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Smaug Yamaha XS360

What does it take to turn a small vintage Japanese moto into a murdered out beauty that will turn heads today? About 550 hours of meticulous craftsmanship. French moto shop Panache Customs morphed the 1977 SX360 by using a classic wristwatch as inspiration. The iconic Rolex Daytona 16523 Zenith Phase…

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Nendo Stairway House

Some custom-built homes are based on a theme. For this one in Japan, it's an absolutely dominating stairway that begins outside and penetrates all three floors as more of a sculpture than a functional means of ascent or descent. The Stairway House, as its appropriately named, was built in residential…

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Bottpower XR-1

Buell bikes are no longer, but that didn't prevent David Sanchez of Valencia, Spain-based BottPower from using the Buell XB12 as the potent base bike upon which to create their XR-1. It utilizes the XB12's big Harley-Davidson 1203cc V-Twin engine good for 100 horsepower and drops 40 lbs of weight…

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Suzuki Omni Battle Van

When human ingenuity and automotive econoboxes come together, awesome things can happen. Case in point, India-based Holy Shift Garage took a rather conventional and dilapidated Suzuki Omni van and made a small, meaty monster. The original vehicle was pretty much useless, so they stripped it down to a bare shell…

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Build Your Own Wooden Guggenheim Museum

Bored with puzzles, digital happy hours and Netflix already? Put all your free time to use and build your very own replica of the Gugenheim Museum out of wood. Officially licensed and approved by the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation (which also helps support the work preserving his legacy) and produced…

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