This amazing look machine is the Code X Yacht, an ultra performance hybrid sports boat built by Code-X in Meggen on Lake Lucerne in Switzerland.
She’s powered by a pair of Ilmor Marine 710 horsepower V10 Formula 1 engines that push along at 90 knots (167 km/h).
For less frenetic, more environmentally conscious cruising, the owner can choose, via a touch-pad screen, to rely either solely or partly on a bank of photovoltaic modules supplying electric motors and/or lithium batteries.Continue reading →
The company claims that Colour Couture is available “in any color the customer wants,” though there’s currently no way to preview colors and combinations on its website.
You can also further personalize your Colour Couture device with your name, initials, logo, whatever for an additional charge. Continue reading →
“Japan’s trend-chasing office workers and ladies who lunch are giving up Louis Vuitton handbags and Chanel jackets for Zara dresses and Gap jeans, making what was a favourite market for luxury manufacturers into one of their biggest headaches.
The downturn is forcing customers in Japan to scale back purchases of luxury goods, accelerating a long-term shift in consumer attitudes, according to a report by McKinsey.
Japan became the world’s “only mass luxury market†in the 1980s and early 1990s, when Japanese consumers saw ownership of a Louis Vuitton bag or Hermes scarf as a middle-class rite of passage. Continue reading →
The hero of the series is Tintin, a young Belgian reporter. He is aided in his adventures from the beginning by his faithful fox terrier dog Milou (Snowy in English).
The first adventure was published in 1929. Over 200 million copies have been sold worldwide. Even today Tintin and Snowy are making waves in recently translated Chinese copies in Asia.
‘ Gucci opens it 28th store in China on the 6 June 2009, to mark the occasion Frida Giannini has created a limited edition “Shanghai Dragon Bag”.
A version of the sort after Boston Bag in white with two red Dragons facing each other in a symmetrical fashion and the Gucci signature in the middle, underneath is a bright red column.
Inspiration for the design comes from ancient Chinese Symbolism including the use of prosperous red, a sign of good luck.
Ever dreamed of living in Barbie’s Malibu Dream House? If so, now is your chance!
To commemorate Barbie’s 50th birthday, The Palms Resort in Las Vegas unveiled a special Barbie Suite.
The new 2,350-square-foot Barbie Suite costs $4,000 a night and has been designed like Barbie’s dream house, complete with pink finishes, a two-way fireplace and a Jacuzzi tub. Continue reading →
Louis Vuitton takes its travel theme “to infinity and beyond†in its latest “Core Values†campaign underlining its travel roots:
The campaign features astronauts Buzz Aldrin, Jim Lovell and Sally Ride, marking the 40th anniversary of “One giant leap for mankind.â€
Aldrin, who walked on the moon in 1969 was shot by Annie Leibovitz with his fellow astronauts posed with a battered pickup truck and a Louis Vuitton Icare travel bag while gazing up into the sky in the California desert.
The ads will hit magazines’ July issues in a couple of weeks. Continue reading →
Celebrated German audio company Burmester has teamed up with Porsche to produce a unique high-end sound system for the new 2010 Panamera.
(Burmester is the same audio company that developed the sound system for the Bugatti Veyron supercar).
Each speaker in the custom system has its own separate amplifier, which can range from just 25 watts for the tweeter to a 300 watt subwoofer in the trunk. Continue reading →
French jeweler Mauboussin gave away 5,000 tiny diamonds as part of a promotion in Tokyo on Monday. The tiny diamonds were 0.1 carat diamonds worth about $50.
Mauboussin’s flagship Japan store opened in Ginza, one of the most expensive pieces of real estate in Japan, in February.
But the store had often been empty because its name, though associated with international celebrities, isn’t widely recognized among Japanese.
Italian pen makers Tibaldi have released a collection of pens for the Italian ship yard Riva.
The collection marks the first ever collaboration of these two iconic Italian brands: Riva, makers of luxurious power boats and Tibaldi, Italy’s first fountain pen manufacturer.
All Tibaldi for Riva writing instruments are coated in exactly the same paint colours as Riva boats. Continue reading →
Hollywood star Nicolas Cage has been forced to take his Bel Air mansion off the market after buyers just wouldn’t meet his whopping $17,5 million asking price.
The house, built in 1940, is an English-style manor on slightly more than an acre with nine bedrooms and nine bathrooms in close to 12,000 square feet.
It has a 35-seat theater, a wine cellar, a game room, a pool and a circular driveway with a fountain. Continue reading →
“San Francisco based jewelry designer Sidney Mobell turns the ordinary into extraordinary while tempting the viewer to question their own perception of jeweled art.
For over 30 years, the artist has created elaborate bejeweled works that bring a sense of magic and wonder to everyday household objects.”
He has used precious materials to create diamond- encrusted cell phones, hourglass necklaces filled with 3,000 tiny diamonds, a gold toilet seat and a 23- karat gold and jeweled Monopoly set, valued at $2 million. Continue reading →
Alastair Callender took luxury yachting to all new highs with his recent project, the “Soliloquy,†which is not only a luxury yacht, but also an eco-friendly one.
It is run by wind, solar and Hybrid Marine Power technology.
“The use of renewable and hybrid-electric energy will bring zero-emission capabilities and result in greater savings in fuel costs”. Continue reading →
“There are still people out there with money to spend and this curry is a real experience,” head chef Prahlad Hegde told The Sun.
The chef prepares the dish with Devon crab and white truffle, while his assistant painstakingly presses gold leaf to half a cherry tomato filled with Beluga caviar.
He then places four sea snails — abalone — which cost almost £300 a kilo, into a sizzling pan.
Another chef coats an £80 Scottish lobster in gold, while a third deftly hollows out four shelled quails’ eggs before filling them with more caviar.
Bombay Brasserie, Courtfield Close, Courtfield Road, SW7 4HQ. Tel. +44-20-7370-4040 or click on bombaybrasserielondon.com.
Rolls Royce is the ultimate in luxury and now their new concept car makes driving even more luxurious for women.
The Rolls Royce 200EXConcept has a feature that “auto-senses to hold your purse.â€
A purse pop out section of the back seat complete with wings to support the width of the purse, and as soon as it senses your purse, it automatically has a piece that slides up to give it a little squeeze and hold it in place. Continue reading →
Maybe you already have Amosu’s Diamond Pink Blackberry Storm and you confused to choose the right case for. A luxury Blackberry with a luxury cases is perfect one.
These cases are hand made and stitched using exotic materials like crocodile, python, ostrich and lizard. They come in a multiplicity of colours and finishes.
Each case is bespoke and can have your name emboss in the leather with fine craftsmanship and sophisticated styling. Continue reading →
If you’re traveling from London’s Heathrow Airport aboard Delta Air Lines or one of its SkyTeam partners, you’ll soon be able to take advantage of this futuristic and luxurious new lounge.
The lounge is open to international first and business class passengers as well as SkyTeam Elite Plus passengers.
The two-level minimalist styled lounge features a spa, restaurant, wine bar, oxygen bar and entertainment hub. Continue reading →
This amazing look machine is the Code X Yacht, an ultra performance hybrid sports boat built by Code-X in Meggen on Lake Lucerne in Switzerland.
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