As I was scanning the web for places to promote my sister's vintage clothes site* I came across Old Woodies - ha ha, yes, I just said that - a site dedicated to all things Wood and Car. Some of the highlights are: early racing woodies like this "boat-tail skiff" - a 1925 Panhard capable of doing 115mph;

woven cars (an economical alternative to steel construction) - the wicker woodies;

the original wooden bucks used to form the Ferrari 330 gtc - a quote from Pininfarina: "Their collaborators often came from the furniture industry, so they were used to working with wood," - yeah baby!;

Crazy cars aside, the underlying story is of the free-spirited exploration which accompanies all young technologies. A little nostalgic here, but a fun reminder of what design is about.
*And for you hep cats out there who might be interested - Check out Lulu's Vintage, or as I like to call it "The Retro Retreat for the Fashion Elite"
MILAN DESIGN WEEK 2009
PICTOPIA FESTIVAL 2009
HOME AND HOUSEWARES SHOW 2009
TRANSVERSALE 2009
NEW YORK CITY TOY FAIR 2009
IMM COLOGNE INTERNATIONAL FURNISHING SHOW
NORTH AMERICAN INT'L AUTO SHOW '09
TOKYO DESIGN WEEK 2008
LONDON DESIGN FESTIVAL 2008
NeoCon 2009
MD&M East and ATX 2009
Nidecker Snowboard Design Competition
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