Mervis Diamond Importers claim to be the first to create a diamond cupcake.
The cupcake is festooned with eight ideal cut round brilliant diamonds around its circumference and a two carat Asscher cut diamond in the center for a total value of $30,000.
Mr. Mervis hopes the dazzling dessert will be listed as the world’s first diamond cupcake in the Guinness Book of Records.
Japanese designer Shige Hasegawa has created the Hana Table, which he will be exhibiting at the SaloneSatellite event during the 2009 Milan Furniture Fair.
“Hana” actually means flower in Japanese, which is pretty clearly the inspiration for this table.
Inspired by origami, the Hana table is constructed from five flower pedal-shaped plywood legs which collectively hold up the glass table top without the use of additional screws or bolts.
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The Brazilian top model Gisele Bundchen, darling of the cameras, advertisers, and tabloids, and worth an estimated $150 million, loves soccer and bets and also… Jose Mourinho, the Portuguese soccer coach of Italian Serie A team Inter.
So, the exuberant 28-year-old beauty, celebrated this week on Vanity Fair USA with the words “And God created Gisele”, won $500,000 with British-based bookmaker Stanleybet International betting on soccer, and in particular on Inter team that probably will win Italian title.
Beautiful and lucky!
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Designed by Hironao Tsuboi, this LED watch has no face.
It looks like an ordinary silver segmented bracelet. But telling time is not too difficult on this watch, as the LED-powered hour and minute digits will light up across a few of the segments on this “silver braceletâ€.
The LED Faceless Watch measures W-97 x D-81 x H-60 and has 3 distinctive colors to choose; Silver, Black and Ultra marine.
Nicole Richie launched her first House of Harlow 1960 jewelry line last year.
The 35-piece luxury jewelry collection includes headbands, rings and bracelets made of leather, silk strings, chains and peacock feathers.
It was created in cooperation with jeweler Pascal Mouawad.
Despite the global economic collapse, a luxury terrace house in Belgravia has gone on sale for a record £100 million ($150 million).
The six-story property in Belgravia, central London, has 20-foot ceilings, luxurious fixtures and more than 21,000 square feet of living space.
Along with Candy Spelling’s mansion, this white-stucco-fronted house at No. 10 Belgrave Square, owned by Lebanese developer Musa Salem, is now the most expensive home on the market in the world.
Now that the Blue Rubber Player has sold out, Nixon is releasing the next color in the Limited Edition Rubber Player 4X4 line swathed in Red.
There is still two more months, and two more colorways to be seen. Each Nixon dealer has only received four watches each, so make sure you scoop one up before their all sold out!
The limited edition Red Rubber “Player†watch is also available online at Nixonnow.com. Price: $170
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AsiaSpa’s sixth anniversary party was nothing less than a celebratory occasion, held at the hottest Hong Kong spot – Prive.
More than 250 turned up in white and gold for the Grecian-themed event. Guests were greeted by flutes of bubbly and models in Greek garb.
The magazine’s Editor-in-Chief made a speech in honour of the milestone along with Blu Inc Managing Director Olivier Burlot (below).
Madonna has bought a Manhattan mansion with 13 bedrooms for $US40 million, the New York Post reported on Tuesday.
The paper noted that despite the high price tag, the 26-room mansion on the Upper East Side still shook from the nearby subway trains.
However, Madonna evidently overlooked this inconvenience in favour of having such rare New York amenities as a two-car garage, a 3,000sqm garden, nine fireplaces, an elevator, a wine cellar with a grotto, 13 bedrooms and 14 bathrooms.
To their credit, the police in Slovakia evidently make no exceptions for $1.5 million supercars.
There are supposedly two Bugatti Veyrons registered in the European country, and this one is said to belong to Zoroslav Kollar, an attorney and owner of a Czech tractor maker and holding company.
Apparently Kollar’s Veyron was parked a little too long at the Hviezdoslavovo Square in Bratislava and the police slapped a boot on the Bugatti’s 12-spoke wheels.
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Versace has just opened a new flagship store in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
With black granite marble for the floors, white lacquer effect work on the walls, and a clear blown glass curtain chandelier, the store is looking as luxe as ever.
It will house complete collections for men and women, including accessories, eyewear, watches, fine jewelry, fragrance and Versace Home
If you like Prince, you may be the prime candidate for a new limited edition iPod commemorating the iconic musician: the Prince Opus iPod.
It’s a purple iPod touch witch contains a 40-minute video made by Prince himself of his 21 Nights performance at London’s O2 Arena in 2007.
There are also testimonials from Elton John and P Diddy as well as fans, and 15 tracks from the artist’s Indigo Nights live album.
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Inside Lux TV launched today as the world’s first high definition TV and video portal aimed toward the luxury market.
The HD video gallery is composeed of six major themes that include fashion, gadgets and travel.
The luxury living channel has a sizeable selection of lifestyle films produced by brands that include Lamborghini, Dom Perignon and the world’s most expensive house, The Updown Court Manor.
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Damon Dash unveiled a new 2-door luxury SUV at the Baselworld 2009 in Switzerland.
Designed by Dame’s luxury timepiece and jewelry brand, the truck, that got diamonds in it, is based on the Range Rover Sport body.
It will be available by special order at an undisclosed price and features nappa leather seats, fine wood trim, special custom watch dial displays built in derived from Tiret’s diamond timepieces, as well as an elegant central clock.
The Monopoly board game, published by Parker Brothers, has a colourful print advertising campaign developed in Germany, using the tag line, “Own it allâ€.
Four photographs of actual properties, washed in green and red, show 124 Mediterranean Avenue and 74 Baltic Avenue (the two cheapest properties on the board), 807 Boardwalk and 153 Pennsylvania Avenue (two of the most expensive on the board).
The Monopoly “Own It All” campaign was developed at JWT Frankfurt, Germany by art director Petra Sievers.
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A South Korean car designer, Jinyoung Jo, has created a fashion concept car inspired by Chanel: Chanel Fiole concept.
The car seats three, two abreast and one staggered in between, but it’s probably best considered a sleek two-seater for runway types.
Swarovski has launched its first visionary watch collection: “Avant Timeâ€.
The result of the ambitious project is an avant-garde timepiece, called “D:Light†and designed by the creative talent of renowned watch designer Eric Giroud.
“D:Light†is a futuristic model that links new electronic technologies with jewellery design.
Artistically fashioned in super fine steel or gold, first Swarovski timepiece brings together the functions of emotion-creating watch, bracelet and collector’s item.
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For most of the decade, Russian billionaires spent hundreds of millions of dollars on boats, jets, expensive art and the occasional football team.
But, despite strained bank accounts and public outrage, the tycoons have been loath to part with their expensive trinkets, choosing instead to hunker down and wait for better days.
To be sure, these are not happy days for the country’s superrich.
In Forbes magazine‘s latest ranking of the world’s wealthiest people, Russia’s billionaires had an estimated collective loss of $369 billion last year, and two-thirds fell from the list altogether.
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Takashi Murakami is set to launch another collaborative collection with fashion super-brand Louis Vuitton later this month.
Previous work from Murakami led to the creation of the iconic Monogram Multicolore which has become a popular fixture replicating itself on various fronts.
To kick off the launch of the Multicolore Spring Pallete, Murakami has created a short video to outline the release at hand titled “Super First Loveâ€.
Guerlain’s new revolutionary lipstick called Rouge G de Guerlain. The new lipstick aim to be lightweight, long-lasting with tons of color.
Rouge G de Guerlain has a revolutionary and thrilling packaging, evoking the impression of holding an oval bar of white gold in your hands. Here the case flips open to reveal a mirror and the lipstick which is perfect jewel itself.
Guerlain describe the line as an “aspirational lipstick line.†Rouge G de Guerlain will launch in April with 25 shades, and each one will retail for $45 in the U.S. or 38 euros in France.
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Those who dont buy anything less than designer digs will love the home products by Fendi Casa. Fendi as a brand needs no introduction and now they are not just restricted to Haute Couture.
This Fendi Casa Crystal chair is multi-faceted like a precious gem. A design triumph, its iconic form will certainly add a sparkle to your modern home.
The chair is available in colors like black, ivory, platinum and silver shells with either fabric or leather upholstery. Prices start at $3,000.
