Test Drive: Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Electric Drive

Superior electrical engineering creates the most powerful Gullwing ever

by Teymur Madjderey As general automotive enthusiasts we’re always on the lookout for the latest innovations and opportunities to experience them firsthand, whether it be speaking with the design team at Bentley or testing Mini‘s new sport utility coupe in the Caribbean. So when Mercedes-Benz gave us a call to drive the latest iteration of its truly magnificent SLS AMG Gullwing we didn’t think twice. …

Interview: Daniele Lago and Paola Jannelli

We chat with the designers about their newest collaboration “Luci e ombre” illusionist wallpaper

Considered one of the most interesting furniture companies in Italy, LAGO shines for its vision and often surprising and extremely innovative approach to design. Together with Jannelli&Volpi—also a leader in Italian design for wallpaper and furnishing fabrics, and for their JVstore in Milan—they have now developed a line of poetic and surreal wallpaper called “Luci e Ombre,” or “Light and Shadows”. The two companies meld …

Matt Groening Artwork for Apple

Matt Groening's early work for Apple, bands to watch at SXSW, chasing the Higgs Boson and more in our look at the web this week

In 1989, prior to the debut of the Simpsons, Apple hired Matt Groening to illustrate a series of fliers and brochures aimed at college students. While rumors of the deal have circulated for some time this is one of the first times we’ve seen the result in its entirety. The humorous brochure “Who Needs a Computer Anyway” relied heavily on illustrations based on Groening’s then-popular …