Monthly Archives: February 2009

Geneva 2009: Bmw Serie 7 Individual

A BMW is always a special car, but you can make it even more special, by choosing BMW Individual, a programme that allows customers to personalize the interior of their 7-Series.

These new 2009 Individual exclusive combinations of unique equipment will be rolled out at the Geneva Motor Show.

BMW Individual is an unique car, since the range of materials to choose from is more select than for any other vehicle: Alcantara roof liners to fully match the available shades and grains of Merino leather upholstery.

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Moschino’s helmets

These chic motorcycle helmets are now available in Moschino’s online store.

Mix of technology and attention to detail make Moschino helmets really cool but also comfortable, safe and sturdy.

A must have for fashion city riders that want to be protected from injuries and at the same time need something special and really nice, full of colours and happiness.

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The most expensive Speaker System

Known as the MBL 101 X-Treme Speaker System it features four omni-directional mirror imaged speaker arrays with a single bass tower and integral amplifier.

This World-class loudspeaker uses three pulsating spheres (for bass, midrange, and high frequencies) as a starting point, MBL’s engineers and craftspeople employed carbon fiber, aluminum, steel, acrylic, and wood to create this massive four-tower speaker system.

Priced at a whopping $250,000 and weighing 1.5 tons this is definitely the most expensive and stylish speaker system for your home. Source: Newlauches

The New Audi A4 Allroad

Audi’s new A4 Allroad is not just a wagon. It’s an exciting car that can get you wherever you want, also through the most uncomfortable terrain, with refinement of a family estate car and the versatility and the power of a serious off-roader.

The car features a variety of engine options from 170hp 2.0 liter TFSI (gasoline) to a 240hp 3.0 liter TDI (diesel) all turbocharged and direct-injected, and also the Audi drive select (intelligent handling technology), the S tronic dual-clutch transmission, and the energy recuperation system, which during deceleration converts mechanical energy into electrical energy.

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Takashi Murakami’s retrospective

Born in Tokyo in 1962, Takashi Murakami is one of the most influential artists of Japan.

He was considered the Japanese Andy Warhol, but in his artworks in place of Marilyn Monroe or Campbell’s Soup, there is a representation of contemporary popular culture in the forms of anime and manga, together with American Pop Art and European Surrealism.

From February 17 through May 31 2009, his “Superflat” style, as he himself defines it in his own writings, is on exibition at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao.


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Club Coke 2009 by Justice and So-Me

Ed Banger Records SO ME and Justice hooked up to create this special bottle design in celebration of the new Club Coke. The bottle launched last week at the VIP Room in Paris.

The bottle comes in a red colorway and features the “Do The Dance By Justice And So_Me” slogan. At night the bottle will show its real feature – it glows in the dark.

The Club Coke 2009 marks the 5th anniversary of the Club Coke initiative. Look out for this new bottle in the best clubs around the globe very soon.

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Lincoln speech manuscript sells for $3.4 million

A rare manuscript of a speech by Abraham Lincoln calling on the country to unite amid civil war in 1864 sold at auction Thursday for 3.4 million dollars.

The sale, held at Christie’s in New York on the 200th anniversary of Lincoln’s birth, was a record for a US historical manuscript, according to the auction house, and inside the three to four million dollar estimate.

In the November 10, 1864 speech, made shortly after he won re-election, Lincoln wrote: “Now that the election is over, may not all, having a common interest, reunite in a common effort, to save our common country?” Source: AFP

Citroen DS Lifestyle Accessories

Fresh off the heals of top designers around the world voting the Citroen DS “The Most Beautiful Car of All Time”, the classic French automaker has released a dedicated line of lifestyle accessories.

Integrating their iconic logo into raised patterns hinting at their French fashion heritage, Citroen’s line will help launch the reintroduction of their famed Citroen DS.

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Billionaire Boys Club Gold Rucksack

Here is a Rucksack that will match every luxury loving billionaire’s lifestyle: the much anticipated gold rucksack from the Billionaire Boys Club S/S 2009 Collection has been released.

Very similar in style to the original Louis Vuitton rucksack, the backpack features the brands diamond/dollar monogram pattern all-over.

Only four of these are available for $1,650. The bag also comes with a “Dollars & Diamonds” dust bag version as well.

Source: Highsnobiety

Hats: An Anthology by Stephen Jones

For London Fashion Week, the Victoria and Albert Museum of art and design will present an “anthology of hats” bringing together more than 300 pieces from around the world.

This exhibition, a collaboration between the V&A and the radical hat designer Stephen Jones, will open on February 24 and will be arranged in four main themes, following the life of a hat through the stages of inspiration, creation, the salon, and on, to the client who wears it.


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Pink diamond blackberry bold and 3G iphone with diamonds

Amosu, known for adding bling to just about anything, has just announced the pink diamond blackberry bold and 3G iphone with diamonds for all the late Valentine shoppers.

The pink BlackBerry Bold comes with 86 white and pink sapphire diamonds of approximately 3.95 carats, fixed firmly on the front and 242 on the back of the phone.

The phone will sell for whopping £4000 (approx. $5,700) with a 24-hour one-year international concierge service.
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Fiat 500 Convertible

Today, at 9 a.m. in Italy, Fiat’s countdown has finally ended and first official photographs of new 500 Convertible have been revealed.

Lovely and sophisticated, this little cabriolet, that will be taking off its top at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show this March, features many innovations in a nostalgic way.

Its design remembers the historical 500 city car that was an icon of the Italian style. But, if its lines remember the past, comfort is contemporary because this car is an absolute join to drive.

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The world’s most expensive private island

The world’s most expensive private island that we could locate is Niihau, Hawaii. The island is referred to as ‘the forbidden island’ and is Hawaii’s smallest inhabited island.

There are roughly 250 residents of the 72 square mile island who live without roads, hotels, restaurants and electricity.

The island is a native Hawaiian preserve and it is the only island in the state where the primary language is still Hawaiian.

Niihau is owned by the Robinson family of Kaua’i and is estimated to be worth $100 million USD.

Notebook Estari Canova dual-head

A revolutionary dual screen LCD laptop from Italian design studio V12 could actually be produced by the American firm Estari.

Notebook Estari Canova dual-head, this is the complete name, is a very cool concept, because it can be at the same time Tablet PC, e-book reader, workstation, music mixer and the list could go on.

Canova is exactly this: a pc portable with 2 touch screen display, featuring little hinges for move the notebook as you prefer. Its possibilities are nevertheless attractive.

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Glass Artist Jon Kuhn Unveils $1.2 Million Piano

Kuhn Studio has officially unveiled the first Kuhn-Bösendorfer grand piano in its Winston-Salem, N.C. gallery.

The $1.2 million piano claims to be the most expensive new limited edition piano currently available.

The stunning 7’4″ black Kuhn-Bösendorfer piano (along with its matching bench) is inset with as many as 100-thousand hand cut, lead crystal jewels arranged in a glittering array of diamond patterns on the case, lid, legs and fallboard.


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New Beetle “Blush” special edition

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.

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Marilyn Monroe photographs on auction

Marilyn Monroe photos auction

Artnet, online auctions, launches sale of legendary Marilyn Monroe photographs featuring 60 works by 15 famous photographers.

The auction will be on-line between February 10 and February 24 and photographs’ price estimates range between $500 and $30,000.

Marilyn Monroe photographs on auction

There will be also 9 limited edition Bert Stern prints from “The Lost Sitting”, a collection that have been missing since 1962 and have recently been discovered, recovered and restored.

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Brad Pitt’s house on sale

Brad Pitt house Malibu

Brad Pitt’s nice house in Malibu is on sale for $18 million. It is just in front of the beach, with spectacular terraces and stunning view for peace of mind.

Tastefully and stylishly furnished, the villa has also a private tennis court and a wide open terrace, bordered by manicured gardens with trees and palms.

Fantastic to chill and totally relax.

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First pics of Porsche Panamera interior

These are the first images of the interior of the new Porsche Panamera, the sports car firm’s four-door saloon which is due on sale in September.

The images show that the Porsche Panamera will offer plenty of luxurious touches and gadgets to accompany its hefty price tags.

With a continuous center console that extends from the dashboard to the rear seating area, the Panamera offers a new spatial concept for the driver and passengers featuring optimal ergonomic seating with individual cockpit-like spaces for all.


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Inside Robbie Williams’ North Wiltshire mansion

There are seven bedroom suites, a helicopter hangar, a basement pool surrounded by Doric pillars and approached through a lobby whose black-and-white flooring was inspired by the decor of the residence of Pierce Brosnan in The Thomas Crown Affair, plus a formal garden with temples and fountains. An 11th-century church stands close by.

These are just some of the features of Compton Bassett House, the extensively restored 18th century mansion near Calne in Wiltshire recently bought by the singer Robbie Williams.
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