We like the new Sinus chair from Cor. Makes you want to seat on it and stretch your legs…
Originally designed in 1976, Reinhold Adolf and Hans-Jürgen Schröpfer’s reissued Sinus chair offers comfort and support, together with contemporary design.
Even in 1976 the Sinus chair was ahead of its time, with swinging spring steel rockers and upholstery as unusual as it is comfortable.
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Jaded by Knight is a luxury fashion brand founded in 2004 by Los Angeles Designers Noah Dayani & Michael Amiri. They are sold in some of the finest stores worldwide (Lorenzo Los Angeles, Royal Flash Tokyo, Leclaireur Paris, Harvey Nichols London, Hong Kong, Dubai…)
Their collection draws influence from years of travels through street markets and vintage shops around the world to create a look that would embody the essence of privilege and individuality.
They will be releasing next month one of their finest Luxury Jackets : a Swarovski Wing Leather Jacket.
Designed by Karim Rashid, the Kwart Radiator from Hellos says “goodbye†to boring and bi-dimensional, and “hello†cool, contemporary and customizable home comfort.
It has this really interesting modern optical effect, which lets you draw waves on your wall.
The designer radiator is made of aluminum and measures 200x200x550mm. For more information on Rashid ’s cool Kwart Radiator, visit Hellos. Source: Trendir.
Michael Marcovici has created an artwork worth a billion dollars, out of a billion dollars.
In the words of the artist “One Billion Dollars is stacked on 12 standard pallets, altogether 10 Million 100 USD Notes. One Billion Dollar is not so much about what you see but what you could do or not do with the money. Besides this it is the most expensive piece of art ever made.â€
The final product is nothing exceptional except that one can see real hard cash stacked up together in one place. According to Artbase, there is a strategy currently being employed to physically realise this project…
The spring summer 2009 campaign for Italian luxury brand Gucci shot by photographers Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, features the best of current female top models crew, and its slowly starting to appear in the latest fashion magazines – Via designscene.
Electrolux has collaborated with the designer Lukasz Mistletoe to create a limited edition Black & White ErgoRapido vacuum clear all decked with Swarovski crystals.
“Its main feature is the ability to instantly Hoover up any of the 3,730 pieces of Swarovski crushed glass that will fall off the side when the glue starts to degrade.”
According to our friend the Real Estalker and The Wall Street Journal, Fashion designer Christian Lacroix is selling his Paris apartment for €2 million (about $2.6 million).
The roughly 2,150-square-foot apartment is in the chic Marais district.
The house, in a late-17th-century building near the historic Place des Vosges and the Picasso Museum, has an upper floor with public rooms designed around an interior patio of roughly 200 square feet, and a lower floor with four bedrooms.
“You know that you’ve always wanted one. A watch to do all things, from being your telephone to being your own TV. Well LG has decided to make this myth a reality. It’s been tried before, but for once, this actually looks like something you could wear.”
The watch has a touchscreen for use with dialling, with an integrated speaker and camera allowing you to make video calls over a high speed internet connection.
You can also listen to MP3s on the LG watch phone plus it transforms text to speech and recognises voices. LG has confirmed the watch phone will be available in Europe next year. Via unplggd
Action Asia is one of my favourite magazine – they are actually the Asia’s first adventure travel magazine – and they have recently held a big party in Hong Kong.
The magazine is dedicated to bringing you the very latest on the most unusual and interesting destinations from Asia, and the most exciting things to do when you are there.
Whether it is scuba diving in the Maldives, trekking in Nepal or soaking up the culture in Laos Action Asia uses a vast network of world-renowned contributors to bring you the latest travel tips and practical information on how to make the most out of your next trip : )
An article in WWD last week said that LVMH will be closing down the retail operations of eLuxury over the next six months. They are going to make it into an online magazine focusing on the “world of luxury”.
The official reason is “(…) because many of the brands it sells have developed their own online presences“.
According to The luxe chronicles, there might be another reason : Despite having the kind of unprecedented access to some of the most desirable luxury and fashion merchandise in the world and the kind of financial heft and expertise only a luxury empire of LVMH’s magnitude can deploy, they never became the premiere destination for online luxury shopping they were once destined to become.
Few of the outtakes from Madame Figaro edit by Bruno Dayan featuring the lovely oscar winner, Marion Cotillard.
Credit goes to photographer, Bruno Dayan, who took these shots. Every photo seems to have a different feel and he does a great job utilizing a variety of color and location.
With two major motion pictures in production, Marion is currently the face of Lady Dior.
Tokyo Tower was hailed as a stunning symbol of Japan’s recovery from the devastation of World War II when it opened on December 23, 1958.
Though much has changed in the last 50 years, Tokyo Tower, named the 20th tallest tower in the world, still faithfully performs its original prime function of beaming telecommunication signals across Japan’s largest city.
This year, the Tokyo Tower celebrates its 50th anniversary; to commemorate this momentous occasion, jeweler Ginza Tanaka has created a miniature 24-carat replica called the Golden Tokyo Tower.
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Taking its inspiration from the shingles water has polished over time, the Golden Stones collection by Brazilian jeweller H. Stern borrows their rounded, organic shapes.
Wearing these jewels is like adorning oneself with a necklace or a bracelet of pebbles carefully picked on a riverbed.
The collection is made of eighteen karat yellow gold which has been finished to give it a texture similar to stone.
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Designed by Marco Gorini and architect Simone Micheli – Flex 1 is a modern italian kitchen design from Strato.
Destined to be the new metropolitan icon, this minimalist kitchen style comes from the sleek stainless steel frame, made from a single piece and boasting a satin finish, complemented by cabinets, doors and drawers and appliance fronts finished in clean White Stratocolor. Source: Trendir
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Scarlett Johansson has been revealed as the face of the new Dolce & Gabbana cosmetics line.
The Marilyn Monroe-inspired ads will debut later this year in the pages of all the big Fashion mags and D&G Makeup will launch this Spring.
“We see makeup as another thing for women, like a dress. We worked on the makeup line like we work on a clothing collection — you can change makeup like you can change your clothes, depending on your mood.â€, Gabbana said to WWD.
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strong>Swiss watchmaker Vacheron Constantin has just come out with the newest model in its Les Historiques line, the distinctive American 1921.
Les Historiques was born out of the desire to highlight the richness of Vacheron Constantin’s heritage by reviving emblematic legendary models conveying the brand’s spirit and savoir-faire in contemporary reinterpretations.
The Historiques American 1921 has been inspired by an avant-garde wristwatch distinguished by a cushion-shaped case with a crown positioned at 1 o’clock.
The timepiece was manufactured in extremely limited numbers specifically for the USA market during the Roaring Twenties.
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I have recently attended La Perla’s fashion show in Hong Kong and I loved it ! This season, the theme is Welcome to Hell !
An exciting journey into Dante’s Inferno, a tour into the wardrobe of a lost angel. Fire and flames on lace, tulle as light as smoke, shiny and voluptuous satin. An ardent style with an unmistakable fragrance of sin.
On the picture above, the model – Jaana – was wearing a black transparent tulle and satin American bra, culotte and Suspender Belt, with mysterious lockets-like oval patterns, accessorized with breathtaking bat wings.
I am not sure if it is available in the US but this is a great Valentine’s Day gift idea for your girl though : )
What would you do with all that money ?
Don’t worry if you have doubts abouts on how to spend it.
We are doing it for you.
If you’re on the lookout for a signature Chanel piece from the Spring 2009 collection, the black guitar is certainly it.
Debuted at the Paris Spring 2009 Fashion Week, the guitar is a black instrument, with Chanel discretely spelled out across the front.
The strap is elegantly striped in brown white and black with intertwining C’s in leather where the strap attaches. The most elegant piece of all is the guitar’s case (below), in Chanel’s signature quilt pattern and in stylish white.
The sexy black nylon string acoustic retails for a mere £2,800.
Via Justluxe – Photo: Elle fashion magazine Christmas Gift Guide
