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07/08/2025

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Very few cars light up the night like Hidaka-san (.party)’s incredible RSR-inspired 911, a greatest-hits car that celebr...
06/08/2025

Very few cars light up the night like Hidaka-san (.party)’s incredible RSR-inspired 911, a greatest-hits car that celebrates Japan’s garagista culture. Take a look inside, or under the engine cover, and you’ll find some of the rarest pieces from the country’s greatest tuning houses - including a one-of-two carbon fibre dashboard created by RWB’s Nakai-san.

“I’ve owned the car for 20 years and I originally did amateur racing in Japan with only old and new Porsches,” he explains. “At first it was the RSR look. At that time, it was a 3.6 engine with high-comp pistons and high cam.” The ultra-wide stance and track tyres aren’t just for show either - Hidaka-san’s purpose built machine is capable of an extraordinary lap time below one minute at the legendary Tsukuba Circuit 🏁

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Set on a wooded slope west of Austin, City Park Residence by threads itself between the trees, with a bridge leading to...
06/08/2025

Set on a wooded slope west of Austin, City Park Residence by threads itself between the trees, with a bridge leading to a front door suspended above a steep drop frame framed by oak trees and swooping rooflines.

The house was conceived as a forever home for the owners, but there’s no compromise found anywhere in its U-shaped layout; mahogany-framed windows look out across downtown Austin, with wood and limestone chosen to create a timeless sense of harmony.

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As the sun set on the eventful 2025 edition of Norway’s Fjordluft last May, we bumped into . Initially drawn in by his p...
05/08/2025

As the sun set on the eventful 2025 edition of Norway’s Fjordluft last May, we bumped into . Initially drawn in by his pristine silver 912, we quickly discover he’s one of the coolest owners we’ve ever met.

His car is a shining vision of streamlined short wheelbase perfection; the Silver Metallic exterior paired with an equally spotless black leather interior. “I’ve done a few mods and cut back some excesses like the front bumpers and chrome wheel hubs to make it look more true to the essence of an early 911, a shape I truly love”.

A photographer specialising in fashion, product, and portraiture in his native Norway, Kimm boasts an impressive roster of clients. He has undertaken many projects with , and has a long history working with the Royal House of Norway, even culminating in portraits of the King and Queen.

The more we learn about Kimm, the more it seems as if his passage into photography was inevitable. “My dad used to work at a newspaper, and I remember I loved to go with him to work, just to sort through all the endless photographs they had lying around.” His bedroom walls soon became covered with stills, including one of a black 930 Turbo which has stuck with him since. “I think Porsche has always been a part of my conscience since then.”

We also get an insight into Kimm’s approach to his craft; he laments the abundance of rules in the art form, and has been inspired by greats like William Eggleston to embrace imperfection and to further democratise the medium. “In my opinion, there are too many ‘beautiful’ photographs, so I really love when things are not perfect.”

As we talk photography and admire his 912 on the shores of the Norwegian lake, we point out the contrast between its sleek minimalism and the exuberance and colour in Kimm’s portfolio, as well as his striving for a (lack of) perfection in his work. “oh, don’t worry!” he reassures us, “I’m just in my silver car phase. I still love Bahama yellow”.

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05/08/2025

The dramatic final chapter of Michael Fassbender’s inspiring years-long journey to compete in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, one of the most intense endurances races in the world is now available to watch.

Experience Road to Le Mans - The Film now on the YouTube channel 🏁

Perhaps the French Riviera’s best answer to California’s case study houses, the incredibly unique André Bloc House has h...
05/08/2025

Perhaps the French Riviera’s best answer to California’s case study houses, the incredibly unique André Bloc House has hardly aged a day since it was first completed in 1962. It was designed by Claude Parent, an architect who’s about as well remembered for his written architectural theory as he is his finished constructions.

For this project he was approached by returning client André Bloc, after whom the house is named. Bloc was looking for a holiday home on the coast akin to a bird’s nest, with full views of the surrounding landscape. Parent’s approach was one of “cells on stilts”, wherein living spaces made of concrete and glass could be suspended within a larger load-bearing framework.

It’s a clear spin on the modernist experiments that had been gaining traction among architects US, but it somehow comes across a lot less austere than its contemporaries. The choice of colours, the playful spiral staircase and the way it integrates with the environment all amount to what feels like an especially French interpretation of American theories.

It met with some resistance at the time of course, with local officials raising concerns about how it might fit in with the otherwise idyllic environment. It was André Bloc himself who took on the challenge, writing letters to various authorities exalting the importance of experimental architecture and the need to make space for creatives like Parent in what could be a very conservative field. He succeeded, and in the decades that followed the locals slowly warmed to Parent’s creation, eventually listing it in the General Inventory of Historic Monuments in 1990.

Photos by Laurent Kronental
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No matter how many times we return, Megaphonics is never quite the same event twice. Billed as Europe’s largest Porsche ...
04/08/2025

No matter how many times we return, Megaphonics is never quite the same event twice. Billed as Europe’s largest Porsche event, it’s beginning to take on the feel of a medium scale Festival of Speed, with particular emphasis on a single marque.

From the car park to the trade stands, the grounds of host an almost overwhelming number of cars to see and people to meet for any one person to take in on a single day. To really focus your experience, you’ll want to spend time in the historic display.

Spread out over two buildings and multiple outdoor sections, more than 50 cars are curated to attend from all over the continent including Le Mans legends, Sonderwunsch specials and rally champions. At one end of the scale you can spend time drinking in the details of a pre-911 Porsche 901, among the first 82 built before the factory confirmed the 911 model name, or you can try and spot the differences between no less than 9 Group C endurance racers, 4 of which were painted in the iconic Rothmans livery that these cars were so well remembered for.

Unfortunately it’s unlikely any of these will return next year, and that’s intentional. Each edition of Megaphonics presents a unique exhibition of museum-worthy cars that often spend very little time in the public eye. If you missed your chance then to see the very last air-cooled 911 to leave the factory in 1998, you’re out of luck.

Other highlights included one of the screen-used 917Ks from Steve McQueen’s Le Mans, the first ever 911 Turbo race car and a whole menu of privateer S/Ts and RSRs from the height of the 911’s dominance in international racing. As a pop-up museum, very little else comes close.

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Not in Tokyo, nor Kyoto, but Paris. Originally built in 1988, this was the home of Japanese fashion designer Kenzō Takad...
04/08/2025

Not in Tokyo, nor Kyoto, but Paris. Originally built in 1988, this was the home of Japanese fashion designer Kenzō Takada, who was among many from his country to move to Paris to make his name in the heart of the fashion industry. Though he saw immense success in Europe with his brand KENZO, a touch of homesickness must have motivated the themes he constructed his house around in this courtyard not 300 yards from the Bastile.

The iteration of the house you see today takes things a few steps further following a 2017 renovation by , another giant of design from Takada’s home country. Kuma’s additions incorporated a lot more wood and even clay into the design, lending a heightened sense of warmth throughout. There’s also a lot more glass in it than there would have been in the 80s, all of it facing inwards at Takada’s central garden complete with a koi carp pond.

The resemblance it bears now to domestic Japanese architecture is just uncanny. With no view of the city streets once inside, you’d be forgiven for thinking you’d fallen through some kind of wormhole to get to it.

Photos by Laurent Kronental
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04/08/2025

If you’re watching this with the sound off, you’re doing it wrong: take a moment out of your Monday to hear rip up the stage in his 997 GT3 Rally Cup 🌪️

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03/08/2025

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