Cristian Curmei
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He was born in Romania, yet left at the age of six. Destination? U.S. of A. Grew up in Chi-town for the first two years of his life, followed by the remaining 14 years in Phoenix, Arizona. A history of musical and martial arts made him the ‘crazy’ human he is today. Majors in Chemistry and English ‘endowed’ him with with a joy for jumbling letters, sometimes making people laugh in the process. His true joy and ultimate goal.
His love of expression, in any form, has led to a large stack of notebooks on his coffee table. Some stories are about love. Some stories are about clarity. Some stories are about trials and tribulations. All of them are about what it means to be a human. Most recently you’ll even find stories about anything vehicles, transportation, and more.
"Black Mamba" Project 6x6 Land Rover Defender Is Ready for the Tough World
4 Aug 2020, 15:56 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / A Land Rover Defender. So what? It’s from the '80s. What do you mean it’s a 6x6!? No way that’s even real...What, I can buy it!? Hell ya, I've got 315K! Land Rover is just well, Land Rover. They’ve been making ...
Ribelle, a Luxury Super Yacht Suitable for the World's Freshest Pirate
3 Aug 2020, 19:56 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / So she’s not a super yacht like the ones we may have raised you with. That’s fine. I feel we may need to get in touch with more realistic options for our lifestyles anyway. Its name is the Ribelle. A creature from the Vitters Shipy...
A Ford Sponsored Project Shows Us a Hypercar Mustang From the Future
3 Aug 2020, 13:24 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / The Ford Mustang is a car that’s known worldwide. From Alaska to Cape Town and Tokyo, you just know you’re looking at a Mustang. This, however, offers no resemblance whatsoever to the classic. That doesn’t mean it isn’t wort...
The Prius and Supra of Autonomy, Twenty Years from Now. Visually Approved
3 Aug 2020, 09:22 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / Imagine a future where cars still look like cars. But it is the future, so expect something different nonetheless. Even the concept gods would say, “These two, are worthy!” Guys, I want to talk to you about a little project called ...
I Nova Yacht Just Got a $4 Million Price Drop - Got $23.5 Million?
1 Aug 2020, 07:47 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / People, if you’ve got 23.5 million US dollars or 19.9 million Euro, you can now have your own Ice Class yacht. If you don’t know what that means, you’re about to find out. Ice class hulls are ships that can break through ice....
Famed British Brand Mini Could Function on Level Five Autonomy - Concept
31 Jul 2020, 15:21 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / It's called the Mini X and is anything but mini. Through design techniques and imagination, we are shown that even if it looks smaller, it doesn't have to be. The MINI has been dear to us since its start in the '60s. The unmi...
This Type 57 T Concept Looks So Good Even Bugatti Might be Tempted to Make It
31 Jul 2020, 12:52 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / Every once in a while, we get a gift from life. Be it physical, be it conceptual. I feel we may have received such a gift here, today. I have the pleasure of presenting to you this Bugatti Type 57 T concept by Arthur B. Nustas. If you weren'...
Get the Reindeer Ready Because Santa’s Got Himself an Audi Sledge
31 Jul 2020, 10:38 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / Daniel Platek is a designer with one foot in the adult world and one in his childhood, bringing us a concept that gives a whole new spark to some of our memories. We all know who Audi is. With a history in car production since the early 1900s, t...
This Bimota Track Bike Concept Could Keep You Glued to It Even in a Crash
30 Jul 2020, 16:00 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / “Where’s the front? Where’s the back? Where are my handlebars? Where do I put my feet? Where’s the seat? What do you mean I’m wearing the seat!?” If you’ve never heard of Bimota, here's a quick intr...
The Year Is 2025 and Yamaha Just Released Its New XT 500 "H20" Edition
29 Jul 2020, 11:15 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / 2025 is not so far off. But if things work out as they should, it’s possible we could see something like this XT 500 H2O on our streets. Fingers crossed for this concept. Yamaha’s XT 500 is an iconic two-wheeler. Manufactured between...
The Bugatti Niniette 66 Doesn’t Need the Nurburgring to Hit Top Speed
28 Jul 2020, 14:47 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / If you didn’t know that Bugatti did boats too, now you do. This is the Niniette 66. A truly beautiful collaboration between Palmer Johnson and Bugatti. Inspired by the Chiron. Palmer Johnson is known as one of the world's most innova...
NOX- This "Swiss Army Knife" of Motorcycles Is Modular, Perfect for City Life
28 Jul 2020, 09:00 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / Leave it to the minds of a group of students to really go out and have some fun on a design project. But this is not your ordinary school project. This is rather a creative look at a classic product: the motorcycle. From Seoul, South Korea, you...
This Puch e-Maxi Concept Is Begging to Become a Real Boy
27 Jul 2020, 15:52 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / If you have never heard of Puch, welcome to the club - I only recently discovered that Puch has been making bicycles since before the 20th century. Imagine producing and selling 6,000 class-A bicycles today. Puch was doing this in 1895. This b...
Drones with UV LEDs Can Seek and Destroy Germs (and Vampires)
27 Jul 2020, 14:56 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / Using a mix of currently available tech, a group of Koreans has come up with a drone to combat germs with UV LED light. Applicable in any setting. From home to hospital and everything in between. All this global health crisis stuff has really h...
Vintage Four-Speed Soft-Top ‘68 Shelby GT500 Going for Big Bucks
27 Jul 2020, 09:16 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / People, cars like this can still be found. And basically just about anywhere when attending an online auction. Recently up for grabs has been this wonderful '68 Shelby GT500 with a manual transmission. This soft-top ride has spent quite a ...
The Year Is 2050 and Your Yacht no Longer Has a Chopper - It Has a Jet
26 Jul 2020, 16:50 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / A future yacht design by Vasily Klyukin brings us a vision into what yachts will look like in just thirty years, maybe even less, ready equipped with its own jet airplane. If you’ve never heard of Vasily Klyukin, you will. This Moscow-bo...
Is Our World Ready for Electric and Autonomous Cars? It Sure Is, Thanks to REE
26 Jul 2020, 14:07 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / Israeli start-up Ree is meeting the demand for electric vehicles, but not how you would expect from an EV manufacturer. If you’ve had a look in the gallery you’d know what's up. As you’ve noticed, there isn't a vehic...
The Audi Travoler E-Scooter Looks and Feels Perfect for Our Minimalist World
26 Jul 2020, 13:45 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / Here we have another concept design that seems to be neglected. This time, the work of South Korean Designer Kyumin Ha is just waiting to catch the eyes of the next scooter manufacturer. In this case, Audi. Let’s kick this off like t...
Everyone Knows the First Auto Union Type-C, But No One Knows It Like This
26 Jul 2020, 13:29 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / German design from Russian minds, gthat’s what this is - A concept like few I've seen. If you wouldn’t like this addition to the Audi family, I don’t think we can be friends. 1932 was a time right between wars. Technologi...
Mom, Dad! Can I have $26,000 For a New, Well, Old Lexus LX470?
26 Jul 2020, 12:58 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / Fellow mud-flappers, dear dirt-devils, gather round. We have a new possible addition to our toys. It’s nothing new, just a Lexus LX 470, but what an LX it is. This maxed out desert-rat is ready to give you an above par ride. Before we get...