Hot Chicks and Cool Cars. The 2013 Miss Tuning World Calendar from Bodensee.

Once again, it's time for the gratuitous scantily clad women and cars combination that is the annual Miss Tuning World Calendar. Photographer Max Seam has shot this year’s Miss Tuning World, Frizzi Arnold, against the impressive architecture of Helsinki and the beautiful landscapes around the capital for the tenth annual Miss Tuning World Calendar from Bodensee.



Brunette beauty Frizzi Arnold is featured in the land of hot saunas and cool lakes for her 2013 Miss Tuning World calendar shoot that took place earlier this year in Finland.

Cover page
Location: Tuomiokirkko, Helsinki
Car: Toyota Paseo (Owner: Marika Nerelli)
Background info: Tuomiokirkko, Helsinki Cathedral, is a landmark in the Finnish capital.


January
Location: Helsinki Malmi Airport, Helsinki
Car: Dodge Challenger (Owner: Harri Saari)
Background info: The airport was established in the 1950s as the airport in Finland. In the background, a discarded Finnish Airlines DC-3 can be seen.


February
Location: Unique Lapland, Helsinki
Background info: In the Snow Hall of Lapland, the temperature prevails throughout the year at a minus temperature of 5 °, which allows for dog sledding, Igluübernachtungen and cool drinks at the ice bar.


March
Location: Valtti Areena, Vantaa
Cars: Plymouth Sport Roadster (Owner: Antti Vaitinnen) & SKODA Octavia (Owner: Marko Ketonnen)
Background info: Hockey is to Finland what football is to Germany - the National Sport. Kiekko Vantaa has existed since 1994, playing in the second highest league.


April
Location: Kaivopuisto Park, Helsinki
Car: Mustang Fastback (Owner: Joni Juvonnen)
Background info: What does a son give to his father on the 50th Birthday? A car! And, not just any car, but this Mustang Fastback designed together with the sametractor and trailer.


May
Location: Studio
Car: Opel Kadett C (Owner: Uwe Wolf)
Background info: The Opel Kadett C by Uwe Wolf won the EUROPEAN TUNING SHOWDOWN.


June
Location: Parking Lot, Vantaa
Car: Honda Civic (Owner: Tero Muotka)
Background info: Fire plays an important role in Scandinavia. First,it acts as a light and heat source in the long, cold winter months, and it keeps Mitsommernacht celebrated with traditional Mitsommernachtsfeuern.


July
Location: Helsinki Malmi Airport, Helsinki
Car: Ford Escort Cosworth (Owner: Christoffer Johansson)
Background info: Cosworth plays a major role in both the automotive sector as well as in aviation. So, where would a Ford Escort Cosworth look better than in an aircraft hangar?


August
Location: Halkolaituri, Helsinki
Car: Ford Pickup (Owner: Jussi Luntamo)
Background info: Halkolaituri is the old port of the Finnish capital which is populated today by numerous vintage ships. The Ford pickup was cut off behind the driver's seat and is connected to an old Russian military vehicle.


September
Location: Eiranranta, Helsinki
Car: Lincoln Premiere (Owner: Jaakko Veline)
Background info: A leap back into the 60s


October
Location: Helsinki Malmi Airport, Helsinki
Car: Gunfighter Truck (Owner: Jaakko Honkanen)
Background info: The Gunfighter Truck is a completely styled truck and a daily staple on the Helsinki route.


November
Location: MS Relandersgrund, Helsinki
Car: Nissan S-Cargo (Owner: Jani Lemberg)
Background info: MS Relandersgrund, a steamer is converted into a pub, is a popular place in the northern port of Helsinki.


December
Location: Unique Lapland, Helsinki
Car: Mercedes 280 (Owner: Heikki Mantere)
Background info: The village of Santa's workshop is located in the Finnish Arctic Circle and was awarded in 2000 as the most remarkable Scandinavian Christmas spectacle.


The limited-edition glossy calendar (1500 copies) from TUNING WORLD BODENSEE is on sale for €25 (shipping included). You can buy it here (credit card purchases only).


About TUNING WORLD BODENSEE:
The international exhibition/event for car tuning, lifestyle and the tuning-club-scene. Approximately 1,000 fast-tuned cars within twelve exhibition halls, 235 exhibitors and numerous premiers and presentations of the latest models and news. 152 clubs, about 200 private cars, 20 lovely girls at the MISS-TUNING-FINALS, five awards and two evening parties - these are the latest numbers of the 9th TUNING WORLD BODENSEE - the one and only original event in car tuning.


Can't get enough curves and cars?



Be sure to see the 2011 Miss Tuning World calendar images here.

Models As Sexy Greek Gods & Goddesses For The 2011 Pirelli Calendar

NOTE: This post has been altered since it was originally published to conform to Google Ad Sense's provisions.

Ordinarily I do an annual post on the most amazing and artful calendars for each new year, but this year snuck up on me so quickly, that other than the Lavazza 2011 calendar and recently, the 2011 Miss Tuning calendar, I didn't get a chance to share this wonderful example with you.

2011 Ultraviolet Calendar Is Truly Far Out. (Sneak Peek Of The 2012 Calendar Cover, Too)

Hey Lava Lamp lovers, Abrams has come out with a calendar for 2011 that is truly far out. The Ultraviolet 2011 Wall Calendar: 13 Posters That Glow in Blacklight features 13 vintage ultraviolet black light posters from the 60s and 70s from the collection of Dan Donahue.




Printed with fluorescent inks, the 28 page calendar measures 14.5 x 10.4 x 0.2 inches

Dan Donahue runs an artist-for-artists design group called Groop and he has given us a sneak peek at next year's 2012 black light calendar cover:



A previously published book, Ultraviolet: 69 Classic Blacklight Posters from the Aquarian Age and Beyond featured 69 posters from his extensive collection.

Dan Donahue with his Ultraviolet book:

above image courtesy of flickr

17 Awesome Art Compilation Calendars For 2011 From The Talent At Daily Painters

above: month page examples from the citiscapes and automotive 2011 calendars

Daily Painters is a website where over 150 artists post original pieces of work for sale on a daily basis. This year they are offering 17 different calendars for 2011 which are compilations of the various artists work in such categories as figurative, seascapes and sunsets, birds, cars, animals, cityscapes, florals, abstract, still lives, beaches and boats, horses, cats, dogs, cows and more.


above: month page examples from the sunsets and sunrises and food lovers 2011 calendars

The talented artists include Ali Cavanaugh, Carole Marine, Stephen Magsig, Cooper Dragonette, Gerald Schwartz, Don Gray, Liza Hirst, Kay Crain, Angela Hardy, Kim Roberti, Tom Brown, Nicole Wong, Linda Apple, Ria Hills, Michael Naples, Jean Illenye, Barbara Kacicek, Gerard Boersma and tons more.

The calendars are an easy and affordable way to admire the work of multiple contemporary artists. The twelve month calendars measure 11" x 17" when open.


above: month page examples from thefigurative and still life 2011 calendars


The calendars are sold through their Lulu store, cost $19.95 each and 5% of the revenue benefits the Faces Of The World project.

Automotive Paintings

Abstract Paintings

Animal Paintings

Floral Paintings

Paintings for Food Lovers

Bird Paintings

Dog Paintings

Figurative Paintings

Beaches, Boats, and Seascapes

Cityscape Paintings

Horse paintings

Landscape Paintings

Still Life Paintings

Cow Paintings

Cat Paintings

Sunsets and Sunrises Paintings

Western Paintings


Shop for the calendars here

Another gift option is this book produced by Daily Painters:

buy it at the link below
Colour, Obsession, Joy And Torment: The Daily Painters Art Gallery

The Lavazza 2010 Calendar: Music To Your Eyes by Photographer Miles Aldridge.

It's that time of year again. When the drool-worthy calendar by Lavazza is released.

For the past 18 years, the annually produced calendar has been unavailable to the public and created with the talented firm Armando Testa for Lavazza's clients. Legendary photographers ranging from Albert Watson to Annie Leibovitz have had the honor of shooting the piece and more and more the yearly release is eagerly anticipated. Every year the calendar gets much deserved favorable and flattering press coverage along with other coveted and exclusive, and coincidentally Italian, calendars like Pirelli's or Campari's. And like the past two years, I have the entire calendar, behind the scenes shots and a making of video for you.

This year's calendar is yet another visual spectacle. Shot by photographer Miles Aldridge in a "Futuretrò" style, this years' them is the universal languages of Music and Photography.



British photographer Miles Aldridge was given the task of visually interpreting six of the ultimate Italian classics: Va' Pensiero, Guarda Che Luna, 'O Sole Mio, Con Te Partirò, Baciami Piccina and Nessun Dorma.

Now don't just gloss over the music and admire these beautiful photos. The classic Italian pieces of music are moving and inspiring. If you're not familiar with them, look them up and have a listen. You even have the opportunity on Lavazza's site to download an mp3 version of the tear-provoking classic Nessun Dorma by Antony and the Johnsons (in conjunction with Sony Music) here.



Now the 2010 Lavazza calendar:

January/February:

March/April:

May/June:

July/August:

September/October:

November/December:


The photographer talks about the project and some behind the scenes shots:

above: Miles Aldrige shooting the calendar

"This project instantly reminded me of Fellini". Miles Aldridge talking on set, at the Cinecittà studios in Rome, about the Lavazza Calendar. "Through the music, melodies and arias I glimpsed stories that told bittersweet tales, dramas, rebirths. I was reminded of characters and stories from films like La Strada and La Dolce Vita".



Even the six Calendar models are strong-willed heroines. "I didn't just want six beautiful girls. I wanted six women who could prove they were larger than life".



The life of Aldridge (married with four children and living in London) is all about light and colour. "I can draw inspiration from anything: a bright red garage in Soho, a woman wearing a green coat crossing the street. The fabulous orange in pictures by Francis Bacon or a palette of colours put together by the Wizard of Oz".



Aldridge prefers artificial shades: phosphorescent yellow, bubblegum pink, the bright green of imitation grass, and deep blue - not sky-blue or the marine blue found in wall frescoes, but the unidentifiable blue of an air hostess's uniform, or the blue of Italy's national football team. He also draws great inspiration from early colour films: "I love the way that Technicolor has always broken everything down into areas of pure colour, giving the shadows a brilliant shade of blue".



More behind the scenes shots:










The Video of the Making Of:
   
Credits:  
Supervision & Coordination Lavazza Corporate Image, Advertising Department 
 Photographer Miles Aldridge 
Creative Project Armando Testa 
 Creative Director Michele Mariani 
 Art Director Andrea Lantelme 
 Copywriter Michele Pieri 
 Production Federico Levizzani, The Box Films 
 Set Designer Andy Hillman 
 Stylist Alice Gentilucci 
 Hair Stylist Malcom Edwards 
 Make-up Artist Alice Ghendriah 
 Photographer Assistants Pawel Pysz, Alex Sjoeberg 
 Post Production Tapestry Models: Bianca Balti, Georgia Frost, Lydia Hearst, Daisy Lowe, Alexandra Tomlinson, Alek Alexeyeva 
Special thanks to Chantecler gioielli and also to Roberto Cavalli, Cavalli & Nastri, Diego Dolcini per Jo No Fui, Dolce & Gabbana, Fisico, La Perla, Sergio Rossi, Sebastian    

Be sure to see these past Lavazza calendars:

 

  The 2009 Lavazza Calendar (Annie Leibovitz)

 

 The 2008 Lavazza Calendar (Finlay McKay)