Munich/Vienna. Dean and Dan Caten, improve known as the Canadian designer duo DSQUARED², today unveil their sectional Life Ball MINI 2011 in Vienna. The twin brothers refashioned their MINI Cooper S to ensure that information technology would be armed for adventures of all kinds. Among its striking features are the front guard, rally headlamps, tinted side windows with grilles and the spare tyre on the tailgate. But that'due south non all: the vehicle's raised chassis and deep-tread all-terrain tyres instantly evoke a sense of adventure.

When it came to the interior, our two designers similarly scrutinised every detail. If route signs are unclear, in that location'south a compass to help you head in the right direction, while floormats made of structured aluminium sheeting protect the inside from dirt. The trademark DSQUARED2 maple leaf on the leather head restraints and the side doors rounds off the motel of this robust MINI with a stylish flour. Dean and Dan are delighted with the upshot: "Our MINI 'Red Mudder' is 100 per cent DSQUARED²." Tonight this one-off will be gliding forth the red rug at the legendary Life Ball.

dsquared mini 04 655x436 This year sees carmaker MINI supporting Europe's biggest AIDS charity issue for the 11th fourth dimension. Each year a one-off MINI is created for the Life Ball, the proceeds of which support projects combating HIV/AIDS. Since 2001 more than half a 1000000 euros has been generated by these specially styled Life Ball MINI models on behalf of Aids Life. Gery Keszler, the founder and organiser of the Life Ball, is impressed by this longstanding collaboration: "MINI has been a partner of the Life Ball for 11 years and each year it demonstrates anew its creativity, enthusiasm and passion for this good cause. This year's Life Ball MINI designed by DSQUARED² provides further persuasive evidence of this." In previous years, designers such as Agent Provocateur, Donatella Versace, Diesel fuel, Missoni and Gianfranco Ferré obliged with their ain designs for a Life Ball MINI.

[Source: MINI ]