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Porsche 911 Speedster
Porsche is reviving the legendary Speedster name on a limited-edition, open-top version of the 911 created to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the firm’s in-house individualization operation. The 2011 Porsche 911 Speedster is powered by the latest version of its 3.8-liter flat-6 cylinder engine. As recently confirmed for the 911 Carrera GTS, it delivers 402 horsepower and 310 pound-feet of torque. The only gearbox available is a seven-speed PDK double-clutch gearbox with a locking rear differential.
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Vakko Fashion and Power Media Centre (Office building, located in Istanbul)
Built in just a few months, wallpaper.com follows how, using a half-built hotel structure, as well as the cleverly adapted plans of a cancelled US commission, the new Istanbul HQ of Turkish fashion house Vakko takes shape. The centre was designed by New York practice REX, led by Joshua Prince-Ramus, who sought to merge the disparate functions of Vakko’s fashion business together with Vakko CEO Cem Hakko’s ventures into youth media, collectively known as The Power Group. The solution is almost two buildings in one. REX placed TV and radio studios for Power in the original underground car park, beneath a stack of angled steel boxes housing meeting rooms, showrooms and an auditorium. This forms a centrepiece in the core of the building’s outer concrete ring, which itself contains offices. Meanwhile, the ground floor, hidden beneath the entrance drive, houses a space where the Vakko fashionistas can eat and socialise with the Power media crowd. Constructing a vast project like this to such a wildly unrealistic time frame would normally be unthinkable, if not impossible. Yet, inside the cool, calm offices and stacked, mirror-clad rooms that form its prismatic heart, Vakko has an HQ that really cuts it.
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Piani (Designed by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec for Flos)
This bijoux table lamp is easily one of the most enigmatic pieces designed by the prolific Bouroullec brothers. The asymmetrical hood and base creates a squat profile that brings to mind a futuristic street lamp but when lit, it acquires a monolithic architectural quality. Whichever your perspective, it draws attention for all the right reasons. Very handily, the base comes in three different versions: a small plastic model in red or green with a base that doubles as a valet tray for keys and coins; a larger model available in oak or basalt, and a shelf version, pictured here, which also comes in either wood or stone.
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