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Handmade Zai Spada Skis

Monday, November 23rd, 2009
Form and Function, the Zai Spada Ski...

Form and Function, the Zai Spada Ski...

The latest skis from the small Swiss ski maker Zai are the Spada skis which are named after the Romansh word for Sword. The skis are hand made and feature a core made of specially treated granite from the Grisons canton as opposed to the normal wooden or titanium cores of skis. The granite is treated with a process called Technocarbon which allows it to be bendable and retain the same strength which results in incomparable agility, grip and smoothness.

Goodwood Festival of Speed theme for 2010

Monday, November 23rd, 2009
Ferrari Scuderia Spider 16M

Ferrari Scuderia Spider 16M

The Earl of March has now confirmed the theme of the 2010 Goodwood Festival of Speed – provisionally to be held on 2-4 July 2010 – as ‘Viva Veloce! – The Passion for Speed’. This theme celebrates Italy’s all-consuming fascination with motor racing, and its global influence on the sport. From Alfa Romeo to MV Agusta, Ascari to Agostini, and Monza to the Mille Miglia, Italians have raced with breathtaking fervour, inspiring desire and devotion that transcends national identity.

Running alongside the 2010 Festival central theme, Goodwood will also celebrate 60 years of the Formula One World Championship, with a gathering of cars and drivers that have shaped the history of motor sport’s most glamorous series. The 60th anniversary of the epic Carrera Panamericana road race, and 50 years since the RAC Rally took to the forests for the first time, will both be marked in true Goodwood style too.

Leica M7 Hermès Limited Edition Camera

Thursday, November 19th, 2009
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Leica M7 Hermes Special Edition

The Leica M7 Hermès edition is the second Hermès edition Leica following an Hermès edition of the Leica MP Rangefinder. The Leica M7 Hermès Edition is based on the Leica M7 which is Leica’s last film camera using traditional thirty five millimeter film.

The camera is wrapped in supple Hermès leather in either Hermès signature orange colour or etoupe green and comes with a matching case. Only two hundred of the Leica M7 Hermès editions will be made with one hundred in each colour and will be available from Leica stores.