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.
Once Upon a Time, Hyundai Had the E4U Urban Mobility Vehicle
2 Jul 2020, 19:50 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / What you are looking at is not an egg. It’s also not a shopping cart that somebody wanted to take for a spin. It’s an urban mobility concept thought out by Hyundai. You probably haven’t seen it. Probably haven’t even hear...
The Fliz Is a Concept That Has Been Looking to Revolutionize Urban Mobility
2 Jul 2020, 18:35 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / Usually if something smells a certain way, looks a certain way, acts a certain way, then it’s probably that certain thing. Not quite. The Fliz is… I don’t know… A bike? When I first saw the Fliz, I couldn’t realiz...
The Evolve Carbon GTR 2-1 – An All-Electric Longboard Made for Any Terrain
2 Jul 2020, 16:34 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / Are you a sidewalk surfer or a downhill king? Maybe an adrenaline junkie or just starting? What ever your stage and level of longboarding, the Carbon GTR Series by Evolve Skateboards, is ready to teach you or to let you express yourself during your...
The Era of Air-Taxis is Here and the Bell Nexus Is Leading it All
2 Jul 2020, 16:11 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / If you don’t know what Bell Textron is, it’s a good time to find out. Bell has been one of the leading aerospace manufacturers of the United States, even the world, for decades now. Bell Textron has had its hands on contracts with NA...
June 30th 1953 - the First Corvette Leaves the Factory
1 Jul 2020, 19:10 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / Flint, Michigan is where it all happened, and where it all continues to happen. Here, on this day in history, the first Corvette rolled off production lines, ready to be driven. In January 1953, during the annual GM Motorama, the first prototype...
A Super-Yacht You Can Rent. The TaTii Charter
1 Jul 2020, 16:00 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / Built by Tamsen Yachts in 2009, and managed by Burgess Yachts, the TaTii offers to those looking to satisfy their yachting curiosities, the possibility to rent or charter her. Ok, so you don’t have money for a super-yacht, or you just find...
Segway Drift W1 - When Classic Roller Skates Just Won't Cut it Anymore
1 Jul 2020, 09:05 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / This is the Segway Drift W1. You probably haven’t heard of it. I know I haven’t. But why haven’t we heard of it? Well, keep reading. When you look at the Drift 1, or Drifts rather, you don’t really know what to do at firs...
Lamborghini and Roger Dubuis Push Out Lambo Inspired Timepiece
30 Jun 2020, 19:02 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / Some time ago, Lamborghini and luxury watchmaker Roger Dubuis signed a five-year contract and the first timepiece in their arsenal is perfect for a millionaire version of Spiderman. Made to mimic the engine compartment of the Aventador, esp...
GM Uses 3D Printing to Make New Corvettes Better Than Before
29 Jun 2020, 16:25 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / 3D printing has become the talk of the town because of the endless applications it can meet. Today GM is using 3D printing to construct 75% of the new Corvette and then some. 3D printing has been around for a few years now and has become quite a...
Is the Rivian R1T Truck Worth It? Amazon Seems to Think So
29 Jun 2020, 15:44 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / We were supposed to have the option of choosing this truck from Rivian at our local dealerships this 2020, but someone ate a bat for dinner, and so 2021 will be the year you can gift the R1T to yourself. The highly anticipated R1T Truck will be ...
Lavish Super-Yacht Made to Mimic the Streets of Monaco. Includes a Racetrack
29 Jun 2020, 13:47 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / We’ve been talking about Yacht Island Design for a while now, and the last of the buildable concepts available is the Streets of Monaco, albeit, the first of their marketed designs. Yacht Island Design has thrown some pretty wild ideas at ...
Piotr’s Trimaran - Czyzewski Designs Has Done It Again, Setting the Bar Higher
28 Jun 2020, 15:25 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / Piotr Czyzewski, founder of Czyzewski Design, has been making custom just about anything for some time now. From desks to cars to audio equipment, to yachts. He’s known for his passionate and clean-cut futuristic designs that are tailored ...
This is Project Utopia. Another Out of This World Concept Made for Our World
28 Jun 2020, 13:11 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / Yacht Island Design teams up with BMT Nigel Gee to create a super-yacht that breaks away from traditional designs and functions. Project Utopia seems to have achieved all that. In my opinion, this is no longer a yacht. Except, if you count the f...
Your Very Own Tiki Island is Equipped With a Fresh-Water Volcano
27 Jun 2020, 14:05 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / This beastly looking thing is named the Tropical Island Paradise and was designed by British Yacht Island Designs. Have you ever seen anything like it? For god’s sake, it’s got a volcano on it. The moment I saw it, I realized I had t...
The Super Soco TS is Not the Fastest, Not the Strongest, But the Most Affordable
27 Jun 2020, 11:45 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / When I first saw the TS, I thought it was some decked out 50 cc bike. Little, did I know. Some of the design aspects caught my eye and I was thinking I’m looking at some BMW bike I hadn’t seen yet. Super SOCO is not a new compan...
First, I Want You to Imagine an Oil Rig. Now, Imagine the Complete Opposite
27 Jun 2020, 10:16 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / I’ve seen this type of structure before, but usually a whole lot dirtier and with flames coming out of the top. The only thing at the top of this superstructure is a penthouse. You may have heard of Migaloo Submarines before with thei...
The M5. A Submarine Super-Yacht That Offers a Cruise Through the North Pole
25 Jun 2020, 15:43 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / That’s right. A submarine super-yacht. The M5 is designed by Migaloo Submarines. It's the only one worldwide, making it a true one of a kind right from the launch gate. I’ve heard the word 'submarine' before. I’v...
The Aliens are Here! Sure, if You Consider Architects as Being Aliens
24 Jun 2020, 17:07 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / What you are looking at is not an alien ship. Unless of course you consider the human race as aliens. For now, let’s talk about Unique Circle Designs. I’ve heard the recent rumors too. Blah blah, Mayan calendar. Blah blah, the world ...
We’ve Warned You and Now it's Here: The NAWA Racer
23 Jun 2020, 13:58 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / Produced by the tech startup NAWA, a company specializing in battery-tech and ultracapacitors, this all-electric “hybrid” is already changing the game on electric motorcycles. When I first saw this metal equine, I thought someone tri...
The Bollinger B2: The Way the Tesla Cypertruck Should Have Looked
23 Jun 2020, 08:07 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / Let’s face it. The Tesla Cybertruck looks like it’s right out of the 007 Goldeneye game for Nintendo 64. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, just have a look at all the parodies on the Internet. This, on the other ...