Jonathan Ellery and watchmaker Bell & Ross have collaborated as part of a project initiated by Wallpaper magazine for their Handmade edition.
This special edition will be released in August 2010 and will collect unique pieces from different univers such as furnitures, food, clothes, design objects, etc…
“A conceptual spinning sculpture on the wrist†is how Ellery describes the watch, which is based on the BR01-92 Radar model.
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Walt Disney’s animated characters Stitch and his girlfriend Angel made of pure gold are displayed at the jewelry shop Ginza Tanaka in central Tokyo.
Made with about 280 grams of pure gold, the 15cm high figure is priced at 5 million yen ($57,000).
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Gurcharn Sahota, a 30-year-old accountancy graduate, is offering the world’s most expensive car wash service in the UK – charging up to £7,200 per vehicle.
Mr Sahota, who lives with his parents in Derbyshire, has converted their double garage into a hi-tech workshop.
He has lined the walls and floor of the double unit with specialist tiles imported from Italy which help reflect flecks of dirt on the cars.
Each vehicle takes up to 250 hours to clean, and his premier service includes polishing and buffing every inch of the car inside and out five times.
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Hong Kong’s billionaire tycoons enjoy a status close to royalty in Asia’s wealth-obsessed financial hub.
The city’s richest man Li Ka-shing has the fame of a movie star, while the court case involving the will of eccentric pig-tailed billionaire Nina Wang last year enthralled Hong Kong with its brew of sex, money and power.
But Wang’s death in 2007 and the hospitalisation last year of casino tycoon Stanley Ho were a stark reminder that some of Hong Kong’s 40 richest tycoons — synonymous with its post-war economic success — are in their twilight years.
They will leave behind eye-popping fortunes worth more than 130 billion US dollars and vast business empires that control everything from supermarkets and property development to ports and telecoms.
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For a few seasons Hermes had been playing with fairy-tale plots and characters while creating ad campaigns.
However the new Hermes campaign for Fall Winter 2010/11 – clearly inspired by Sherlock Holmes – is something different though no less interesting.
The Hermès’ campaign features Constance Jablonski in an array of menswear inspired looks from the collection, and nods to the brand’s timeless silk scarves.
Airbus has given a glimpse of the future of flight with its Concept Plane, which was showcased at the Farnborough International Airshow in Hampshire today.
The images released today illustrate what air transport could look like in 2050 – even 2030 if advancements in existing technologies continue apace.
The aircraft is more fuel-efficient and features advanced interior systems, long, slim wings, semi-embedded engines, a lightweight body and a U-shaped tail.
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A second Apple Store opened on July 3rd, two steps from Opéra, 18 months after the brand’s first Paris store opened in the Carroussel du Louvre in Nov 2009.
Named as Apple Opera Store, the design is a radical departure from the usual Apple Stores that you might have seen around the world.
The location has been under construction for well over a year, due to the need to preserve and restore historic architecture, such as wooden doors, arched windows and wrought-iron balcony railings on the exterior.
Designer Mike Flache has created a high-class magnetic salt cellar and pepper pot made of stainless chromium steel.
Inspired by hundreds of breakfasts around the world he transformed the natural shape of a simple egg into a stylish accessory.
Magnets on each part of the ‘Spice Egg’ stick it together and makes the handling comfortable.
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British designer Richard Sauter has unveiled plans for the world’s first zero carbon megayacht, a hybrid craft combining solar and electric power with Mercedes-Benz & BlueTec clean diesel engines.
Dubbed Transcendence, the sleek, high-performance 49 metre yacht will be capable of 25 knots under full power using what Sauter claims is the cleanest marine propulsion system in the world.
The yacht’s emissions are not zero at full power obviously, but the point is Transcendence is capable of 100% and operates normally at just 50%.
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Martin Scorsese’s short film with Gaspard Ulliel for Chanel‘s new men’s fragrance, won’t be revealed until September, but here’s a sneak peek.
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British Airways (BA) is launching a mobile app allowing customers to check in and download their boarding passes.
From July 19, BA customers will be able to download an app which allows them to access flight information and view check-in times.
The app will allow members of BA’s ‘Executive Club’ to download their own boarding cards to their smartphones which can then be scanned at check-in.
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The private jet market is booming again, according to results released this week by one charter firm, echoing recent sentiments from a chauffeur company.
American private jet firm New Flight Charters says that its bookings were up 76 percent in June compared to the year before, describing the news as a “terrific report card” on both the company and the industry in general.
It says that overall in the first half of 2010, bookings rose by almost a quarter as clients booked to fly to 41 US states, along with Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom and Italy.
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Italian sparkling water company San Pellegrino has collaborated with Italian fashion brand Missoni.
The collaboration allowed Missoni to cover the San Pellegrino bottle label with their signature zig zag pattern.
Thirty million units of the special edition bottles are being produced and will be available in the best restaurants worldwide.
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Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, who is rated by Forbes magazine as the world’s 37th richest person, plans to give away most of his $13.5 billion fortune.
In the statement, Allen said his estate would support causes including not-for-profit scientific research such as the Allen Institute for Brain Science.
His declaration came a month after Gates and fellow billionaire Warren Buffett launched a campaign dubbed the “giving pledge” that urges America’s richest individuals to commit half of their fortunes to charitable causes.
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Luxury cabinet/luggage/bag maker Pinel & Pinel has added an Arcade 80s Trunk on wheels to its collection.
It features a 1080p LCD screen and over 60 classic games including Space Invaders, Pac-Man and 1942.
There are two existing versions of the arcade/jukebox. One is classic and the other is a GT version, but both come with chrome wheels and a sleek look.
This high-end gaming cabinet can be dressed in deluxe materials like leather available in 51 colors, crocodile, and shagreen.
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Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim may be the world’s richest man but he limits his monthly salary to $24,000 and travels in a Suburban, according to his biography.
Mr Slim, 70, knocked Bill Gates form the top of the Forbes list of the world’s billionaires this year with an estimated fortune of US$53.5 billion.
He began his business career aged 10, selling sweets and drinks to his family and later made his name with aggressive investments during crises.
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French luxury designer Louis Vuitton opened its first boutique in the Lebanese capital Beirut on Thursday.
“For many years, the maison has maintained strong relations with Lebanese clientele and is proud to reiterate its engagement by offering a new store which respects the Beirutis’ heritage and patrimony,” said brand executive manager Yves Carcelle at the opening, which was attended by Prime Minister Saad Hariri.
Louis Vuitton commissioned local artist Marwan Rechmaoui to construct a special installation depicting images of Beirut for its storefronts.
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Follow sailing ship the Bessie-Ellen online, as it transports 20,000 bottles of Château Smith Lafite and Château de Cayx Bordeaux to Montreal on July 21.
Château Smith Lafite and Château de Cayx are using a classic sailing ship to transport their vintages to North America.
The sailing ship being used, the 120-foot (36.5 meter) Bessie-Ellen was built in 1904 in Portsmouth, England, and is one of the last remaining vessels of its kind.
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Divers have found bottles of champagne some 230 years old on the bottom of the Baltic which a wine expert described Saturday as tasting “fabulous”.
Thought to be premium brand Veuve Clicquot, the 30 bottles discovered perfectly preserved at a depth of 55 metres (180 feet) could have been in a consignment sent by France’s King Louis XVI to the Russian Imperial Court.
If confirmed, it would be by far the oldest champagne still drinkable in the world, thanks to the ideal conditions of cold and darkness.
“We have contacted (makers) Moet & Chandon and they are 98 percent certain it is Veuve Clicquot,” Christian Ekstroem, the head of the diving team said.
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Discover how to change the color of your TechnoMarine Watch and modify it according to your mind!
Have a look at the new Cruise Original video “Change Your Colors”
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Pop sensation Madonna continues with her seasonal campaign for Italian designers Dolce & Gabbana’s Autumn/Winter 2010-2011 line D&G.
