we think the car in this video is a gallardo. here’s an overview: With a Gallardo replacement not too far out, Lamborghini has invested in a number of special high-performance derivatives for its entry-level car. The latest Gallardo Super Trofeo Stradale pays tribute to its Blancpain Super Trofeo racecar in a package that will still be legal on the street. Limited to a mere 150 units, it surpasses the already track-oriented LP570-4 as the most extreme Gallardo ever. The Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo race series is sponsored by both Lamborghini and Blancpain, the self-dubbed world’s oldest luxury watchmaker, and brings racers and professional drivers face-to-face on Europe’s most challenging racetracks such as Monza, Silverstone, and Hockenheim. [ lamborghini ]

[ Vehicle Specs ]
Base Price – $250,000 (estimated)
Engine – 5.2-liter V-10
Horsepower – 562 hp @ 8,000 rpm
Torque – 398 lb-ft @ 6,500 rpm
Transmission – 6-speed e-gear
0–60 mph – 3.4 seconds
Top Speed – 199 mph (estimated)
Weight – 3,015 lb (estimated)
Length – 173 inches
Tires – Front: 235/35ZR-19, Rear: 295/30ZR-19

ac 289


This author’s all-time fave automobile. Nothing else comes close. AC series built from 1961 – 67







He most recently collaborated with the automaker on the 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 Mustang >above

[ road & track ] [ ac cobra ] [ ford shelby gt500 mustang ]

The base is a stucco wall with perforated stainless apertures. The bay above, glazed with channel glass, becomes a singular defining element. The interior is a world of stone and glass, a tranquil setting for the functions of the house. Five levels are linked by an existing elevator and a reconfigured stair, which floats away from the walls. The garage is on the first level, with a garden room above for caretaker and pets. On the next level is a bedroom in the bay; dressing and bath areas are arranged in a line, and a media and music room adjacent. The kitchen and formal dining room are on the fourth level, and the living room, its windows framing a panorama of the San Francisco Bay, and terrace are at the top of the house. The terrace railing is etched glass, which screens the rooftops in the foreground and reflects the water beyond. Serene, reflective, and empty, the house provides a peaceful refuge in the city.

designer: stanley saitowitz
built | completed: 1960 | 2003
location: russian hill, san francisco, usa
layout: 5 level, 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath
listed: 20 april 2012 | $6,980,000 usd

about nOnnIs

olivetti’s venice showroom and store was commissioned by adriano olivetti in the late 1950s to architect carlo scarpa who spent two years conceiving the space with a focus on transparencies and materials and was completed in 1959. fol­low­ing a period of restricted access, the store was restored in april 2011 and reopened as a museum, and olivetti has donated a price­less col­lec­tion of vin­tage type­writ­ers and cal­cu­la­tors, iconic sym­bols of italy’s indus­trial and design her­itage. [ olivetti manual typewriter ]

[ carlo scarpa ] [ design observer ] [ magpie distillation ] [ negozio olivetti ] [ trace blog ] [ venetian matters ]

“Roadside memorials mark geographical points of departure in a landscape
that is generally devoid of real human interaction or activity. We pass them at
sixty miles an hour, sometimes glancing back, but are never afforded the time
to actually see them. This project is about slowing down.” ~ Phillip March Jones

Wyatt Williams of [ Creative Loafing ] interviewed the author about his book.

about phil patton

The collection started with Foix, a round serving tray. Those same rumpled edges are amplified in Sarria, which is made from the same steel colored epoxy resin, now in super black, a new color version made with a special epoxy. It’s uniquely waterproof – pour any liquid over the surface and it will run off without wetting the basket at all. You don’t have to wait for Cooper-Hewitt to exhibit it, either. Sarria is for sale from the Cooper-Hewitt’s gift shop for the modest price of $75 (it’s $130 everywhere else).

More about Clotet, from Alessi’s bio:

Born in Barcelona in 1941. He receives the architecture degree in the “Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura” of Barcelona in 1965. In that school, he was a drawing teacher from 1977 to 1984. During the 95/96 and 96/97 courses he was a visiting professor in the P.F.C classroom and Projects I and II teacher in the 97/98, 98/99 and 99/00 courses. In 1964 he founds Studio Per in cooperation with the architects Pep Bonet, Cristian Cirici and Oscar Tusquets. With the latter, he collaborates in multiple projects until 1983. In 1984, he joins in partnership with Ignacio Paricio for the architectonic production until the year 2008. He is also a founding partner of the firm “B.D Ediciones de Diseño” There are collections of his work in the Modern Art Museum of New York (USA), in the Industrial Design Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris (France), in the Architecture Museum in Frankfurt (Germany), in the Bonnafort Gallery in San Francisco (USA), in the New York World Gallery (USA), and in the Columbia University (USA).

about perrin drumm

The left-hander starting using the pink drivers to create exposure for himself and cancer research and prevention. Ping donated $10,000 to help start the “Bubba & Friends Drive to a Million” initiative and has given the charity $300 every time Watson hits a drive more than 300 yards with his pink driver. He averages 313.1 yards per drive, tops on the Tour.

Written in cursive on the crown of his G20 driver are the words, “Made Exclusively for Bubba.” The loft is 8.5 degrees, the 44.50-inch shaft is a pink True Temper Grafalloy Bi-Matrix. Grips are PING 703 Gold. He takes 10 wraps of tape under his right hand, 12 wraps under his left. [ ping ]