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Sir Lewis Hamilton launches competition to design his F1 helmet

Published 15 February 2024
By Will Dron
Young fans of the seven-times world champion are being invited to create a design that will be added to one of Hamilton’s helmets.
ABB PixelPaint in action

World’s first art car painted by robots

ABB, an automation firm that supplies complex robotics to the car industry, has unveiled the world’s first art cars to be painted by a robot.
Published 20 May 2022
Sleeping with Art exhibition

New car art exhibition

Sleeping with Art is a “new immersive art and automotive experience” taking place next month — September 23rd and 24th — in Hertfordshire.
Published 24 August 2021
BMW projects AI-generated art onto car for advertising campaign

BMW projects AI-generated art onto car for ad

BMW has unveiled an ad campaign in which AI technology is used to project artwork onto the 8 Series Gran Coupé.
Published 07 May 2021

Everyday cars reimagined for Cyberpunk 2077

Vehicles including the Ford Fiesta, Mini Cooper and Range Rover Evoque have been reimagined as stars of the video game Cyberpunk 2077.
Published 24 March 2021
Louis Vuitton designer reimagines Mercedes G-Class

Louis Vuitton designer reimagines Mercedes G-Class

Mercedes' chief design officer has teamed up with Virgil Abloh, Louis Vuitton's menswear designer, on a G-Class art piece.
Published 09 September 2020
Art-omotive pieces by Chris Rea and Brian Ferry up for sale

Art-omotive pieces by musical icons up for sale

Car-focused artworks by Bryan Ferry and Chris Rea are going up for sale, alongside pieces by other artists that have used cars as their muse.
Published 28 May 2020

Incredible life-size bronze Senna statue unveiled

Three of these superbly detailed life-size Ayrton Senna statues will be created by the artist Paul Oz — and only one will be offered for sale.
Published 13 January 2019
One-off Mercedes CLK Lewis Hamilton tribute art car by Paul Karslake heading to auction

Lewis Hamilton tribute art car heading to auction

Painted to celebrate Lewis Hamilton becoming a five-time F1 champ, the one-off Mercedes-Benz CLK is expected to sell for £25,000 at auction.
Published 14 November 2018
Russian artist transforms dirty cars and vans into mobile art

Russian artist transforms dirty cars into art

Proving that there are possibilities well beyond a simple "Clean me" inscription (or worse), a Moscow-based artist is transforming some of...
Published 18 April 2017
Products: Steve McQueen in Le Mans graphic novel review

Products: Steve McQueen in Le Mans graphic novel

It's a common idea that a true genius must be a little unhinged mentally, and by that criterion Sandro Garbo, the artist behind new graphic novel
Published 10 February 2017
Bentley Motors has teamed up with the godfather of British pop art, Sir Peter Blake, to create a one-of-a-kind Bentley Continental GT V8 S Convertible. This unique car will be auctioned for charity by Bonhams at the Goodwood Festival of Speed on 24 June.

Sir Peter Blake-designed Bentley to be auctioned for...

As modified cars go, Sir Peter Blake's new Bentley Continental GT is one of the most striking examples yet.
Published 15 April 2016
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News: Land Rover sculptures take over London's South...

Wander down to the Royal Festival Hall on London’s South Bank this week and you’ll be met by two giant sculptures stretching more than seven metres...
Published 16 October 2014