Dreaming of diamonds but can’t make a physical trip to one of Harry Winston‘s 18 U.S. store locations?
The iconic luxury brand has just announced the opening of its online salon, marking the first time the jewelry will be available for purchase via the internet.
The Harry Winston online salon showcases diamond jewelry including rings, watches, bracelets and cufflinks.
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We’ve seen a Ferrari edition version of the two-wheeled, self-balancing Segway. A new luxury model, the Titanium Diamond, is now available.
It has a multi-layered titanium finish and 1,001 Swarovski crystals.
The funky commute was launched just in time for Christmas for those looking for uber-expensive gifts. Only 25 of these special trinkets are offered worldwide.
All the fashion brands are getting into the mobile market we’ve had Giorgio Armani, Prada, to name but a few.
Now Hugo Boss has decided to collaborate with Samsung to release their own branded handset.
The Samsung Hugo Boss Phone is actually based on the F480 handset that features a 5MP camera, a 2.8 inch touchscreen display, 3G and HSDPA connectivity and Redesigned TouchWiz interface.
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Two pampered pooches will soon be moving into the world’s most expensive kennel, costing their owner a whopping £250,000 ($390,000)
A dog-loving surgeon commissioned architect Andy Ramus to design this kennel for her two Great Danes, so they could live in the ‘yap’ of luxury.
The deluxe 1,000 sq feet doghouse will be connected to the owners new £1.4m ($2,2m) bungalow near Cirencester, Gloucestershire and will be filled with high tech treats.
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A numbered copy of The Beatles self-titled album (aka The White Album) has sold for £19,201 (nearly US $30,000) on eBay. An unknown seller out of Linz, Austria sold the album. It is numbered 0000005.
The original numbered 1-4 were given to the individual Beatles John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.
Designer Richard Hamilton gave the cover numbers as a joke. He liked the irony of a “limited edition†of 5 million. Little did Richard know that 5 million was only a speck out what the album would eventually sell. It has sold 4 times that in the USA alone.
Record Collector magazine has ranked the rare copy No. 1 in its list of the 200 Rarest Records of All Time.
The versatile Chilean group Supersudaka designed this unusual house located in Talca, Chile.
The process was so unsteady, that all possible architectural design resources available where exercised to cope with the challenge of this house in the Chilean Central Valley.
Everything was in constant change: the program, the surface, building permits, the contractors, even the view !
Made with a metallic structure covered entirely with wood and glass, the house has been in constant change resulting a mix, a bastardized design with a patio and roof terrace.
Autoblog has just-released official images of Porsche’s highly anticipated Panamera, the marque’s first four-door car (not counting the Cayenne SUV).
Described as a four-door grand touring (GT) sports car rather than a coupe or sedan, Porsche’s Panamera will feature Porsche’s newly developed PDK dual clutch transmission which makes shifting much more comfortable.
Power for the Panamera will come from a range of V6 and V8 engines that will likely mirror the Cayenne lineup. The engines will run from a paltry 300 horsepower up to the 500-hp unit from the Cayenne Turbo.
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Gold Cuvée is a sparkling wine with real, edible 22 carat gold flakes! Yes, it has real, edible gold flakes and it’s really bubbly so ideal for Christmas or bringing in the New Year!
Produced from pinot grapes, this wine and gold combination is a rare find worldwide…and it is an ideal stocking filler. So, why not join those before you, and develop a taste for gold!
You will find Gold Cuvee at the VOM FASS concessions in Selfridges.
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Designed by Matilda Sundén Ringnérs, the Rainman Carafe is a wonderful little accessory that allows you to serve drinks with style, simplicity and class.
Unlike most other serving pots, it has 8 holes at its top end which allows the drink to pour out like a beautiful shower. It is not just ergonomic, it reduces your chances of nasty spill : )
As a drinker, I’d be curious to see how the wine’s flavor is affected when it’s aerated in this fashion. Would wine open up more quickly with the ‘RainMan’ decanter, or would it become stale?
Marble always evokes a sense of quality and luxury… and the new marble bathroom suite by IQquadro is no exception.
In stunning black marble known as Black Chelsea, the Amor and Memories ranges have strong visual impact. The Amor bath is shown here – a serene, linear form with a rectangular shape and well-defined corners.
The appearance on the piste is for many people as important as advanced carving techniques.
Having always created accessories for the jet-set travellers, dunhill have joined forces with ski race specialists Speciale to create the ultimate in slope panache and precision.
Available in two styles– teak or carbon fibre each with a titanium base, and two sizes – 176cm or 165cm – the dunhill Skis also boast the renowned Vist bindings which fuse innovation with security, whilst the speed lock can be adjusted with the use of a simple lever moving the centre of gravity of the skier depending on his skill or angle of slope.
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Billionaire Couture, the Italian men’s “extreme luxury” brand founded by Formula One mogul Flavio Briatore and designer Angelo Galasso, has come out with the world’s most expensive umbrella.
Priced at $50,000, it’s the world’s most expensive umbrella and is made from black top-quality, water resistant crocodile skin. This luxe umbrella is available by special order from Billionaire Couture’s new London flagship in Sloane Street, SW1.
Briatore established Billionaire Couture as “the first international haute couture line exclusively for men.” Every item is handmade in Italy in strictly limited quantities, and is the result of “obsessive research into fabrics, materials and details.”
Boucheron is celebrating its 150th year by giving away fabulous Boucheron jewelry, watches, and fragrance.
All you need to do is pick an item you want and place it under their virtual Christmas Tree.
The party starts today, Monday, November 24th and concludes December 19th, after which time Boucheron will choose, by random drawing, the lucky winner of one of sixteen Boucheron star products.
Its quiet simple. So what are you waiting for? Go to Boucheron and put your heart’s desire under their tree.
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Designer Mac Funamizu brings us the two “Glassy Glassy’” translucent mobile phone concepts.
Both have multiple uses (one can be used as a regular stand-up desk clock!) and are extremely prone to fingerprints.
Back in September we featured 56 Leonard by Herzog & de Meuron that will have a great impact in the skyline of New York.
Now, we have this amazing video, created as a marketing tool for the building, by Tronic Studios.
The video reveals some portions of the structure of this building, such as beams that distribute the vertical charges of this particular typology.
The other day we told you about Karl Lagerfeld’s bespoke trunk from Louis Vuitton. In the same vein, we now present Eric Clapton’s ultra-luxurious, custom-made crocodile guitar case from Hermès.
Clapton’s case was specially made to hold his Martin 00028 EC acoustic guitar, the rock star’s signature model (“EC” are his initials) which he helped to design.
Handmade using the world’s finest crocodile skin, poplar wood from Pennsylvania and a very fine, soft blue velvet lining, you will make your musician’s holiday dreams come true for just $100,000. (Via Luxist)
The Atlantis Hotel on the Palm Jumeirah in Dubai opened last Thursday with a multimillion-dollar star-spangled party, and a spectacular display of lighting and pyrotechnics.
Having spent $1.5 billion, the owners of the Atlantis hotel, which they hope will become the new symbol of excess in a region already replete with towering statements of wealth, splashed out $20 million on its opening.
In the lobby of the Atlantis about 2,000 guests sipped Dom Perignon. Outside, A-list celebrities from Robert De Niro to Lindsay Lohan walked the red carpet.
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The Ermis Dining Table is the first creation of Theodore Fotiadis for the Excelsior Elements collection.
Designed in the Med following minimal lines it is formed so the eye will flow around its curves. Made out of fine crystal and aluminium it is sure that it will be the center of attention in your dining area.
The Ermis dining table and the rest of the upcoming collection will be soon available on their website. Price : 160,000 euros
Art and wine lovers will be mingling at the Maison Ruinart Champagne lounge at next month’s annual Art Basel Miami Beach art show.
Internationally acclaimed Dutch furniture designer and artist Maarten Baas will be selling one of his latest works of art—a “melting” centerpiece that turns any room into a Salvador Dalà painting!
Constructed from Murano glass, silver and bottles of Ruinart Champagne, Bouquet de Champagne de Dom Ruinart is inspired by an 18th century Venetian chandelier and is designed to appear as if the chandelier has fallen and is melting into the table, along with bottles of Dom Ruinart and specially designed flutes.
The piece will be offered for sale at $100,000.
(Ruinart is the oldest Champagne house, exclusively producing champagne since 1729. Founded by Nicolas Ruinart in the Champagne region in the city of Reims, the house is today owned by the parent company LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA.)
Feel like dressing like royalty? Or even having a taste of royal life? Then look no further than the Mont Charles de Monaco collection!
Mont Charles de Monaco – Mont Charles means Monte Carlo in French – one of the first high fashion labels to originate from the prosperous Principality, has just revealed its signature collection of sensual handbags, as part of a coordinated plan to revive Monaco’s glamorous identity.
“Monaco has always been synonymous with style and sophistication” explains Founder & CEO John Mclean, in a reference to the luxurious Mediterranean nation made famous by Princess Grace and the Monaco Grand Prix.”But we need to remind the world of this, and add a modern twist”.
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Motorola has teamed up with renowned French jeweler and watch maker Cartier to roll out the Motorola MING A1600 Luxury Edition.
The luxury edition handset has a gold plated body decorated with faux crocodile skin and comes bundled with a Cartier business card holder.
Other than the new, shiny looks, everything else is same as of the original phone (the Motorola Ming A1600 is a touchscreen phone with a 2.4 inch display).
The Motorola A1600 also packs a 3 megapixel shooter, a microSD card slot (up to 4GB), stereo Bluetooth (A2DP), a microUSB port, and a stereo FM radio. Its final noteworthy feature is the built-in GPS receiver which allows both real-time GPS navigation and geotagging of the photos taken with the built-in camera.
The Motorola MING A1600 Luxury Edition sells for TWD $28,000 in Taiwan (approximately US $867).
