Have you had your V8 today?

Okay its been awhile since we've had some new designs but nonetheless here it is, our new V8 collection.  The problem with designing is getting inspired, which isn't an issue it's narrowing down the inspirations into one.  I have always been fascinated by the timeless elegance and style from the 1950's through the 1960's in America.  To me it's a lost era of all things defined by simplicity where design took on sharp, strong lines and a clean aesthetic, which we do not see in most designs of today.

Last year, a friend of mine had forwarded me an interesting blog posted on 37Signals, titled Do Americans have bad taste?  Yes, unfortunately most Americans do have bad taste but I agree that it hasn't always been the case.  I don't know what happened within the past decades but design and the choices availed to us are simply put - horrific. Simple is dead.  Everything is saturated with guad and tackiness....but who am I to judge?

I have to admit,  I don't really follow the Indianapolis 500 races but looking at some of Frank Kurtis's designs were most inspiring.  Neiko's V8 is a tribute to his work and paying respect to that lost era of good design.