ART + DESIGN
Carlo Mollino and ‘The Australian Wall’
Carlo Mollino was a legendarily idiosyncratic architect, furniture and interior designer, writer and photographer, who dipped a toe into automobile design just once, for a unique 'bisiluro' car that competed at LeMans in 1955. I recently wrote an article about Mollino for The Automobile magazine, my favorite print mag about old vehicles, which is not averse to motorcycle content. The article took deep research, because little has been written about his LeMans racer in context of Mollino's whole career and life: he was stylish and secretive,…
The Motorcycle Portraits: Jack Penton
I believe, short of the birth of my children and my marriage. motorcycling has…
‘The Kompressor’ – Patricio Castelli
"The bike is not intended to be a tribute, nor a replica: it is simply a free…
Mama Don’t Take My Autochrome
For 25 years or so, the Autochrome was the principal color photo process used…
First International Motorcycle Art Show: 1973
"The motorcycle is a work of art,” claimed curator Goldthwaite H Dorr III, but…
Artist and His Moto Guzzis – Antonio Ligabue
"He bought a motorcycle - a 1937 Moto Guzzi GTV 500 - on which he rode around…
The Magnolia Four – a 100 Year Motorcycle
Fully clad in CAD, the Magnolia 4 design looks at this like a long-lost member…
First Handbuilt Invitational LA 2024
The Handbuilt ethos aims to inspire people "to work with their hands, and try…
Freedom Means Truckin’ On His Trike
"Everything becomes a major obstacle when you're in a wheelchair. But you have…
Mike Blanchard: One Good Idea Well Realized
“When you make something, it’s an act of love but you also learn. It is about…
The Motorcycle Portraits: Conrad Leach
"Everybody is constantly trying to capture this lightning in a bottle around…