Baselworld 2017: Five Well-Designed Women’s Watches

Various timepieces, across multiple price points, that are more than just pretty

More often than not, women’s watches tend to condescend to the consumer base—throwing in a delicate or funky colorway or adding some gemstones atop a fairly normal timepiece without much to its core. With the amount of innovation and craftsmanship dedicated toward men’s watches, it’s refreshing to find women’s wristwatches produced by the same effort. At this year’s Baselworld watch fair, we saw many brands …

A Porsche Motorcycle Concept for the Future: The 618

Conveying the vision of Spanish designer Miguel Angel Bahri for Porsche’s “wheels project,” three new renderings reveal a motorcycle for the future. Bahri looked at the 911 Turbo, 918 and 919 vehicles for inspiration, before dubbing his creation the 618. Clearly employing the brand’s signature low-center of gravity design, the 618 emanates from a central steering hub. As an electric motorcycle, a battery rests at …

Interview: Artist and Designer Yinka Ilori

The passionate Nigerian-Brit shapes a sense of belonging into conceptual chairs

“When I went to Nigeria for the first time I saw my grandmother and she spoke no English at all, but she spoke to us through what she was wearing,” says artist/designer Yinka Ilori. “Her clothes were really beautiful and empowering—and she looked really happy. I wanted to take a bit of that from her, so I studied my culture and my language and identity …