New SEMOG CAR CROSS
After hard work from the guys from Semog and Autopasion, their new carcross is out. With a radical body style from 4-id, it’s our last try in that area after the successful Speedcar X-Trem.
Apr
23
2012
23
2012
Mar
01
2012
01
2012
E-VOX cargo scooter – IED
Even though this is not recent news, but the fact that 4-id staff was on the backstage of this project might be. This Thesis project was proposed from 4-id to both the IED (Instituto Europeo de Diseño, Barcelona) and Vmoto Europe. It has been quite a successful project in regards to media coverage and concept design. The Academic Presentation done at the School´s facilities was done July of last year and the media presentation was done at the Vmoto´s Stand in Milan, mid November.
Designed by Yeray Fernández, Javier Mangas and Javier Gil, tutored by Sergio de la Parra, Robert Thompson and Sergi Sans.
We hope this inspires the industry as well as open doors to the young designers, authors of the project.
Jan
15
2012
15
2012
NEC Motorsport Show, Birmingham
Birmingham, January 12, 2012
Very exited to write this post as 4-id has gone along side a client to present Speedcar to the UK motorsport fans and companies. With the Xtrem and the GTR on exhibit, our client was very well received in the capital of the sport.
This is a very import step for Speedcar as they open their market and client base. We have no doubts that the three models (Xtrem, GTR and TTR) will have success as they are quality vehicles as well as very competitive in French, Spanish and Portuguese Championships.
Jan
14
2012
14
2012
New 4-id studio!
Hi, we moved our 4-id studio in Barcelona. Now we are in Diagonal 376, 1º C.
Our new phone number is +34 935320104
Dec
23
2011
23
2011
Nov
22
2011
22
2011
D.E.P. Carlos Sotelo Fernández
Nos ha llegado la triste noticia del fallecimiento de Carlos Sotelo Fernández. Doctor Ingeniero Industrial, pionero industrial en Catalunya y uno de los inventores de los grandes scooters, tuvimos la suerte de conocerlo a traves a Carlos, su hijo. Nuestro sincero pésame a su família. Descanse en PAZ.
Nov
16
2011
16
2011
EICMA 2011 Milan, Italy
It´s been a good while since we´ve posted news here… we´ve been going throw a transition periord and are now back to a normal work rhythm. There will be activity going on in the following weeks.
To start off we would like to show interesting vehicles that we spotted at the International Motoryccle show in Milan last week. In general the show seemed to have much better quality than Cologne last year. BMW presented its production Maxi Scooter models, Husqvarna had beautiful design concepts ranging from Cross Country bikes to Enduro classics. Piaggio showed a Retrofuturist Vespa that was very eye catching… and a radical muscle motorcycle by CR&S.
As well, the fruits from the collaboration between Vmoto-Emax and IED Barcelona was exhibited at the Vmoto Stand. Sergio, from the studio proposed and tutored the project, having as faculty support Robert Thompson and Sergi Sans.
Hope you enjoy the gallery!
May
23
2011
23
2011
Design Sprint…
Just a little something to share to the community, as it is rare for use to get such freedom in our daily workload. These images are out interpretation of a Competition Brief formulated by Local Motors in conjunction with Intersection magazine. The main idea was to create a Resort Runabout Vehicle, that would be all-terrain and had a human power factor as an option. One of the two concept was ranked 4th… close, but no cigar. We had fun though, and got ourselves out of the routine giving us a flashback back when we were students!
Mar
28
2011
28
2011
120D Delivery Scooter – Studio Shoots
It´s been a few months since the Vmoto powered by Emax delivered the 120D to the Spanish Postal Service, and a couple that at 4-id finished the new catalogs of Vmoto´s electric vehicles. But recently they have been posted in Vmoto/Emax website, so we´d like to share that with everybody and hope to see more people turn to EVs as they keep evolving into true transportation solutions.
Mar
18
2011
18
2011
Nexxt BMX frame
The nexXT BMX frame has been recently developed by the 4-id team to satisfy the very special needs of advanced BMX riders by being small, lightweight and very strong. The unique monocoque magnesium frame with fine machined details and housings doesn’t have any welds. This allows for high torsional strength, enhanced flex resistance and improved usable surface to allow the rider to develop advanced tricks with the frame.
Although the nexXT concept goes way beyond just a bmx frame, it is a test bench for applying new technologies that allow for innovative approaches on aesthetic objects with high structural requirements. This has been partly achieved using Grashopper, an advanced parametric design tool. Grasshoper provides swift and easy work-flow with multiple elements at once, allowing exploration of radically different solutions with ease. As a result, a complex structural matrix can be created, modified and optimised very quickly, changing any aspect of the styling or mechanics with ease.