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According to the Der Spiegel site, BMW's Mini offshoot is moving into the scooter market. Specfically the electric scooter market – and with a retro twist.

As you can see from the image above, the company has already given the 'mod treatment' to one of its new bikes, described as 'a new generation of scooters', which will be unveiled at the Paris Motor Show. The mod version is described as the 'Anglophile' and is being pitched at 'modern-day mods'. Eco-friendly ones anyway.

Sadly, there isn't a large image of that 'mod' bike available, but all of the range shares many similar features, with small wheels, Mini-like, ball-shaped headlights and switches, an oversized speedometer and a charging plug that can be pulled out of the scooter's body. The scooter also has a number of small storage compartments for sunglasses, mobile phones etc.

Speed-wise, you'll not get much above 31mph with the electric engine and the maximum distance between charges is around 62 miles. There's also a slot for an iPhone that serves as the on-board computer, navigation system and jukebox amongst the 'tech' features. Presumably other smartphones can slip in too or that certainly limits the market.

No news of when you'll see one. If there's interest, 'within a few years' has been quoted and as BMW point out, it already has a motorcycle division, so getting it to market should be a fairly swift job.

Via Modculture

Following on from their excellent ‘Detroit Falls’ single, Pariah release a superb EP on the R&S label taking on atmospheric garage tinged with techno and electro, spliced with lovely vocal samples. This will certainly be wearing out the ElectricSun hard drive over the next few weeks.

Read full review of Safehouses EP – Pariah on Boomkat.com ©

See additional images and read more here.

Great concept for beer bottle labels – the markings indicate the different notes achievable when blowing over the top of the bottle with different amounts of beer within. May work better as a concerto with a few mates drinking the same, perhaps.

Original article at Lost At E Minor.

If you’re a graphic designer, photographer or any type of digital artist, then these products by Brazilian design studio Meninos will make a lot of sense in your home and office.

Folders Placemats – Buy it here ($16 – set of 4)

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This video featuring the work of Matt W. Moore has been making the rounds on all the art and design blogs.
Via The World’s Best Ever.

The consistently top quality Ninja Tune label are releasing a gargantuan box set to celebrate 20 years of beat broadness.

The list of artists involved is frankly, ridiculous. For a start, there’s new music by Amon Tobin, Roots Manuva, Mr Scruff, The Bug, King Geedorah (MF Doom), Zomby, Jaga Jazzist, Bonobo, Toddla T, Daedelus, The Cinematic Orchestra, Kid Koala, Floating Points, Jammer, Two Fingers, Wagon Christ, Eskmo, The Heavy, cLOUDDEAD and more.

Then there’s new remixes from Switch, Autechre, Benga, Actress, Modeselektor, Cut Chemist, Diplo, Gold Panda, Mark Pritchard, Prefuse 73, Todd Edwards, Joe Goddard, Mala, El-B, El-P, The Orb, Tom Middleton, Micachu, King Jammy, Scuba and more.

The piece comprises three hardcover cases in a hardback box, with foil-blocked text. Case one contains six CDs of new music, four of which will be released as two standalone compilations in the future (with more exclusives and past material).

Case two features six 7” singles of new material, plus an inner pocket with a Ninja Tune family tree poster by Nigel Peake, and a Ninja Tune XX sticker sheet. Then case three contains the hardback edition of Black Dog publishing book Ninja Tune: 20 Years of Beats and Pieces, by Stevie Chick. Again, the hardback edition is exclusive to the box.

Original article and competition can be found at FACT magazine’s website.

In the unlikeliest of collaborations, American designer Ralph Lauren has teamed up with Affinity cycles to create some pretty stunning fixed gear bikes. Even with all the fixies coming out on the market right now, it can be said that these are up there with the best, combining clean lines/colorways with modern track style mechanics.

This Audi One concept vehicle design was created by gifted Swedish artist Jason Battersby as part of his thesis project. Awarded for outstanding achievement, within cultural arts, the Audi One concept is designed to symbolize and promote human achievement, becoming a timeless sculpture each deserving recipient gets to keep and drive for one year at a time. More images and information here!

A cutting board made of apple tree wood, for Apple fans, in the shape of a unibody MacBook. Buy it here (EUR 43 – $54)