Developed exclusively for the World Rally Championship, Edox’s Chronorally will definitely capture the attention of car-watch fans with its speedo-inspired dial and racing tire strap. Aside from the chronograph functions the watch also features accumulated stage time, countdown, and recount/replay functions. The watch also features an oversized red pusher designed to be easily pressed by drivers’ gloved hands

Following her 2009 video ‘the ear’ which starred Pharrell Williams, chinese contemporary artist Yi Zhou
is teaming up once again with the recording artist for an upcoming project entitled ‘the greatness’.

Zhou’s latest 3D animation ‘the greatness’ transforms Pharrell Williams into a vase. The film is based on
layers of a video game program and advanced 3D programming research and begins with a surreal,
striking and unexpected explosion of the Pharrell Williams vase. as the vessel disintegrates, williams’ face
breaks into a cubist-influenced composition. Its disappearance leads the spectator on a journey through a
frightening labyrinth underworld.

As with most film noir / fiction, the lead often exits the scene through death. zhou says, ‘the actual vase
was made from a 3D scan of pharrell’s body, then I modelled it in 3D to turn it into a greek-style urn
vase resembling a surreal mask. I like to take virtual characters out of my movies and turn them into tangible
sculptural pieces. Pharrell is a modern icon, so by imagining his face breaking up, it emphasizes the emotional
side to how he’s regarded as an icon, and the idea of mortality that we all have to face, which puts us all on a
level-footing as human beings.’

‘The Greatness’ continues with Zhou’s exploration of film with sculpture. based on a clay model made in her
shanghai studio, the vase represents a transition from a simulacrum into the real world, as a reality simulacrum.

The Greatness’ will debut thursday, September 2nd, 2010 at 20 Hoxton Square Projects in collaboration with
Testori UK as part of zhou’s first solo show in london. Curated by Rachael Barratt and Adam Waymouth, the exhibition
is entitled ‘I am your simulacrum’ and will showcase the artist’s work from 2006 to present. Both ‘the greatness’
and ‘the ear’ will be featured as part OPEN 13 at the international exhibition of sculpture and installations in
venice, italy from september 1st to october 3rd, 2010. the acheronte traveller, a sculpture that is featured in
‘the greatness’, will form the centrepiece to zhou’s installation there.

Yi Zhou was brought up in Rome and now lives and works between Paris and Shanghai.
her ambitious artistic expression blends: mythology, philosophy, literature, imagination and technology,
which are deeply rooted in the eastern and western cultures she spent her childhood traversing between.
Her work exists in multiple layers as real and unreal, ancient and present colliding through a process
of construction, deconstruction, recreation and transformation. The composition of her work is also multi-faceted,
as she draws upon the varied disciplines of: film, digital animation, photography, sculpture, drawing, painting
and musical composition in her large multi-media installations.

‘The Greatness was produced by contrasts gallery in partnership with MK2. the soundtrack was recorded at
morricone’s studio in rome in early 2010.

Metrotopia is a public transportation concept by designer Simon Colabufalo created for his home town of Melbourne.
the southern australian city has a distinct urban setting and has the largest tram network in the world. This unique
feature provides the basis for  metrotopia. Rather than large buses of trams, the concept features small 2 seat vehicles
that drive on a single rubber ball for greater maneuverability. Each one is powered by an electric powertrain housed
inside the rotating ball. These small  rolling cars then dock inside large tram structures, recharging them while still
rolling. this allows users to take main routes with others and break away to get to their final destination.

While we all get ready to pen our “Dear Summer” letters, we need to look towards the Fall and get fresh.

The Nike Sportswear Holiday 2010 ACG-developed Lunarboot which blends a outdoor boot with the latest Nike Sneaker technology is a key piece that you will need to complete your Fall/Holiday look

Another watch that’s a must have if your a collector like myself

Available exclusively at the Chanel Store in the Taipei 101 mega tower, this special edition J12 ($5000) tweaks the top bezel markers to feature a red “101″ on the top bezel which perfectly complements the polished black ceramic.

I must say that these dresses could spice up your relationship drastically!

Dutch design team Studio Roosegaarde recently teamed up with fashion designers Maartje Dijkstra and
Anouk Wipprecht to create the variable transparency intimacy dresses. These two dresses are made from
white and black e-foil, reacting to the presence of people by becoming transparent. The white intimacy
dress was made with dijkstra, while the black version was a collaboration with wipprecht. The dresses
are both made from a single flat sheet of material, cut into a pattern and fastened to give it volume.
The dresses intend to allow the wearer’s social interactions to determine the level of transparency.
The designers are also working on a bag to go with the dress and a pavilion.

Emanuele Canova presented the new sofa named Bucefalo of the Collection Memorandum. Inspired by the legendary black horse of Alexandre the Large one, this sofa was designed in order to make it possible this last to be also a long chair as well as a filing space of books.

C42

42 Champs Elysees, Paris, France

Located on the site of its original 1927 showroom in Paris, and dubbed simply C42 – after its address at 42 Champs Elysees, the new flagship is an imposing 100 ft tall glass tower, with striking colored and angled glazing that mimics Citroen’s double stripe logo.

Designed by Manuelle Gautrand, C42’s red and white tower has a core of eight rotating turntables, with giant diamond like mirrors, which create a visual mosaic of each model.

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That Brinks truck of a watch that you see before you was developed for RAID (Research, Assistance, Intervention, Dissuasion), France’s elite police unit. RAID’s motto, “Service Without Fail”, can also be one way to describe S.T. Dupont’s exclusive timepiece ($5,600 – Sept). Built to the brand’s incredibly high standards, the watch uses a COSC-certified ETA movement that’s enveloped in a stainless steel black PVD case and also features a GMT complication. Only a few of these watches will arrive on US soil with production limited to 1000 examples.