Concept
UFO Car
This spaceship on wheels that appears to have come back from the future, is one of French designer Ora-ito’s most innovative concepts. The inspiration comes from Citroen’s car models, as the artist works for the car manufacturer. Although by encorporating UFO sculpture into the concept design, he has created a “mutated” version of a Citroen DS, continue reading…
Smart Forespeed Concept
Perfectly complimenting the electric transportation array of Smart’s small vehicles is the equally smiley, Forespeed concept, ready to make a first appearance at the Geneva Motor Show due in March. This battery powered petite vehicle with LED headlights and honeycomb mesh grill is a roofless creation. Rumors about the car started pouring in as early continue reading…
Concept: Coral-Inspired Carbon Neutral Eco Village for Haiti
As Haiti marches onward towards reconstruction, Vincent Callebaut has been pumping out amazing concepts for utopian eco villages for Haitians. Inspired by the organic form of coral, Callebaut proposes Coral Reef, a plug-in matrix for 1,000 Haitian families. Built upon seismic piers off the coast of the mainland, the prefabricated, modular units can be fit continue reading…
Floating Village Concept – Glasgow
Design and development is underway for fifty million dollar floating village in Glasgow. Team “Floating Concepts,” have come up with plans to transform the 5ha Canting Basin – part of Prince’s Dock at the back of the city’s Science Centre – into a floating community with shops, offices, houses, restaurants, a continue reading…
GM EN-V Car of the Future
If it reminds us of the Jetsons, we’re obligated to share it here. Unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show, GM’s EN-V was designed to fill the niche of short-range urban transport, where roads are tighter and space is limited, but driving distances are shorter than rural or suburban trips. At about half the length of continue reading…
NEOS – Enclosed Three Wheel Motorbike
Conceived by Daniel Munnink, the futuristic, NEOS, is an enclosed motorbike and a modular sidecar that incorporates a lot of tech in its carbon fiber body. From GPS and touch-screen display, to side view cameras and docks to connect your cellphone, don’t let its size fool you. NEOS is packed with features.
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Astrum Meera Concept Car
There are few concept cars that seem promising to fit well in the near future. Though the Astrum Meera, conceptualized by John Stephen Baltazar, gives clear insight into what shape cars can take in future. The concept flaunts several distinctive features that play cardinal role in safety, sustainability and practical design.
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Urban Tree
The Urban Tree is a skyscraper composed of a series of “floating” cubes clustered together and sprouting from steel “stems.” Designed by green architecture firm Geotectura, the futuristic building would feature greenhouse platforms at every level and be clad in photovoltaic panels all around in order to collect solar energy. While adding much useful space continue reading…