Monthly Archives: May 2008

Exclusive Private Residential Estate, Abu Dhabi

Zaya, a Abu Dhabi-based real estate company has launched its first of many property ventures; Nurai, a spectacular private community of limited edition resort beach-front estates and water villas on a natural island off the coast of Abu Dhabi.

Derived from the Arabic word “nour” meaning light, Nurai is surrounded by clear waters and ringed with pristine sandy beaches. Lying immediately northeast of Abu Dhabi, the island is set in isolation away from the hustle and bustle of city life yet is within minutes from the mainland.
People interested in resort beachfront estates will have their choice of two designs – ‘The Shoreline’ or ‘The Seaside’.

The Shoreline estates will consist of six bedrooms, seven bathrooms, private beach and rooftop garden with a total build area of 12,275 square feet.

Similar in size, but with five bedrooms and six baths, will be The Seaside estates. No detail has been overlooked. Each resort residence includes luxurious amenities such as a private beach and garden, infinity swimming pool, concealed service quarters and outdoor showers.

The resort is due to open in 2010 and the prices for the residences start at €20 million ($30 million)

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Pong Dinner Table

This Pong Dinner Table is holding a great reverence to all gadget lovers and is paying a tribute to the video game that revolutionized the gaming industry long back.

Designed by Moritz Waldemeyer, this Corian table has been embedded with 2,400 LED lights along with a couple of trackpads, giving this 1972 Atari game a modern update.

The prince hasn’t been unveiled yet but it definitely won’t be cheap.

Via Cubeme / Ubergizmo

Steve McQueen’s Le Mans Porsche may fetch $2 million !

If you’re looking for something sporty , the Porsche driven by Steve McQueen in the movie Le Mans could be for you. It is going up for auction via Bonhams & Butterfield in the US as part of its Sale of Exceptional Motorcars and Automobilia.

The anticipated price that this coupe may fetch, is $2 million. For this price, you can get the 1969-70 Porsche 908/2 Spyder, which is a 350bhp, 3.0-litre flat-eight air-cooled speedster with a fibreglass body, tubular aluminium spaceframe and a car capable of hitting 200mph+.

The auction is on 15th August 2008.

No.1 by Clive Christian is the World’s Most Expensive Perfume

Ever wondered what the most expensive perfume in the world is? According to Guinness Book of Records it is No.1 by Clive Christian, due to the fine, rare, and downright exotic ingredients it contains

This British Perfume House was first made famous 135 years ago by Queen Victoria and Clive Christian (an English millionaire and exclusive furniture maker ) revived this perfumery in 1999, inspired by the rich history and high quality from the 1800’s.

Due to the highest quality and concentration possible No.1 only 1000 bottles of No.1 perfume for men and 1000 bottles of No.1 for women are released to the world each year.

One pure ounce (30ml) of No.1 perfume currently costs £1260 ($2,350)! It is available at the finest stores worldwide.

Still not expensive enough? You can pay extra for a customized bottle. Elton John got his fluid ounce in a piano-shaped bottle and reportedly paid around $250,000 for the privilege.

Source : www.clive.com

The $28,000 Suitcase

Designed by Dutchman Henk van de Meene, the HENK suitcase is made up from red Italian burl, black ebony, horse hair, magnesium, aluminum, titanium, carbon fiber, parachute fabric and is dressed in supreme quality leather.

The carbon-fiber exterior is very similar to the cockpit of a Formula 1 racecar. !

The suitcase has been designed in such a manner that when dragged it is practically weightless. Even when it is fully loaded a pressure of just 25 grams is exerted on ones fingers.
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Marc Jacobs : Iris sequined bag

Enjoy a touch of sparkles with the Marc Jacobs Iris Sequined Bag : This cute evening bag is the perfect exhibition of his quirky design talent and is a real investment for lovers of the brand.

The clutch is designed with miniature beads and covered in hundreds of sequins.

An added bonus – the giant silver frog sitting in the front : The frog was a theme which ran through the Marc Jacobs spring mainline collection and has since become a micro-trend for the season.

$1,895 available at Net-A-Porter (source : thelatestluxe)

Rare South American Stamps

Luxist inform us that rare South American stamps, in fact the world’s most valuable private collection of South American postage stamps, will be offered in a public auction in New York City on June 5 and 6, 2008.

The auction includes for instance the only surviving example of the 1859 one-peso “tête-bêche,” which has a pre-sale estimate of $400,000 to $500,000.
There is also an envelope from Chile with a unique block of 14 lithographed 5-centavo stamps of 1854 which is $400,000 to $500,000.
From Colombia there is a letter with a 5-centavo and a10-centavo stamp dated September 1, 1859, the first day these very first stamps of Colombia were issued The pre-sale estimate is $200,000 to $300,000.
You’ll find out more information on luxist and on siegelauctions

World’s Biggest and most expensive Airport Opens in Beijing

After 4 years the Beijing Airport -currently the biggest one in the world- is finished, just in time for the 2008 Olympics.

The new Terminal 3, built at a cost of $3.5 billion usd is the first building to break the one million square meter barrier : it will accommodate an estimated 50 million passengers per annum by 2020.

And yeah, from the air, the new airport looks like a giant guitar !
Find out more about Beijing Airport on Archdaily

Champagne tong and stopper set by G.Lorenz

G.Lorenzi, the only still family-owned shop on Milan’s famous Via Montenapoleone, is perhaps the most civilised retail space in Europe.

This Lorenzi special edition set, contained in a “Chancellor of the Exchequer budget” red calf leather case, comprises a chrome plate cast steel tong with hand-turned Makassar ebony handles polished with bees wax and a chrome plate brass stopper turned from a solid bar with a Makassar ebony top.

A ball-bearing connection between the stopper rings makes for a satisfyingly smooth action. Reputed to keep champagne unimpeachably fizzy.
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Riva 92 Duchessa

After the hugely successful 115′ Athena, flagship of the fleet since 2005, Riva continues its adventure in the megayacht segment, with a new, refined model.

Mauro Micheli’s pencil, the work of his team at Officina Italiana Design and Riva’s Engineering Department have once again managed to sketch a winning yacht.

Curved, racy lines harmoniously design the profile of this yacht which encloses all the elegance and inimitable Riva style.
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Foosball tables for billionaires

It seems we haven’t shown you the fanciest Foosball table ever made yet : designers are greatly inspired by the luxury foosball table and can’t stop inventing new ones.

until we saw the Teckell Collection 2008, exquisite creations made of sparkling crystal, and populated with shiny aluminum players.

Teckell Collection foosball tables, created by Adriano Design, are characterized by their transparent surfaces as well as their innovative shapes and sizes.

They are available in different editions with all featuring a crystal frame with gleaming aluminum players, thereby enabling them to take the honor of world’s most expensive foosball tables ever produced.

Albeit there is no word disclosed about the pricing of this product as the design company chooses to be tightlipped for now.

Most expensive table


In late 18th century Philadelphia, Tufft was one of the city’s most prosperous cabinetmakers. While his shop was not as large or prolific as that of his contemporaries Benjamin Randolph and Thomas Affleck, his rank was likely that of their equal.

Elegance, grace, and delicate carving characterize Thomas Tufft’s furniture. He typically chose a restrained opposing “C” scroll on the knees and a variation of this design can be seen on most of the objects attributed to his shop.

Tufft holds the record for Philadelphia furniture, the Edwards-Harrison Family pier table, when it sold at Christie’s for $4,620,000 (January 1990), becoming the most expensive table in the world. The price was well above the presale estimate of at most $1.5 million.
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Gilty Couture Luxury Gold Cases for iPod

Metallo Design has introduced its new Gilty Couture line of gold, silver, and Swarovski crystal accoutrements for the iPod and iPhone.

The new collection includes slide-on bezels for the iPhone and iPod touch, which are available in gold or silver with differently-colored Swarovski crystals in each.

Also available are “Jewelry Cover” cases for the fifth-generation iPod, iPod classic, second- and third-generation iPod nano, and second-generation iPod shuffle.
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Limited edition Bugatti Veyron Sang Noir

Bugatti has unveiled a third limited edtion model of the Veyron ‘hypercar’ to sit alongside the Pur Sang and Fbg par Hermes variants of the fastest and most desirable supercar on the planet.

The Sang Noir, which translates to ‘Black Blood’, is based on the previous Pur Sang edition of which only five cars were built.

Every Veyron is built to order with a custom package as specified by the consumer and with this in mind we could easily argue the fact there will be 300 different special edition Veyrons on the street by the time the current generation production series ends.
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Louis Vuitton : The Blason jewellery collection

Designed by Pharrell Williams in collaboration with Camille Miceli (the Vuitton creative consultant who now designs jewelry for the brand and handles Marc Jacobs’s personal public relations), this new Louis Vuitton collection is a variation on four themes, in which the rhythm and energy of the new continent harmonize with the spirit of historic Europe.
Blason originates from French Heraldry and is the symbol of a dynasty, synonymous with a coat of arms, and for centuries has conveyed aristocratic heritage from one generation to another. Williams, a longtime collector of Louis Vuitton luggage who, along with friend and A Bathing Ape founder Nigo designed and launched the house’s first sunglass collection in April 2005, has emblazoned the history of Louis Vuitton with this special collection of edgy, avant-garde pieces inspired by the music universe and featuring combinations that include, but are not limited to, white gold with diamonds and yellow gold with diamonds.

The collection will be available in Louis Vuitton Shops this spring. The pieces range in price from 1,400 to 420,000 Euros, or approximately $2,070 to $621,000.

Limited Edition Ferrari Segway

Segway have teamed up with Ferrari to release a special limited edition version of their i2 Personal Transporter.

The Segway PT i2 Ferrari edition is characterized by the Scuderia Ferrari logo in metal coated in enamel and it features the unmistakeable red colour. Moreover this special Segway PT i2 edition is equipped with an handlebar bag made in Genuine Leather.

Ferrari have used Segway’s as a transportation method around their Maranello factory for sometime now.

The i2 can take you 24 miles/38 km or up to 480 city blocks on a single charge*, powering itself smoothly up and down stairs and curbs, and keeping you in control as it handles steep grades.
It has a range of almost forty kilometers off one battery charge and can be easily stowed in the trunk of a car for longer journeys.

All yours for just €8,429 or $12,000. available on ferraristore.com

Louis Vuitton MP3 audio guides


Louis Vuitton is always bringing new innovative ideas to the luxury goods market : starting on June 16th for $17 you can experience “it’s most affordable travel-themed product yet”.

The French luxury giant has created MP3 audio guides for three Chinese cities, with one-hour walking tours narrated by famous actresses: Gong Li for Beijing, Joan Chen for Shanghai and Shu Qi for Hong Kong.

The audio guides were produced in collaboration with Soundwalk and will be launched in tandem with the Olympic Games in Beijing this summer.

You will be able to download the audio guides at louisvuitton.com and louisvuittonsoundwalk.com.

Via stylefrizz / nitrolicious

Swarovski : Glittering at Cannes

The 61st Cannes Film Festival, Swarovski shined for the 9th consecutive year at the special suite in the Hôtel Martinez.

For the second year in a row, Swarovski’s artistic director Nathalie Colin Roblique was presenting the Red Carpet Collection – an exceptional range of 10 bags in gold, silver and black.

These exclusive models, worked in luxurious materials such as galuchat, python and crocodile skins, illustrate the technical know-how, characteristic of the Daniel Swarovski’s Couture line.
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Icansit High Chair with Swarovski crystals for Richie Rich kids

Hundreds of Swarovski crystals bring a sparkle of light and colour to a special edition of icansit children’s chairs.

A silver seat base completes the classy looks of an eye-catching child’s chair that would turn heads in every restaurant :)

Featuring sturdy metal frames and supporting armrests, the design is original and contemporary.

Originally designed by Carla Monchen, this Special Edition high chair were nominated for the Kind und Jugend innovations award 2007.
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