Kelly Smith | Made in Seattle

Kelly Smith of Curious Office on the internet, design and photography.

The ultimate Seattle car?

This is the new Audi RS6 V10.The car will be fitted with a de-tuned 5-litre V10 borrowed from the Lamborghini Gallardo. Sources predict the addition of a turbocharger to the S6’s 5.2-liter V10 engine should generate something between 550 and 600 horsepower. Lamborghini can’t be pleased that a high-performance saloon and wagon from Audi will [...]

One of the best movies I’ve seen in years

In the East Germany (GDR) of 1984 they apparently spied on everyone. A German police detective Gerd Wiesler, a keenly idealistic supporter of the communist regime, is assigned to spy on playwright Georg Dreyman, who, he is told, is suspected of Western sympathies. Stasi (German police) agents secretly enter Dreyman’s apartment in order to install [...]

What exactly is a “luxury consumer”?

According to the Luxury Institute: The top 10% wealthiest U.S. Households based on Net Worth are further characterized as follows: 11 million households who can choose to live a 360-degree luxury lifestyle Own 70% of all the wealth in the U.S. Average net worth of $3.1 million Average annual income of $256,000 Earn 45% of [...]