Stig Lindberg
Stig Lindberg was a designer whose Pungo vases are quite beautiful.
Nissan Tama Electric Vehicle
After WWII, oil was very scarce, but electricity was plentiful. For this reason, there was a period when the government promoted the manufacture of electric vehicles. With this encouragement, the "Tama" was introduced and earned a high reputation: in performance tests it succeeded in bettering its catalog specifications with a cruising range of 96.3km and a top speed of 35.2km/h. It was used as a taxi and in similar roles until 1950.
FSO Syrena
The Syrena was a Polish automobile model first exhibited at the Pozna Trade Fair in 1955.
Carrara marble
Carrara is notable for the white or blue-grey marble quarried there. Many sculptures of the Renaissance, such as Michelangelo's David, were carved from Carrara marble.
Schienenzeppelin
The Schienenzeppelin or rail zeppelin was an experimental railcar which resembles a zeppelin airship in appearance. Propulsion was by means of an airplane propeller located at the rear, and only a single example was ever built.
Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard
Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard was a French caricaturist.
Newton’s Illustrated
Between 1985 and 1995 Helmut Newton published his most powerful pictures in his own magazine, Helmut Newton's Illustrated. Only four issues were ever published.
Lisa Larson
Lisa Larson is a Swedish ceramics artist.
Johann Christian Neuber
Johann Christian Neuber, one of Dresden’s most famous goldsmiths, was named court jeweller to Friedrich Augustus III. For more than thirty years, Neuber created small gold boxes, chatelaines, and watchcases decorated with local semiprecious stones such as agate, jasper, and carnelian. These objects reflect the Saxon court’s interest in both luxury items and the natural sciences.
Tapio Wirkkala
Tapio Wirkkala was a Finnish designer. His work ranges from plastic ketchup bottles and metalware to glass, ceramics, and plywood in a range of styles.