Bring gold into your bathroom

A luxurious home requires a luxurious bathroom ! Available now from Qin.

World's most expensive magazine

Shot by famous celebrity photographer Avinash Gowariker, the cover of Kohl, a recently launched ITP lifestyle magazine targeting Asian women, features Indian actress Katrina Kaif, who is the star of many Bollywood hits and was voted the Sexiest Woman by a famous international magazine.

Thanks to the alliance with an established UAE-based jeweler Damas, the face of the magazine comes dipped in 91 grams of gold and festooned with 622 diamonds. Total 86 hours were invested by Damas craftsmen to hand-apply layers of gold leaf to a specially-treated gold-edition of the exclusive magazine.

The special edition of the magazine was unveiled for the very first time at an official press conference on 24 June, in the Borders outlet in Mall of the Emirates. It is said to be the world's most expensive magazine and worth over $10,000.

The magazine is set to be showcased at many of the Damas stores throughout the GGC till October and is anticipated to undergo auction for the Rashid Pediatric Therapy Centre in October 2008.

Luxury Italian bathtub

The Amaltea bathtub, designed by Baldi of Florence, Italy, is made entirely of the precious purple gem amethyst, and adorned with 24-karat gold-plated legs. Matching lotion dispenser, soap dish and tumbler are also available. Now there's no reason for a bather ever to get out.
Priced at €95,000 ($190,000)

Via newsweek

The Golden Porsche from Russia

In Russia they now drive in solid gold covered Porsche cars!

It seems only Porsche wasn’t enough for this guy who seems to want to attract everyone’s attention though. He used more than 40 pounds of the pure gold while decorating this Porsche 911 (The best and the most expensive method to screw up a really nice car ^_^).

Precious parquet covered with gold leaves

Aurum, an Italian company, is the sole agent of a precious parquet covered with 24 carat gold leaves which bring refinement of materials and craftsmanship in the most exclusive houses.

The elegance of the rich woods and the brightness and glints of the gold and silver give style and charm to the chicest houses, to the yachts, to the shops and to the suites of the most prestigious hotels.

The collection includes 11 patented patterns: 6 in gold (at around 6,800 euros a square meter!), 4 in silver and 1 in copper. Gold leaves applied on wood boards and finished with wax and specific treatments to enhance the natural grain of the wood and to keep brilliance and wear.

If you really love Italy, you have to know that the same price could get you a central Milan apartment !

A taste of luxury treasure...

If you want to live the experience of a truly unique chocolate, The Royal Collection from Cocoa Gourmet with gold, silver and diamonds will unfailingly captivate your senses and spirit.

A royal treat for eyes too before you pop them one by one to relish the texture of Swiss ganache in your mouth!

Priced at just $1,250, this collection contains 12 masterpieces in all : four 22 carat Gold chocolates, four pure silver chocolates and four sweet Diamond ones.

And no worries It’s actually totally safe when ingested (what a waste!) : both the European Union and United States authorize the use of the precious metals and the diamonds to decorate food products.

This is definitely a gastronomic experience for die-hard chocoholics ! (thanks Jack)

$500,000 For A Gold Plated Motorbike

International Motocycle show in Seattle has a special gem on display, a gold plated custom chopper with a $500,000 price tag !

Collector's Edition Scrabble Game

if you think that the Swarovski Encrusted Scrabble Board was a little bit too "bling bling", here is another luxury edition of Scrabble Game which looks a little more traditionnal, yet very luxurious !

Exclusively authorized by the Milton Bradley Company, this Collector's Edition Scrabble Game is the first and only classic collector's edition of America's favorite word game.

A noble crafted wood-framed playing board builds the fundament for 100 letter tiles individually minted and encrusted with 24 karat gold. It also offers spacious drawers to protect and store game pieces when not in use.

“An elegant invitation for a subtle verbal clash.” It sells $599 on frontgate. (Source)

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• Swarovski Encrusted Scrabble Board for $20,000

Pure gold plated tiles

The Limited Edition 18 carat gold plated tiles from Dominic Crimson raises the bar of opulent décor. Dominic Crinson has been blowing away the cobwebs of fusty interiors for more than a decade now with his exquisite tiles and wallpapers and these beautiful and ingenious limited edition ‘Opera’ tiles bear testimony to why he’s now such an internationally-coveted name.

Combining contemporary design with modern technology, these tiles will appeal to all the design conscious decorators with a bold, experiential streak looking for a wall covering that express their flamboyant character.

Created by Dominic exclusively for 20ltd.com, only 250 body tiles and 250 fringe tiles for
75 £ ($150) each will ever be made.

Source

Most expensive bicycle in Britain

An online contest organized by ETA, a UK-based insurance company, is offering a custom-made 24K gold-plated Charge Plug bicycle complete with customized seat, handlebars and chain as a prize to mark the Green Transport Week.

To enter the contest, You must be eighteen years old, live in the UK, and get a free quote online for cycle insurance in order to enter the contest. The contest will end on October 21st and a random draw will determine the winner.

This amazing bike is worth £9,500 ($18,750) and comes with a security guard!

Customize your Maybach

The Maybach 57 goes a step further in ensuring you feel like royalty when you ride the car, all the chrome trim rudiments in the vehicle interior are gold-plated with a wafer-thin layer of genuine 24-carat gold.

If muted sophistication (other than wood and leather) is your style then you can ask for the trim elements to be crafted from naturally occurring granite. Maybach also offers Business Packages to their customers as an ex-factory option. The Maybach mobile office system includes mobile Internet access. A printer can also be included in the package should the customer require it.

Wireless Bluetooth technology allows the car owner's laptop to be integrated on board. While working on it, the computer can be placed on one of the fold-down tables between the rear seats, and when not in use, it can be stowed away in a multifunction compartment on the back of the seats.

The large scope for individualisation of the Maybach saloons starts right with the bodies of the Maybach Landaulet, the Maybach 62 and 62 S, plus the Maybach 57 and 57 S.

As far as the fully closed versions in the two different vehicle lengths are concerned, the customer has a range of roof options: all-metal roof, a solar module and a sliding roof, available separately or in combination – both positioned either at the front or alternatively at the rear. On the 62 and 62 S models there is also the option of an electro-transparent panoramic glass roof in conjunction with the solar module. This means that Maybach customers can choose from no less than ten different body variants when specifying their own personal dream saloon.
People who buy a Maybach do not generally do so on the basis of the brochure and the list of equipment options. The way this luxury car is put together is the result of an extensive exchange of ideas between the customer and the Maybach designers or engineers.

Customers who are unable to visit the Center of Excellence to design and equip their car in person can use Maybach's video-conferencing facility to talk to the experts in the design, technology and production departments and obtain tailored advice in this way. An innovative computer-aided advice system based on virtual-reality technology makes it easier to view and select the numerous interior trim elements, materials and colours. Every Maybach Center is equipped with this state-of-the-art system.

Base Price: Maybach 57 S - $377,000

Via luxurylaunches / loqu

24 karat gold automobile sculptures

For more than 25 years, Michael Dunlap has crafted uniquely original automobile models. Typically they are built to 1:12 scale, hand engraved and finished in 24 Karat gold. They are purchased for different reasons -- their beauty as artwork, display in museums and trophies to commemorate special automotive racing events.

Each model is a commissioned order. Therefore, the price is determined by the complexity of the project desired by the client. The Indy cars displayed on the website got sold off for $60,000 and the NASCAR models managed to generate $70,000. Mike Dunlap is currently pricing a yacht, for a potential client in Dubai, for around $180,000.

Via Mike Dunlap official website / bornrich

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.

Gilty Couture Jewelry Cover cases are available now and priced between $55 and $200, depending on how much bling you wish to have for your iPod or iPhone (For example, a gold case for the Nano costs $199).

Via giltycouture / Ilounge

$1.5 mn Bejeweled Bouquet

An employee and a sales clerk of Takashimaya Department Store introduce a bouquet made of jewelry in Osaka on May 23, 2008.

The 1.5 million dollars bouquet consists of a 11.5-carat yellow diamond ring, seven yellow gold diamond brooches and 46 Mexican opal brooches with silver leaves, stalks and base.

Via msnbc

Combined Gold Toothpick, Earwax Spoon May Fetch $100,000

In this photo released by the Florida Keys News Bureau, a tiny solid gold combination toothpick and earwax scoop is displayed inside a clam shell Monday, May 19, 2008, in Key West, Fla.

A Blue Water Ventures salvage diver recovered the artifact Sunday, May 18, about 40 miles west of Key West during a search for remains of the Spanish galleon Santa Margarita that shipwrecked in a 1622 hurricane.

According to archaeologists, the 3-inch-long grooming tool is more than 385 years old and was probably worn on a gold chain. Estimated value could exceed $100,000

Find out more - ©2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

$276,360 ‘Angel of the Stars’ Mobile Phone

This $276,360 cell phone called ‘Angel of the Stars,’ encrusted with 1,700 natural diamonds and white gold is featured at the Luxurious Millionaire Fair in Munich


The exclusive luxury fair in Germany is expected to feature the best of the breed starting from cars, yachts, fashion, interior design, travel and food. Targeting the filthy-rich class, you can experience the latest in lifestyle displayed at more than 3000 meters of exhibition space. This four-day long event scheduled from 15-18 May would establish itself as a global platform for luxury in association with the Internet portal and premium magazine “JETSETMARKET.”

Via elitechoice

Limited edition Amosu Diamond Mont Blanc handcrafted pens

Alexander has created a limited edition diamond Mont Blanc handcrafted pen exclusively for the elite in aid of charity. Amosu Diamond Meisterstück fountain pens have been handmade with 77 diamonds, and feature 0.45 carats of VS, F grade diamonds with a choice of white, black, pink, brown or blue diamonds set into the gold clip.

The pen’s ubiquitous style features an 18k gold nib, platinum inlay and black precious resin cap. With the bespoke diamond encrustation, the pen is not only a global style statement, but also a true gesture of goodwill, helping to raise vital funds for the ACLT Charity (a charity which helps promote bone marrow and blood donation).

The Amosu Mont Blanc is priced at £1500 and only 1000 Amosu Diamond Meisterstück pens will be made, with proceeds going towards charity.

Via Bornrich

Luxury Gold Pen Holder

Give your luxury writing instruments the respect they deserve with this 14 Karat Gold Sculptural Pen Tray by award winning New York based sculptor and designer Mark Weisbeck.

Curvaceous and modern, this sophisticated design is for executive and home office,
yachts and private jets

Solid , 26 gauge, 7 X 4.5 X 1 inch, mirror polished gold
reflects and cradles the finest, most precious writing instruments. Natural, rare ebony wood base with applied Scottish leather to protect the desktop. Over three ounces of gold. $2600 USD

Available on artaccessoriesbyweisbeck

1 Million Dollar Fishing Lure

The Million Dollar Fishing Lure features 100 cts. of Diamonds and Rubies and 3 pounds of platinum and 14 and 18 carat gold.

MacDaddy Fishing makes lures with various combinations of precious metals and/or precious stones. The lures range in price between $40 to $1,000,000. You can have lures engraved and their website suggests that not only are these lures fully functional, but can also be used as jewelry.

Via universeofluxury

A gold-plated pram with sound system and satin interior for £6,000

Yesterday it was revealed that this gold-plated pram, which boasts a fitted sound system and satin interior, has been snapped up after just two weeks on sale at Harrods for a staggering £6,000.

Described as "the ultimate in "baby bling", the converted Silver Cross Silver Shadow is dripping in £4,000-worth of 24-carat gold, which covers every panel as well as its wheels and spokes.
Its leather hood is trimmed in super-soft ermine fur, it has a blue satin lining - and its base even conceals a clockwork music box which plays soothing nursery rhymes.

The show-stopping pram was created by Graham Richardson and Alison Murfet, who run a pram-restoring business in Holbeach, Lincolnshire.

It was bought around six weeks ago at the famous Knightsbridge store by a South African businessman, who has not been named.

The Silver Cross brand dates back to 1877 and generations have grown up being gently wheeled around in its baby carriages.
In the 1920s, it was crowned the number one manufacturer of baby carriages for Royals after one was supplied to George VI and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother.

The Queen later chose a Silver Cross pram when Prince Charles was born in 1948. However, his was not covered in gold. The cost of the pram exceeds that of any other baby carriage available in Harrods.[..]

Via dailymail