Today, April 19, at the Shanghai Auto Show, Volvo Cars unveiled its Volvo Concept Universe, the first concept since Volvo was acquired by Chinese automaker Geely. This is a luxury segment car that bears the dual cultural identity of its creators: on the one hand, it features Scandinavian luxury and approach to design, on the other hand, it is largely inspired by Chinese philosophy, as the designers were tasked with creating a car «with the depth of the universe and just as welcoming as the sun rising over a calm ocean.»

Yesterday, April 07, Facebook unveiled a new behind-the-scenes data server technology to the plethora of IT industry insiders at their headquarters in Palo Alto. According to mashable.com, at the press event dedicated to the launch of the project, executives from DreamWorks, VMWare, Fidelity, Delta, Dell, Apple and AMD got together to see the newest initiative by Facebook. Finally, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s CEO, has introduced a new ‘technological initiative’ by the brand entitled Opencompute Project.

London-based designer Moritz Waldemeyer has collaborated with Bombay Sapphire to create a stunning and highly imaginative visualisation of the special distillation process used in the production of the premium gin in the iconic blue bottle. The Bombay Sapphire Vapour Infusion Piece combines the most advanced lighting technology with hand-crafted skills, juxtaposing the contemporary and traditional attributes of Bombay Sapphire in an intriguing and beautiful way.