Helicopter interior design by Versace

Yossawat — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 05:51:37 +0000

Versace’s done a Lamborghini and they’ve designed jet interiors, so their next move is an easy guess. The Italian design house is taking on the whirlibird. Fashion Week Daily reports that Versace is teaming up with fellow Italian company, Agusta Westland to create a line of private helicopter interiors. Helicopter owners will be allowed to personalize the decor of the craft. Given what we’ve seen in the jets and cars I’m guessing Versace copters will have black and white leather and the classic Greek key design Versace is known for.

The Versace style uses significant elements of the great classic tradition that has always been a source of inspiration for the company, mixed with a very modern approach to elegance and comfort. The aim of Versace and its team of designers is to focus on research, creative development and accurate accomplishment of every detail of the helicopter’s interior.

The Versace designed interiors are produced by AgustaWestland using the finest materials and highest standards of craftsmanship, enabling AgustaWestland to offers its customers the ultimate in terms of luxury and comfort as well as functionality and security. The Versace interior is additional to the several other interior configurations offered by AgustaWestland for its VIP/Corporate range of products.

Source : Luxist, Vertical Magazine

It’s WIRED Living Home

admin — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 04:05:58 +0000

Preparing for its big debut in Los Angeles this fall, the WIRED Living Home is making quite a splash. We’ve written about Steve Glenn’s Living Homes prefab company before, and touted the houses’ green design innovations by renown architect Ray Kappe, but this recent collaboration with WIRED Magazine is taking prefab to a new and “high tech, low impact” level. The WIRED Living Home will combine all the green elements we love, from the reuse of building materials and a LEED® Gold rating to passive heating and cooling and solar power. Combine all that with some cutting-edge technologies, like automated theatre, temperature, and lighting, and you’ve got yourself a 4,000 square foot masterpiece of green design.

“The WIRED Home is where green plugs in. LEED® certified and designed by Ray Kappe, FAIA, the house is prefab to reduce cost and waste. Installation takes only one day. Fully automated to allow for simplicity and control, it is filled with the latest in gadgets, gear and appliances, yet still keeps kilowatt usage low. Even the car is environmentally friendly. Emitting essentially nothing but water vapor, the BMW Hydrogen 7 is the first hydrogen-powered luxury performance sedan for everyday use.”

The project is sponsored by BMW Clean Energy, and will open its doors later this year for public tours, sustainable programming, and charity-driven events. Once tickets for the showhouse go on sale, don’t pass them up- not only do you get a first-hand view of some of the best and greenest prefab out there, but a portion of all ticket sale proceeds will go to Global Green USA.

Also check out the website for some very cool videos.

+ WIRED Living Home
+ Living Homes

Source : Inhabitat, Interior Design

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Helicopter interior design by Versace

It’s WIRED Living Home