Karl Lagerfeld has been fraternising with the enemy and proves that he is just as good as a photographer as he is a designer with this new Dior Homme by Kris Van Assche Spring Summer 2009 ad campaign that he lensed.

The campaign features Brazilian model Marlon Teixeira.

Lagerfeld is an outspoken fan of the label – he credits losing 42kg in weight to his desire to wear it. “I suddenly wanted to dress differently, to wear clothes designed by Hedi Slimane,” he said at the time in 2007.

For those who settle for nothing but the best, this diamond cup and saucer by Berlin-based porcelain manufacturers KPM will appeal to you.

The cup and saucer set has a base of fine porcelain that’s accented with 24 karat gold, blue cobalt, and diamonds.

The price of this stunning limited edition coffee cup with Grecian style handle is €30,000 ($41,000).

La Fraicheur, an Amsterdam-based company, invented and sells these most expensive wine coolers.

Perfect for special occasions or just anytime you feel like sipping your favorite wine, these chillers allow you to load in the ice cubes and keep your wine at the perfect temperature for up to 1.5 hours.

Available in three different editions, the gold, and diamond encrusted Amsterdam Diamond Edition however steals the show.

The product is available in different finishes in limited editions for a price ranging from €10.000 to €100.000 – Bornrich

The most expensive Rubik’s Cube was the Masterpiece Cube, produced by Diamond Cutters International in 1995 for the 15th anniversary of the Rubik’s Cube and made with 185 carats of precious gems.

The actual-size, fully functional cube features 22.5 karats of amethyst, 34 karats of rubies, and 34 karats of emeralds, all set in 18-karat gold.

The world’s most expensive Rubik’s Cube is estimated to be worth $1.5 million.

This 282 pound Japanese bluefin tuna was purchased at auction for $100,000 at the first auction of the New Year on the Tokyo Metropolitan central Wholesale market, commonly known as the Tsukiji market. The price was about ten times the average price and the highest in nearly a decade.

Two sushi owners, one in Hong Kong and one in Japan, paid out for the large fish Monday. This is the first large fish Tokyo auction this year, which usually determines how the market will react over the course of the year. So, if that’s true, we’re in for a very stakes year.

Members of international tuna conservation organizations have agreed to cut their bluefin catch quota for 2009 by 20 percent to 22,000 tons which could mean more high prices this year.

Following the trend the Austrian designer and jeweller Peter Aloisson has rolled out the $176,400 Princess Plus iPhone and now its turn for the new Apple iPhone 3G “Kings Button” that is constructed of 18 carat yellow gold, white gold and rose gold.

The white gold line is encrusted with a total of 138 brilliant cut diamonds of the best quality. But the most prominent feature of this one-of-a-kind phone is its home button that features a rare 6.6 carat diamond.

This stunning diamond-encrusted iPhone comes for a whopping €1,790,000 (US $2,517,345). For the price, it steals the crown of the world’s most expensive iPhone.