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Rinspeed Indy
Swiss Performance meets the Brickyard
Following the traditional colours of the American oval and F1
race track at Indianapolis and the respective racing series, the renown
 Swiss
Porsche tuner Rinspeed has - in cooperation with the internationally active
paint produces Lesonal - restyled and repainted the Porsche 997 in the
extraordinary colour white metallic. A colour which is also well connected
to the Porsche factory and which will set a new trend for the coming years.
 In the spirit of this racing tradition, the newly designed complete front
skirt/bumper, side skirts, rear wing and rear skirt/bumper with integrated
diffuser give the Porsche 997 not only an unmistakeable visual difference,
but optimize the aerodynamical down force as well.
The four way adjustable coil-over suspension with individual height and
stiffness settings lower the Rinspeed Indy by 35mm (1.4"). Two piece
five-spoke aluminium wheels of the dimension 8.5x19 inches in front and
11x19 inches on the rear axle with Continental SportContact 2 tires of the
sizes 235/35 and 315/25 ensure an ideal grip in turns and while accelerating
or
 braking. The high performance eight piston brake system with front rotors
in the dimension of 380mm x 32mm (15.25" by 1.25") axle are a tight fit
within the wheel openings. The rear axle is not neglected by being fitted
with 355m x 32mm (14" by 1.25") rotors.
 The interior was left purposely very spartanic by the Swiss tuners to follow
the original RS philosophy. The factory comfort seats have been exchanged
with bucket seats which are colour matched on their back to the the outside
body. The rear seats are deleted as a part of the Indy package as well. In
order to steer the Porsche 997 even more precisely, the ergonomically formed
steering wheel and the shifting knob are covered with Alcantara.
All parts are avaialable at accessories outlets and selected Porsche
dealers.
Design Price Switzerland 2005
 Organised by the Design Center in Langenthal, the Design Preis Schweiz has
succeeded in establishing itself as a platform for design coming from
Switzerland. It offers a showcase for Swiss design that attracts both
national and international attention. So the results of this year's round of
nominations are a cause for particular celebration. The prizewinning
projects selected by the judges are being presented in the form of an
exhibition at the Berne Kornhausforum. The exhibition will then visit
various countries abroad.
Out of a total of 300 entries, 35 projects were finally selected, coming
from the following professional fields: "communication design", "product
design", "furniture and interior design", "fashion and textiles".
 A new category, "research", has been added this year, for outstanding
research projects with design implications. The Rinspeed Senso - the car
that senses its driver - is one of the research projects that the judges
selected. "It is rather the human being that should be seen as the heart of
the automobile, and not - as is increasingly the case - the car's
technology." This is the philosophy that stands behind the Senso, which is
powered by environmentally friendly natural gas. And there is good reason to
regard it as the most sensuous car in the world. This is because the Senso
senses its driver, that is to say it measures the driver's biometric levels
and works through patterns, colours, music and scents to have a positive
effect on his mood. The reasoning behind this is simple: a relaxed driver is
a safer driver. Which of the four nominated research projects will be
victorious in the "research" category
 remains to be seen. Shortly before the
award of the Design Prize, the international jury will meet at the initial
exhibition in Langenthal and will award the prizes on the basis of the
projects exhibited. We await the results with bated breath.
4 November 2005
4.00 pm Opening of the exhibition at the Kornhausforum in Berne/Switzerland
6.00 pm Prize Award Ceremony at Berne's Stadttheater (open to the public)
7.30 pm Designer Dinner in the basement of the Kornhaus (with a restricted
number of places)
5 November until
Exhibition at the Berne Kornhausforum with a programme of accompanying
8 January 2006
Events, organised by Design Preis Schweiz, the Kornhausforum and the
Bernische Stiftung für Angewandte Kunst und Gestaltung [Berne Foundation for
Applied Art and Design]
In May 2006
The exhibition will be shown at the Stilwerk, Berlin/Germany, on the
occasion of Berlin's Design May festival.
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