2013 Mazda CX5: Inside Out

  Artist Lee Quinones drove the 2013 Mazda CX5 for his new Gotryke column on interior design “Inside Out”  1.  The interior design is very tasteful and uses space very smart which leads me to say that the color of which I would call “Black coffee and Cream” goes well with those design lines. It gives a peripheral stimulation to the eye and makes the space... Read More

New Exhibition: Syd Mead at BravinLee

COPYRIGHT © OBLAGON INC. www.sydmead.com courtesy BravinLee programs Syd Mead is in the brains behind the sets of Blade Runner, Tron, and Mission Impossible III, but he’s also one of the most prolific designers of the modern era, who has designed for Ford, Sony and architectural firms. Mead is also an accomplished painter who exhibited at Document 6 in Kassel, Germany in 1973.... Read More

Artist Prints For LACMA By Paddle 8

A print series including work by William Eggleston, Barbara Kruger, David Salle and Glenn Ligon is available at Paddle8, with proceeds benefitting the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The Eggleston print is pigmented ink print on Museo Silver Rag on paper sized 20 x 15 1/8 inches and is made in an edition of 30, priced at $3000.00.Bruce Wagner writes of Eggleston’s work: “We... Read More

Five Best Designs At the Detroit Auto Show

The Detroit Auto Shows is open to the public through Jan. 22. A calculated assembly of heavy hitting cars make up the bulk of the show. Many will be brought to dealerships over the next five years, with a few exceptions. Here’s what we’ve picked for best in show from gussied up showstoppers to simple vehicle that nail form and function. 1. Acura NSX Concept. On Twitter, I called... Read More

What I Drove in 2011: The Year in Cars

We’ve compiled our year in driving in a singular blog post. We drove cars in Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Le Mans, France. We drove big cars, we drove small cars. We drove gasoline engines, electric cars and hybrids. We drove 53 cars. We drove 2011 models. We drove 2012 models. And still so many cars left to drive. Gotryke’s Year in Cars: 1. Honda... Read More

Ghostly x Detroit T-Shirt

“Detroit Make the World Go Around.” Ghostly International has released a new t-shirt. The text paraphrases Phat Kat’s lyrics from “Game Over,” which is the closing track to Dabrye’s “Two/Three.” To order visit the Ghostly Store before Aug. 16. Tweet This Post Read More

Xaviera Simmons meets George Brecht’s Motor Vehicle Sundown

copyright: Xaviera Simmons Xaviera Simmons created this still work for an exhibition at Bard College as a realization of George Brecht’s event score Motor Vehicle Sundown (Event) with members of The Surrealist Training Circus. She shared it with us. Tweet This Post Read More

Fiat 500: The Autobiography

The story of the Fiat 500 dates back to the Nuova 500 introduced in 1957 by the Italian motor company. Just as baby Fiats make its way deeper into the American landscape, Rizzoli presents the Fiat 500: The Autobiography. Here’s all things Fiat from Paparazzi campaigns to the technical good that highlights the finer point of this legacy with models including the Nuova, the D... Read More

The Bonetti/Kozerski Studio Rocking Lounger

The 1966 Lamborghini Miura inspired the ribbed leather texture of the Rocking Lounger chair designed for cozy iPad browsing, designed by  Bonetti/Kozerski Studio. It comes with built-in Bluetooth speakers in the headrest and a sloping shaped that’s comfy on the elbows for easy browsing on hand held tablets. The footrest is positioned at angle to keep knees higher than the... Read More

Rag & Bone 2011 Fall Men’s Collection

rag & bone presented a collection layered in plaid, stripes and sky blues, canary yellow and tart reds for their fall men’s  line showing at New York Fashion Week. Elements of traditional haberdashery were modernized by chunky layers and campy accessories, such as the partially-zipped varsity jacket. Designers Marcus Wainwright and David Neville have grown into a sophisticated... Read More