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Ralph Laurens cars on display

Monseigneur Alexander — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 08:53:19 +0000

Ralph Laurens cars will be on display at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, from April 28 to August 28 2011. Now, the estimated value of his full collection is over $ 100,000,000. Only his Bugatti 57S Atlantic and his Ferrari 250 GTO are worth about $ 40,000,000. Each.

1958 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa:

Source: Luxist

1955 Jaguar XKD:

1938 Bugatti 57S Atlantic:

Here is the full list of cars which will be on display from probably one of the best car collection in the world: a 1929 Bentley Blower; a 1930 Mercedes-Benz SSK “Count Trossi”; a 1933 Bugatti Type 59 Grand Prix; a 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 Mille Miglia; a 1950 Jaguar XK120 Alloy Roadster; a 1954 Ferrari 375 Plus; a 1955 Jaguar XKD; a 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Alloy Gullwing Coupé; a 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder; and a 1996 McLarenF1 LM, a 1964 Ferrari 250 LM; a 1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta Scaglietti; a 1956/1958 Jaguar XKSS; and a 1931 Alfa Romeo Monza 8C 2300, 1958 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa, a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO, and a 1938 Bugatti57 SC Atlantic Coupé. The last two alone are worth about $30 – $40 million each.

Japanese vintage cars

Monseigneur Kenneth — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 12:15:46 +0000

In the world of collector automobiles, vintage Japanese vehicles have not gotten much love. As they should have! JDM Legends is an importer of these metal candies, they restore and sell classic 1970′s Japanese metal. Below you can see the nice video they made with music from Sweden’s Lykke Li.

Happy 2011!

Monseigneur Kenneth — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 22:24:24 +0000

I just found a nice quote from Philippe Petit, one of the legendary high wire artists of our times. A powerful and motivating piece of text that should boost each and everyone of you out there this year, the year of the rabbit.

Teshima Art Museum

Madame Royale Michelle — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 17:01:14 +0000

This is for whom who understands the meaning of art. Teshima Art Museum stands on a hill on the island of Teshima overlooking the Inland Sea (Japan). Artist Rei Naito and architect Ryue Nishizawa created a museum shaped like a drop of water. On the ceiling 4.5 meters above, two oval openings allow the air, sounds, and light of the world outside into this organic space which is designed to interact the architecture with the nature.

John Breed

Monseigneur Alexander — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 15:02:26 +0000

John is one of our favorite Dutch artists. His style is favorite with the wealthy. With the use of exotic products and (almost) forgotten styles, John combines the best things in art in the whole world. Brutblog was at the opening of the exhibition, called Seductions by John Breed.

When John wants to learn a new style, he won’t take a quick course. John will travel to the country where this style was born, and he will search for a master to teach him. When John wanted to learn graffiti, of course he went to the heart of all graffiti: New York City. When John wanted to learn calligraphy, he went to China.

Can you remember the ultimate seduction in the history of faith? Ofcourse, this is Adam and Eve in Paradise. John really excelled on this one. Here you find some pictures of the opening. Excuse us for the poor quality.

We also received a silkscreen of a dollar (a thing that makes seductions possible), hand signed by John. Soon more on this artwork, when it’s framed.

The silkscreen. Awesome.

Ofcourse, sushi at Little Buddha with the cocktail ‘Ultimate Seduction’ (champagne, strawberries, white chocolat and ice). Little Buddha: always poor service, but great sushi.

DACS

Madame Royale Michelle — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 14:20:46 +0000

Designers Against Child Slavery is a Design Collective that enables creatives from all over the world to rise up against the sex trade. They want to see how effective artists can be when they start breaking the boundaries of culture, race, religion and backgrounds to unite for just a cause, and use their unique styles and talents to give a voice to the voiceless.

Check out more of the great work against child slavery at DACS

Moleskine Mini

Monseigneur Kevin — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 21:31:02 +0000

As Dutchies ourselves we like to push the creative people we have here in The Netherlands. Here is a new video by Dutch artist Rogier Wieland for Moleskine, introducing the Extra Small Planners, weekly and daily.

Paint Sound Sculptures

Madame Royale Michelle — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 20:53:01 +0000

Awesome campaign for Canon’s Pixma ink printer brand by using sound vibration. A membrane will be wrapped around a small speaker and ink drops will be placed on this. When the speaker turns on, the vibration will make the ink jump up and down. Experimenting with different sounds and frequencies created the epic pieces.
Credits go out to Dentsu and photographer Linden Gledhill.

Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport

Monseigneur Alexander — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 15:19:48 +0000

Last Saturday, December 11th, the new Bugatti Veyron Super Sport was introduced at Hessing (Netherlands). With 1200 BHP and a 0 to 200 km/u (120 mph) in 6,7 seconds, this new Bugatti will crush any other car. There’re only 15 made. With an option of € 220.000 ex VAT for a carbon fibre body work, this car has a price tag of € 2.730.000. Astonishing.

The Art Proof

Monseigneur Roel — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 21:33:27 +0000

“The ART Proof is uniting young and emerging contemporary artists and exhibits their work in a one-off ‘Pop-Up’ event in Amsterdam. The Pakhuis de Zwijger will be dedicated to the epitome of first-class ambiance; It will feature photography, paintings, illustrations and design. The finest soul, funk and classic hip-hop beats will get hips moving… and heads nodding. A big part of the evening will be an abstract and fantastical short video called Stolen Sandwich.”

Exhibited work includes:
Kim Demane | Denis Galocha Vallejo | Guinevere Scheepstra | Valtteri Laihanen | Dennis Swiatkowski

Serving up the music will be the prime of Coma Cluster Records:
J-Baggs | Kristof | Dann Doyle (“The Three Stooges”)

No damage to your wallet | free entrance.
Tomorrow 20:00 – till 0:00 at Pakhuis de Zwijger, Piet Heinkade 179, Amsterdam