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Our midweek meditation? The roads on the other side of travel photographer .adventures lens 🏔️💭
14/01/2026

Our midweek meditation? The roads on the other side of travel photographer .adventures lens 🏔️💭

“This car’s story began with my father. Living in Barcelona, he’d always wanted to step into the world of classic cars, ...
13/01/2026

“This car’s story began with my father. Living in Barcelona, he’d always wanted to step into the world of classic cars, seeking something with genuine soul. He pictured mounting our paddle-surf boards to the roof and taking it out for our early morning sessions at sea. That simple idea became the basis for our 911T, our everyday companion. Watching him make it work felt like witnessing the start of a new chapter for us.⁠
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From there, the discoveries kept unfolding. The car’s rare shade of green revealed itself differently in every corner of the city, and the board on top felt almost destined for it. Our garage became its own atmosphere: tools neatly arranged, the smell of old fuel, and a stillness broken only by the engine starting up.⁠
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Throughout the project, we were supported by family and friends, and somewhere during the process, my perception of cars — Porsche especially — shifted. My clearest memory remains one summer drive before sunrise, following the empty road to the coast, knowing the day ahead would be perfect. If I had to describe this 911 in one word, it would be purity — of essence, feeling, spirit.⁠”
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Matt () is hard to miss in his Porsche 924 race car - it’s a rare survivor. Most 924s that did race in the era were at a...
12/01/2026

Matt () is hard to miss in his Porsche 924 race car - it’s a rare survivor. Most 924s that did race in the era were at an amateur level, rarely worth the trouble of preserving beyond retirement.

When he discovered the car a few years ago it had just emerged from a multi-decade stay in a forgotten storage unit: a challenging place to start with any project car. The sensible thing to do? Put it straight to daily-driving duties of course.

“It’s a 1978 car which raced in the Porsche Club GB championship series,” he explains. “From what I managed to find, it raced until ’90 or ’91 before it went into storage. It then sat there untouched until 2021 when the owner passed away and the car was sold to, of all people, a used lawnmower dealer. He bought it to flip it for easy money which he did, selling to me.

It was a non-runner in need of at least a mechanical rebuild. I got it to good roadworthy condition but retained the bodywork and visual side of it just as it was to keep it as a time capsule. ‘You can buy almost everything, but not the history’, and this car has lots of it. From modifications necessitated by regulations like the bucket seats and roll cage, to small details like scrutineering stickers and bluetack used 30 years ago to stop the interior mirror from rattling.

While I’m trying to preserve the car, it’s not a garage queen. I take it regularly to car shows and on a big road trip at least once a year. Last year I took it to Poland, more recently I took it to Technoclassica Essen and in 2026 I plan to go to Stuttgart with the 924 club to celebrate 50 years of the model.

The car has no sound deadening and the driving position is much lower than stock. It’s lowered and fitted with stiffer, adjustable shocks. I’d say it handles much better than standard but I have to say that even a regular 924 is incredible to drive, thanks to the transaxle weight distribution and Porsche’s engineering magic. One of the best handling cars of the era.”

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Architect ’s ‘91’ almost looks to be hovering above the forest floor on its intimate plot deep within the forests of Bri...
12/01/2026

Architect ’s ‘91’ almost looks to be hovering above the forest floor on its intimate plot deep within the forests of British Columbia, but is actually spanning as a single volume across two small natural ridges in the topography. It’s as organic as the nature that surrounds it; there’s no formal front or back. Instead the building threads between the trees, with columns and glazing positioned in direct response to trunks, clearings and light.⁠
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The material palette here is stripped to its bare essentials, but treated with a reverence for nature, with wood grain arranged in a brick-like pattern, set above a concrete plinth 🌲
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Photos by Fahim Kassam⁠
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Since the earliest days of Type 7, has been one of our favourite photographers. Always produced with a near-unparallele...
11/01/2026

Since the earliest days of Type 7, has been one of our favourite photographers. Always produced with a near-unparalleled instinct for the cinematic, it’s always an exciting day when we receive a fresh batch of Trevor’s work. Nearly five years ago, we turned the camera around onto him so he could first tell us the story of his 1979 To***co Brown Porsche 911SC. By that point, he’d owned it just two years. 40,000 miles later, we’re finally catching up with the pair to see how they’re getting along.⁠
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“Brownie and I have bonded more than I ever expected over the last few years. The car has just rolled over 200k miles with more fun details added here and there. Some original Porsche mud flaps, I believe they were an option in Sweden in the mid-70s? And the tartan seat inserts for example. The car is forever a collection of ‘cool stuff’ that I’ve found over the years. It also received a top-end rebuild, now sporting a hotter cam and fresh components to carry it another 100k miles - Yeehaw.⁠
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I finally found a sort of theme for the car, with it becoming ‘New England weekend touring’ spec. The car feels perfectly at home driving through the backroads of the Northeast, often with all sorts of things mounted on the roof rack. My ’93 Eddy Merckx is on there most days of the summer, which attracts all sorts of strange looks showing up to the bike trails (not exactly the usual Subaru hatchback & modern gravel bike combo).⁠
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I moved to California with Brownie in the past year, where the car gets an insane amount of attention. It’s shocking to me, but it does make me happy. Maybe the car (like me) stands out as clearly not being from the area. It serves as a reminder of home in Connecticut, which I miss everyday out here. I’ve been told a lot that the car feels like a representation of me. People’s association with me is that car and to sell it would be selling a part of myself.⁠
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Until my recent 718 purchase, it was my main daily, I was commuting 100 miles a day in it no problem. Now it’s happy to enjoy the weekends with me, getting lost in the mountains.” ⁠
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La Folie, fashion legend Christian Louboutin’s remarkable space in Melides is somewhere between an MC Escher dreamscape,...
11/01/2026

La Folie, fashion legend Christian Louboutin’s remarkable space in Melides is somewhere between an MC Escher dreamscape, a James Turrell Skyspace, and the hangout space that we’ve always wanted. Designed by , it’s a ‘folly’ in the best sense of the word - a reverent space that exists simply with the goal to create a human experience that transcends time, simply creating a space that allows people to look beyond the natural environment for inspiration and imagination 💭⁠
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Photos by Clement Vayssieres⁠
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“I think it’s something you have to walk around a few times to see in its entirety. There’s the overall effect when you ...
10/01/2026

“I think it’s something you have to walk around a few times to see in its entirety. There’s the overall effect when you first see it, but once you get close you can spot a million little decisions that add up to the overall impact.”⁠
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spent two days with Tanveer’s () car to produce the final outcome you see now. What’s more, it was painted entirely by hand in front of a live audience at SEMA. Though it’s far from the only Porsche art car, we really can’t think of another one based on a Carrera GT. Perhaps because of their immense collectability, remarkably few of them are even slightly modified. Speaking to Type 7, Chris doesn’t seem especially pressured by that fact, focusing instead on the practical challenges of bringing the project together.⁠
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“Personally I love doing artwork live as it adds a bit of energy to everything that you can’t get locked up in a studio. Not to mention the conversations that happen around you are really interesting — people see it happening in real time and ask questions.⁠
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I never plan art cars, and I usually say that at the start before agreeing to anything. The idea of having a concrete plan for me actually kills the spontaneity that happens in the moment. I have the same approach to canvas as well — I don’t want to know what the end result will exactly look like.⁠
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Early on, Tanveer told me he wanted 2 colours (black and grey in this case). Working over a silver car is also unusual because depending on your lighting, the silver flips from lighter to darker than the greys I was using which means when you walk around the car you can sometimes ‘lose the artwork’ in different situations, which was a bit of a challenge in the moment.⁠
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In the end I wouldn’t change a thing about it — I love how it came out in the time frame of the event and the combination of blacks and greys came together better than if it had been planned to a T.”⁠
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“Often they think it’s a wrap, but when they notice it’s hand painted there’s a distinct moment you can see their mind g...
09/01/2026

“Often they think it’s a wrap, but when they notice it’s hand painted there’s a distinct moment you can see their mind get blown, it’s the best!“

Unique as the Carrera GT might be in automotive history, it admittedly wasn’t a car that came in a broad variety of shades. With over half of the production run finished in GT Silver, you’d hate to run the risk of losing yours in a car park. How to make it stand out then? Tanveer () puts thousands of miles on his car, he’s owned it for years and for most of that time it remained completely stock. Lately though, inspiration struck to make it a little more personal.⁠

“The Carrera GT represents an era that can never be replicated,” he explains. “A V10, with a sound akin to an F1 car. A manual supercar with minimal nannies that rewards skilled driving but can punish you for going beyond your capabilities. Even in a lineup of other Porsches, it stands alone.”⁠
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But sheer performance credentials aside, his example has artistic bona fides that few others can claim. “I saw a 911 Dakar at Monterey Car Week with a design on it that looked like a wrap, but on closer inspection I spotted that it had been hand painted. After a little cyber-sleuthing I figured out it was an art car by Chris Dunlop (). Once I saw that I had to reach out to him with my proposal. I asked if he would like to paint the CGT live at the Carlas USA PPF booth at SEMA, and after a long lunch in Costa Mesa he agreed and the rest is history!⁠
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We drew partial inspiration from a gentleman I found on social media painting Arabic calligraphy in the shape of horses on the sides of cars. I thought it was so elegant and had a fantastic flow to it. My wife suggested we do a gradient with darker paint at the front and lighter at the back, and Chris did an amazing job from there.⁠
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Seeing a Carrera GT in the wild is already like seeing a unicorn, but when people see this one, their first reaction is bewilderment and fascination. Often they think it’s a wrap, but when they notice it’s hand painted there’s a distinct moment you can see their mind get blown, it’s the best!”⁠
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Designer reimagined a suburban Sydney home with the Moon House, referencing but updating nearby Federation-style houses...
09/01/2026

Designer reimagined a suburban Sydney home with the Moon House, referencing but updating nearby Federation-style houses with a minimalist touch. Originally planned as a simple renovation, the house was ultimately rebuilt from the ground up with arched elements running throughout the almost exclusively white-walled spaces, both in the vaulted ceilings and windows to create a feeling of optimism and calm 💆‍♂️
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Photos by Katherine Lu⁠
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