Reiss

18 September 2009

Last night I passed by an event at the Reiss store, and noticed a few bikes from Brick Lane Bikes on display amongst the menswear. I was wondering how on earth they had made the link with this extremely new trend of fixed-gear bicycles that is sweeping the world… when I saw my Bike Polo nemesis Brendan from BAD Polo (the only team in London that we never managed to beat), mingling with the fashionistas. Turns out he had directed a short movie for Reiss, and came to the shoot with his bike, which inspired them quite a bit…

Frankfurt Motor Show – final bits

17 September 2009

More stuff that caught my eye…

Some car brands know NOT to change their logo is the way forward. Beautiful Alfa Romeo script on the floor of their stand – with my shoe in there to give a sense of size:

Quite a lot of bicycles on the stands, but only the italian brands seem to have a clue about what makes a good bike – here is one of the Alfa Romeo ones:

Speaking of bikes, total sell-out from the Parisian bike polo and fixed-gear crowd in a cheesy Peugeot advert for their new BB1 concept:

Nice way to plug in your Hyundai electric car:

Loving the way the prancing horse is held aloft on the front of the Ferrari 458:

Some abstract shapes in the geeky tech halls:

And a near-perfect logo at the airport:

Frankfurt Motor Show – Maserati

17 September 2009

Maserati had a new very nice convertible on display, but what caught my eye was the mean-looking finish on some other models, with black wheels done right (leaving the logo and nuts non-painted), and black exhaust pipes:

Frankfurt Motor Show – Wheels

17 September 2009

A couple of “full” wheels popped up.

Hyundai:

BMW:

Frankfurt Motor Show – Matt

17 September 2009

When you’ve been championing something for years and it suddenly becomes (almost) mainstream, it’s hard to avoid feeling a bit smug. But really I can only be pleased by the amount of matt paint jobs on cars these days.

Brabus SLR in matt grey:

Lamborghini Reventon Roadster in matt silver:

Alfa Romeo MiTo in matt white:

Frankfurt Motor Show – Hiroshi encounter

16 September 2009

Each time I see Hiroshi Fujiwara, he has a new digital camera, cooler than the previous one!

He told me this Panasonic Lumix GF1 was even better than his Olympus Pen:

Frankfurt Motor Show – misc

16 September 2009

Very fancy Coca Cola VW truck and trailer:

Tailored luggage in the magnificent Aston Martin Rapide:

A pretty good skate spot on the Audi booth:

Clever logo from Smart:

Loving the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG “Gullwing”:

VW told us that this L1 car would be production-ready in 4 years:

Frankfurt Motor Show – Brabus

16 September 2009

I’ve always loved the covered rear wheel on the Citroen DS and the Honda Insight. Not so sure about its use on the Brabus EV12:

Cool light behind the front wheels:

Frankfurt Motor Show – Renault

16 September 2009

Renault has a range of 4 electric concept cars with playful details.

Fresh headlights:

A front fascia that can display short words:

Some mysterious character between the seats:

A new way to display speed (no triple digits though…):

Renault are starting a collaboration with cosmetics giant Biotherm:

Simple flat treatment of the logo:

Frankfurt Motor Show – Audi e-tron

16 September 2009

Interesting use of a grille pattern on the Audi e-tron electric concept.