March 24th, 2009
Nubeo is a company known for jellyfish-shaped watches. In collaboration with the basketball star Kobe Bryant, this luxury watch brand creates a limited-edition line.
Composed by high-tech sport watches, the collection’s prices start at about $21,000 and topout at $285,000. The Black Mamba series, in honor of Mr. Bryant’s nickname, will be launched at Baselworld 2009, in Basel, Switzerland, and will go on sale this fall.
Ivan Castro, the jewelry designer who co-founded Nubeo in 2004, is a huge basketball fan and reached out to Mr. Bryant’s agent and marketing manager.
February 16th, 2009
Volkswagen of America, Inc. has released a special edition model of the New Beetle convertible, titled “Blush”. As its names suggests, a red leather interior combined with a red ragtop is an exclusive to this version.
On the outside, it features an elegant metallic “White Gold” paint. The “Blush” edition also includes a red boot for when the convertible top is down and unique17-inch alloy wheels.
Like the New Beetle standard versione Blush gets a 2.5-liter engine that produces 150-horsepower, and 170 lbs.ft. of torque.
February 11th, 2009
New limited-edition bottle and packaging for Calvin Klein CK one and CK be fragrances are now available in travel retail worldwide.
The 100ml collector’s bottle, with portable speaker, is decorated with the “we are one” slogan in handwritten-style script and in a number of languages.
The detachable speaker aims to exemplify the universal language of music. It is compatible with most standard MP3 players.
September 26th, 2008
Golf is well known as “a rich man’s sport”. Time and again, opulent blinged golfing gears mushroom up to remind us of the fact. One of them responsible for introducing these luxury goods, is Sayn Design. These folks have come up with a Limited Edition Gold Putter that is dipped in 24 carat gold. The cherry on the icing is the diamond studded Sayn logo on the head of the putter.
The 32 diamonds promise to dazzle all spectators with their glitter. For 3000 Euros ($4,400), one can grab the leathered handle and try their luck at swinging the ornamented putter.
Wonder if such jeweled putters can help to tee a perfect shot or are they simply used to flaunt the golfer’s hunger for bling?
August 1st, 2008
Dunhill Anniversary Edition, made to celebrate 100 years of the Dunhill cigar brand, will be available this fall and limited to 20,000 cigars.
Made in Nicaragua by the Toraños, the cigars will have a blend much like the Dunhill Signed Range which uses Nicaraguan and Dominican filler tobaccos aged three years, but should have “a little more finesse and sweetness,” according to Dunhill brand manager Bruce Lewis. Via cigaraficionado
June 3rd, 2008
Louis Vuitton collaborated with Richard Prince for a spring line of handbags and they are now offering a limited-edition style to celebrate the artist’s first major UK solo exhibition from June 26 to September 7, entitled “Continuation,” at the Serpentine Gallery.
Only 50 of the ostrich and canvas Jamais bags are available, each numbered and signed by the artist. They will be sold exclusively at Vuitton’s Sloane Street store in London during Prince’s solo show and will be priced at about $17,800.
