Two Car Shows On Two Continents In Five Days
Yes, you can. You can visit two car shows (LA Auto Show, Essen Motor Show), three world premieres (Mercedes-AMG SLS AMG Coupé Black Series, Mercedes-Benz Ener-G-Force, smart forjeremy) and several parties in five days. Here's a quick journal:
Mercedes-Benz Ener-G-Force
Mercedes-Benz Ener-G-Force
Wolfgang Würth, smart electric bike
smart electric bikes, Niketown, Beverly Hills
The Jim Henson Company, smart forjeremy
Jet-lagged and tipsy: Mathias "MC Winkel" Winks and some muppet
James Bond Aston Martin DB5 Coupé, LA Auto Show 2012
Decadent lunch with Marcel Winatschek (Amy & Pink), David Fischer (Highsnobiety) and Mathias Winks (Whudat)
"A brand is your friend" — Word.
Slammed W108 with mascara (caption borrowed from Clemens Gleich)
Now, with a Chromjuwelen branding, this Opel Kadett is worth over a million. No — wait: Five millions.
Bon appétit!
Yes, you can. You can visit two car shows (LA Auto Show, Essen Motor Show), three world premieres (Mercedes-AMG SLS AMG Coupé Black Series, Mercedes-Benz Ener-G-Force, smart forjeremy) and several parties in five days. Here's a quick journal:
Tuesday, November 27th (early): HAM-FRA-LAX
Tuesday, November 27th: Arrival Los Angeles
Tuesday, November 27th: Beverly Hills on smart electric bikes
Tuesday, November 27th: Presentation Mercedes-Benz Ener-G-Force
Tuesday, November 27th: Presentation smart forjeremy at the Jim Henson Company
Wednesday, November 28th: LA Motor Show
Wednesday, November 28th: Santa Monica
Wednesday, November 28th: Departure (LAX-MUC-DUS)
Tuesday, November 29th: Arrival in DUS
Tuesday, November 29th: Dinner with Chem-Tools
Friday, November 30th: Essen Motor Show 2012, meetings
Friday, November 30th: AUTO BILD Race Night
Saturday, December 1st: Essen Motor Show 2012, meetings
Saturday, December 1st (late): Back in Hamburg
Sunday, December 2nd: BRAINDEAD
Monday, December 3rd: BRAINDEAD
What I learned: You need a really good condition (err ... really?). And some good friends, who help you.
I would like to thank Mercedes-Benz/smart for the hospitality, Klaus Rasch for saving me from the police in Santa Monica, Thomas Backe and Dieter Hofem for picking me up in DUS, Manfred Prescher and Stefan Müller for the wonderful Race Night — and DOTZ/AEZ for gallons of coffee.
And not to forget — thank you David Fischer (Highsnobiety), Mathias "MC Winkel" Winks (Whudat), Marcel Winatschek (Amy & Pink), Michael Kaune (QVEST) and Matthias Arens (Quality) for teaching me lessons in "Lifestyle, Ego-Blogging and Fashion"!
smart forjeremy: Haters Gonna Hate
The smart forjeremy rises
Jeremy Scott: "Few can afford"
Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam aka M.I.A. aka "Missing in Action" aka "Missing in Acton"
Dr. Annette Winkler (smart), Jeremy Scott
Landed: smart forjeremy
Winged smart fortwo electric drive
White
smart electric drive forjeremy
I have to admit I didn't know who Jeremy Scott was when Mercedes-Benz/smart invited me to join their exclusive "smart forjeremy" event in front of the LA Auto Show 2012. A quick search later I learned that he is a fashion designer who has built a reputation for outrageous designs favored by pop stars and celebrities: Madonna, Lady Gaga and Britney Spears — just to name a few.
Shame on me, but I am no fashionista. I may know some things about Winged Warriors, but neither I had heared about "The Wing(ed) High Tops", nor about the "Teddy Bear Shoes". As well I am really awful at things like pop music. After some of my diehard old school petrol heads heared that I would fly over to Los Angeles to watch the presentation, I saw a lot of scrunched up noses. "A guy who is into gaudy fashion is doing a car? And he is doing what — a winged plastic car? Are you kidding me?"
Well, I think the smart forjeremy is cool. And let me explain, why. The fact, that a car manufacturer — in this case: smart — cooperates with an artist — in this case: Jeremy Scott —, impresses me. It is sovereign and courageous, because it creates something new. And for smart it is long overdue to get such a remix, if you ask me.
And regarding those who dislike this project: You know how it is — haters gonna hate. It is always the same. But if you've got haters, you'll probably have done some things right …
Mad Max Fury Road: Leaked
It seems "Mad Max: Fury Road" likes trucks.
It seems "Mad Max: Fury Road" likes trucks. Images borrowed from Futuro Finale 2088 AD and Facebook (Mad Max Replica Cars).
Where The Wild Things Are: Our Latest Stockists
Previous articles like "In The Wild" and our Facebook-Page (make sure you follow it!) are already listing some of our stockists: Rider's Room Hamburg, Prototyp Museum Hamburg, Oldtimer Tankstelle Hamburg.
Red Wing Store (Hamburg)
Red Wing Store (Hamburg)
Red Wing Store (Hamburg)
Oettinger Sportwagen (Hamburg)
Burg & Schild (Berlin)
Burg & Schild (Berlin)
Oldtimer-Tankstelle (Hamburg)
Oldtimer-Tankstelle (Hamburg)
FUNC. functional furniture etc (Feldafing)
FUNC. functional furniture etc (Feldafing)
Previous articles like "In The Wild" and our Facebook-Page (make sure you follow it!) are already listing some of our stockists: Rider's Room Hamburg, Prototyp Museum Hamburg, Oldtimer Tankstelle Hamburg. In the meantime we teamed up with some more specialists, as shown above. We are very proud to introduce:
Burg & Schild (Berlin)
FUNC. functional furniture etc. (Hamburg)
OETTINGER Sportwagen (Hamburg)
In this regard we would like to thank one person: Tobias "To" Pflug – as not only for showcasing our Chromjuwelen Motor Öl in the Red Wing Store Hamburg and consulting us, but also for providing us with his very valuable contacts.
Hemi Ride
5 friends, 5 selfbuild motorcycles and a mission to accomplish in Klitmøller, Denmark. This is a true story about friendship and freedom, and where it is to be found.
Drivestyle.
In The Wild: Chromjuwelen Motor Öl
The other day we made our debut with our Chromjuwelen Motor Öl. In the wild, at the Oldtimer Park Hamburg. We are still thrilled, to be honest. It is a huge difference to see a ton of your products at one place, after you played around for a long time with a handful of home-made dummies. Wow.
The other day we made our debut with our Chromjuwelen Motor Öl. In the wild, at the Oldtimer Park Hamburg. We are still thrilled, to be honest. It is a huge difference to see a ton of your products at one place, after you played around for a long time with a handful of home-made dummies. Wow.
As well we were priviledged to shoot some campaign images at the Prototyp Museum Hamburg, where the "Fetzenflieger" lives — Otto Mathé's famous racecar we are showing on our label. As I wrote before – if you will ever be in Hamburg, make sure to pay the museum a visit. It is gorgeous. And — btw —the Prototyp Museum sells Chromjuwelen Motor Öl ...
I would like to thank some people:
Ronald Szasszer for inviting us to the Oldtimer Park Hamburg and giving us his 1957 Porsche "Ed Parlett" 356 Speedster
Helge "Motoraver" Thomsen for providing his 1973 Ford "Mad Max" Falcon XB GT Coupe for our Chromjuwelen Motor Öl booth
Daniel Dimpker (24helmets.de) for showcasing Chromjuwelen Motor Öl at the Stadtpark-Revival Hamburg
Michael Schade (Oettinger Sportwagen) for the perfect neighborhood
Everybody who joined our premiere of Chromjuwelen Électrique at the Oldtimer Park Hamburg
At the moment we are working hard on shipping the Chromjuwelen Motor Öl to our stockists and finishing our "Online Store". Tragically one thing turned out to be more tricky than we thought: shipping the oil to the States. The freight charges kill us. So — if somebody reads this who wants to act as an distributor — please shoot us an email!
Chromjuwelen Motor Öl: Ready To Ship
Finally. We just launched an online store – which means Chromjuwelen Motor Öl is ready to ship.
Finally. We just launched an online store – which means Chromjuwelen Motor Öl is ready to ship.
At chromjuwelen-oel.com you will be able to order our products via a fulfillment partner next to you. At the moment we are looking for a partner in the US – as we are getting overwhelmed with inquiries. If you have got an idea who might be a perfect partner for our Chromjuwelen Motor Öl – don't hesitate to shoot us an email!
@ the rest – what'cha waiting for!