The Push Button House from architect/artist Adam Kalkin was originally displayed at Art Basel Miami in 2005.
The Push Button House is exactly that: it starts as a shipping container until a button is pushed, and it turns into a house.
Motorized walls unfold like a flower, revealing a fully functional house, complete with refined, understated furnishings
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JOB AD
“We at the Murphy-Goode Winery got to thinking about the new age of communications and we figured it was a pretty good thing.
So to get going, were looking for someone who really knows how to use Web 2.0 and Facebook and blogs and social media and YouTube and all sorts of good stuff like that — to tell the world about our wines and the place where we live: the Sonoma County Wine Country.
In exchange, were offering you a Really Goode Job — a six-month job paying $10,000 a month plus accommodations!
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If the regular iPhone cases just don’t do it for you, then maybe you should check out this new iPhone case from GnG.
This case contains 140 grams of 18-carat gold as well as 200 diamonds and a logo which features 400 extra diamonds on it’s own. The logo can further be customized.
The shell is thin and only 1mm inside with a special high-tech carbon fiber inlay for high dimensional stability and security.
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One of the most luxurious hotels on earth, The Mardan Palace, was unveiled last night at a spectacular opening party in Antalya, Turkey.
A glittering audience of 600 dined on top of the Mediterranean’s largest swimming pool, enjoying performances from Mariah Carey, Seal and Tom Jones.
As they feasted on 45kg Beluga Caviar from the Caspian Sea, 950 Atlantic lobsters and 5kg of Black diamonds – Italian black truffles – they watched a laser light show and fireworks light up the hotel and surrounding Taurus mountains.
T.T. Trunks is presenting the new Van Cleef and Arpels’ trunk at the Arts and Crafts exhibition at Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi.
The exhibition, which ends today, is part of the ‘French Season’ organised by the French Embassy.
The trunk has been specially designed and crafted for the launch of the perfume “Féerieâ€.
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The InterContinental Fiji Golf Resort & Spa on Natadola Beach, one of the world’s best beaches, is to open on 1 June 2009.
Spread across 35 acres of tropical gardens, InterContinental Fiji Golf Resort & Spa is the sole destination resort on Natadola Beach – the only stretch of natural, white sand beach on the main island of Fiji, Viti Levu.
Protected by a reef to create an aqua-blue ocean facing lagoon, Natadola Beach was voted by Forbes Magazine in 2008 as one of the 25 best beaches in the world.
Austrian director Michael Haneke won the Palme d’Or (Golden Palm) for best picture at the Cannes film festival on Sunday for “The White Ribbon,” his eerie exploration of the roots of Nazi terror.
Since 1954, the award has been annually given to the Director of the best film presented at the festival.
The Palme d’or 2009 has been created by Chopard and it reminds of the coat of arms of the city of Cannes.
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Fendi have just released a bicycle named the Fendi Abici Amante Donna which comes in two versions.
One version comes decked out with Fendi’s Selleria leather accessories (a key and bike chain cover, leather gps navigation holder and a detachable Fendi case) which costs $5,900.
A more expensive version which comes complete with everything plus removable fur saddlebags for $9,500.
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“What’s better than a Louis Vuitton monogram bag? A Louis Vuitton bag with your own monogram on it.”
That’s the thinking behind the house’s Mon Monogram service (which means My Monogram in English).
Louis Vuitton has been allowing customers to personalize luggage and smaller items like wallets for a while, but you can now put your initials on its signature Speedy 30 or Keepall Bandoulière 55 bags.
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Choosing a bamboo home over a conventional home makes a significant difference—it counts as a vote for a paradigm shift to sustainability, requires out of the box thinking, and a passion to live in your values.
Bambou Habitat homes are the first and the only certified bamboo homes in the world, built for any climate.
Graceful bamboo homes are works of art, like a piece of fine furniture and have a handcrafted quality look and feel.
A Hong Kong-based company is offering memberships in what is billed as the world’s most expensive private club for $15.2 million apiece.
Only 100 Charter Corporate Platinum Memberships in the Richman’s IMC (International Millionaire’s Club) will be available worldwide, good for 30 years.
The club, to be known as Richmans IMC (for International Millionaire’s Club), is in effect an all-access, first-class VIP pass to RS Managements properties and…
… affiliates including megayachts, yacht clubs, jockey clubs, country clubs, golf courses, ski resorts, gentlemans clubs, supper clubs, luxury hotels and restaurants around the globe, eliminating the need for multiple memberships.
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A German asset management company plans to set up 500 Gold-to-Go ATMs in Germany, Switzerland and Austria this year.
A gold-dispensing automatic teller machine (ATM) was on display at Frankfurt’s main railway station for a one-day marketing test this week.
A one-gram piece of gold, the size of a child’s little fingernail and about as thin, cost US$42.25-a 30% premium to the spot market price.
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Shoppers at a Tesco superstore (Hampshire) had to dive for cover when a motorist drove a Rolls-Royce straight through the store window and demolished checkouts.
Minutes earlier the 50-year-old man had tried to buy alcohol at the supermarket but staff refused to serve him because they claimed he was already drunk.
He then stormed out of the shop and got into the luxury saloon, where store managers tried to reason with him.
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Jaeger LeCoultre have created a limited edition version of their Atmos Clock which has been designed by Dunhill.
The Jaeger LeCoultre Atmos Clock For Dunhill features Jaeger LeCoultre’s unique Atmos mechanism which is powered by fluctuations in atmospheric pressure which compresses a spring which winds the mechanism of the clock.
This casing is set on a black shelf with a tinted glass background that features art deco designs inspired by Dunhill’s iconic 1930s lighters and cigarette cases.
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Buckingham Palace will be getting a special delivery today as THQ (a game developer) plans to deliver a golden Wii earmarked for the Queen.
The special Wii was created to mark the launch of Big Family Games, a collection of “24 unique twists on classic neighborhood games,” including golf, tennis, lawn darts and horseshoes, that comes out on May 22.
“Big Family Games is the ultimate Wii game to get all family members, from grandparents to young children, playing together.
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As we wrote about back in February, Russia’s richest man Mikhail Prokhorov had reportedly agreed to purchase the Villa for $750 million but later backed out of the deal, forfeiting a $55 million deposit.
The Telegraph says there have been panic sales by owners desperate for cash.
Riviera property sources said that one British owner settled for less than $60 million in January for a Cap Ferrat property whose original sale price was $200 million.
Softbank Mobile Corp. unveiled its new summer phone lineup Tuesday, including a solar model and a handset designed by Giorgio Armani.
This new handset, called the 830SC Emporio Armani Model, was specifically designed for the Japanese market.
The stylishly sleek cell phone has LED light embedded in its side spelling out the brand’s name for all to see in green, blue and red.
Dreaming of a tropical paradise to call your own? Several Australian islands off the Great Barrier Reef are on sale, and thanks to the global recession, they’re cheaper than they used to be.
Global real estate agency Coldwell Banker’s Capricorn Coast branch is offering 9 islands, some with luxury mansions and other amenities, around the Great Barrier Reef with prices starting at $1.3 million and up to $90 million.
One island on offer, Long Island, has seen its $6.5 million price tag slashed by 42 per cent. Others are being advertised for almost half what they cost about a year ago.
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