For 2009 Valentine’s Day, Rock Candy, a Hong Kong’s multi-discipline brand name specializing in fashion jewelery, has presented a lovely collection full of color, imagination and originality.
Using the finest of materials, Rock Candy creates glamour and chic pendants, like sweet Mr. Robbotto, his 18k gold iconic dolly with sapphires and diamonds, a jewel for play and remember childhood, in a funny mood.
Manolo Blahnik was asked to dress another Coca-Cola Light bottle.
This is the second time for the famous Spanish designer, in fact in 2005 he added a little of his own magic to the Coke bottle and the resulting limited edition have since become a cult classic.
Mr Blahnik was inspired by the joy of “designing something that made him smile”, as he said in 2005.
According to Italian newspaper La Stampa, Carla Bruni, France’s first lady, has sold her family’s castle to an Arab sheikh for $11.5 million, dwarfing the $30,000 worth of diamonds she received as an engagement gift.
“Yes, we have finally found a buyer. We had finished with Castagneto Po, nobody went there anymore.” Carla’s mother, Marisa Bruni Tedeschi, said
Are you thirsty just looking this stunning bottle of water?
You’re right because new Evian Haute Couture Bubble Bottle, dressed by internationally acclaimed French designer Jean Paul Gaultier, is really sublime!
But catching one of these objet d’art may be more difficult because only 5 five unique and exclusive bottles for 2009 have been created worldwide.
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The rare, 101.27-carat diamond sold at Christie’s spring 2008 Hong Kong auction is now known as “The Shizuka Diamond,” Christie’s announced on Thursday.
The giant stone’s owner selected the name as a gift for his wife of 16 years.
The Shizuka diamond netted $6.2 million at “Jewels: The Hong Kong Sale” in May 2008 and is the largest colorless diamond ever sold at auction in Asia.
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Bongio has brought an intriguing and fresh twist to their gorgeous Murano Glass faucet collection with the new Soffi Gold Fever Edition.
A dash of subtle color and a glimmer of gold make the unusual Murano glass faucets even more covetable. Source: Trendir.
Since the days when mining prospectors flocked to the San Juan Mountains, the New Sheridan Hotel has been synonymous with hospitality, charm and good times in Telluride, Colorado.
Originally built in 1895, the 26-room property enters a new chapter as it debuts the result of an extensive, $7 million renovation.
The transformation brings a new level of luxury to the New Sheridan while retaining the landmark building’s beloved, distinctive character.
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A London restaurant has come up with a novel idea to drum up custom in the economic downturn: letting customers decide how much they want to pay for their meal.
The Little Bay restaurant in Farringdon is offering the all-you-can-eat deal for the rest of this month, to cater for credit crunch hit workers from the nearby City financial district.
“It’s entirely up to each customer whether they give 100 pounds or a penny,” said owner Peter Ilic. “All I’m asking is they pay me what they think the food and service is worth.
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Piaget, legendary Swiss luxury watchmakers and jewellers, has again launched in 2009 his love-themed jewelry, for Valentine’s Day: Heart & Charms.
The prestigious collection includes a new Piaget small Heart pendant in 18-karat white gold set with 46 round brilliant diamonds. The center of this easy to wear asymmetrical heart is made from pink mother of pearl.
The pendant makes a perfect match with an exquisite bracelet wrought from 18-karat white gold.
Nicolas Cage is leaving Bel-Air. The actor has put his home on the market for $19.75 million.
He bought the seven-bedroom, seven-bathroom spread eight years ago for a mere $7 million.
The 11,000-square-foot Tudor-style home sits on an acre just above Sunset Blvd. It has a two-story entrance, a front yard fountain, an Olympic-sized swimming pool and a two-bedroom guest house.
“First there were summer house shares, then fractional jet ownership. Apparently, the next step in spreading the wealth is Synchrony, which offers syndicated yacht ownership.”
Indeed, owning a yacht is far from a practical proposition, with a high buy-in cost, increasing annual costs and a depreciating asset that remains unused for much of the year.
Synchrony, which is based in Ft Lauderdale, Florida, is said to differ from other fractional yacht companies as it offers full access to yachts for up to six weeks per year — with fewer responsibilities.
A Quebec City man with a love of hockey and history claims to have a hockey stick that dates back to the mid-17th century.
However, historians suspect the one-metre long stick was simply crafted out of a very old piece of birch wood.
Bobby Rouillard, who lives in the suburb of Boischatel, will be showing off the stick at a pond hockey tournament this weekend. Then, he says, he will put it on eBay at a starting price of $1 million.
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Bank of America is selling three corporate jets from its fleet, as well as a helicopter it acquired through its purchase of Merrill Lynch, the company said yesterday.
In addition, the bank is believed to be trying to sell one of its corporate apartments in New York, according to a source familiar with the matter.
The dramatic downsizing came on a day when the bank’s share price dipped below $5 for the first time since 1990. The news follows the fact that both Citigroup and Starbucks have put planes on the market recently.
Lufthansa has officially unveiled its new lounge at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. The facility encompasses nearly 16,000 square feet, about twice the size of the airline’s original.
JFK lounge, and features three levels, each dedicated to one of Lufthansa’s premium passenger segments – Business Class, Senator and First Class/HON Circle.
You can also get into the new lounge if you’re a Frequent Traveler (35,000 miles a year) on any Star Alliance carrier : )
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A Los Angeles mansion modeled on Versailles and other French palaces has been on the market since 2007 for $125 million.
The supremely luxurious home, named Fleur de Lys is modeled after the famously gilded palace at Versailles, constructed by the innovator of luxury living himself, King Louis XIV.
Carefully set amidst 5 well-tended acres, the larger than life home features 15 bedrooms, 16 bathrooms as well as Versailles-style accoutrements in approximately 53,812 Square Feet.
The editorial staff of Asia-Pacific Boating magazine are now accepting nominations for the Asia Boating Awards, to be held on April 17, 2009, in conjunction with the China International Boat Show in Shanghai.
Readers of LUXUO are invited to submit their favourite boats, builders, places and personalities in 21 categories on a dedicated website with an easy-to-use, online form.
The awards recognize the best in Asian boating. Among the honours are awards for best motor yachts in four size ranges, awards for best sailing yachts, and new to this year, best racing yacht.
Acclaimed designer, Karim Rashid, teams with Hollandia International to create the NV adjustable sleep system.
Offering a perfect blend of form and functionality, the NV adjustable sleep system enjoys a high gloss finish, drawers for storage under the bed and in the headboard, an iPod docking station and cabinet doors in the headboard that swing out to create side tables.
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At the 2009 Geneva Motor Show Aston Martin has unveiled the new 12-cylinder version of the V8 Vantage: V12 Vantage, Aston Martin’s most exhilarating sports car.
Powered by a 6.0 liter engine that produces 510 bhp (380 kW / 517 PS) and 570 Nm (420 lb ft), V12 is the fastest Vantage ever, with a top speed of 190 mph mph (305 km/h) and 0-62 mph (0-100 kp/h) time of 4.2 seconds.
These stunning shoes called Rosario, from PrettyBallerinas, are encrusted with an exclusive Swarovski pattern of 3000 sparkly crystals.
There are light weight and very easy to wear like every top quality flat shoes but, at the same time, incredibly glamorous and rich like a jewel sandal.
Perched high above the five-star hotels and heated debate amongst global leaders in the Swiss resort of Davos, an igloo hotel offers the chance to chill out and enjoy life as an Eskimo might.
Set in the midst of the groomed, snow-clad ski slopes 2,600 metres up (8,500 feet), the cluster of igloos nonetheless takes a few liberties with the genuine polar experience.
Iglu-Dorf is built out of packed snow, but the network of 15 igloos linked by tunnels looks more like a cross between neolithic caves and an eco-housing complex perched in the Alps.
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Him and Her, two exclusive chocolate pralines handmade by Miura Naoki, celebrates Valentine’s Day in Il Cioccolato, a top quality chocolate shop in Bulgari’s Omotesando twin store of Tokyo.
Elegant and refined gift boxes includes these two different melodies for the palate: Her represents the courage to break the rules with white and extra dark chocolate blended with floreali notes and strawberries accents. Him is a small poem of taste, born from the union of the paste of cocoa with coffee and grappa.
