Monocasco electric bike concept

Monocasco electric bike concept inspired by '60s Grand Prix racer | The Verge

A beautifully elegant design…

A Barcelona design company has created an updated electric version of a classic Spanish motorcycle. The Monocasco Concept Bike is inspired by Ossa’s monocoque racing bike, which Santiago Herrero rode to victory in four Grand Prix races before his fatal crash in 1970. Unlike most motorcycles, it was designed with an external frame that provided support rather than an internal skeleton surrounded by a chassis, making it less powerful but lighter than the competition.

via The Verge.

Double exposure oil paintings

Beautiful and eye catching…

Korean artist Ho Ryon Lee’s series entitled Overlapping Images incorporates a double exposure technique that is typically used in photography. The remarkable thing about this body of work is that the images are, in fact, oil paintings. The realistic renditions of the multitude of scantily clad women in these works employ a layering method that plays with opacity. There is a simulated sense of motion, as though we’re able to view several moments in time at once.

via My Modern Metropolis.

Rainbow hotel in Palm Springs

Love it, beats the uniformity of most modern hotels…

Architects Peter Stamberg and Paul Aferiat used 12 vibrant tones found in wildflowers indigenous to the area all around the hotel. From balconies and patios to the lobby and guestrooms, no space has been spared! Opened in February 2011, this Joie de Vivre property has 245 rooms, making it a large, bright and colorful spot in the Coachella Valley.

via New Rainbow Hotel in Palm Springs – My Modern Metropolis.

Sometimes the wrong choices bring us to the right places

via (365) Days of Tumblr.

Pantone dessert tarts

Om nom nom…

Designers and cooks everywhere will fall instantly in love with these Pantone-inspired dessert tarts by French art director Emilie Guelpa. Combining an interest in foods and colors, Guelpa created these tarts for French food magazine Fricote. The tart base is covered with white icing and the pantone color is formed from various fruits, candies, vegetables, and other vibrant foods.

via My Modern Metropolis.

The glass forest silhouettes

A brilliant, if some what spooky look…

They’re the creative work of artist Rob Mulholland, who makes these sculptures out of mirrored Perspex (or acrylic glass). It has been called the Predator effect after the 1987 film where an alien life form seamlessly blends into its background.

via My Modern Metropolis.

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