Wednesday, February 29, 2012

A made-over design icon returns to the streets of London






The much-loved icon the Routemaster is back on the streets of London. The new design by Heatherwick studio reinstates a distinctive feature of the 1950s bus - the 'hop on hop off' service - but as the Guardian reports, the new state-of-the-art Routemaster is more than a nostaligic throwback. Read more...
Image: the new Routemaster bus, design by Heatherwick studio, along with the original 1950s Routemaster