Momist : Luxury Guide

Stella McCartney Tapered crepe pants

2010-12-30T19:40:00.000-05:00

Stella McCartney Black crepe pants with a slouchy fit and tapered ribbed jersey cuffs. Stella McCartney pants have side slit pockets, an elasticated waistband and a concealed fastening. 100% rayon. Dry clean

Guggenheim Abu Dhabi by Frank Gehry

2010-12-30T19:38:00.000-05:00

Guggenheim Abu Dhabi by Frank Gehry

On a barren island on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi, workers have dug the foundations for three colossal museums: an $800 million Frank Gehry-designed branch of the Guggenheim 12 times the size of its New York flagship; a half-billion-dollar outpost of the Louvre by Jean Nouvel; and a showcase for national history by Foster & Partners, the design for which was unveiled on Thursday. And plans are moving ahead for yet another museum, about maritime history, to be designed by Tadao Ando.

Balenciaga Body Cream

2010-12-30T19:35:00.000-05:00

Balenciaga Body Cream

A luxury white cream made with shea butter, it is smooth yet light, and leaves a sensual veil on the skin.

Victoria Beckham's hexagonal chain crocodile bag

2010-12-30T19:33:00.000-05:00

Victoria Beckham's hexagonal chain crocodile bag, from her debut handbag collection
for £8,950, available at net-a-porter.

Xenatec Maybach Cruiserio

2010-12-30T19:31:00.000-05:00

Xenatec Maybach Cruiserio made its debut at Daimler headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany. The coupe features a 600+ horsepower twin-turbocharged V12 engine. Only 100 examples will be made with a €675,000 ($894k) price tag. Waiting list 9-12 months.

Spoon bowl by Toni Grilo for Christofle

2010-12-30T19:27:00.000-05:00

Spoon bowl by Toni Grilo for Christofle

Produced in Christofle’s ‘Haute Orfèvrerie’ workshops from 30 silver-plated Christofle spoons, this surprising but apparently effortless piece is one of the collection’s most charming. You can’t help feeling that the illustrious role call of Christofle’s historic clients (King Louis-Philippe, Napoleon III, the Tsar of Russia, the Emperor of Mexico, Pope Pius IX among them) would have approved.
This highly-collectible piece is available to buy only through 20ltd.com and is limited to only 20 editions

YVES SAINT LAURENT Court shoes

2010-12-30T19:25:00.000-05:00

YVES SAINT LAURENT Suede court shoes with goat hair fringes. If Stefano Pilati presents this season a ready-to-wear collection inspired by the religion, it is completely different for the range of shoes which reveals its punk style ! Monachal dresses but crest, leopard or patent leather court shoes and vertiginous heels!

2010-11 Fall-winter collection by Stefano Pilati

Cecil Beaton: The Art of the Scrapbook

2010-12-30T19:23:00.000-05:00

Cecil Beaton: The Art of the Scrapbook

Cecil Beaton was one of the 20th century's most important photographers, and now for the first time ever, Assouline presents his private scrapbooks—personal collections of the man who helped invent the cult of personality.

Premium Tequila by DeLeon

2010-12-29T17:19:00.000-05:00

Premium Tequila by DeLeon

DeLeon Tequila is premium tequila produced in Purisima del Rincon. DeLeon Anejo is double-distilled and aged in French barrels for 17 months to achieve its distinct “cognac-like” taste.

four new color schemes - Bugatti Veyron by Hermès

2010-12-29T17:14:00.000-05:00

Hermès and Bugatti have developed four new color schemes for their collaboration. The color options include ‘Indigo Blue and Vermilion,’ ‘Indigo blue and Lime Green,’ ‘Black and Garance Red,’ and ‘Prussian Blue and Blue Jean.’ The new models are priced at €1.55 million without taxes (approximately $2.77 million) and will be available at the end of the year.

Bandit

2010-12-29T17:11:00.000-05:00

Bandit is Robert Piguet's first fragrance, launched in 1944 as the perfect scent to create an aura of mischief. Provocative and sultry, this Chypre fragrance is an intense blend of exotic Leather, Wood, Spice and floral notes including Neroli, Orange, Ylang Ylang, Jasmine,Tuberose, Vetiver and Patchouli, finished with Musk.

£95.00 per 100ML

Basquiat

2010-12-29T17:09:00.002-05:00

From the streets of New York to the walls of its most prominent galleries, young graffiti artist Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988) was catapulted to international fame in his early 20s and died of a drug-overdose at 27. The subject of a feature film by fellow artist Julian Schnabel, Basquiat is one of the most admired artists to emerge from the 1980s art boom. This book explores his short but prolific career.

Christian Louboutin Rollerboy Spikes

2010-12-29T17:08:00.000-05:00

Christian Louboutin Rollerboy Spikes in beige suede for Spring/Summer 2011.

Antonini's Diamond Necklace

2010-12-29T17:07:00.000-05:00

Antonini FULL PAVE' DIAMONDS NECKLACE

Konstantin Beta sit-on toy by Nika Zupanc

2010-12-29T17:04:00.000-05:00

“Punk elegance” (Elle USA), “Techno chic” (BUSINESSWEEK), “Larger than life” (CLEAR MAGAZINE) – the international critique of this rising star of furniture design is as effusive and inventive as the work itself. Attracting increasing attention since graduating from the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Ljubljana, Slovenia in 2000, Nika created her decisive splash with her notorious “Lolita” lamp, designed for Moooi and featured in NEW YORK TIMES STYLE magazine as one of the hottest trends for 2008. This was swiftly followed by her “5 O’Clock” collection being picked out by Ambra Medda, co founder and art director of Design Miami, as one of 12 most influential décor trends of the moment. The world according to Nika Zupanc is an intriguing one – the creation of this sit-on ‘child’s’ toy exclusively for 20ltd.com is an epitomizing tour de force of her cute originality. Playfully nostalgic for a time when children had physical friends as toys rather than digital enemies, it is surely any youngster’s most stylish first car. For the adults, it might be rather a chic means of arriving into dinner. Available exclusively through 20ltd.com, only 7 editions will ever be made.

www.nikazupanc.com

MÉLANIE GEORGAPOULOS necklace

2010-12-29T17:03:00.000-05:00

MÉLANIE GEORGAPOULOS Punched white cultured pearls, magnetized vermeil clasp shaped as a pearl necklace

Graduate of the Royal College of London, Mélanie Georgapoulos is a Greek and French young designer who, influenced by her sculpture formation, imagines luxurious jewels luxurious reflect of her passion for beautiful materials, forms and design. Her first collection uses pearls, the challenge being to reinvent a classic, to re-interpret in a modern and unique way the traditional necklace.

Chanel Le Vernis

2010-12-28T21:21:00.000-05:00

Chanel Le Vernis - Classic and trend-defining shades from the runways of Paris. State-of-the-art formula strengthens and moisturizes nails as it delivers long-wearing, high-shine, chip-resistant colour. Applies evenly without streaking.

Chanel Rogue Allure

2010-12-28T21:19:00.000-05:00

Chanel Rogue Allure - An instant icon, this luxurious lipstick formula combines lustrous colour, sensational comfort and fabulous wear. Purely CHANEL: the subtly etched, world-renowned logo, and an elegant click-open case that provides a most glamorous effect when applying colour.

Neo Rauch

2010-12-28T21:17:00.000-05:00

Bursting with radiant and unsettling juxtapositions, Neo Rauch’s paintings are wormholes into worlds of startling psychological power and cultural collisions. His scenes involve the viewer in a history that is at once mythic, intimate, and present. Through a deep consideration of philosophy, art history, literature, and his own dreamscape, Rauch’s paintings depict the precipices of progress and the struggles of communication. Electrified by their rich palettes, Rauch’s fragmented landscapes and timeless characters dance between pop and baroque, social and psychological, graphic and painterly.

Born in Leipzig in 1960, Rauch learned his trade behind the Iron Curtain. His influences and interests were shaped by personal hardship and the tumultuous changes of East Germany after the Wall fell. In the late 1980s, having finished his studies at the Academy of Visual Arts Leipzig under Arno Rink and Bernhard Heisig, he explored diverse approaches to painting in dialogue with works he encountered by Francis Bacon, the New Wild painters, and the pre-Renaissance painters he saw during his travels in Italy. By 1993, he had arrived at the unique style of intertwining figuration and abstraction that characterizes his oeuvre and has brought him international attention and respect.

Only a book of truly epic scale could begin to unpack the emotional, historical, and formal density of Rauch’s canvases. Comprising over 450 pages, including more than 250 large-scale reproductions, this monograph is the most inclusive collection of his work to date. It offers a generous range of writings that illuminate the personal, symbolic, and formal complexities of Rauch’s world. Wolfgang Büscher’s open and sensitive account of a walk through Rauch’s neighborhood reveals the painter’s compassion and modesty. Harald Kunde tracks Rauch’s stylistic development through its main semantic threads and historical influences. Gary Tinterow draws from his work on Rauch’s exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum to offer the reader a guide to the symbols that form the painter’s extensive mythology. These essays complement Rauch’s work with nuanced insights while allowing the images room to speak on their own. Within this atlas, readers will discover the rich density and enigmatic openness of Rauch’s paintings.

Fendi Brushed Python Tote

2010-12-28T21:16:00.000-05:00

Fendi Peek-a-Boo Tote made of gray brown brushed python. The Brushed Python Tote has an optional detachable shoulder strap added to it and is available exclusively from Fendi stores in limited quantities.

Strand Craft 166 yacht

2010-12-28T21:13:00.000-05:00

Stand Craft 166 is a modern yacht with a high-horsepower supercar in the aft. The machine featues a 620-horsepower V8, and Stand Craft claims that the vehicle has a top speed of 189 mph.

Each of the suites is loaded with 52-inch flat-screen television with iPad controls.

Karl Lagerfeld’s Volkswagen Commercial

2010-12-28T21:11:00.001-05:00

Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld stars in a commercial for special editions of Volkswagen’s Polo and Golf models.

The Volkswagen Polo/Golf x STYLE pack features a set of lightweight alloy rims, fog lamps, privacy glass as well as STYLE badging.

Royal Crown Derby ‘Imari’ pattern pet bowls by Peter Ting

2010-12-28T21:07:00.000-05:00

Peter Ting deconstructs traditional Royal Crown Derby ‘Imari’ patterns and reassembles them into a contemporary collage. He works on the factory floor and personally creates each piece like a tailor - joining, matching, overlapping pattern upon pattern, colour against colour. Each piece may take up to 6 firings to achieve the desired depth of colour and vibrancy. He signs each piece (together with Royal Crown Derby Chairman Hugh Gibson), and after the final firing, all the 22 ct gold is burnished by hand ( a painstaking and labor intensive task, where all the gold is rubbed with damp silica sand, transforming the dull gold into a lustrous gleaming gilding). These seven individual one-off pieces have been created exclusively by Peter for 20ltd.com.

VALENTINO Silk muslin dress

2010-12-28T21:05:00.000-05:00

VALENTINO Silk muslin dress, flowers print, silk lining, belt, zip

Ultra feminine resort collection for Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli who revisit the 60s style, silk, lace, frills, flowers (garden print or embroidered) but also leather, studs and metal buttons for a young, fragile, romantic but also modern Valentino woman.

Spring / Summer resort collection 2011 by Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli

Les Voyages Extraordinaires Van Cleef & Arpels

2010-12-27T17:19:00.000-05:00

Van Cleef & Arpels jewelry collection for the holiday season called Les Voyages Extraordinaires. The collection is inspired by the unique works Jules Verne and feature four pieces which include; the beauty of flora and fauna, imaginary creatures, sky and stars.

Mehrangir Meena Ring by Alice Cicolini

2010-12-27T17:17:00.000-05:00

Alice Cicolini is a visual culture specialist: a designer, creative commissioner and producer, curator of several international touring exhibitions on design and a published author, including a book on contemporary British dandyism, The New English Dandy, for Thames & Hudson. Her exquisite jewellery – a unique example of east/west collaboration being handmade in India in the studio of one of the last Jaipuri meenakari trained in the enamel traditions of Persia, – is inspired by the sacred architecture and patterns of the Silk Route. This fabulous 24 ct gold, pink amethyst and enamel ring has been created exclusively for 20ltd.com and is available in only 5 editions.

75 Years of DC Comics: The Art of Modern Mythmaking

2010-12-27T17:15:00.000-05:00

In 1935, DC Comics founder Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson published New Fun No. 1, the first comic book with all-new, original material—at a time when comic books were mere repositories for the castoffs of the newspaper strips. What was initially considered to be disposable media for children was well on its way to becoming the mythology of our time—the 20th century’s answer to Atlas or Zorro. More than 40,000 comic books later, in honor of the publisher’s 75th anniversary, TASCHEN has produced the single most comprehensive book on DC Comics, in an XL edition even Superman might have trouble lifting. More than 2,000 images—covers and interiors, original illustrations, photographs, film stills, and collectibles—are reproduced using the latest technology to bring the story lines, the characters, and their creators to vibrant life as they’ve never been seen before. Telling the tales behind the tomes is 38-year DC veteran Paul Levitz, whose in-depth essays trace the company’s history, from its pulp origins through to the future of digital publishing.

Year-by-year timelines that fold out to nearly four feet and biographies of the legends who built DC make this an invaluable reference for any comic book fan.

Night Fetishes by Kilian Hennessy

2010-12-27T17:11:00.000-05:00

‘Night Fetishes’ evening bag collection from luxury brand creator and grandson of the LVMH founder, Kilian Hennessy . Launching exclusively at Harvey Nichols.
Inspired by his partners use of her perfume box, Kilian designed these beautiful and unique clutches, each taking its name from the renowned ‘L’Oeuvre Noire’ fragrances, such as Invitation, Don’t be shy, Aphrodisiac, Prohibited and Surrender.

The By Kilian ’Night Fetishes’ collection is available exclusively in our London store.

Youth Code, from L’Oréal

2010-12-27T17:08:00.000-05:00

Youth Code, a new line of anti-aging products from L’Oréal.

chau har lee Shoes

2010-12-27T17:05:00.000-05:00

Award winning, London-based footwear designer Chau Har Lee has been designing and hand making shoes for over a decade. Shoes are available at Selfridges

Diamonds in Glass Imperial Champagne Glass

2010-12-27T17:01:00.000-05:00

Diamonds in Glass Imperial Champagne Glass touted as the world's most expensive Champagne Glass

Austrian glass artist and designer Tobias Berger and Natascha Marx have partnered up to create the world’s most luxurious glassware. Priced at €65,000 ($85,500) it’s also the world’s most expensive champagne glass.

Designed by Tauerngold, the hand-made glasses feature 180 grams of yellow gold. Set at the stem is a stunning 8.1 carat diamond.

Dom Pérignon Andy Warhol

2010-12-27T16:57:00.000-05:00

Dom Pérignon exclusive collection of three bottles by the Design Laboratory at Central Saint Martin’s School of Art & Design that pays homage to Andy Warhol.

The project was inspired by a March 8, 1981, diary entry in which Warhol wrote: “Went to the gallery where they were having a little exhibition of the glittery Shoes, and had to do interviews and pics for the German newspaper and then we had to go back to the hotel and be picked up by the ’2,000′ people — it’s a club of twenty guys who got together and they’re going to buy 2,000 bottles of Dom Pérignon which they will put in a sealed room until the year 2,000 and then open it up and drink it and so the running joke is who will be around and who won’t.”

Balenciaga duppioni silk and calfskin bag

2010-11-01T14:44:00.000-04:00

Balenciaga by Nicolas Ghesquière’s duppioni silk and calfskin bag, $1,375, at Balenciaga,

W Magazine

Absolut Watkins

2010-11-01T14:40:00.000-04:00

Absolut Watkins described as a reflection of “the excitement, glamour and star quality of the globetrotting fashion world.”

“Having my name on the Absolut bottle is crazy and fantastic,” said Watkins, who is based in Stockholm and Milan. “I’m Swedish, so the brand has always been there for me, and looking back at previous Absolut collaborations, it’s truly a great honour to be in that company.

“With my bottle decor and the campaign imagery, I wanted to convey something of my own vision regarding the archetype of cosmopolitan glamour,” Watkins added. “The flavour is a traveller’s exclusive and travelling is one of my great passions. Everything I do is all about people and places, travelling and new experiences.”

Eadweard Muybridge, The Human and Animal Locomotion Photographs

2010-11-01T14:36:00.000-04:00

The life and work of the grandfather of the moving image, from his early anatomical experiments to his greatest photographic plates.

Taschen

Montante Maserati 8CTF

2010-11-01T14:32:00.000-04:00

Maserati is collaborating with Montante Cicli on a two wheeled bicycle in tribute to the Maserati 8CTF. The new Montante Maserati 8CTF features a frame which is painted in the same wine red color as the winning car in 1940 on the Indianapolis track. Only two hundred examples will be produced which can be customized to have the number of the owner along with the name. Available from Montante Cicli and Maserati dealerships.

Bottega Veneta iPad & iPhone Cases

2010-11-01T14:29:00.000-04:00

Bottega Veneta has released new iPhone and iPad cases, available in a variety of colors. There is a strap and brass snap to secure the gadget, and all cases have reinforced panels for additional protection.

LOUIS VUITTON 100 Postcards Box Set

2010-11-01T14:24:00.002-04:00

This new 2011 edition is entirely remelted and updated and visits in only one volume 30 new destinations, stopping over for the first time in more unexpected cities like Beirut, Courchevel, Gstaad, Oxford, Palma de Marjorque, Oporto Cervo or Thessalonique. Paris, London, New York, Tokyo and Berlin have a clean volume where confirmed adresses and places mix with innovations. And for our greater pleasure the illustrations of Ruben Toledo since the first guide in 1998 are joined together in a set of postcards, quite simply splendid.

AIAIAI TMA-1 headphone

2010-11-01T14:20:00.000-04:00

The TMA-1 headphone has been tested and tweaked by the world's most skilled DJs, designed by Danish design firm KiBiSi and further developed in cooperation with Tartelet Records, Mannhandle and Thank You For Clapping. It combines incredible sound quality with a striking modernist aesthetic.

Six Scents Series Three

2010-11-01T14:17:00.000-04:00

Six Scents Parfums navigates us through the awkward moments of innocence through the promiscuous encoutners of experience with Six Scents: Series Three, with designer contributions by Alexis Mabille, Mary Katrantzou, Junn.J, Rad Hourani, N.Hoolywood and Ohne Titel, paired with a new group of amazing perfumers and artists, to benefit War ...Child International. Global launch in New York on November 5th.

Limited Edition Ferrari Paddock Chronograph

2010-10-13T18:06:00.000-04:00

Ferrari has announced a range of new limited edition timepieces, available exclusively for its online customers. Specifically, the Ferrari Store has launched the Ferrari Paddock Chronograph line in a limited run of 299 pieces.

The series comprises three chronographs, including a Black/Carbon version combined with a pair of cufflinks with Prancing Horse logo enamelled on carbon fibre base in stainless steel with black titan colour finishing.

The limited edition Ferrari Paddock Chronograph sells for EUR695 (approx. $1,050 at the current exchange rate). Each watch carries its individual Limited Edition number engraved on the case back.

La Mer Eye Balm Intense.

2010-10-13T17:47:00.000-04:00

La Mer has introduced a new treatment product called The Eye Balm Intense. It is claimed to support the skin’s natural renewal process to revitalise the fragile eye area. Powered with a triple concentration of La Mer’s exclusive elixir - The Miracle Broth™, state-of-the-art Marine De-Puff Ferment™ and exclusive Lifting Ferment™ - The Eye Balm Intense is said to comfort skin; smooth the appearance of lines and wrinkles; and diminish puffiness. The result, according to the brand, is a firmer, more lifted looking eye.

Vertu Quest

2010-10-13T17:42:00.000-04:00

Vertu have released the Quest, their first phone with a full keyboard and is aimed at the business user. The phone is made of either matte or polished stainless steel or eighteen karat gold with a leather back and sapphire crystal or stainless steel keys and a wide screen display.

Bar Boy by Verner Panton

2010-10-13T17:35:00.000-04:00

Bar Boy by Verner Panton, with black lacquer coating and leather interior specially edited for Moet & Chandon. The lower compartment has a capacity for 3 bottles of Grand Vintage Moet & Chandon and can cool them at a time to 10° C in 15 minutes. The middle compartment has 4 flutes inside, designed for Grand Vintage by Riedel.

Chivas Regal 18 Year Old by Christian Lacroix

2010-10-13T17:29:00.000-04:00

Fashion designer Christian Lacroix has teamed up Chivas for a special edition Chivas Regal 18 Year Old release.

This is the second release for the relationship. The new edition of Chivas 18yo will be available in selected travel retail outlets from November.

Chivas Regal 18 Year Old by Christian Lacroix features a lavish, brocade presentation box in French jacquard, with a mirrored interior, while the familiar Chivas label on the bottle is also embroidered in jacquard.

Only 3,000 bottles of the Lacroix 18yo will be available. $495.

QEELIN Roobot #1 Pendant

2010-10-13T17:25:00.000-04:00

The Roobots, five small robots in dazzling gold and encrusted with diamonds and gemstones - are inspired by the personal collection of vintage toys of Dennis Chan, artistic director of the house Qeelin. They mark the birth of the new CC collection. Exclusively at colette for Paris, in windows from October 11th.
€53200

2011 Shelby Supercars Ultimate Aero II

2010-10-13T17:22:00.000-04:00

Top Gear's SSC Ultimate Aero II. The new Ultimate Aero is powered by a 6.8-liter twin-turbocharged V8 - up to a 9,000 rpm redline, 1,350 horses - top speed of 275 mph. cost $970,000.

Black necklace by AnaMariaDesign

2010-10-13T17:18:00.000-04:00

Since creating her unique brand of hand-sculpted accessories in 2006, Ana-Maria Pasescu is one of the country’s most exciting young designers. Serving her apprenticeship with some of the industry’s most illustrious names including Jam design, Phillipe Starck, Tom Dixon and Gillian O'Brien, she has evolved her own distinctive and experimental style, always exploring new materials and processes with recycling and longevity at the heart everything she does. This braid leather and brass studded necklace is – beautiful and dangerous. It is available exclusively through 20ltd.com and is limited to only 10 editions.

www.AnaMariaDesign.co.uk

Serge Lutens Bas de Soie

2010-10-12T14:00:00.000-04:00

Serge Lutens's Bas de Soie, meaning “silk stockings” is a floral perfume with notes of hyacinth and powdery iris. Available in 50 ml bottles.

Christie's Jewels - The New York Sale

2010-10-12T13:55:00.000-04:00

Christie's Jewels The New York Sale - October 20 2010. Bid Online

Neo Rauch, Art Edition

2010-10-12T13:52:00.000-04:00

Neo Rauch, Art Edition- Hardcover in a clamshell box, 33 x 44 cm (13 x 17.3 in.), 476 pages, $ 4500.00 Sleepwalking in a curious alter-reality: a retrospective of Rauch's delirious painting. Limited to 100 individually numbered copies, each signed by Neo Rauch, this Art Edition comes with the signed chalk lithograph Heimkehr, 2010, printed on handmade paper with a hand-lever press.

ALEXANDER MCQUEEN Silk intarsia draped dress

2010-10-12T13:43:00.000-04:00

Alexander McQueen Silk intarsia draped dress . Golden thread embroidery, Jacquard on prints inspired by the Byzantine art and by the Renaissance pictures (Bosch, Botticelli, Lochner).

Rick Owens Accessories

2010-10-12T13:29:00.000-04:00

Rick Owens Fall/Winter 2010 Collection Accessories features two iPhone cases and two wallets.

ReBaroque speakers

2010-10-12T13:15:00.000-04:00

Rebecca Paul and Mikal Hameed have launched ReBaroque speakers. The finished product is a marriage of a classic baroque frame in an unconventional color, one of a kind fabric, discarded pieces of wood, and speakers.

“Our sound panels are the result of our combined knowledge of fine art, music, technology and sustainable design. Our goal was to produce a product that allows you to use your smart device to interact with the space you live in and redefine how we think about music and our homes.”

Shery Shabani Pink Sapphire Jewelry

2010-10-12T13:04:00.000-04:00

Designer Shery Shabani has launched a luxury option for breast cancer jewelry. The new collection features pink sapphires in gold and silver settings. The 14.5 carat pink sapphire bracelet on 14K gold and silver sells for $6,600. The 7.5 carat pink sapphire earrings in 14K gold and silver sell for $4,2000 and a 42" triple cluster necklace of pink sapphires on onyx beads sell for $4,000. Five percent of proceeds from the sales of Shery Shabani's pink sapphire collection will go to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.

Dior necklace

2010-10-12T13:00:00.000-04:00

Dior Pearls necklace with metal rings and snap, ivory pearls and golden bells, feathers. It is a jewels collection in perfect adequacy with the Dior style and inspired by the 2010 fall- winter show that Camille Micelli, last Marc Jacobs's assistant for Louis Vuitton and newcomer within the Dior house proposes, pearls inside of metal shells, embroidered velvet with metal, ribbon, strass.

Loewe Papelle 35

2010-10-08T22:38:00.000-04:00

Inspired by the traditional paper shopping bags, the Papelle 35, is a surprising and unexpected interpretation of an everyday item.Made from soft and smooth natural calf, with zigzag details on the mouth of the bag. Interior lined in suede, in an elegant natural colour.With exclusive packaging, consisting of a specially designed box to keep the bag in, a booklet on the collection, with a text on the original inspiration and a special tag. Includes a leather long strap.

£ 925.00

Reed Krakoff Alligator and Flannel Boxer II

2010-10-08T22:27:00.000-04:00

Reed Krakoff Alligator and Flannel Boxer II - $5900

Alligator and Flannel
Black antiqued nickel hardware
Inside front and back zip pocket, center panel zip pocket
Front split pocket
Leather lined Height: 13IN Width: 16IN Depth: 6IN

POLAROID Film PX 70 First Flush

2010-10-08T22:18:00.000-04:00

To celebrate the beginning of a new era in the momentary pictures, Impossible Project present in limited Edition this film of PX70 First Flush color presented in cooperation with the Hong Kong based Milk Magazine. Packaging and Darkslide desigend by Filip Pagowski. Contrary to the traditional films Polaroid, very standard, Impossible films offer a new wide range of possibilities, and originals results.

MCM

2010-10-08T22:15:00.000-04:00

Mode Creation Munich’s impeccably handcrafted luggage, handbags, and clothing have been beloved by tastemakers in fashion, sport, and entertainment for decades. This visual survey of the famed—and recently rebirthed—Cognac Visetos Collection presents the ultimate accessories for luxury travel.

The Piccadilly by Speake Marin

2010-10-08T22:12:00.000-04:00

Since starting his own company in Rolle on the banks of Lac Leman in 2000, Peter Speake-Marin has grown into one of the most important independent watchmakers working in the world today. Infectiously-enthusiastic and very much the Englishman, Peter is a one man show in the making of the movement.
Everything inside his pieces is alive – made and designed by human hands without the use of computers or electrical machines. In an almost indefinable way his workmanship contains a depth and life to it that many factory-made watches seem to be lacking today.
The Piccadilly, just like its name-sake in London, has kept the beauty of old tradition but adapted to modern times. The delicately hand-finished hour and minute hands and elegant enamel dial and typify its quintessentially English character. The automatic movements are based on a simple 1950s arrangement, and the setting mechanism, cannon pinion, hour wheels, bridges and rotor have been designed to reflect this. The oscillating rotor resembles the shape of Peter’s Foundation watch’s tourbillon cage and is cut out and finished with the same amount of loving detail, reinforcing the watch’s visualand technical connection to the original.
This special edition Piccadilly with 42mm steel case, white enamel dial with blue roman numerals on Crocodile strap has been created by Peter especially for 20ltd.com and is available in only 12 editions.

Black Fig Vodka

2010-10-08T22:07:00.000-04:00

Phillips Design Group relaunch of Black Fig Vodka, the only natural fig infused vodka in the world. Black Fig is produced locally in Boston from select wheat grain, naturally infused with figs, and bottled by hand in small batches. Phillips developed the Black Fig brand including naming, brand identity, packaging, launch strategy/materials and website."

Byrne, Six Books of Euclid

2010-10-08T22:05:00.002-04:00

Red, yellow, blue – and of course black – are the colours that Oliver Byrne employs for the figures and diagrams in his most unusual 1847 edition of Euclid, published by William Pickering and printed by Chiswick Press, and which prompt the surprised reader to think of Mondrian. The author makes it clear in his subtitle that this is a didactic measure intended to distinguish his edition from all others: "The Elements of Euclid in which coloured diagrams and symbols are used instead of letters for the greater ease of learners." Byrne is not content to trust solely in the supposed intuitive "logical" structure of Euclid's axioms and theorems – who doesn't know the first famous sentences of Euclid's Elements: "I. A point is that which has no parts. II. A line is length without breadth"? –, but translates them into colourful diagrams and symbols. He thereby thinks in terms of the school classroom: he compares his colours to the dyed chalks in which figures are drawn on the blackboard.

Cellex-C Age.Less 15 Skin Serum

2010-10-08T22:01:00.000-04:00

The objective of Age.Less 15 Skin Signaling Serum is to help your skin cells behave as they did when you were a lot younger. The Serum creates an incredible youthful, silky texture to the skin and adds volume and resilience to flaccid, sagging skin. Non-comeodegenic, oil-free and fragrance-free.

vintage louis vuitton suitcase

2010-10-07T14:48:00.002-04:00

vintage Louis Vuitton suitcase

Cloud Ring by Bibi van der Velden

2010-10-07T14:08:00.000-04:00

The intriguing design of this ring by Bibi Van der Velden, with its highly ingenious contrasts of shape and texture, would seem alone enough to render it deserving of the shapeliest of fingers. But it has a rather unusual and exciting extra twist. For the ring’s ultra-modern, cumulonimbine undulations are not moulded from some state-of-the-art composite but carved from the tusks of a beast that lived as much as four and a half million years ago – mammoth ivory discovered by Bibi herself on a trip to the frozen wastes of Siberia. Quite a story to wear on your finger, this remarkable piece has been created exclusively for 20ltd.com and is available in only 10 editions.

Price: £2,450 No. of editions: 10 Delivery Time: 4-6 weeks Sizes: Made to order

Calvin Klein's black lace bra

2010-10-07T14:05:00.002-04:00

Calvin Klein's black lace bra is a sleek everyday essential. Wear it with matching briefs for a sleek silhouette.

YVES SAINT LAURENT Muff

2010-10-07T14:02:00.002-04:00

YVES SAINT LAURENT Muff. The winter promises to be harsh but Yves Saint Laurent thought in quite in particular of this so elegant mink muff with a Russian spirit with its zipped pocket in which we can slip his wallet and phone.

Valentino Fox fur Jacket

2010-10-07T13:59:00.000-04:00

Valentino Fox fur Jacket. Stay in the inheritance while breaking established codes, that's what Maria-Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli try to do with success for Valentino. Naturally the red, the flowers and the lace are always present but undergo a face-lift and were completed by leather pants, parkas, mini draped dresses. We like this mixture of classicism and modernity.

2010-11 Fall-winter collection by Maria-Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli.

VALENTINO Studded leather handbag

2010-10-07T13:57:00.000-04:00

VALENTINO Studded leather handbag with metal contour and clasp, sold with its purse.

"Digital romanticism. Noir innocence. Ar efined woman who is alos unpredictable, elusive, evasive, overflowing with mystery. Candid and dark"

Burberry Winter Storms

2010-10-07T13:55:00.000-04:00

Burberry Winter Storms capsule collection n consists of trenches, outerwear, denim, and knits which have been detailed with check patterns and metal studs.

i-D covers 1980-2010

2010-10-07T13:53:00.000-04:00

In celebration of 30 years at the forefront of international fashion and lifestyle publishing, i-D covers 1980-2010, edited by Creative Director and i-D founder Terry Jones, features all of the iconic covers to date as well as the best stories behind the making of the images. In personal discussion with many of the creative talents he has worked with over the years, Terry Jones weaves his own personal web of diary, memories, and magic to give the reader an unforgettable look into a secret world before the digital age made everything accessible and public.

Taking us to the present day with Nick Knight’s three latest covers (streamed instantly and shown online as he was photographing them), this book offers an incredible insight into a creative world that is changing under our eyes, but still has its heart and its creativity firmly rooted in its beginnings.

Highland Park 50 year old

2010-10-06T16:42:00.000-04:00

Highland Park distillery, creators of The Best Spirit in the World , has unveiled the oldest ever island single malt whisky - Highland Park 50 year old – launched exclusively at Harrods, London.

With only 275 bottles produced, this prestigious edition is set to become an exclusive collectors’ item. Each bottle is unique, encased in an intricate ‘net cage’ of hand‐crafted ornate Sterling silver created by Scottish jewellery designer Maeve Gillies, who took inspiration from Orkney’s elemental forces. Maeve’s bottle design celebrates Orkney: its seas, island life, wild elements, incredible natural light and the passage of time.

In recognition of the famous St Magnus Cathedral and its medieval beauty, the front of each bottle features a single piece of circular Orkney sandstone into which is hand‐carved the Highland Park amulette. Inside the bottle, behind this sandstone, lies a Sterling silver replica of the St Magnus rose window which is revealed over time as the whisky is enjoyed.

At a price breaking the £10,000 mark reflecting the super‐premium nature of the product, the 50 year old combines the strong, award winning reputation of Highland Park with a unique and artistic artefact unlike anything ever seen in the single malt whisky industry.

“Furthermore this historic limited edition encapsulates Highland Park and its close connection with the land and seascape, wild elements, history and culture of Orkney.”

Marc Jacobs Bang

2010-10-06T16:37:00.000-04:00

With such notes as black, white and pink pepper. Marc Jacobs Bang is enriched with masculine woody notes, while a base includes elemi resin, aromatic benzoin, vetiver, white moss and patchouli.

Steve Schapiro, Taxi Driver

2010-10-06T16:34:00.000-04:00

Taxi Driver has long been regarded as a cinematic milestone, and Robert DeNiro's portrait of a near-psychotic loner gunman is widely believed to be one of the greatest performances ever filmed. Time magazine includes the film in its list of 100 Greatest Movies, saying: "The power of Scorsese's filmmaking grows ever more punishing with the passage of time."

Steve Schapiro—whose photographs were featured in TASCHEN's Godfather Family Album—was the special photographer on the set of Taxi Driver, capturing the film's iconic moments and actors behind the scenes. This book features hundreds of images selected from Schapiro's archives, offering fans a trip back in time to witness the making of Scorsese's masterpiece.

Boucheron JwlryMachine

2010-10-06T16:32:00.000-04:00

MB&F has partnered with Boucheron to create the JwlryMachine. Using the MB&F Horological Machine Number 3 as a base, Boucheron created a special watch with special stones. The watch is made of 18k gold and titanium. The watches will be made to order and the price will start at $195,000 - with primary availability at Boucheron boutiques.

Comme des Garcons Cologne Series : 4 Vetiveru

2010-10-06T16:26:00.000-04:00

Comme des Garcons Cologne Series : 4 Vetiveru is created from Italian Bergamot, Cardamon Oil, Nerol Oil, Vetiver of Haiti, Cedarwood and Musk. 235ml.

Leica M9 Titanium by Walter de'Silva

2010-10-06T16:24:00.000-04:00

Leica has teamed up Walter de'Silva , chief designer at Volkswagen Group for a new camera.

The compact M9 camera features titanium skin, sapphire crystal screen, Nappa leather, diamond-texture grip surface and a shoulder harness.

The de'Silva-designed M9 Titanium will be available in a limited run of 500 examples, - $31,300.

Blaze by Yvonne Beever

2010-10-06T16:20:00.000-04:00

Yvonne Beever trained in fashion and textiles at St. Martins School of Art. After a career in the fashion industry, she decided to concentrate her highly original talents on her passion for embroidery. Experimenting with different fabrics and different methods of drawing and painting together with her highly-skilled freehand machine embroidery, she has fashioned pieces unlike anything seen before. Juxtaposing the gentle, modest ‘WI’ image of old-fashioned needlework with a decidedly immodest choice of subject matter, her work has a cute wit and charm so often lacking in erotic art. Inspired by 50's ‘girlie’ magazine covers given a typically light-hearted twist, these 11 unique pieces have been created exclusively for 20ltd.com. Each piece comes framed in a hand-made natural oak and set behind glass to protect the embroidery, the width of the frame is approximately 13mm.

DAMIEN HIRST The Death of God 2009

2010-10-06T16:17:00.000-04:00

DAMIEN HIRST The Death of God 2009

Club Coke bottle by MIKA & Yasmine

2010-10-05T13:31:00.000-04:00

Singer MIKA has created a Club Coke bottle, with his designer sister Yasmine. Club Coke sees artists creating limited edition designs.

Mini Force Collection

2010-10-05T13:26:00.000-04:00

Parisian jeweler Fred have released an exclusive collection of bracelets inspired by sailing. The Mini Force Collection has been inspired by legendary steel braids of boat riggings. There will be a number of bracelets available in different styles and metals.

The Edition 10 headphones from Ultrasone

2010-10-05T13:24:00.000-04:00

Ultrasone announces Edition 10 gilded headphones . The high-end headphones boast of silver-plated OFC 99.99% pure copper wires while Kevlar is used for casing. . Ultrasone AG will produce only 2010 of the headphones, each with an asking price of US$2,749.

LADUREE x MARK'S Plug

2010-10-05T13:11:00.000-04:00

Ladurée, the famous house of Parisian cake store, collaborates with the japanese brand Mark's and presents a series of accessories for desk. Adhesive tape, plug and stickers are for the program.

Xenatec Maybach 57 S Coupe

2010-10-05T13:06:00.000-04:00

Maybach has announced the Xenatec is available for order.

Xenatec converts the four-door Maybach limousine into a two-door coupe. Xenatec hired Fredrink Burchhardt for the project.

Only 100 examples will be made, each built to order . 675,000 euros

Le Book 2010 London designed by Gareth Pugh

2010-10-05T13:03:00.000-04:00

The Le Book 2010 London is designed by Gareth Pugh. Along with creative director Daren Ellis and filmmaker Ruth Hog-leg, Gareth Pugh designed this edition of Le Book London 2010.

Daren Ellis: “Gareth Pugh is one of the most talented and interesting designers working in fashion today. What I most admire about him is that he always stays true to his identity. I wanted to bring this strong visual identity to the project – his use of bold shapes and forms, the strength of his print-based graphics and the prevalence of black and white in his work “.

www.lebook.com and selected bookshops worldwide.

ALEXANDER OLCH Notebook

2010-10-05T12:55:00.000-04:00

The young creator from New-York creates accessories who meets in the male cloakrooms most trendys. He looks through his collections to democratize and to popularize the accessory. A well-kept manufacturing, noble materials and a modern design. After ties, knots butterfly and handkerchiefs, here is the pad with its cloth cover.

Maple Wood Finish

2010-10-05T12:52:00.000-04:00

Woodford Reserve has announced the release of Maple Wood Finish.

Maple Wood Finish is the fifth in the Woodford Reserve Master's Collection series following the Four Grain, Sonoma-Cutrer Finish, Sweet Mash and Seasoned Oak offerings. Released periodically at the master distiller's discretion, the Master's Collection whiskeys are extremely limited in quantity and bottled only once in a proprietary package inspired by the copper pot stills of The Woodford Reserve Distillery reports Luxist

The Maple Wood Finish will go on sale throughout the United States on Nov. 1 in limited quantities with a suggested retail price of $89.99.

Audi e-tron Spyder concept

2010-10-04T14:49:00.000-04:00

Audi presents the Audi e-tron Spyder, the study of an open sports car, at the fall 2010’s largest auto show. The show car, with plug-in hybrid drive, is 4.06 meters (13.32 ft) long, 1.81 meters (5.94 ft) wide and only 1.11 meters (3.64 ft) high. The two-seater is equipped with a 221-kW (300-hp) twin-turbo V6 TDI at the rear axle and two electric motors producing a total of 64 kW at the front axle.

The Audi e-tron Spyder’s low total weight of only around 1,450 kilograms (3,196.70 lb) combined with the high-torque TDI and the two electric motors results in respectable performance. The car accelerates to 100 km/h (62.14 mph) in just 4.4 seconds, and top speed is electronically governed at 250 km/h (155.34 mph).
The e-tron Spyder can combine the powerful torque of its TDI – the diesel engine generates 650 Nm (479.42 lb-ft) and the total of 352 Nm (259.62 lb-ft) of its two electric motors during acceleration in a process known as “boosting.”
The intelligent distribution of power allows for optimal dynamics in every situation. The targeted application of power to the front wheels improves longitudinal dynamics while also improving lateral dynamics when cornering. This is because torque vectoring – the as-needed distribution of torque between the left and right wheels of the two axles – enables an exhilarating degree of driving precision and excellent agility.
Thanks also to its low weight, short wheelbase and perfect 50:50 weight distribution for dynamic handling, the Audi e-tron Spyder has all the drivability of a go-kart – good on bends and neutral right up to the very high handling limit.
The combination of a highly efficient TDI and electric drive also provides for excellent fuel economy and amazingly low emissions. The Audi e-tron Spyder requires on average just 2.2l diesel/100 km (106.92 US mpg), corresponding to CO2 emissions of 59 g/km (94.95 g/mile). A range of more than 1,000 kilometers is possible with the 50-liter (13.21 US gallons) tank.
The open sports car can also drive strictly on electric power and thus with zero emissions over distances of up to 50 kilometers (31.07 miles), such as in urban areas. The top speed of 60 km/h (37.28 mph) is just fine for normal driving.
Design
The Audi e-tron Spyder features what is without a doubt the most advanced and simultaneously the most consistent evolution of the current Audi design language, while also providing initial hints at the design language of future Audi sports cars. It reinterprets the most important design elements that already characterized the previous e-tron concept vehicles. This also ensures the necessary formal differentiation to the purely electric-powered Audi e-tron shown at the 2010 Detroit Motor Show.
1.81 meters (5.94 ft) wide, just 4.06 meters (13.32 ft) long and only 1.11 meters (3.64 ft) in height: these are the classic proportions of an open, high-performance sports car. Compared to the coupé concept car in Detroit, the length and width have increased by 13 cm (5.12 in) and 3 cm (1.18 in), respectively, to underscore the sporty aspiration of the design. This further enhanced the powerful and compact overall appearance that characterizes both vehicles and links them to the sportiest production Audi, the R8.
Due in no small part to the short wheelbase of only 2.43 meters (7.97 ft) – 22 cm (8.66 in) shorter than that of the R8 – the body of the e-tron Spyder comes across as extremely stocky.
In an apparent homage to motor sports, the frameless side glass surfaces taper downward toward the rear. They form a unit with the windshield, which is strongly bowed and inclined like the visor of a helmet.
Another element borrowed from race cars characterizes the hood: the wide central air inlet, whose curve further accentuates the dynamics of the car’s front end and provides a visual and functional link to the Audi R8 LMS customer race car. The carbon application that is mounted flush in the front and side windows and wraps completely around the glass testifies to the design and manufacturing expertise that went into the car.
The front the silhouette of the e-tron Spyder are characterized by a sharp, sweeping line that immediately identifies the two-seater as an Audi. The sharply tapered front end lends the Audi e-tron Spyder show car a distinctly wedge-like basic shape. The trapeze of the single-frame grille dominates the distinctly wedge-shaped front end and is flanked by two large air intakes. They serve as cooling intakes for the electric drive system and also for the TDI engine at the rear of the vehicle.
Above, the grille merges into the flat strips of the adaptive matrix beam headlight modules with their three-dimensional clear glass covers that follow the contour of the functional elements.
All light units use ultra-efficient LED technology. As with the R8 and the e-tron sports car concept cars, the trademark four rings are located above the single-frame. Beneath the trademark is the charging station for the batteries. The rings disappear beneath the front hatch, exposing not just the charging plug but also a display showing the charge state and a map graphic indicating the current electric range.
Another distinctive feature of this show car are the 20-inch wheels, that take the blade design of the first e-tron show car and refine it into a three-dimensional turbine design. The wheels combine the lightweight materials aluminum and carbon into a design that is both visually pleasing and very effective aerodynamically. The 66 individual components comprising each individual wheel of the e-tron Spyder are indicative of just how complex they are.
The flanks sport familiar contours in a new form. Unusually sharply defined edges frame the smooth side surfaces while simultaneously separating horizontal from vertical areas.
The shoulder line frames the lines of the strongly contoured wheel wells even more distinctly than in the Audi R8 and combines them with the upper edge of the vehicle body. Particularly when viewed from the back, the e-tron Spyder appears even more pronouncedly horizontal and more strongly oriented toward the road.
An impression that is also created by the characteristic sills with a new cut and is picked up by the spoiler and diffuser at the front and rear of the car. Carbon elements borrow from motor sports to set special accents here as well. Carbon is also used on the engine cover in the rear and in license plate and lighting frame, which also includes the air outlets below the lateral light units.
The contrast of materials is reminiscent of a race car. The essential functional elements of the chassis and the vehicle body are done in carbon, while the body as a cover sports a classic paint finish. This illustrates the formal “shell-and-core” principle that defines the e-tron Spyder particularly clearly.
Thanks to an opening in the hood, even the longitudinal TDI mid-engine is a visible technological element surrounded by matt and glossy carbon surfaces, aluminum and leather. This combination of materials links the exterior with the interior of the vehicle.
Behind the seats are two cowls that gradually taper toward the rear and also flank the opening for the TDI engine and the implied cooling fins of the engine cover. They also contain the normally hidden rollover bars, which like in the production R8 Spyder shoot up within milliseconds and lock into place in the event of an emergency.
Interior
Visual and functional references to the fundamental concept of lightweight construction characterize the purist interior design. They establish a connection between proven Audi genes and new formal hallmarks. Typical for the Audi design idiom is the reduction of the architecture, controls and information output to the essentials in favor of a tidy overall impression.
The slim dash has a curve that extends laterally into the door panels. With no need to allow for a transmission, shifter and cardan tunnel, the designers again took advantage of the opportunity to create a particularly slim and lightweight center tunnel and convex, arching center console for the e-tron Spyder with hybrid drive. The only control element other than that of the MMI is the flush-mounted selector lever for the automatic transmission, which extends upward from the tunnel when the vehicle is started.
The cockpit of the Audi e-tron Spyder is also oriented toward the driver – a further characteristic Audi trait. Instead of the classic instrument cluster, the concept car is equipped with a large, display with integrated MMI functions and flanked by two round dials. The MMI can be controlled via a touch-sensitive control panel on the steering wheel – an element inspired by modern smartphones. It can also be controlled via the MMI control unit (MMI touch) on the center console. The steering wheel itself is clearly flattened off at both the top and bottom, in a clear reference to motor sport. Speed is displayed in digital form only. The dial instrument with information about the drive system can be chosen via the menu item “Drive.”
Besides information about the speed, the revs of the combustion engine and the electric drive, the central display also provides all of the key information from the infotainment and navigation systems.
Characteristic for the concept of the Audi e-tron Spyder is the near total elimination of switches and components such as the ignition. The climate control unit is located to the right above the steering wheel. The display provides temperature and ventilation information. Again drawing inspiration from a smartphone, the system is operated by means of a touch-sensitive control panel.
The equally racing-inspired lightweight bucket seats combine excellent lateral support with comfort. Contrasting colors and stitching delineate the various zones of the interior. The colors and the high-quality materials combine elegance and sportiness.
ASF body
Systematic lightweight construction is a crucial prerequisite for efficiency and range, while also being the primary foundation for exhilarating driving dynamics. The Audi development engineers drew on the core competence of the company for the Audi e-tron Spyder. The body structure is based on Audi Space Frame (ASF) technology and was realized as a hybrid construction, with the hood and numerous aerodynamic components made of carbon.
In ASF technology, the body’s supporting structure is made of extruded aluminum sections and die-castings. Aluminum panels are incorporated into this skeleton to form a positive connection and perform a load-bearing role. Each individual component of the ASF space frame is optimized for its specific task by the use of widely differing shapes and cross-sections, combining maximum stability with minimal weight. Despite the complex drive system layout with two electric motors and their respective drive systems plus the TDI engine, the Audi e-tron Spyder show car only weighs around 1,450 kilograms (3,196.70 lb).

Engines and transmissions
Audi has long proven the perfect synthesis between a highly advanced sports car and TDI technology. With the TT, Audi become one of the first manufacturers anywhere in the world to successfully bring a diesel sports car to market, a decade after the Audi Cabriolet paved the way for diesel engines in this segment. And the Audi R8 TDI Le Mans concept car was the first supercar to be fitted with a twelve-cylinder diesel engine with 500 hp and 1,000 Newton meters (737.56 lb-ft) of torque.
The Audi e-tron Spyder also draws on this recipe for success – albeit in a revolutionary new combination. This marks the first use of a new generation of the six-cylinder, 3.0 TDI that breathes through two turbochargers and produces 221 kW (300 hp). That is another 50 hp more than the previous stage, which debuted a few months ago in the new Audi A8.
Peak torque of 650 Newton meters (479.42 lb-ft) is unusually high, even in the sports car segment. The mid-mounted, longitudinal 3.0 TDI engine drives the rear wheels via a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission.
Another innovation is the coupling of the TDI with the electric drive of the front axle. Two asynchronous electric motors with a total output of 64 kilowatt (88 hp) and peak torque of 352 Newton meters (259.62 lb-ft) combine with the 3.0 TDI to give the Audi e-tron Spyder the performance of a high-performance sports car. It accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h (62.14 mph) in 4.4 seconds. Top speed is electronically governed at 250 km/h (155.34 mph).
The drive’s characteristic is even more exciting than the abstract numbers. Thanks in no small part to the fact that the peak torque of the electric motors is available immediately, the e-tron Spyder accelerates with catapult-like thrust. Short passing maneuvers on interurban roads can be pulled off as spurts that are every bit as relaxed as they are fun, even without having to downshift.
The noise level of the low-revving TDI is typically low. The six-cylinder unit behind the occupants issues a sonorously sporty growl under load, but never becomes loud. A surprising effect also present in the Le Mans-winning Audi R10 and R15 race cars, which are also powered by TDI engines.
The benefits of this special form of hybrid drive – the coupling of a high-torque, high-efficiency TDI engine with the electric motors – are by no means limited to the dynamic potential of the Audi e-tron Spyder, however. The open two-seater also sets new standards in its class for fuel consumption and environmental characteristics. The 300-hp TDI consumes on average just 2.2 liters of diesel per 100 kilometers (106.92 US mpg), which corresponds to CO2 emissions of only 59 g/km (94.95 g/mile).
The full-hybrid Audi e-tron Spyder has also mastered the discipline of zero-emission driving. In residential and other urban areas, the driver can activate the electric drive by itself. The 9.1-kwH battery at the front of the car has enough power for up to 50 kilometers (31.07 miles). And with a top speed of up to 60 km/h (37.28 mph), the e-tron Spyder is also able to move along smartly in city traffic.
Chassis
The normal distribution of the tractive power is clearly biased toward the rear axle in accordance with the weight distribution of the e-tron Spyder and the dynamic shift in axle load during acceleration. Similar to with a pure mid-engine sports car, roughly 75 percent of the torque goes to the rear and 25 percent to the front. If an axle slips, this balance can be varied thanks to the central control of the entire drive system in combination with the ESP. The hybrid vehicle from Audi thus enjoys all of the advantages of quattro technology.
The combination of the mid-mounted TDI engine and the two electric motors at the front axle also make it possible to intelligently control the lateral dynamics of the e-tron.
Similar to what the sport differential does in conventional quattro vehicles, torque vectoring – the targeted acceleration of individual wheels – makes the e-tron Spyder even more dynamic while simultaneously enhancing driving safety. Understeer and oversteer can be corrected by not only targeted activation of the brakes, but also by precise increases in power lasting just a few milliseconds. The concept car remains extremely neutral even under great lateral acceleration and hustles through corners as if on the proverbial rails.
The chassis has triangular double wishbones at the front axle and a trapezoidal-link rear suspension made of forged aluminum components – a geometry that has proven in motorsports to be the optimal prerequisite for high agility, uncompromising precision and precisely defined self-steering behavior. A taut setup was chosen for the springs and shock absorbers, but it is still very comfortable.
The direct rack-and-pinion steering gives finely differentiated feedback. Its electromechanical steering boost varies with speed, so that the e-tron Spyder only has to provide energy while steering, and not while driving straight ahead.
As befitting its status, the Audi concept car rolls on 20-inch tires with a new blade design. 245/30 tires up front and 265/30 tires in the rear provide the necessary grip.
The equipment and data specified in this document refer to the model range offered in Germany. Subject to change without notice; errors and omissions excepted.

Evian By Issey Miyake Bottle

2010-10-04T14:38:00.000-04:00

Issey Miyake's limited edition Evian Bottle. The bottle features a flower emblazoned. There will be two designs from the bottle available exclusively in certain restaurants as well as Issey Miyake stores worldwide.

June Taylor’s pluot and lavender conserve

2010-10-04T14:35:00.000-04:00

The traditional method used in producing June Taylor’s pluot and lavender conserve results in a soft set texture. Enhanced fresh fruit flavor is favored over a firmer set. This conserves have a very low sugar content and no commercial pectin.

Pucci, Vintage Art Edition

2010-10-04T14:32:00.000-04:00

Pucci Vintage Art Edition is limited to just 500 signed and numbered copies. Each book is bound in an original vintage Pucci fabric and is accompanied by four art prints of original drawings from the designer Emilio Pucci. Each book will be signed by his daughter Laudomia Pucci who continued to design under the Pucci name after Emilio's death in 1992 and who is Image Director and Deputy Chairman of the company since 2000.

Smythson and Fulton stationary collection

2010-10-04T14:28:00.000-04:00

Holly Fulton has created a capsule collection of sleek stationery for Smythson. The Smythson and Fulton stationary collection will be available late October.

MARTINI Gold by Dolce & Gabbana

2010-10-04T14:26:00.000-04:00

MARTINI® collaborates with Dolce & Gabbana - MARTINI Gold by Dolce & Gabbana.

Dolce & Gabbana are not only responsible for the packaging, but have also created the drink's essence in collaboration with the Master blender at MARTINI. The result is a mix of exotic and unusual flavours that combines seductive spices and Mediterranean aromas, including, bergamot, lemon, citrus orange, saffron, ginger, cubeb pepper and myrrh.

"We have had a relationship with MARTINI® for more than ten years and we share common values and pride in our Italian roots. This is the first time we have worked on a project like this and we are very pleased with the result: a new product that combines the soul of our world and the world of MARTINI®."
Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana

MARTINI Gold by Dolce & Gabbanna is available to buy in the Wine Shop or online priced at £35, 39 Euros.

Tom Ford Azure Lime

2010-10-04T14:19:00.000-04:00

Tom Ford Azure Lime gives a fresh, unexpected spin to timeless essences. Vibrant citrus notes, sophisticated florals, warm woods, and sensual musk evoke the easy elegance and relaxed style of a the paradisiacal island of Mustique.

Available in a 1.7-ounce eau de parfum vaporisateur spray and 8.4-ounce eau de parfum.

KJAER WEIS' ORGANIC MAKE-UP

2010-10-04T14:14:00.000-04:00

New organic makeup collection from Kirsten Kjaer Weis. Designed by Marc Atlan.

As Kjaer Weis says, “Ultimately what I wanted to achieve was an alternative that infused beautiful color, texture and design with organic, non-harmful formulas. I think it’s the way forward.” All the raw materials, natural ingredients and color pigments have been very carefully chosen from living sources. “I love how the pure beauty and energy of these plants enhances the beauty of the wearer. It’s like eating an apple straight off the tree instead of in a cookie.”

Effectus Lux Lucis by Victoria Grant

2010-04-30T23:52:00.007-04:00

London Milliner, Victoria Grant, brings a whole new edge to contemporary hat wearing. Her arresting designs have attracted a host of style-charting devotees including Dita Von Tees, Christina Aguilera, Penelope Cruz, Annie Lennox, Dolce & ; Gabanna & Jay Joplin. None more so than this one created exclusively for 20ltd.com. Inspired by the British Royal Artillery and Medieval Execution Mask, this remarkable piece combines Victoria’s whimsical sense of Heritage vs. Humour to create a fully functional Art Piece. To be worn or used as a lamp (Maximum Wattage 15). Hand crafted from Pierced Fur felt and Aluminium Chain with an ostentatious Bird of Paradise puff it is a high salute to good old British Heritage and the mysterious underworld of sex & roleplay pursued through the ages.

www.victoriagrant.co.uk

Yves Saint Laurent's leather wallet

2010-04-30T23:52:00.006-04:00

Yves Saint Laurent's leather wallet, $385, at select Yves Saint Laurent boutiques, 212.980.2970.

Portraits of the Renaissance S.E.

2010-04-30T23:52:00.005-04:00

Memling, Van Eyck, Antonello da Messina, Raphael, Holbein, Titian, Leonardo . . . these are the greatest names of the Renaissance which symbolize the ultimate in artistic achievement. Now their work is reproduced in this spectacular, luxury volume printed on cotton paper and exquisitely presented in a brown and turquoise linen case. Whether Italian, Flemish, or German, all were masters of the portrait, a style that was popular and much appreciated during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. The genius of these artists allowed them to overcome the limits of the genre and inscribe the art of portraiture into the universal history of mankind. Sharply focused and featuring meticulously researched illustrations, this beautiful book is the first of its kind to shed light on some of the most familiar images in art history.

Dior Python Detective Briefcase

2010-04-30T23:52:00.004-04:00

Dior Python Detective Briefcase