Tesla Model X, And The Curse Of Gull-Wing Doors
Tesla’s Model X shouldn’t apologize for its speed, or its suburbanite lifestyle. But that’s exactly what it does, in using those famed gull-wing doors.
Tesla’s Model X shouldn’t apologize for its speed, or its suburbanite lifestyle. But that’s exactly what it does, in using those famed gull-wing doors.
It’s a decent idea. It’d be a much better idea if the thing were actually measurably smaller and manageable when folded up.
We’re all for pepping up parking lots--to a point.
When you try and honor everyone, you simply end up remembering no one.
In October 2011, designer Frank Tjepkema (a.k.a. Tjep) attended Dutch Design Week. "I was struck by how little the design world seems to react to the immanent economic crisis threatening Europe and the world," he says.
In an effort to make up for his colleagues’ deficiencies, Tjep created the Recession Chair.
People outsource questions to Twitter all the time. And what they ask reveals much about the shortcomings of search.
There's a good reason that the Victor Bike, designed by Christophe Robillard, looks so funky: The various bends allow it to use less metal, and less welds. Ergo, the bike frame is green, in a way.
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