Hasta La Ideas

Named after the 13th element that composes its unibody frame, the electric Bike 13 is both a feat of functional engineering and aesthetic integrity. Its hybrid engine is packed tightly within a robust yet lightweight, compact frame. Also built into the frame is a self-locking mechanism that freezes the rear wheel when parked to deter theft. It’s pure e-bike… nothing more and nothing less than what you need. Let’s crowdfund this thing cause I want one for Christmas!

Designer: Francois Baptista

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A glass jacuzzi, starlight observation lounge, folding balconies, theater, submarine landing, two garages, spa, sauna, salon, a discotheque and even a hot air balloon departure/landing station . Just a few of the absolutely necessary features on the Anaconda explorer super-yacht! Owners can let their ADHD run wild with so many things to choose from!

The sleek lines and pure shapes of the Anaconda’s exterior give it an individual and masculine character. The architectural approach of using large glass elements and organic structures floats the interior areas with luminosity and creates an exciting conjunction between interior and exterior zones, offering much more usable space than other yachts of the same range.

The yacht features six exterior lounge areas, including a private starlight observation lounge, a sundowner lounge, a glass Jacuzzi, as well as an exterior dining area with Teppanyaki show cooking and a BBQ bar. Folding balconies secure breathtaking views over the ocean and offer additional space for sunbathing and relaxing. A special highlight on board is a hot air balloon departure on the forward part of the yacht.

The large beach club on the aft part of Anaconda includes a diving store and preparation room, jacuzzi, and integrated beach bar, making the area an ideal gathering place during the day. The terraces on the sea allow direct access for diving, water toy boarding and shore excursions.

The contemporary interior style of Anaconda, with its clear lines and open, luminous spaces, reflects perfectly the exterior design. Panoramic windows and skylights create a direct link between inside and outside areas, always recalling the surrounding sea. The material concept is based on warm, natural colors and textures, like black lip mother of pearl and coconut mosaics, combined with contemporary materials such as glass and stainless steel. A special focus lies on illumination and the integration of modern art objects.

The interior layout features two salons on the upper and main deck; one main salon and dining area with a fireplace lounge and one day salon with bar that converts at night time into a cinema. The guest area, containing three large guest cabins, is located on the main deck in the heart of the public areas, while the owner’s area, extended over two decks, is located on the aft part of the upper and bridge deck to secure privacy. Special highlights of the owner’s area are a skylight above the bed for shooting star watching and an inside-outside-Jacuzzi to use in any weather condition.

The two tender garages of the yacht keep a DeepFlight Super Falcon submarine and three additional tender boats, such as a sports tender, exploration tender and limousine tender. One of the tender garages can convert into a discotheque at night time offering a disco bar and an exclusive dance floor for the nightly parties on board. In order to recover from those parties and for well being in general, Anaconda also offers a wellness and health spa with massage rooms, hairdresser, sauna, float tub and gym on the lower deck of the yacht.

Designer: Juan Ortiz Rincon

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It’s the cargo you can’t see that’s the problem

Ships need what’s called ballast, a certain amount of weight in their holds to provide stability. In a fully laden cargo ship, the cargo itself can serve as the ballast; but it can’t make its return journey empty, or something like what you see in the photo below would happen:

As we saw in an earlier post, this is why many New England cities that served as early trade ports with Europe are paved with cobblestones; ships traveling from the Old World were loaded up with the stuff, to be dumped on American shores to make room for New World goods. Enterprising city officials turned the otherwise uselss rocks into roads.

Over a century ago, some ingenious, unknown ship designer(s) came up with the idea of using seawater itself as the ballast. On its surface this is a brilliant idea. Valves allow seawater to fill compartments in the bottom of the ship as it is unloaded with cargo, enabling the ship to maintain perfect equilibrium. And when the ship gets into its next port and needs to load up, the seawater is simply evacuated.

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In what can only be considered a blow to the field of automotive design, yesterday Ford announced the pending retirement of J Mays amidst a management shake-up (our words, not theirs) at the company. Group Vice President and Chief Creative Officer of Design Mays will place his pencils in the can for the last time on January 1st, the last day of his 33-year career. (Interestingly enough, it was also revealed yesterday—this time by Reuters—that Ford CEO Alan Mulally is on the shortlist at Microsoft to replace Steve Ballmer as CEO. Whether these two things are linked will presumably become the source of much speculation.)

J Mays is a man we’ve covered plenty of times before, going all the way back to the inception of this blog, when he was fresh off of VW and Audi and a relatively recent addition to Ford. In the ’90s and early 2000s the Art Center alumnus revitalized the VW Bug and brought back the Ford T-Bird at a time when retro seemed like something interesting to try, rather than returning to the well after the taps had been depleted. Most recently he’s had his fingerprints on Ford’s F-150, Fiesta, Focus, Fusion, forthcoming Falcon, and even two cars that don’t begin with “F,” the Mustang and the Taurus.

Ford cannot help but miss him; never mind his production work—during his 16-year tenure, his concept work alone shows a man who never settled into a staid bag of tricks, but instead continued to innovate and jump between different styles as it pertained to each project. And while we’ll continue to see roadgoing cars that he’s worked on long after he’s retired, we thought we’d take a look at the awesome-looking never-rans, our favorite J Mays concepts from his time at Dearborn:

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Autoline TV is an online network dedicated to covering all aspects of the auto industry, and a recent, welcome addition to their YouTube channel is a segment called “Design Handbook.” In it, industry analyst (and Art Center Transportation Design alumnus) Jim Hall discusses the nuts and bolts of car design, like why the gas tank is on the left or right, the “secrets” of sports car proportions, and definitions of industry terms (“bone line,” anyone?).

In the video below, Hall breaks down the difference between car styling and car design, a distinction that’s often as lost by those not in the know as it is hotly debated by those who are in the know. We think not all of you will agree with his assertions, and it is of course difficult to draw that line (so to speak) between the two verbs, so we’re curious to hear what you think.

Given Hall’s definitions, would you consider, say, Dieter Rams’ stuff to be styled or designed?

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