Veuve Clicquot DesignBox

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This year, during Milan Furniture Fair, Veuve Clicquot is revealing DesignBox – its own exclusive eco-friendly gift box – and showcasing three interpretations of DesignBox by Tom Dixon, Front Design and 5.5 Designers.

These collaborations are being presented as part of an installation called “Out of The Box” at Superstudio+.

These are the latest in a string of collaborations between Veuve Clicquot and some of the best names in the world of design including Andree Putman, Porsche Design Studio, Pablo Reinoso, Christophe Pillet, Karim Rashid, Fredrikson Stallard and Jason Bruges.
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Oil Rigs Become Luxury Hotels

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What do you do with 4,000 decommissioned oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico? Instead of blowing them up – costing millions and killing aquatic life – Morris Architects’ Hotelier At Sea project turns them into luxury hotels.

According to BldgBlog, approximately 4,000 oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico will be decommissioned within the next century.

Morris proposed to convert this space into exclusive, self-sufficient eco-friendly, high-end resort islands off the Gulf of Mexico.

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Flame Effect Gas Fires from Superior Fires

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These modern flueless flame effect gas fires are an intelligent, eco friendly design from Superior Fires.

Compact and refined, these minimalist fires are produced using a safe high efficiency system that burns natural gas. Via Trendir.

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Ferragamo Goes Green

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In an effort to preserve the Earth, the luxury brand has created a line of eco-friendly handbags named Eco Ferragamo.

What makes this collection special is that the bags are made from a nontoxic tanning technique, are lined in handwoven hemp, and use dyes from natural elements such as tree bark.

The results are luxurious, biodegradable, and water-resistant bags that retail from $1,190 to $1,890.

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Ozone concept car

peugeot+concept car Ozone concept carDesigned and developed by Istanbul designer Özkan Koral, here is another contemporary automobile design called Ozone : the future concept vehicle designed for Peugeot can be defined as a perfect fusion of accessibility and pleasure.

This eco wary future concept vehicle has created a new standard of excellence in future luxury segment vehicles.

Ozone which has semi transparent glasses runs on hydrogen fuel-cells.
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The three-wheeled electric car that can go faster than a Porsche

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A car manufacturer has announced it is on the verge of creating a three-wheeled electric sports car that can travel faster than a Porsche.

The enviromentally friendly ZAP Alias will cost £15,000 and does 0 to 60mph in just 5.7 seconds with a top speed of 156mph.

The futuristic-looking two-seater is being developed with the help of British car company Lotus.
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