4.30.2008

Bugatti plans open-air Veyrons


Bugatti is planning a production run of open-air Veyrons. According to AutoExpress, the targa Veyron will use a 6.0L W16 and starts at about £900,000. The targa Veyron is expected to come with a top speed of 217 mph.

Ebony Ring Necklace


This unusual necklace by Paola Napoli for CoutureLab features beautiful African materials. Integrated between the strings of polished onyx are 18 karat gold beads. The hand-threaded onyx and gold beads are secured with the pass through gold trimmed ebony pendant.

julian mayor ‘impression’ chair



With Impression, julian mayor devised a chair that carves the recess a human shape occupies out of a 3D grid, creating a realization of a graphic model. Impression was created from the map of a person’s seat that was then digitized and sectioned on a computer.

“The way a computer sees is so imprinted into our visual acceptance of things that I created a chair that would look in reality as it would on a screen,” says Julian.

FASHION NOTEBOOK NEEDLE


assouline offer this Leather-bound notebook with fashion illustrations by François Berthoud. The book features Signature cotton ribbon to mark the page and 144 ivory pages with silver foil edges

4.28.2008

Balenciaga Perforated foam dress with water lily print


Balenciaga Perforated foam dress with water lily print is an exquisite showpiece that looks great look with towering heels. The foam dress features lilac, black and green print blossoms over the orange background. Round neck leads into a stitched front. High waist. The hemline falls to mid thigh. A zip fastening runs down the back. Short sleeves.

Toshiba ET20


Toshiba's TDP-ET20U is the optimum projector for users who expect and demand connectivity flexibility, usage versatility and performance at a tremendous value. With an integrated DVD player and 5.1 channel Dolby Pro Logic surround sound for true cinema sound quality, the TDP-ET20U delivers all the big screen drama, sound and excitement with extreme short projection capabilities. The TDP-ET20U can project up to a 100 inch screen image from just 3.9 feet away. Ideal for movie nights, sports events, video games, digital photos and business presentations, the TDP-ET20U all in one projector is a complete solution for mobile professionals, teachers, businesses, and home entertainment. Other features unique to the TDP-ET20U are its sharp and clear display with 1100 Lumens brightness, 2000:1 high contrast ratio, and widescreen format with adjustable aspect ratio from 16:9 to 4:3. Toshibas TDP-ET20U integrates the data, video and audio features necessary for flexible use such as business presentations, DVD movies, video games or viewing digital photos. The projector comes packaged in a sleek, black piano finish casing with one computer input one RGB 15 pin, one video input for composite, one S video, three component video via 3 x RCA, and one HDMI/ High Definition Multimedia Interface port. The HDMI port is an industry supported, uncompressed, all digital audio/video interface, providing an interface between any compatible digital audio/video source.

TIME BY CHANEL


The young Gabrielle Chanel didn't wear a watch. She lived her life and her time as she created them, in the most naïve contempt of appropriateness and common practices: the hours didn't have the same length for her as for most people. She already understood that the watch, a key object in the century of speed, should be solid, ordinary, and fine. The post-war years confirmed her taste for large Swiss watches worn with white bracelets, which she often offered to her friends. Can it be a coincidence that she first wanted to live in Switzerland, the world¹s cradle of watch making, when Paris no longer recognized her, before making Lausanne her last dwelling place?

silodesign double walled glasses by romain gauthrot


silodesign has turned the sturdy borosilicate glass into something that looks far more delicate than it really is. each piece is mouth blown with a double wall, creating the striking illusion of liquid levitation. the functional characteristics of these glasses preserve the temperature of your drinks (or food); keeping warm things warm and cold things cold. the exterior wall stays at an ambient temperature for comfortable use. dishwasher and microwave safe.

available in a variety of sizes, the silodesign double walled series can be used in a number of ways: vases, coffee cups, cocktails, vodka sips, entrées, desserts, tea, and the list goes on and on…

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