Interview: McLaren Automotive Chief Designer Robert Melville

The designer speaks about function, aerodynamics and experimentation

by Michael Frank McLaren is a race car company that has slowly morphed into making cars for consumers. The present-day voices behind the iconic British brand might shed a softer light on this transition, but like Ferrari before it, the driving force for McLaren until recently was Formula One racing. The cars for the street were there to finance racing, period. However the production cars …

ER Souliers de Skate + Nixon

French designer Eugène Riconneaus channels the streets and museums of Paris for this new watch collaboration

Footwear designer Eugène Riconneaus got his start in luxury women’s shoes, but his heart was always in the streets. Inspired by skateboarding, subversive street culture and the desire to stay forever young, Riconneaus embarked on a new line of eponymous skateboarding and streetwear gear ER Souliers de Skate. California-based watchmaker Nixon recently tapped the young designer to incorporate his distinct style into the brand’s workhorse …

Cool Hunting Video: Mercedes-Benz F015 Concept

User Experience Designer, Vera Schmidt takes us face to face with the autonomous future of luxury mobility

On a sunny day in Alameda, California, we waited patiently at the end of an abandoned naval airstrip for the silver torpedo-like Mercedes-Benz F015 Concept car to drive itself down and pick us up. Mercedes created this concept not as evidence of autonomous driving technology, but to showcase the future of an autonomous luxury experience. Designed with passenger interaction and entertainment in mind, the car …