The Mandarin Royal Hotel, a 44-storey luxury hotel in the center of Beijing burned completely yesterday in a massive fire during the final celebrations for the Chinese New Year.
The luxury hotel has been under construction for 7 years and was due to open later this year.
There are some suggestions that a firework may have started the blaze.
Scarlett Johansson is the sexy protagonist of the new Dolce & Gabbana line of cosmetics’ advertising.
The Italian designers have chosen Scarlett Johansson for a series of sexy Marilyn Monroe-inspired photographs by Sølve Sundsbø.
“Scarlett is sure of herself. She’s a beautiful girl, but she’s really easygoing. She is very Dolce & Gabbana. We see makeup as another thing for women, like a dress.”
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Amazon introduced Amazon Kindle 2, latest generation of his reading device with a significantly slimmer design and longer battery life (up to 4 days with wireless on, two weeks with wireless off).
The Kindle 2 features a high-resolution 6-inch electronic paper display (600 x 800 pixel), faster page turns, a sharper greyscale screen, 2GBs of storage, and external stereo speakers and a new read-to-me feature.
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Victoria Beckham impressed buyers and editors on debut of her first collection of 10 dresses, released few months ago. The new brand, representing Victoria Beckham’s sophisticated style, is quite adorable.
Made in luxury materials such as silk, organza, gazar, taffeta, fine cottons, each dress is cut and contoured into the perfect hourglass figure, with special seams along the derriere and torso to ensure against flat rear ends and busts.
“Every woman who wears these dresses can have great posture and look great from every angle†said Mrs Beckham.
The collection, available in sizes 6-12, range from $1,500 to $3,600. On sale now.
PremiAir announced today (Feb 10) the launch of a new helicopter transfer service – the London Heliport Shuttle.
The new service offers dedicated flights to meet private jet arrivals from the UK’s key business aviation airports, whisking passengers to the London Heliport in Battersea.
The launch recognises the fact that some 40% of PremiAir’s traffic now connects with private jet arrivals into UK airports.
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The Lounger is a magic chair produced by British company Hoverit. It seems really magic because, like a funny object coming from the future, can float into the air.
“The sensation that you feel as you lay back and close your eyes is totally different, like floating on a cloud†said the company.
Open-air version of the iconic British city car, the new 2009 Mini Convertible will be delivered into dealerships in March 28.
The evolutionary design maintains the unmistakably Mini appeal with hidden roll-bar that pops up during a rollover and a sliding roof that takes just 15 seconds to automatically open and close the soft top.
This beautiful little movie, directed by Bruno Aveillan won several awards like one Gold Clio Award 2008 for “Best Cinematography” and one Gold London International Award 2008.
Through this campaign the Haute Couture Icon Louis Vuitton wants to promote the brand itself, and not a specific product.
Images and music combine to create an atmosphere of escape as the camera encounters landscapes and faces as if in a dream, accompanied by the captivating Gypsy guitar of composer Gustavo Santaolalla, who won Oscars for his scores of Babel and Brokeback Mountain.
A bag from this brand appears in the entire ad only once and then comes a question: “Where will life take you?â”
At the “Ferrari Leggenda e Passione”, an exclusive event held annually in Maranello, Italy, during the Mille Miglia, this year on May 17, RM/Sothebys auction will present the 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa race car.
This masterpiece of design and engineering is expected to break the world record for the most expensive vintage motor car ever to be sold at auction.
The record is currently held by a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder which was sold for USD 10,894,400 (€7,040,000, £5,598,208 GBP) at least year’s Ferrari Leggenda e Passione, on May 18, 2008.
X-Architects closely collaborated with Leen Vandaele, interior decorator architect and design consultant from Squisito, to create a houseboat that inventively combines the nautical lifestyle of relaxation and enjoyment with crisp architectural tectonics.
The fundamental structure of the floating home is created from two catamaran beams, stainless steel and glass.
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.
Roberto Cavalli, Italian fashion design, will be offering an iridescent Cavalli Card, on March 1, with application forms at http://robertocavallicard.com/ and in Roberto Cavalli boutiques all over the world.
“I love to immerse myself in newâ€, said Roberto Cavalli and for this reason he created in collaboration with Berlin-based Corpcom, a subsidiary of TRIUM Group a very chic card, dressed by his famous opulent style.
With this special Cavalli Card, you can have many exclusive benefits: dedicated VIP services at Cavalli boutiques, access to special sales, invitations to events, fashion shows and trunk shows.
The HP LiM is a concept computer that will surprise you with its bold design.
Less is More (LiM) will bring you a 19 inch transparent touch OLED screen which can slide down to offer you a more ergonomic touch experience.
The touch screen slides down to create a more ergonomic touch experience and easy navigation.
This is what caravanners of the future might be using for their weekend get-aways, and unlike most traditional motorhomes, it looks pretty exciting.
It’s called the Colim concept and is the creation of Austrian designer Christian Susana, who describes it as “an intelligent mobility concept which stretches the bridge between caravans, camper, lifestyle and business.”
DiMora Motorcar is creating the world’s first hand-built, $2 million, sixteen-cylinder production automobile.
The Natalia SLS 2 is designed to be powered by a 1200 horsepower DiMora Volcano V16 engine delivering power to all four 24″ wheels.
Onboard the DiMora Motorcar Natalia SLS 2 there will be over 50 computer systems controlling every aspect of the car.
There’s a new blog in town, called SustainableModern and we really like it. This five-person team of architects and designers focuses on both eco-friendliness AND modern design.
Their latest post is about the Kandalama hotel, designed in 1991 by acclaimed Sri Lankan architect, Geoffrey Bawa – a principal force behind the architectural movement, dubbed ‘tropical modernism.
The tropical hideaway of the Kandalama Hotel allows visitors to explore the many wonders of Sri Lanka.
A 20 year old nude photo of Madonna will be on auction at Christie’s house in New York, February 12.
The photograph titled ‘Nude’, which earned Madonna a $25 modeling fee, is expected to sell for $10,000, at the very least. It’s a full frontal image, taken by Lee Friedlander in 1979 and published in Playboy in 1985.
Madonna was a dancer – says Matthieu Humery, head of Christie’s photography department – when she answered Friedlander’s newspaper ad seeking a nude model.
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Photographs of Victoria Beckham clad only in a bra and knickers and heels have been unveiled in a new advertising campaign for Emporio Armani.
Looks like Madonna’s Louis Vuitton ads have some competition.
Brilliantly green coastline reveals tree-house villas perched on a jungled hillside.
Infiniti, Nissan’s re-badged luxury brand, has announced its collaboration with Louis Vuitton for the creation of a bespoke set of luggage for a concept car to be revealed at the 2009 International Geneva Motor Show next month.
The dramatic concept will be a celebration of Infiniti and its 20 years history as a creator of performance cars. But equally it will be an inspiring exploration into the brand’s future.
For Louis Vuitton, this collaboration is the latest in a long heritage of designing custom luggage for special automobiles.
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Yves Saint Laurent’s new Manifesto bag by Italian designer Stefano Pilati will be released on the streets of five important cities (New York, Paris, Milano, Tokyo and Hong Kong) during the Valentine’s Day.
With the collector Bag and the famous YSL magazine, first 2000 lucky people will have a small usb heart with some photos and a movie that will be also available on official site in the same day .
