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Peak Form Perfection – The Never-been-this-Masculine New Audi TT RS Range
The heart of the Audi TT RS Coupé is up front: the 2.5-litre TFSI-series 5-cylinder engine. With 294kW of power and 480Nm of torque, you will pass the acceleration test of 0 to 100km/h in 3.7 seconds. The standard 7-speed S tronic and the quattro permanent...
Artist Chris Soal Talks Bottle Caps and Toothpicks, Being Human and the Vanishing Burden of Goals When Taking It One Step at a Time
His fascination with the regular, somewhat mundane objects sparked after he shot a photograph of some toothpicks in a jar where he was having dinner. Initially dismissing the image as totally trivial, an experimentation a couple years later developed how Soal...
Cuisine Talents Partner with Forward-Thinking Japanese Luxury Car Brand to Publish Gorgeous Global Digital Cookbooks with Evocative Recipes
Lexus International has launched Culinary Perspectives, the first of two installments, this volume of the cookbook offers insight into the brand’s culinary partners who share an enticing menu of recipes robust with exotic flavours of the Eastern and...
Instinctive Skill Between Architecture and Art Merges into Light Fixtures to Tell of Nature’s Sacred Geometry
They appear to float from the ceiling, like jellyfish softly illuminating the space, enhancing the relaxed sophistication of spaces such as the culinary jewel of the landmark cultural building on the Swiss shores of Lake Lucerne. The adaptable and versatile...
Transformable Kitchens-in-Motion Encounter Freedom, Changeability and Individuality
blu_line's sensorline range continues to streamline and to strive for the extraordinary by integrating specialised knowledge and systems into the brand’s design ethos. The focus has its fingers on two central pulses: on the beat of technology; and on the beat of...
A Trip Down Legacy Lane to Celebrate this Model’s Legendary Status
A decade has passed since production began on the Lexus LFA, an authentic supercar that revealed a new aspect of Lexus as a committed and visionary manufacturer of world-class high-performance cars. For all its exclusivity and rarity – from the outset,...
Discover a New Sense of Belonging on the Edges of the Earliest Rice Fields in South Central Portugal
Infused with an elegance that only the most unpretentious simplicity can realise, every detail here invites you into a deep retreat. The gaze is carried far – no cities or landforms to hinder it. The marshes, heaths, pine forests and beaches stretch as far as the eye...
Artisanal Meets Technological in Handcrafted Bags that Digitally Record Memories
Yours truly? Well, yes. Truly and faithfully until the bag dances the intergenerational boogie and belongs to someone else in your family with all the relished moments of you connected to it. Wolf & Maiden products go on a journey with their owners, collecting...
Our Fizzing Love Affair with Time Longs to Sip the Elegant Extra
Thanks to its European success, the Anno Domini wine house will be exporting its most exclusive sparkling wines to South African shores. Tradition and craftsmanship have been carefully handed down from generation to generation here in the Veneto region of...
Intelligent Clearance Sonar, Tech-Focused Safety Upgrades Plus Nifty Interior Streamlining
Lexus continues to build on the success of the seventh-generation ES medium luxury sedan, through expanding the level of innovative interior design changes, plus some under-the-skin upgrades. This reaffirms the Lexus commitment to world-leading safety. ES spec changes...
New Cars Dropped from 30 Metres to Help Rescue Services Save Lives
This was the most extreme crash test ever executed by Volvo and a crucial one (video included). To allow rescue services to prepare for any possible crash scenario – and to simulate the forces that erupt in the most extreme crashes, beyond ordinary crash testing –...
A Sculptural and Sensual Treasure Chest of Intriguing Heirlooms
Using high-pressure water jets to gently carve stones into their final design, the organic way in which this jeweller’s materials are carved is exclusive to the brand as a London-based jeweller. With a family heritage going back four generations in important gems and...
A Los Angeles Hillside’s Self-Contained Oasis
Principles were adopted from the site’s neighbour – Stahl House – and the ground-breaking Los Angeles Case Study Houses, which were built between 1945 and 1966. The generous allocation of outdoor space here maximises the potential of the liveable climate, reconnecting...
Power Up for a Raft of Upgrades in this Popular Diesel UTE
At the heart of the revised Toyota Prado range is an additional 30kW of power and 100Nm of torque derived from the switch to the new-generation 2.8-litre GD-6 turbo diesel engine. This is now mated exclusively to a six-speed automatic transmission (previously...
Individual Mobility in New Spheres: The First Electrified Wingsuit Flight
Through a cooperation with BMW i and Designworks, Austrian professional base jumper and skydiver Peter Salzmann fulfils the dream of flying in a most innovative way. The electric drive and newly designed wingsuit increase speed and flying time. Upon...