Tag: Design

Helmet painting – Rennat Design

Rennat designs

This time around we’re featuring helmets – and these safety devices are more than just practical, they’re art. More than that, for a professional race driver or rider they’re also their trademarks – their identities whilst their faces are masked. We spoke to Joe Tanner of Rennat Design – the man behind some massive names […]

The Lid: Style and Substance

Bike culture has rebel roots. But in most corners of the planet, you have to wear a lid by law. It’s a no-brainer, really. Unless you intend to be a no brainer.

All you need to ride a motorcycle is the machine itself, so it’s natural that this one lump of material bike culture that riders of every creed must own has been commercially supercharged.

Paul Bracq

Paul Bracq with Turbo

Some car designers will forever be associated with one brand or have a style all of their own but the legendary Paul Bracq is not only a talented car designer but a sculptor, artist and even had a hand in designing an iconic train. As an automotive costumier he set the style for not one, […]

Influx 2019

Influx 2019 event village underground

On Thursday 22nd November Influx went Underground. We didn’t go alone, of course. We were joined by a flood of Influxy types, from car designers and journalists, to design students, insurance personnel and – of course – passionate motoring enthusiasts, we filled Shoreditch’s amazing Village Underground venue with an evening of style and culture. Street […]

Dante Giacosa’s unsung genius

Giacosa

Even inside the circles of obsessive car nuts, you’ll find the names of Porsche, Piech, Ford, and even Issigonis spoken more often. There is no question, though, that this man had at least as much, if not more, influence on the cars we drove yesterday, and the cars we drive today as anyone from Stuttgart, […]