Design comp for Mini’s accessory rail

March 2nd, 2010 admin

Last month we showed you the cool center rail running down the interior of Mini’s forthcoming Countryman car. While their own designers have thought of plenty of uses for the rail–they’ve got a snap-in cup holder, iPod cradle and sunglasses case–they’re seeking more ideas for things to snap in there, and asking you. The attendant design competition’s brief is, well, brief: “[We ask] what YOU would put on the brand new MINI Center Rail of the MINI Countryman. What is something that you don’t want to leave home without and always want to have at your fingertips?” First prize is a trip to Paris for two for the Paris Motor Show, and this competition has an absurdly low barrier to entry–you don’t even have …


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