Kate Moss has been a Longchamp girl for quite some time now.
Since the house recently entered into a new territory, Ready To Wear, they brought along Sasha Pivovarova and produced an incredible ad campaign shot by amazing duo Mert and Marcus.
The campaign, shot in Los Angeles, features Kate and Sasha against a stark green backdrop. The sharp contrast complements the two in Longchamp‘s striking clothing selection. Watch the Making of below.
Artworks belonging to the late Gianni Versace sold at a London auction for more than twice the presale estimate, the second time in a month the public sale of a famed fashion designer’s items had defied the economic slump.
The 545-lot sale of the contents of Villa Fontanelle, Versace’s early 19th-century mansion on the shores of Lake Como, fetched 7.4 million pounds ($10.5 million) last night, against a presale top estimate of 2.8 million pounds.
Like the Saint Laurent sale, the Versace sale was a chance to pick up pieces personally selected by a man of great taste.
Completed December 2008, Casa Kimball is a luxury rental villa located on the North coast of the Dominican Republic.
Situated on a cliff with a panoramic view of the Atlantic Ocean, each of eight full suites has a breathtaking view out to the ocean.
The buildings are designed to protect from views of neighboring villa lots, heightening the experience of the vast horizon beyond.
The interior spaces merge with exterior spaces, all of which are designed to allow ocean breezes under shade from the sun, throughout the year.
A small brown leather armchair once owned by Yves Saint Laurent has reportedly sold for £19.4 million (nearly $28 million), making it the most expensive piece of 20th-century design to ever be auctioned.
The armchair, by Irish designer Eileen Gray was only expected to reach around £3 mllion at Christie’s in Paris. It was bought by specialist Paris art gallery Robert and Cheska Vallois.
The unique piece – known as the “dragons’ armchair because of the ornate sculptures on its sweeping armrests – was created between 1917 and 1919 by Miss Gray.
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“Made out of molded recyclable polyester fiber and coming in four shades that range from hot fuchsia to plain white, the Soundwave Flo wall panels designed by Karim Rashid for Swedish furniture company Offecct, are making big noise in the designing world.”
These panels help reduce disturbing reflections of environmental sounds such as voices, telephones etc.
Via: homedesignfind
Following its successful participation in previous years, Lexus will be returning to the 2009 Milan Design Week with an art exhibition entitled “Lexus L-finesse – crystallised windâ€, a combination of Lexus L-Finesse design philosophy and the very finest in contemporary art, architecture and design elements from Japan.
The exhibition will take place in Milan’s Museo della Permanente art gallery, from April 22nd to 26th , as part of the world’s largest design exhibition, the Salone del Mobile di Milano.
Sou Fujimoto, a ground-breaking Japanese architect, will re-interpret the ambivalence of the Lexus design philosophy ‘L-finesse’ through a dynamic installation that combines unity in space, sound and lighting.
Strukt brought a stunning multi-touch table, called “Struktable” to the 2009 TOCA ME design conference in Munich.
With its 70-inch display size, the Struktable is built for simultaneous interaction of up to 8 people. The touch-sensitive surface recognizes unlimited finger touches at the same time – therefore, users can interact more intuitively.
The table features 5 simple and exciting demo applications. The company used VVVV, a toolkit for real time video synthesis, to develop the demo applications.
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Louis Vuitton opened its Champs-Elysees store Sunday amid an ongoing national battle over the supposed day of rest.
French law only allows retailers that sell sporting, recreational, leisure and culture items in heavily trafficked tourist areas to open Sunday. The law is aimed to support “dominical rest.”
Louis Vuitton has argued that the store features a cultural element. The French Confederation of Christian Workers, or CFTC, and a federation of clothing and accessories vendors filed a complaint against the retailer.
The newly remodeled Grand Palais hosts “Le Grand Monde d’Andy Warholâ€.
The exhibition consists of almost 150 works, some of them coming out of private collections for the first time, by pop art legend Andy Warhol.
“Warhol wanted to produce portraits that showed not just people, but a society, a whole wide world,” said Alain Cueff, curator of the show.
Luxury fashion house Escada is on the brink of collapse after announcing today that it needs €30 million in liquidity by October 31 to make up for the year-on-year loss.
Chief Financial Officer Markus Schuerholz said that an attempt to raise urgent funds by restructuring and raising further capital will be made over the next few weeks.
The announcement followed the first quarter earnings report that indicated a €6.3m loss.
Madonna has reportedly moved into a Palm Beach mansion with Jesus Luz, the hot Brazilian model with whom she is rumoured to be having a passionate fling.
Madonna signed a $50,000 month-to-month lease on a villa located at the posh Palm Beach Polo and Country Club in Wellington, which is on the market for $6.5 million, the Palm Beach Post reports.
The one-month lease expires March 31, but the singer is so taken by Wellington that she is looking to buy.
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Humanity is a modern and stylish apparel company, that uses fashion to promote humanitarian awareness worldwide.
It’s a tapestry of art and written text that unfolds the story of individuals, social justice and the environment.
This winter, Humanity launches a new line of accessories that will take their humanitarian mission to the next level.
More than merely fashion accessories, Humanity’s bracelets and belts inspire the wearer to make a meaningful statement to the world around them.
The slogan for the new E-Class is “welcome homeâ€.
It’s a promise for Mercedes’ owner. Just by getting in and closing the door, you can find a totally different world where the rush of everyday life is replaced by an overriding feeling of comfort and relaxation.
Elegant forms, fine materials, attractive colours, comfortable seats and exquisitely designed details create an atmosphere in which you immediately feel at home.
With her length of 162 metres, Dubai is the largest yacht in the world. She was originally commissioned by a Prince from Brunei and she was to be built at Blohm & Voss in co-operation with Lürssen.
When a large part of the hull and superstructure of Project Panhandle/Golden Star was completed, the construction stopped and the unfinished yacht was sold to the ruler of Dubai.
Following the sale, the project was renamed Platinum and transported from Germany to Dubai for completion at the newly formed shipyard, Platinum Yachts.
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Italian lighting manufacturer Kundalini have released some preview images of their new Homology Floor Lamp that has been designed by Giorgio Gurioli.
The lamp will be on display at the 2009 Euroluce Lighting Exhibition in Milan, Italy.
Jimmy Choo, maker of glamorous accessories favoured by international stars and elegant women worldwide, presents stunning collection of shoes, handbags and accessories for Spring/Summer 2009.
Model Angela Lindvall poses for photographer Terry Richardson, walking on current stylish citizen.
Stilettos and sandals are very stylish with contrasting stitching, strap rivets, contrasting mirrored or matt leathers.
They are both luxurious and practical for all occasions whilst creating a look instantaneously recognised as “Jimmy Chooâ€.
Fiat has released a new series of photographs showing 500 model dedicated to Barbie.
In the new images we can appreciate every single detail of this stunning city car with lots of charm, as the gleaming paintwork resembles achieved with deep lacquered colour using ultra fine aluminium plunged in deep.
Goldstriker, known for its extraordinary and luxury offerings has announced that it will be retailing the latest Nokia Passion Edition.
This Nokia handset adorns 40gms of hallmarked 925 Sterling silver handmade veneers. Sterling silver dressings embedded with 60 Swarovski crystals complete the design.
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WhyteGold, the online private members club whose members include royalty, members of the billionaire rich list and parliamentaries has this week announced that they have built the most advanced by-invitation-only system on the internet.
A 12 step sign up process ensures the legitimacy of each application and restrictions are further imposed by manual checks on each member throughout their membership with WhyteGold.
Joining is free, however you are invited to contribute to the charitable events held throughout the year.
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From radiators to TV, refrigerator, with sparkling Swarovski Crystals scintillating almost every home product, someone thought of adding spark to your faucets.
Fir Italia is here with its all new classic luxury faucet Glamour range like you’ve never seen before! These luxurious faucets are made all the more covetable with the use of sparkling Swarovski Crystals.
To accentuate this beautiful sparkly looks, the faucets have precious metal finishes such as chrome, nickel, silver nickel, bronze, gold, gold glam and antique gold.
One probably doesn’t immediately think of a MINI as a car to take on a camping trip. It is far too urban a model for that.
But MINI and Airstream have collaborated on this design, created by Danish furniture maker Republic of Fritz Hansen, that will bring a little style to the old trailer park.
The first spotting will be at the Salone del Mobile show and the INTERNI DESIGN ENERGIES exhibition in Milan, Italy (April 21-30 2009).
