My House is a new nightclub in Los Angeles that has been designed by Dodd Mitchell.
The club’s interior reinterprets the classic house party by feeling and functioning like you’ve entered someone’s private home.
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Monthly Archives: July 2009
louis vuitton commemorative apollo 11 trunk
In commemoration of the 40th Anniversary of Apollo 11’s first lunar landing, which takes place on Jul 20th, Louis Vuitton has designed a custom-made “Malle Mars†trunk.
The robotic, space age-looking piece opens in multiple places, unveiling a variety of compartments and drawers, fully equipped to carry various essential items.
Medication, tools, picnic wares, and more…plus a folding lounge chair for leisurely account of the Martian landscape.
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Roberto Cavalli launches a bespoke service
Roberto Cavalli is launching a made-to-measure service for clients who want that certain cocktail, evening or wedding dress in tune with the spirit of the Italian fashion house.
Called Roberto Cavalli Saint-Honoré, the service will offer entirely handmade dresses in a special private space above the Rue Saint-Honoré store.
No more than 35 dresses are to be produced each year, with prices starting at 30,000 euros, or $41,950, for a cocktail dress.
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Chanel liquidated in Hong Kong
French artist ZEVS was arrested in Hong Kong this morning, July 13th, 2009 at 3:49am after Liquidating the Chanel logo on the façade of Chater House in Central.
No news on whether he’s been release yet or whether he will make it to the opening of the exhibit this Tursday…
ZEVS is an anonymous French contemporary artist widely known for his LV, Chanel and other logo drippings.
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Sarkozy Names New Plane After His Wife
Nicolas Sarkozy’s ‘bling bling’ reputation reached new heights last week when it emerged his new 80 million jet has been named ‘Carla’ after his wife.
The French President defied the recession last year to order $390 million worth of planes, including an Airbus designed to be bigger than any flown by other European leaders, and two corporate run-arounds for shorter trips.
The first, a hugely luxurious Dassault Falcon 7X, has now been delivered complete with the hand-painted legend ‘Carla One’ glistening on its side, in honour of First Lady Carla Bruni.
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Ultra-Chic Hermes Paris Bluetooth Headset
Bluetooth headsets have reached a new level of luxury with this ultra-stylish unit from Hermes Paris.
Designed by Emmanuel Laffon de Mazeres, the frame-shape is made of super lightweight carbon fiber, aluminum and supple leather.
Its custom-built silicon earring, molded over your ear, makes it extremely easy to wear. You can wear it for hours without feeling fatigued.
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Luxury shirts with diamond buttons by Amosu
Luxury Designer Alexander Amosu launches a series of exclusive bespoke shirts made from the finest cotton in the world.
Each bespoke shirt comes as standard with silver buttons with the option of having the buttons in gold, platinum or diamond encrusted (diamond comes in various colours)
Ranging from £400 ($650) to £25,000 ($40,000), these shirts will definitely complement the world’s most expensive suit from Alexander Amosu.
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Super-Luxe Chocolate Tart
This is not the first time that Mervis Diamond Importers, a jewelry chain in Washington DC, is offering the irresistible combination of cake and diamonds.
We told you about their previous offering of a cupcake with diamonds, now the company’s latest offering is a chocolate dessert designed with a diamond stud, reportedly a real one.
The dessert is made of chocolate, topped with a blackberry that holds a 2 carat ascher cut diamond and costs $18,000.
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Porsche Design and Adidas Gear Up for the Winter
Porsche Design and Adidas have teamed up once again for their latest Fall/Winter 2009 Collection.
The collection includes a wide variety of goods for men, women and children, for a variety of uses including golf, tennis, skiing, running and, of course, driving.
This is Porsche Design, after all. And for this season they’ve added a splash of color, although the beiges, taupes, grays and blacks are still well represented.
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MOY Concept by Elvis Tomljenovic
Croatian design student Elvis Tomljenovic has won a car design competition with MOY, a concept that allows users to download their own surface designs for their vehicles.
The car features a polycarbonate shell embedded with LEDs and LCDs that produce static or animated patterns on the vehicle’s surface.
A range of ready made designs are available to download for users without the required design skills.
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Giorgio Armani to design luxury Rome apartments
Giorgio Armani’s home division is to deck out the interior of exclusive apartments in Rome, as part of a project to convert a historical building into a complex of luxury serviced flats.
Some 62 apartments are planned in the Cavour220 project, a residential block occupying 12,000 sq m and composed of 6 linked buildings surrounding a garden.
Owners will be able to customize the units personal tastes on the basis of layouts and finishes proposed by Armani Casa, admittedly likely a narrow range.
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Horological Machine No. 3 from MB&F
The backdrop is a Palladian style structure engulfed in mist in the galaxy, aligning technique and three dimensional sculptures together.
From outer space ‘Starcruiser’ and ‘Sidewinder’ are travelling to Planet Earth to unravel a secret.
The secret of horological swiss brand MB&F which has been travelling in the galaxy of clock-making since the Belle Époque (the era of scientific and technological advancement) and is now returning to our planet.
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2010 Jaguar XJ Unveiled in London
Jaguar has officially taken the wraps off the 2010 XJ in London that goes on sale in December 2009, with deliveries starting in early 2010.
The 2010 Jaguar XJ continues to build on the success of XK and XF. The new large sports sedan will be available in both standard and long wheelbase.
The long wheelbase model offers a more spacious environment for rear-seat passengers with an extra five inches of legroom.
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Helix Hotel, 5 Star Hotel to Rise in Abu Dhabi
New York design firm Leeser Architecture have won a competition to design a hotel in the Zayed Bay district of Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Called the Helix for its spiraling floors, the hotel is located in the bay and sits partially over the water.
The building includes a glass-bottomed swimming pool on the roof, visible eight floors below, and a running track on the fifth floor.
It will be part of a new waterfront development in Abu Dhabi, adjacent to the Sheik Zayed Bridge by Zaha Hadid Architects that is currently under construction.
Queen Elizabeth Rumoured To Be Buying Private Jet
The Queen is to have her own £3million private jet under plans to cut the royal family’s travel costs.
The plane would be used only by the Queen and other royals and would not be shared with ministers.
Currently, the royal family uses two planes from 32 Squadron at RAF Northolt but they are more than 20 years old and are deemed too unreliable.
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Zevs In Hong Kong
French urban artist Zevs has a must-see show at art statements gallery, opening in Hong Kong Thursday, July 16th.
The artist arrived earlier to create a series of paintings of LV and Chanel dripping logos on lacquer in collaboration with local craftsmen.
Additionally, he made a series of ceramics and paintings on metal. All these works will be presented plus a variety of his other signature liquidated logos.
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Making of Louis Vuitton featuring Madonna
Marc Jacobs takes you behind the scenes of the lattest Louis Vuitton Fall/Winter 2009-2010 Ad Campaign photoshoot featuring Madonna.
Jacobs went with an old Hollywood direction for the campaign, with a Man Ray influence.
MJ and Madonna reunited with photographer Steven Meisel, who shot the previous campaign (and the provocative Calvin Klein billboard).
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Asprey Crocodile Skin Poker Set
Asprey, the 200-year-old London luxury goods firm is known for creating exclusive British products and designer accessories including games.
One of their newest offerings is an exquisite handmade gentleman’s poker set in lustrous black genuine crocodile skin with royal purple Asprey playing cards and ceramic poker chips.
This beautiful poker set comes for a cool $7,800
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Luxury Hotel of the day: Byblos Saint-Tropez
For over four decades, the Byblos has been the reigning address in Saint-Tropez and is certainly unique in its architecture compared to the hotels of Cannes and Monaco.
Created as a Mediterranean village in the heart of Saint-Tropez, the Byblos is an oasis of flower-filled gardens and enchanting patios.
Rooms are individually decorated to impart tranquillity and elegance to all those who visit, in keeping with the spirit of fine Provencal living.
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LP Luxury Properties Mag Awarded for Excellence
Our friends at LP Luxury Properties Magazine celebrated their third anniversary in HongKong recently and it seems they have now something else to celebrate : )
After just three years in print, they have won a Silver Medal ranking in Marketing Magazine Media Ranking Survey 2009, falling second to Times but edging past Forbes in the Property category.
Marketing’s “Magazine of the Year†survey looks at which titles have maintained their dominance amidst increasing pressure.
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David Beckham Rents Private Island for Victoria
British football star David Beckham is planning to take his wife Victoria to the very exclusive Necker island for their wedding anniversary.
The two have been married for 10 years now.
“Becks has pulled in a few favours. He bought Victoria a lot of other gifts to mark the occasion but the big surprise is the holiday to Necker.
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