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“On the morning of March 26th, on the ‘dry’ Lake Ivanpah, The Ecotricity Greenbird driven by British engineer, Richard Jenkins smashed the world land speed record for wind powered vehicles. The Greenbird clocked 126.1 mph (202.9 km/h) , eclipsing the old, American held, record of 116 mph , set by Bob Schumacher in the Iron […]

What’s more sustainable than building new? Rebuilding what we have. Great old buildings are in need of love, and probably lots of extra insulation. Lloyd Alter of Treehugger posits a rethinking of the American economy.

Time to trim the chair inventory. On offer…two late mid-century modernist spindleback side/dining chairs designed in the American Shaker style by Folke Pallson. Manufactured 5/3/71 in Denmark by F.D.B. Molder A/S of Copenhagen. Clear varnished teak seats with crossbars, spindles and legs of black-painted walnut. Nice patina on original paint and finishes, with some wear […]

fiberglass, plexiglass, foam, polyester, steel, plastic
mid-1980’s
Bell Helmets, Inc - Norwalk, California, United States of America
Red, white and blue color scheme. Visible scuffs, sticker residues and degraded foam inner lining. Needs front visor gasket, available from manufacturer. Size unmarked, approximately a large, 7 3/8″ or larger.
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Hamburg, get ready to welcome a new collection of (mostly) Porsche memorabilia in April of 2008. PROTOTYP - Personen, Kraft, Wagen will be housed on two floors of an unidentified historic building, and will showcase classic coupes, one-off racers and a variety of photos and curiosities (including Ferdinand Porsche’s personal watercraft).

[Pictured, middle] A race-prepped […]

Add these to the wishlist. Beautiful wood and stainless steel bicycle fenders, handcrafted by Ezra Caldwell in NYC. We don’t carry these, but it would be nice. Alas, maybe a set of Yohei pinstripes will miraculously show up under the tree in a few weeks. Maybe even affixed to a custom Moyer, which I would […]

Artist & builder Uula Jero handcrafted these beautiful bikes from salvaged components in his Finnish workshop. VeloTribute - A collection of amazing machinery paying homage to classic cycling.
Gallery Grappo
[via empire collective]

Mucho apologies for the site being so slow lately, but more on that later. Nevertheless, folks like k. cooper over at hoping for happy accidents help to keep this fledgling enterprise on it toes. Her blog has long been (in internet time, at least) a source of inspiration, and I’m pretty sure I visit almost […]

Next week, we’re gonna try something a little different. People have been asking “So what else are you hiding?” Being packrats to the highest degree, the answer is “A lot.” Our inspiration comes from a variety of places, namely museum visits, trips to the country, and conversations with interesting people. The spectrum of durable, well-designed […]