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Target Design Target Design was founded in 1979 by the former BMW designer Jan Fellstrom, Hans-Georg Kasten and Hans Muth. Since 81 it is headed by Hans-Georg Kasten. Target home base is some 35 km southwest of Munich in the 5 lake district. The first Project was the 650 Suzuki Katana and in 1980 the famous 1100 Katana. Motorcycles are one of Target specialities. The Eglis followed in the early eighties and in 91 the BMW GS 1000 Paris Dakar, which was the best sold Motorcycle at that time in Germany. The brand new Sachs Big Roadster will be introduced into the market middle of 2000. At the most of Targets work in the field of automotive design for the established car and motorcycle manufacturers is absolutely secret, Target has made an inhouse project in 1989, the city car Leo for the Geneva Car show. With a length of 2500mm and a width of 1680 mm, it has anticipated the later Smart of Mercedes Benz. >From that time the range of design has widened a lot. Over the last 12 years Target has supplied Marker Ski Bindings with very successful design bringing Marker back to the most important companies in this field. In the field of sanitaries, Target is working for Huppe and Hansa and the biggest parts Target has ever done are busses for the Daimler Chrysler owned companies Evo Bus. Important clients: Suzuki, Honda, Porsche, BMW, Daimler Chrysler, Man trucks, Dornier, Marker and Volkl ski. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Life in all its phases of development is inseparably linked with movement and mobility. Inquisitiveness gives us the drive for journeys. New environments are created, threatened ones abandoned. Life is a continuous search for optimal conditions. Every house or nest is essential for the safety and security which generates the source of energy to create and face new challenges. Our birdhouse embodies the synthesis of security and movement. It offers the occupier protection. The nest, which stands on long stilt like legs, fully encapsulates the inhabitants. It is impossible for any foe to scale these legs. In this form and configuration the nest is fully accepted as a shelter. At the same time it offers the chance to journey, to discover new terrain, travelling in the sky through the birds original medium. What for an individual may be the fulfillment of the urge for freedom and adventure, is in reality the possibility of survival for this race. Today technology can be seen as a threat to many lifeforms. The use of technology however is also the only chance of survival. The concept of our birdhouse is on the one hand simple, but on the other hand unique in form and function. On the underside of the nest is the earth interface, while above is situated the sky interface. The earth interface holds the nest steadfast and therein contains the landing gear. The first ground contact of a rearward hanging sensor automatically activates the release of landing gear legs, thus ensuring a safe touch down. The sky interface forms the connection to a balloon. As this baloon is partially transparent, it allows even the first sun rays to warm the air within the canopy so simoultaniously initiating a gradual and natural inflation of the baloon itself. As the baloon lifts off the landing gear retracts. The inhabitants of the nest craft are once again underway discovering new destinations and experiences. In the evening as the air cools, so the nest descends and lands. Another stage of lives endless journey has been accomplished. In this way our birdhouse is also a symbol for mankind. The planet earth has been mastered and contains hardly any secrets for us. Soon it will be too small for us, obliging mankind to set out on new journeys, to further colonies our galaxy. People will embark once more in arks for far distant planets - a journey in to the unknown, allied to the greatest adventure. Indeed it will only be the offspring of those initiators of the journey, who will actually arrive at the journeys destination. The travellors will have to set and face huge challenges, if they are to bag the bounty, namely the survival of mankind. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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