11.03.2007

Balenciaga felt and suede collarless jacket


Balenciaga's felt and suede collarless jacket offers chic style - perfect for everyday use. The Black felt and suede collarless jacket features a mock double-breasted front with single breasted button fastenings, epaulettes sit on the shoulders next to suede panels. Zip pockets sit on either side above flap pockets that sit on the waist and a hemline that sits on the hips . Price $2058

Porsche Design Vertical Limit


Vertical Limit by Porsche Design is a brushed stainless steel free standing wine cellar. Vertical Limit includes 12 magnums of Veuve Clicquot Vintages picked by Veuve Clicquot's Master Cellars. Each of the doors reveal the shelves of individually lit champagne bottles which are kept at a recommended temperature of 12 degrees reports acquiremag. [$70,000]

Hennesy Ellipse


Made by the world's best-selling Cognac company, Hennesy Ellipse highlights the genius of seven generations of master blenders dating to 1800 and Hennessy's first master blender, Jean Fillioux. The top-ranked Cognac of each of the seven master blenders has been included, creating an intensely complex bouquet with hints of candied fruit, wild roses and rancio, that earthy aroma that comes from ageing.

$10.5 million cell phone


RIM & Sprint is offering "the first $10.5 million cell phone - an exciting limited-time offer for billionaires." The BlackBerry 8830 World Edition Smartphone comes with an exotic island.

Charles Hollander gold & diamonds chess set


Charles Hollander offers a new chess set made out of gold. The king and queen are set with diamonds.

Ashera


The Ashera, is like a mini-Leopard, spots and all, but it's really a cool blend between an African Serval and the Asian Leopard Cat bred with a domestic cat from Lifestyle Pets . Ashera can weigh up to 30 pounds, reports CNN.

"They are very friendly, very affectionate," breeder Simon Brodie said.

Ashera costs $22,000 (plus $6,000 for the premium placement option which will expedite kitten delivery by about six months) Lifestyle Pets has already sold several cats to customers around the world since the pricey pet was unveiled in May.

Once an order is placed, the Ashera is hand delivered (the cost of delivery is approximately $1,500 within the U.S.) by a representative who remains on hand for a few days to answer questions and facilitate the transition. Asheras come fully vaccinated with a microchip identifier, a supply of kitty food and cat toys, access to an animal behaviorist and a year of veterinary insurance included.

the chin family by stefano giovannoni for alessi


these new objects are a continuation of "the chin family" collection, created from a joint project between alessi and the national palace museum in taiwan. along with museum management, alessi asked famed stefano giovannoni to design a mascot for the new face that NPM wanted to give to the 21st century.

for the "a di alessi" catalogue, a series of little characters were created from the aforementioned mascot, each of whom carries a household function. the chin family even represents a new example of playfulness: instead of being made with a single injection as usually happens with the molding technology used for plastics, the characters/objects are instead printed on individual pieces as if they were wooden figures or porcelain dolls and the details of their clothing’s oriental decorations, typical of giovanonni's design, are done by hand. each piece comes in groovy gift packaging. Starts at $24

Marco Polo Yacht


The Marco Polo yacht is a 147-foot yacht, created by Ron Holland design aimed to world travel. According to luxist, the Marco Polo Yacht saves 35% in fuel consumption by using a single engine configuration. It also has a forward Schottel azimuth thruster that can control the vessel head to wind in 20 knots plus wind speeds and rough sea conditions. The yacht holds ten crew and eight passengers.

J.K. Rowling to Auction "The Tales of Beedle the Bard," at Sotheby's in London


Author J.K. Rowling has launched a series of handwritten fairy tales linked to the Harry Potter book series.

The new work, titled "The Tales of Beedle the Bard," was referred to in passing in Rowling's last book, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows." Headmaster of Hogwarts school Albus Dumbledore gave the tales to Harry's friend Hermione, ABC news reports

Rowling has produced seven copies of the tales, all handwritten with her own illustrations. They will not be published.

All copies have all been given away by the author, except for one which will be auctioned at Sotheby's in London. The starting price will be $60,000.

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