1986 Seiko Speedmaster by Giorgetto Giugiaro: ”

If you’ve ever asked yourself, ‘What was that amazing watch Lieutenant Ripley wore in the 1986 movie ‘Aliens?” I have the answer for you. It was a Giorgetto Giugiaro-designed Seiko Speedmaster Chronograph. The vertical stopwatch pushers placed inside the asymmetrical case extension are what makes the watch entirely unique. Personally, I think he may have been influenced by the design of the 1973 LIP Mach 2000 that came out 12 years earlier. Many of Giugiaro’s other designs for Seiko between 1985-86 had asymmetric qualities as well, which you can see on Watchismo.

For those of you who don’t know, Giorgio Giugiaro was one of the most important car designers of the 20th century. Credited with the ‘folded paper’ car designs of the 1970s and ’80s, he was responsible for such classics as the Lotus Esprit, De Lorean DMC 12, Maserati Merak, Bora, Quattroporte, BMW M1, and most interesting to learn, my first car, the Volkswagen Scirocco.

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(Via Cool Hunting.)

VScratch: “

V-Scratch by Valerio Spoletini is a software environment which allows for unique visual interpretations in turntable composition. It transposes aural nuances made by the rotation of the record: the variations of speed, audio spectrum and volume. In addition to the sonic aspects (volume and frequencies), the physical act of spinning the record back and forth is transmitted through an optical mouse. All these variables enable a simultaneous performance of moving image and sound while creating an infinite space for possible results.

Video 1 / Video 2.

Via wmmna.

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(Via Pixelsumo.)

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