legendary

Here is the legendary Avus.

birdcage

Mohan was telling me about this show on HDnet. It sounded like a great reality/design show covering the entire design process for the Maserati Birdcage. The resulting car is getting all kinds of praise but it reminds me of the Audi Avus from about 12 years ago.
http://www.pininfarina.com/index/storiaModelli/ultimi/bird

CCAD fund raising

CCAD is running a fund raising gallery show (ccad.org) in which a portion of the gallery share and some of the artist share of the sale price are going towards campus expansion and development. Artwork must be submitted and approved for the show and it is open to alumni and students, I think. This is one of the ones I am submitting.

Competitions

These are great examples of the kinds of interesting ideas that can be generated by hosting a focused competition.

form

Cool example of form variation.

Agave bottle

Agave? I think the form is inspired by the less memorably named torch cactus but either way I think that the concept of the very grip-able form is appealing. The indented scoops may be unnecessary and take a bit away from the overall simplicity of the inspiration. Still, pretty cool.

water bottle

Good example of how color finish and pattern can work together to reposition a common item for a new distribution strategy.