Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has announced that new Bespoke Phantoms have arrived in Abu Dhabi.
The cars are based on two different motifs which are inspired by the city’s rich culture and natural landscape.
The two Bespoke Phantoms in question are inspired by Shaheen (a very famous falcon) and by Baynounah (one of the historical places in Abu Dhabi City).
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French researchers have figured out how to keep your champagne robust with bubbles according to a new study published in the August 11 print edition of the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.
Gerard Liger-Belair, a professor and author of Uncorked: the Science of Champagne, led the study with a team of scientists and found “a beer-like way of serving” champagne at lower temperatures preserved the bubbles or CO2 best.
Pouring the champagne slowly into an angled glass “impacted its concentration of dissolved CO2 significantly less.
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Nicole Kidman and husband Keith Urban have splashed out $10million on a luxurious Manhattan penthouse apartment, into which they can drive their car.
Kidman and Urban’s new pad in Chelsea comes with an ‘en suite Sky Garage’, a car elevator that will let them take their limo all the way up to the 6th floor.
The building, which has stunning Hudson River views, is the first in New York City to get the feature, the Dailymail reports.
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The view from the top of the Jumeirah Beach Hotel has been ranked the best hotel rooftop view in the world by users of price comparison website Trivago.
The luxury Dubai hotel, which offers views of the Persian Gulf from a manmade island accessible via a walkway or from the 24th floor “Uptown Bar” in the main building, topped the list of global hotels that offer impressive views.
In second place was the Lebua hotel at State Tower in Bangkok, which offers sprawling views of the Thai capital from its protruding bar on the 63rd floor.
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A prewar vehicle once used for transporting hotel guests at a Madrid hotel has been named “Best of Show” at the 60th Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.
The 1933 Delage D8S De Villars Roadster was named the top car out of the 250 collector cars from 14 countries that were showcased on the Pebble Beach Golf Course this past weekend.
As well as being used to transport guests of the Gran Hotel Velasquez in Madrid, Spain, the 1933 Delage also made an appearance at the 1933 Salon de Paris.
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Parmigiani Fleurier has just launched the car inspired Bugatti Super Sport Watch.
A super watch made in conjunction with the world’s fastest production car, the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport.
Developed by Parmigiani, the Parmigiani Bugatti Super Sport is an evolution of the Bugatti Type 370 watch collection.
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Porsche is celebrating 60 Years in America, introducing “My Classic Porsche Search” a search for the oldest Porsche in the country.
The search is open to all Porsche owners who think they have a shot at earning the “oldest” designation for their car.
Entries can be submitted for 12 model ranges, including the Porsche 356, 911, 912, 914, 924, 928, 944, 968, Boxster, Cayenne, Carrera GT, and Cayman.
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Louis Vuitton has opened its 137th North American store and first one on the westside of Los Angeles in the newly renovated Santa Monica Place mall.
Located in a prominent corner of the ground floor the design boasts a beautifully sweeping curved glass storefront and hardwood floors.
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A sleek and modern rendition of a classic favorite, the Ralph Lauren’s Hammond chess set is crafted from rich leather and blackened nickel — an ideal gift for the game aficionado. Price: $1,995
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The latest offering from the highly collectible Margiela sunglasses line – a pair of oversized hybrid aviators with tortoiseshell acetate arms and half-frame trim.
Lenses have a half amber, half brown tint and all other trim is gold metal. Beautiful case too (pictured below)! Oki-ni has them.
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With 62 of its alumni now billionaires, Harvard tops Forbes’ list of ‘Billionaire Universities’, followed by Stanford that boasts of 28 billionaire graduates.
The number of Harvard alumni who are billionaires swelled to 62, up from 54 in 2009, “more than any other American university by a long shot,” Forbes said.
Harvard’s billionaire alumni are an accomplished group. They include Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and media tycoon Sumner Redstone.
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French beauty brand Guerlain has unveiled a new anti-ageing treatment, called Abeille Royale Youth Serum.
The product is claimed to harness the reparative power of bee products to repair wrinkles and promote tissue firmness.
A key ingredient is the Pure Royal Concentrate, described as a blend of exclusive elements capable of activating key factors of the skin’s self-repair mechanisms.
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Lexus and the luxury luggage company Tumi have partnered together to make sure that you travel in style when you take your Lexus LFA out on the road.
The travel cases are designed to complement the look and the feel of the vehicle and will accompany it in selected markets, including the U.S. and Europe.
The cases are built from aluminum and carbon fiber-like material, having special sizes that allow them to be placed in the car’s luggage compartment.
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A cascade of red rose petals, cheers and loud applause on Thursday heralded the full reopening this weekend of Mumbai’s Taj Mahal Palace hotel, over 18 months after it was stormed by Islamist militants.
The 107-year-old heritage wing of the luxury seafront hotel will receive guests from Sunday — Indian Independence Day — for the first time since it was badly damaged by fire, smoke and explosions in the deadly 60-hour siege.
A total of 1.75 billion rupees (37.3 million dollars) has been spent repairing, restoring and upgrading the wing, Anil Goel, executive director of finance at the Indian Hotels Company, which owns the Taj, told a news conference.
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Police in Switzerland said on monday they had seized a Swedish motorist’s $240,000 sports car after he was caught doing 290 kph on a Swiss motorway.
The 37-year-old Swedish citizen was driving a black Mercedes-Benz AMG SLS, which carries a 570-horsepower engine.
With a speed limit of 120 kph (70 mph), the driver swept by a permanent speed trap but was spotted by local police.
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Luxury phone maker Gresso introduces its new Luxor Series, which features the Luxor Las Vegas and the Luxor Las Vegas Jackpot.
The Jackpot version flaunts a million dollar price tag along with 180g of solid pure gold, 45.5 k black diamonds and rare African Blackwood.
The Keyboard is also another innovation from the company, every key is made from crystal sapphire polished using diamond tools manually.
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This lightweight, 650-kilogram F1-inspired car is a new limited edition offering from Lotus.
The Lotus Exos Type 125 will be produced in a series of just 25 units, with some published reports suggesting a million euro pricetag.
The car is built using a carbon fiber monocoque chassis and uses a wide front wing and a narrow rear one (just like the 2009 season F1 cars).
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A luxury penthouse in London has sold for a record-breaking £140 million ($220 million), as the market for “trophy homes†bucks the wider property slump.
The two-floor apartment at the One Hyde Park development in Knightsbridge features bullet-proof windows, an air purifying system and a panic room.
The new owners will have access to 24-hour room service from the neighbouring Mandarin Oriental hotel, and protection from SAS-trained security guards.
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Famed Dutch shipyard Feadship, has just launched its largest yacht ever, the 88-metre megayacht Musashi.
The second yacht to be launched in Feadship’s XL custom yacht series, it’s the largest and most expensive Feadhsip ever built.
The Musashi’s massive steel hull was constructed by Feadship’s dedicated hull-building facility in Netherlands, and was delivered to Makkum for outfitting.
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British ultra-luxury automaker Bentley will be producing two separate special edition Continental models for the Middle-East market only.
The two models will be the Continental Flying Spur Arabia and the Continental Flying Spur Speed Arabia.
Only 50 examples will be produced, available exclusively through Bentley‘s nine dealers in the region that accounts for 10% of its sales annually.
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