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Porsche Design: A Driving Force in Footwear

by Noah Joseph (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Wheels, Shoes, Men's Style



Form or function? It's a question as old as, well...footwear itself. Because typically shoes that serve a specific function have their form dedicated to them. Just think of work boots or running shoes and you'll know what we mean. Conversely shoes designed for form aren't typically very functional. Porsche Design, however, figures they've got it figured out with its latest footwear collection.

Built around a unique sole designed specifically for driving, the collection includes a variety of styles for the gentleman driver, ranging from formal oxfords to sporty sneakers. Each features a left sole with a solid grip to operate the clutch and a right sole designed for easy transition from gas to brake. The uppers are made from black, white, gray and brown calfskin, and are fabricated in Italy by Müller & Meirer Lederwarenfabrik GmbH.

Gallery: Porsche Design Fall/Winter 2009 Footwear Collection



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Porsche Design The Essence Intense

by Noah Joseph (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Wheels, Cosmetics and Fragrance



If you were trying to capture the essence of a sportscar, what sort of scents would you put in the bottle? Burnt rubber? Leather? Gasoline? How about juniper berries, mandarin orange and myrtle? Because those are exactly the notes which Porsche Design has used in its new fragrance, The Essence Intense.

The follow-up to their original scent, The Essence, launched about a year and a half ago, Intense is a fresh, aromatic and woody fragrance for men. The scent was developed together with Clarins Group – which is responsible, among other things, for the Azzuro line – but since it's a Porsche Design, the bottle has received significant attention, combining smoked frosted glass and black brushed aluminum in a particularly sleek package. Although it's initially available only as a spray eau-de-toilette in 50 and 80 milliliter sprays, expect a whole range of scented products to follow.

Gallery: Porsche Design The Essence Intense



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Porsche Design's 135-Foot Catamaran Megayacht for Royal Falcon Fleet

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Filed under: Water, Wheels



Unlike its automotive counterpart which keeps making its cars bigger and bigger, Porsche Design tends to keep things small. The product design division of the German automaker turns its talents on everything from mobile phones and watches to clothing and luggage. But this time they're thinking a bit bigger. A lot bigger, actually.

We brought you initial information about the company's impending collaboration with Singapore's Royal Falcon Fleet ship yard last year when it was still in the embryonic stage. But design work has now been completed and construction has started on the impressive 135-foot catamaran megayacht. The twin-hull design gives the RFF135 a wide beam and unrivaled stability without displacing as much water as a conventional design, while providing a massive 472 square meters of interior floorspace and 208 square meters of deck space, more than enough to accommodate 10 guests and 10 crew. Twin MTU V16 turbodiesel engines each produce an unfathomable 4600 horsepower, enough to keep the vessel at a theoretical 35-knot top speed and making it the most powerful vehicle of any kind Porsche has ever designed. Feast your eyes on the gallery of images below for all the angles.

Gallery: Royal Falcon Fleet RFF135 Catamaran by Porsche Design

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Porsche Design Updates the Understated Flat Six Watch Range

by Noah Joseph (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Timepieces, Wheels

When driving a high-performance sports car at speed, the last thing you want is to be squinting to see how early (or fashionably late) you're running. Which could explain why Porsche Design has gone to great lengths to make sure that its basic Flat Six watch line is easily readable at a glance.

Named after Porsche's iconic horizontally-opposed six-cylinder engine layout, the Flat Six watch has just been updated and can be had in a variety of styles, colors and finishes,. Buyers can choose between white, black, blue or red dials, polished steel or PVD-coated cases, conventional or chronograph movements, rubber or steel bracelets and more. And while they may not be as flashy or avant-garde as other timepieces on the market – including some also made by Porsche Design – the updated Porsche Design Flat Six line will appeal to the same buyers who admire their timeless 911 sports cars.

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Baldessarini and Porsche Design Team Up For Retro Collection

by Noah Joseph (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Apparel, Wheels, Men's Style


Although summer 2009 isn't even over yet, fashion designers are already showing their fall/winter collections. But two luxury fashion houses are keeping a step ahead by introducing their line-up for summer 2010. And in the process, they've gone back to the 1970's for inspiration.

The collaboration between Baldessarini and Porsche Design started in 2006 with a solitary leather jacket. For 2010, the two companies have created another leather jacket, and complimented it with a polo shirt, t-shirt and yet another jacket. The collection is shaded in black, white and titanium grey, with a splash of red for color, and takes its cues from the Pascha pattern – a wavy checker-board graphic that simulated the victory flag from motor racing – that was available on Porsche sportscars in the 70s. The joint collection will be available in both Porsche Design and Baldessarini boutiques from November 2009. (Details in the press release after the jump and photos in the gallery below.)

Gallery: Porsche Design & Baldessarini Summer 2009 Collection



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Porsche Design and Adidas Launch New Collection for Fall/Winter 2009

by Noah Joseph (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Apparel, Wheels


Enjoy the summer months. Really. Because before you know it, they'll be gone and in their place we'll have the cold winter. Unless, of course, you live close enough to the equator that it hardly makes a difference. But for the rest of us, the winter we'll come. And when it does, we'll be thankful that companies like Porsche Design and Adidas have been preparing for it.

The two German purveyors of sportswear have teamed up once again for their latest Fall/Winter 2009 Collection, which includes a wide variety of goods for men, women and children, for a variety of uses including golf, tennis, skiing, running and, of course, driving. This is Porsche Design, after all. And for this season they've added a splash of color, although the beiges, taupes, grays and blacks are still well represented. So whether you drive a Porsche or want to to look like you do, Porsche Design and Adidas have got you covered. Literally.


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Porsche Design Commemorates Launch of new Panamera with Special Collection

by Noah Joseph (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Apparel, Handbags, Timepieces, Wheels



Porsche Design has long since evolved from an automotive design studio into a company offering a wide range of highly desirable products, sold worldwide through their own dedicated stores, along with special design work for other companies as well. But all the while they haven't forgotten their roots. As if to demonstrate just that, the studio has launched a new collection to compliment the new Panamera four-door grand touring car from their automotive sister-company. The collection includes all manner of clothing and accessories for men, women and children, as well as a line of Swiss-made timepieces and a set of fitted luggage. The latter is made of lightweight aluminum and polycarbonate, designed to fit in the trunk space of the new Panamera and available in the same exterior colors to provide a fresh take on the traditional soft-sided fitted luggage offered by other luxury automakers.


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Porsche Design's Racy New Motorsport Collection

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Filed under: Apparel, Wheels

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Porsche Design has teamed up with everyone under the sun for a vast portfolio of luxury designer products: Adidas, Ferragamo, Siemens, Bösendorfer, Swarovski, Royal Falcon Fleet shipyard, Eton radios...the list goes on. But its latest line goes straight to Porsche's heart and soul. The Motorsport Collection includes all manner of clothing and accessories for man, woman and child, all in white, gray and red and complete with sponsor's logos for that authentic race-track pit-lane look and feel. The highlight of the range is a limited-edition jacket of which only 911 examples will be made, reflecting the model name of Porsche's timeless sportscar. At $649, the jacket is the most expensive piece in the collection, too, but they're all available directly from the Porsche Design online shop.


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Porsche Design Releases P'9522 Phone

by Noah Joseph (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Gadgets

porsche phoneSuccess is never enough for the successful. Take Porsche, which has established itself as one of the most profitable automakers in the industry. Already selling their sportscars in record numbers, Porsche turned to sport-utility vehicles and now to four-door sedans as well. But the German automaker isn't about to stop there, branching as well into merchandizing with its Porsche Design division, which has just launched their latest offering: the new P'9522 mobile phone.

Featuring the latest technologies packed into a slick package, the P'9522 includes a 5 mexapixel camera with flash, GPS module, stereo MP3 player, WiFi, quad-band antennas for use around the world (save Japan and Korea), and a biometric fingerprint reader for security. While Porsche Design's previous P'9521 was a flip-phone, the features of the new P'9522 are packed into a solid block of aluminum with a scratch-resistant glass touchscreen face. While €600 (approx. $774) may seem like a lot of cash for a cell phone, it's just half the price of the P'9521, available from Porsche Design retail stores and its online shop. Porsche is staging a traveling photography exhibit featuring the phone, which you can check out in the gallery below along with stock photos of the P'9522.

Gallery: Porsche Design P'9522



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New Porsche Design x Adidas Sport Collection

by Jared Paul Stern (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Apparel, Water, Sports, Men's Style


Adidas and Porsche Design have just debuted their new Spring/Summer 2009 Porsche Design Sport Collection, their biggest collaboration yet. Their line of Running apparel, originally launched in January 2007, will now also include Fitness models, while a whole new category called Water / Snow is being added. That makes five categories in total including Driving, Golf and Tennis. Porsche Design Sport "stands for the unique fusion of engineered luxury and sport performance." The collection will be be available in selected high-end stores, Adidas Sport Performance Concept Stores and Porsche Design Stores worldwide.

Highlights for Spring/Summer 2009 include a Storm Jacket designed for the new Water / Snow range, which features a new membrane technology that "reacts to changing temperatures and activities, offers moisture vapor permeability at the highest level and is wind and waterproof, ensuring optimum body climate." There's also a new Horizon sneaker, Adidas' "first luxury shoe specially engineered for sailing and water related activities." It features a drainage system throughout the foot bed and sole for "optimal deviation of water" as well as a high abrasion resistant rubber sole with a multidirectional grip enabling a quicker response on a wet boat deck.

Gallery: Porsche x Adidas S/S 09

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Porsche Sportster Sled

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Filed under: Children


If you have kids in your family then having a few sleds in the garage to keep them occupied on snow days and over Christmas vacation is a necessity, and getting this Sportster sled from Porsche Design would be a real treat I'm sure. Built for speed, the minimalistic design is also quite strong and can hold up to 100kg (or about 220 lbs) which means even dad can go for a ride (and show the kids how it's done!). It also folds up for convenience, when all the fun is over. $490

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Porsche to Design New Luxury Yachts

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Filed under: Water


Porsche Design is teaming up with Singapore-based yacht concern Royal Falcon Fleet on a new line of luxury catamarans and megayachts. The companies' initial collaborative project will be a high-tech 135-ft. motor catamaran, dubbed the RFF135 (above), to be sold under the Royal Falcon Fleet brand. Porsche Design will design both the exterior hull and the interior of the megayacht, which is expected to do 35 knots and retail in the millions. Royal Falcon Fleet, which dubs its craft "the ultimate in billionaire boys' toys," has engaged cutting edge Swedish-based marine engineering firm Kockums and Australian catamaran builder Incat Crowther for the project's naval architecture needs. No word yet on a completion date.


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Porsche's New 'White Collection'

by Rigel Celeste (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Apparel, Gadgets, Wheels, Sports


Think "Porsche Design" and you probably think sleek black accessories, but in a departure from their usual color scheme Porsche is launching the new "White Collection," which is all about crisp whites and shiny silvers. Chosen because it both represents purity and highlights the design of the product, the new white color theme uses all white materials mixed with technical metals like stainless steel, aluminum, and titanium. And besides premium materials and craftsmanship, the White Collection also features premium technology -- for example the mobile phone has a patented fingerprint feature and the lighters have a nozzle that makes them safe to use in inclement weather.

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Gallery: The White Collection by Porsche

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Porsche Designs Mobile Phone

by Erin Mays (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Wheels

We never thought a phone could look fast, but Porsche seems to have accomplished just that. The squarish clamshell contraption you see in the photo is the company's newest design, a cell phone it developed in cooperation with Sagem Communications.

The P'9521, launched at the Red Dot Museum in Essen, offers up a 3.2 megapixel digital camera, 320 x 240 pixel touchscreen display, high-speed internet access and MP3 capability. While we're not sure if or when the phone will hit the market, it's no doubt that the Porsche name will send this phone a long way toward marketing success.

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Porsche Design Bsendorfer Piano

by Rigel Celeste (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Decor


I took piano lessons as a kid and I think I really need to refresh my skills, because there is just something so classic and cultured about being able to sit down and play something. Not to mention pianos are a beautiful addition to any room, even when there is no music.

Two Austrian based entities have come together to create the Porsche Design Bösendorfer Piano, which combines contemporary design with old tradition. It boasts silvery shiny aluminum and dark gray metallic lacquer surfaces, along with other ground breaking new design features which may have a lasting impact on future piano development. It's definitely a nice way for a more modern home to incorporate some old-fashioned culture.

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