, prepare yourself for beautiful ambiances and inspiring settings.

12. Bayaty Architects

Founded in 1978 by Dr Muthanna Al-Bayaty, Bayaty Architects has emerged to be a unique multidisciplinary practice. Bayaty Architects is a design and engineering firm for architects and engineers that work to provide and support the development of design projects.

13. Belhasa Interiors

Belhasa Interiors is a leading, sustainability-principled and versatile interior design studio based in Dubai with talented top interior designers. Part of one of the largest and most diversified holding groups in the region, Belhasa Interiors has leveraged its vast in-house resources to lead the design and execution of over 50 high-profile residential, commercial and governmental clients and over 200 projects region-wide such as The Chocolate Bar in Mercato Mall, Studio 8 at Dubai Mall Fashion Avenue, Moneykicks headquarters and booths at SoleDXB, the Ministry of Justice Innovation Center and Ras Al Khaimah Police Station.

14. Bishop Design

Founded by Paul Bishop in 2004, Bishop Design LLC has continuously completed projects spread across the entire MENA region and the world. It is through the studio’s execution of well-planned luxury design solutions, extensive expertise of product knowledge and costs along with dedicated coordination and supervision, that their portfolio holds hundreds of successfully executed worldwide projects.

15. BlackVogelKop

Black Vogelkop works in interior design, fit-out, and refurbishment services, having delivered large-scale developments and smaller niche projects for some of The UAEs leading establishments. With a focus on quality and functionality, they work closely with their clients to ensure that all aspects of work, from concept to completion are conducted in a professional manner.

16. Bluehaus Group

Bluehaus Group is a leading design consultancy firm holding multi-disciplined Architectural Design, Interior Design and Engineering Design consultancy skills that delivers experience and innovation to partners and customers. With 15 years of experience, the renowned consultancy firm has grown steadily through a repeat business strategic model by building lasting relationships with renowned global and local organizations and their brands across the Middle East, Africa and the wider globe.

17. Bond Interior

It all began with a handful of engineers who had a very simple vision – to deliver the best possible fit-out for clients, to brief, and on time. In the mid-time, Bond Interior has completed over 2,500 projects in our 30 years plus history. This is one of the largest high-end interior fit-out companies in the UAE, employing over 2,000 staff with offices in the UAE, China, India and the Philippines.

18. Caspaiou Design & Interiors

Caspaiou Design & Interiors’ philosophy is to create a minimalistic, earthy, and understated atmosphere of luxury, rather than follow easy trends. As a contemporary interior design studio, they deliver distinguished concepts that are modern yet timeless in their appeal.

19. Cherwell

Bespoke design products and furnishings are what make an interior design project unique. This is what Cherwell, a highly-active company in the design district of Dubai, does best. Its design team of top interior designers specializes in designing the spaces and creating custom-made furnishings for residential contexts. Cherwell makes bespoke furniture for every room of the home or office, but they are renowned for their beautiful kitchens, dressing rooms, and specialist joinery.

20. D&D Est.

D&D Est. was established in Riyadh at the beginning of the new millennium, creating plans for the finest buildings and palaces, based on a special understanding of the world of architecture and the latest findings of design and decoration sciences in the world. The Establishment quickly expanded its activities and divisions into a comprehensive institution, working from transferring ideas to paper to supervise and fully implement them. This is based on her deep understanding of the stages of work, starting from perceptions until its transfer to implementation. Today, D&D is managed by a professional team of administrators and engineers. Highly Experienced technicians and technicians working in its departments. and it has the necessary staff for project management and supervision.

21. Depa Interiors

Depa Group delivers hospitality, commercial (offices and retail), social infrastructure, economic infrastructure, yachts and marine, high-rise and low-rise residential, and aircraft projects in selected countries in the Middle East and North Africa, Europe, Asia, and North America. Depa has proudly set the standards of excellence in interior implementation, as evidenced by the delivery of the most iconic projects in the Middle East, Asia, and other regions.

22. Dewan Architects + Engineers

Dewan Architects + Engineers has been at the forefront of the Middle East’s booming architectural and engineering design sector for almost three decades. Its founder and current Chairman and Managing Director, Mohamed Al Assam, established the inaugural Dewan office in Abu Dhabi in 1984 and successfully completed Dewan’s first high-rise commercial project, Baniyas Tower, in 1988, which cemented Dewan’s presence as a major player in the regional architectural scene.

23. Diane Thorsen/Perkins + Will

Leading the creative design direction and managing the design process at Perkins + Will, Diane Thorsen remains the creative force behind the studio’s Dubai office, which she established in 2010 together with Steven Charlton. Her luxury designs for the international workplace, hospitality and mixed-use developments, display attention to detail, a love of local art and quality of craftsmanship. Her award-winning work and design approach is informed by sustainability, holistic, innovative project delivery and user-centric design and research.

24. DZ Design

DZ Design provides interior design in Dubai and the wider MENA region. Whether it’s a luxury villa, mid-size hotel or office project, this interior design firm can help! Initially established in 2014 by Dina Murali and Zain Belgami, they started life as a small architectural and interior design studio with just the two of them working across their dining table.

25. Etcetera Living Interior Design

Lesley, Etcetera Living Interior Design’s founder, believes in taking a very hands-on approach, which involves client collaboration throughout the entire process. From the very first meeting with clients, they take the time to understand their vision and needs for their living space.

26. Emaar Properties

Emaar Properties is one of the world’s most valuable and admired real estate development companies. With proven competencies in properties, shopping malls & retail, and hospitality & leisure, Emaar shapes new lifestyles with a focus on design excellence, building quality, and timely delivery.

27. Falcon Interior Decoration

Falcon Interior Decoration is a leading Interior Design and Fit-out Contracting company based in Dubai with an exceptional reputation for providing innovative, quality and extraordinary designs and services across all interior design and fit-out solutions such as commercial, hospitality, residential and joinery. Their top interior designers provide complete turnkey solutions providing hassle-free services to clients from planning and designing to project execution and authority approvals. They can handle every single aspect of any interior fit-out project so that you don’t need to run around to find different materials or suppliers of various products you want in your project.

28. Four Seasons Ramesh Galler

Four Seasons Ramesh Gallery is the leading supplier of Fine Art, Picture Frames, Furniture, Decorative Lighting, and Home Accessories. Founded in 1970, and with two galleries in operation, their main gallery is situated in a 15,000 sq. ft. showroom in Dubai, while the second studio is located in Los Angeles, California. The UAE gallery operates the largest picture-framing factory in the Gulf and handles projects all over the Arabian Gulf countries, Africa and Europe.

29. Godwin Austen Johnson Architects

GAJ is one of the largest and longest-established UK architectural and design firms in the UAE. With more than 30 years of experience, they have created some of the region’s most iconic buildings!

30. Havelock One Interiors

Since its incorporation in 1998, Havelock One Interiors has become one of the most renowned turnkey fit-out contractors and manufacturers of high-quality joinery, decorative metal works, and sophisticated shop-fittings in the Middle East.

15 March, 2022/by cmoreira

Coches, Eléctrico, Especiales

Polestar O₂ concept envisions new age for electric roadsters

Second concept car from Polestar builds on Precept design language
Bespoke aluminum platform showcases quality and rigidity
Sustainability and technology ambitions take next steps toward greater circularity with recycled polyester thermoplastic mono-material and aluminum labeling
Autonomous cinematic drone mixes innovation with fun

Polestar O₂ concept envisions new age for electric roadsters

GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN – March 2, 2022. Polestar, the pure play electric performance car brand, has revealed a new concept car that redefines sports roadsters for the electric age. Named Polestar O2, the hard-top convertible is Polestar’s vision of open-top performance and a thrilling driving experience – with all the benefits of electric mobility.

“Polestar O2 is the hero car for our brand,” comments Thomas Ingenlath, Polestar CEO. “It opens the door to our secret chamber of future potential. This is a taste of what we can design and engineer with the talent and technology we have in-house. It looks incredible, and being able to lower the roof and not hear an engine promises a superb sensation.”

Dynamics

Maximilian Missoni, Polestar’s Head of Design, says: “Polestar O2 is our vision of a new era for sports cars. By mixing the joy of open top driving with the purity of electric mobility, it unlocks a new mix of emotions in a car. But as with all our cars, we are about more than just straight-line sprints. It’s when you turn the steering wheel that the true fun begins.

The driving experience in the Polestar O2 is designed to be lively, light and full of confidence. Predictability and playfulness are core to exciting, spirited driving. Tight body control, high rigidity and intuitive dynamics are inherent benefits of the bespoke bonded aluminum platform, which is adapted from the Polestar 5, developed in-house by Polestar’s R&D team in the UK.

Polestar O₂ concept envisions new age for electric roadsters

The high quality and rigidity of the bonded aluminum platform are geared toward heightened dynamic response. Handling dynamics are taut thanks also to small roll angles and high roll damping, and the agile, direct steering feel is linear, with great steering torque build-up.

Polestar O₂ concept envisions new age for electric roadsters

Design

Clearly related to the Polestar Precept concept car but with its own distinct character, the look of Polestar O2 shows how Polestar’s evolving design language can be adapted to different body styles with a strong family resemblance. The low and wide body with an assertive stance, compact 2+2 cabin design, minimal overhangs and a long wheelbase, embody classic sports car proportions but with a clearly modern, electric feel.

“This car is a meeting point between technology and art, between precision and sculpture, with a determined but not aggressive stance,” continues Maximilian Missoni.

Aerodynamics are manipulated to maximize range thanks to disguised design features like integrated ducts that improve laminar air flow over the wheels and body sides, and the rear lights that function as air blades to reduce turbulence behind the car.

Sustainability and technology

Polestar O2 also showcases advances in sustainability and technology. A new thermoplastic mono-material features extensively in the interior. The term “mono-material” describes the use of a single base material to manufacture different components.

In Polestar O2, recycled polyester is the sole material used for all the soft components of the interior: foam, adhesive, 3D knit fibers and non-woven lamination. This simplifies recycling and is a significant step towards greater circularity, while also reducing weight and waste.

Polestar sustainability teams believe that materials should be recycled, not downcycled. In Polestar O2, they have integrated a new method of controlling recycled content and improving circularity of metal components. Different grades of aluminum are used throughout the chassis to help deliver a thrilling driving experience.

These different grades are labeled, allowing them to be recycled more effectively and for their properties to be retained. High grade aluminum remains high grade, while other grades maintain their varied characteristics, allowing for greater material efficiency and a lower requirement for virgin aluminum.

INTERIOR Polestar O₂ concept envisions new age for electric roadsters

Innovation

In a world increasingly driven by social media, the Polestar O2 features an autonomous cinematic drone integrated behind the rear seats. Developed in collaboration with Aerofugia’s consumer electronics brand Hoco Flow, the concept drone can be deployed while the car is moving, to record the perfect driving sequence.

Polestar engineers have developed a specialized aerofoil that raises behind the rear seats to create a calm area of negative pressure that allows the drone to take off when the car is on the move. The drone operates autonomously, automatically following the car at speeds up to 56 mph (90 km/h), and the driver can choose between an atmospheric sequence – great for a coastline cruise – or a more action-filled sequence with a sportier expression. After filming, the drone can autonomously return to the car. Video clips can be edited and shared directly from the 15-inch center display when the car is parked.

“We wanted to emphasize the experience you can have with a car like the Polestar O2 in new and unusual ways,” continues Maximilian Missoni. “Integrating an autonomous cinematic drone was something that allowed us to push the boundaries on the innovation front. Not needing to stop and off-load the drone before filming, but rather deploying it at speed, is a key benefit to this innovative design.”

Polestar O2 continues the strong foundations laid by Polestar Precept as a vision of the company’s future design, technology and sustainability ambitions. Polestar plans to launch three new cars over the coming three years, starting in 2022, each of which has potential to gradually realize some of the ideas presented by these concept cars.

Polestar also intends to list on the Nasdaq in a proposed business combination with Gores Guggenheim, Inc. (Nasdaq: GGPI, GGPIW, and GGPIU), which is expected to close in the first half of 2022.

About Polestar

Polestar was established as a new, standalone Swedish premium electric vehicle manufacturer in 2017. Founded by Volvo Cars and Geely Holding, Polestar enjoys specific technological and engineering synergies with Volvo Cars and benefits from significant economies of scale as a result.

Polestar is headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden, and its vehicles are currently available and on the road in markets across Europe, North America, China and Asia Pacific. By 2023, the company plans that its cars will be available in an aggregate of 30 markets. Polestar cars are currently manufactured in two facilities in China, with additional future manufacturing planned in the USA.

In September 2021, Polestar announced its intention to list as a public company on the Nasdaq in a business combination agreement with Gores Guggenheim, Inc. Full information on this definitive agreement can be found here.

Polestar has produced two electric performance cars. The Polestar 1 was built between 2019 and 2021 as a low-volume electric performance hybrid GT with a carbon fiber body, 609 hp, 1,000 Nm and an electric-only range of 124 km (WLTP) – the longest of any hybrid car in the world.

The Polestar 2 electric performance fastback is the company’s first fully electric, high volume car. The Polestar 2 model range includes three variants with a combination of long- and standard range batteries as large as 78 kWh, and dual- and single-motor powertrains with as much as 300 kW / 408 hp and 660 Nm.

In the coming three years, Polestar plans to launch one new electric vehicle per year, starting with Polestar 3 in 2022 – the company’s first electric performance SUV. Polestar 4 is expected to follow in 2023, a smaller electric performance SUV coupe.

In 2024, the Polestar 5 electric performance 4-door GT is planned to be launched as the production evolution of Polestar Precept – the manifesto concept car that Polestar released in 2020 that showcases the brand’s future vision in terms of design, technology, and sustainability. As the company seeks to reduce its climate impact with every new model, Polestar aims to produce a truly climate-neutral car by 2030.

About Gores Guggenheim, Inc

Gores Guggenheim, Inc. (Nasdaq: GGPI, GGPIW, and GGPIU) is a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by an affiliate of The Gores Group, LLC, founded by Alec Gores, and by an affiliate of Guggenheim Capital, LLC. Gores Guggenheim completed its initial public offering in April 2021, raising approximately USD 800 million in cash proceeds for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. Gores Guggenheim’s strategy is to identify and complete business combinations with market leading companies with strong equity stories that will benefit from the growth capital of the public equity markets and be enhanced by the experience and expertise of Gores’ and Guggenheim’s long history and track record of investing in and operating businesses.

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2 March, 2022/by Carlos

Coches, Concept, Especiales, I+D, TECNOLOGÍA

The new BAC Mono sports the stunning new generation of the single-seater’s design DNA

DESIGN

first seen on the ground-breaking BAC Mono R. A comprehensive redesign of every single panel successfully reduces visual mass across the body and achieves a more organic, lighter aesthetic.

“Following the well-worn recipe of more power, less weight and more extreme design and technology in the pursuit of ultimate thrills, the new BAC Mono is a slice of single-seater mayhem.”

— TIM POLLARD, CAR MAGAZINE

“The new Mono is powered by a 2.3-litre 332bhp turbocharged engine, meeting EU6 emissions regulations but maintaining Mono’s phenomenal performance DNA.”

ULTIMATE DRIVING EXPERIENCE

“Lighter weight, more power and more efficient aerodynamics provide a driving experience in the new Mono that pushes the boundaries ever closer to perfection.”

24 February, 2022/by Carlos

Coches, Concept, Eléctrico, Especiales

VISION-S Prototype Design Story

How Sony’s foray into mobility became a pursuit of “reality”

#5 Communication design

As the product design for the VISION-S Prototype pushed forward, so did another initiative: the car’s communication design, a process of deciding what to communicate to the world and the optimal way to do so. The communication-design team started with ideas, shaped intangible thoughts and feelings into a message, and came out of the effort with a clear statement in words, images, and more. For the true essence of the VISION-S Prototype to make an impact on audiences, the project team needed more than a complete product—it also depended on the right way to connect with people.

Defining “mobility” for the Sony brand

Sony had been exploring the question of what next-generation mobility might look like: better safety, deeper emotional connections, and new relationships with the environment. To make a meaningful impact on the future of the auto industry and society on the whole, Sony knew it would have to show the world a vision of the future with a grounding in reality—not pure fantasy. Operating in that context, the communication-design team for the VISION-S Prototype had its first mission: rendering Sony’s concept of mobility in clearer definition. The team started to verbalize the ideas in phrases like “taking on challenges” and “being there for people.” That jelled into the vision for the communication design, which then made its way across the project’s different segments to establish a shared foundation. The whole initiative had a common conceptual framework to build around, and that basis sustained the process all the way to the end.

A new symbol of connection, not just an emblem

A car that puts people at the center of everything. A car that wraps riders up in a warm embrace. When that concept started coming into view, the communication-design team got to work on a symbol to capture the core ideas. But instead of trying to imagine an emblem, a symbolic “badge” for the product, the designers went with a distinct motif—the graphic symbol used in an electrical schematic. What they came up with was a take on the letter “S,” its two ends stretching out indefinitely. On the exterior design of the car, the ends of the “S” link with the Daytime Running Light (DRL) and form a loop around the car’s circumference, a core design component that grew out of the symbol. That oval-shaped ring is such a powerful element of the VISION-S Prototype, both serving as a symbol of the car itself and capturing Sony’s idea of “wrapping” people in an embrace and building connections with society.

Using color management to shape the car’s personality

A car has always been a combination of hardware and technology. While the technological aspect might be essential, an overly electronic vibe can be too much—especially for a project aiming to wrap people in a warm, welcoming embrace like the VISION-S Prototype was. Recognizing the need for a color scheme that would reflect a future-oriented outlook but still exude the warmth of familiar, everyday reality, the design team opted for “warm gray” as its brand color. Finding the right shade was a delicate process, a balancing act between nuances of exquisite quality and a tender touch. Eventually, though, the communication-design team arrived at a hue that painted the car’s identity just right.

Communicating the “real thing” through asset design

The fact that people would hardly have any chances to see the VISION-S Prototype in real life, however, presented the team with a challenge: how could the designers make the car seem “real” if the “real thing” was hard to get a direct glimpse of? The only way to do that was to foreground the reality element in the assets for showcasing the car online. In the concept video, for example, the technology pervading the car meshes with the actions of the central character, a protagonist in pursuit of creativity, and that positive synergy extends from the individual to the community. It pulls viewers in, forging emotional bonds with its narrative and expressive quality. For the main character behind the steering wheel, the team cast a creator who tackled challenges fearlessly with strong convictions—another reflection of the team’s basic approach to conveying the VISION-S Prototype’s central message. The rest of the assets followed suit; meticulous designs came together to communicate the reality of the VISION-S Prototype, each piece doing its part to echo the core concepts.

The open road ahead

The VISION-S Prototype made its long-awaited debut at CES 2020, the world’s biggest tech show. Utilizing the warm-gray scheme as a base color to kindle a welcoming warmth, the whole showcase—from the exhibit design to the backgrounds in the presentation slides—was carefully planned so that it rang with the spirit of the project. Taking center stage was the car itself, symbolizing Sony’s company-wide determination to make a positive impact on the evolution of the mobility sector.

All-wheel drive: How the car brings every design segment together

A car is a single product. But it’s also so much more. It’s a stunning array of countless products like sensors and other components, for example. It’s also a space for listening to music, watching movies, and consuming a full range of content. Given all that interplay, Sony sees a future with vibrant potential for collaboration among different specializations. Direct or indirect, those myriad connections could be vital in enhancing the value of tomorrow’s mobility. “When I saw business units, engineers, and designers all getting on the same page and even bringing outside partners into the mix,” designer Jogano recalls, “I could tell that everyone had the same goal—delivering emotional experiences. I could see great potential for human aspirations to pave the way to the future in this collaboration.” The VISION-S Prototype is an engine of growth for Sony’s design projects, driving collaboration and fueling constant expansion into new areas. As design sparks new visions of mobility, those new visions will again need to rely on design to engage with broader audiences. “Communication design moves in tandem with product design,” explains designer Maesaka. “Working together, I think both sides can make big things happen—and I’m excited to take on the bold challenges on the horizon.”

Chief Art Director Daigo Maesaka, Senior Art Director Nobuhiro Jogano

15 January, 2022/by Carlos

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