Memo

Memo - the home and fragrance collection created in Paris by Clara Molloy was inspired by her travels and her Spanish origins, the scents and products are based on the exotic, vibrant and warm.

'Les Echappees' is a range of four fragrances for women, Lalibela, Siwa, Sundance and Inlé. They are all based on three key values; spontaneous partying, thirst for travelling and an ability for dreaming, that come together to delight and stir the imagination.

The home collection includes scented candles, room sprays and bath products.

Mariage Frères Black & White Magic Tea

Mariage Frères's white tea has a woody taste enriched with white flowers. The black tea is fruity and citrus rich tea with hints of red berries. Aside for great taste these tea's come with delightful packaging. The Mariage Frères Black & White Magic tea’s come in a hand blown glass jar and are available in Mariage Frères stores and certain department stores worldwide reprts sybarites

Largest New Jersey Condo Conversion Goes Full Service

The Peninsula at City Place, the New Jersey Gold Coast's largest, $100 million condo conversion, is now full-service, thanks to the completion of three sleek lobbies and a 2,000-square-foot residents' lounge equipped with a billiards table, wet bar and full kitchen reports housing news

"The Peninsula at City Place is a hip yet luxurious development where residents can truly live, work and play,” says Jamie Anthony, project and asset manager for Savanna Partners.

In addition to the opening of The Peninsula's public spaces, the building, developed by Savanna Partners and Investcorp, now has a 24-hour concierge and free resident shuttle to the ferry to New York. The building also has elected a condo association board.

Anne Fontaine Spa, Paris

French designer Anne Fontaine is venturing into the world of beauty with a new luxury Spa in Paris. Fontaine's signature treatments available in the spa go by the names of cotton, silk and wild bamboo.Fontaine also launched two cosmetic lines – Natural Linen and Silk Performance – which provide the core materials in the treatments, together with a wide range of essential oils.

Website
http://www.annefontaine.com
Telephone
+33(0)1.4261 0370
Address
Anne Fontaine Spa
370 Rue Saint-Honore
Paris 75001




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diamond-embedded credit cards

GK Power, a Seoul-based smart card maker and online game provider has developed diamond-embedded credit cards . GK Power started sales for the luxury cards to local and overseas banks last year. Recently, it signed a $175,000 contract with Dubai First Bank in September to supply 1,000 cards - worth 300 times more than conventional plain plastic cards - for the bank's most valued clients.

Currently, BC's ``Diamond Card,'' Hyundai Card's ``The Black'' and Woori Bank's corporate cards are some of the local institution's using GK Power's high-concept cards.

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.

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.

Okooko Float

Eco-friendly mattress and bedroom-furniture company Okooko takes its name from the Maori word for “to cradle in arms”. Okooko sells mattresses ($2,500 to $3,000) made of natural latex, bamboo and wool, and beds ($2,200 to $5,500) made of wood from sustainable forests managed by the New Zealand government. It also sells high-design beds like Float ($25,000, including the mattress), by David Trubridge, a New Zealand designer. Okooko, 205 Arch Street, Philadelphia, (215) 667-8240 or okooko.com.

Tom Ford Aims to Block N.M. Oil Drilling

Fashion designer Tom Ford has bought mineral rights beneath his Galisteo ranch southeast of Santa Fe in an attempt to protect his land from possible oil exploration in the region, AP reports.

Ford paid the state Land Office about $84,000 earlier this year to purchase the mineral rights to more than 1,400 acres, according to Land Office records.

"We are protecting our land by holding these rights," said Ford's attorney, Janet McKay.

Visionaire 53

Issue 53 of Visionaire--produced in collaboration with the British car manufacturer, MINI--is dedicated to the theme of Sound. Packaged inside a specially produced domed case, it consists of five 12-inch vinyl records, imprinted with images, that together contain more than 100 minutes of sound content--from audio experiments to unreleased songs, samples and spoken word pieces. Also included is a MINI Clubman "Vinyl Killer" record player: a battery-operated toy car, containing speakers and a needle. As the little car moves along a record's groove, it plays each track, acting as a fully portable record player and sound system. Beyond all this, the issue also includes two CDs with all of the sound content gathered digitally, as well as a booklet of credits and instructions. Contributors include: musicians David Byrne, Courtney Love, Michael Stipe, Adam Horowitz (Beastie Boys), Antony & the Johnsons, Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth), Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran), Karl Bartos (Kraftwerk), Andrew WK, Chan Marshall (Cat Power), Danger Mouse, Malcolm McLaren, Ruyuichi Sakamoto; artists Robert Wilson, Yoko Ono, Christian Marclay, Doug Aitken, Gary Hill, Sylvie Fleury; DJs Miss Kittin, Trevor Jackson, Towa Tei, Michel Gaubert; fashion designers Alexander McQueen, Helmut Lang; bands Littl'Ans, Fischerspooner, Unkle, Animal Collective, SunnO))) and many more.

Winegrape Juices

First Blush's Winegrape Juices are now carried by Whole Foods. First Blush makes varietal grape juices: Cabernet, Merlot, Chardonnay, and a rosé juice made from Zinfandel reports Luxist.

All First Blush juices are 100% Natural with No Added Sugar and No Preservatives. Each juice is full of high levels of naturally occurring polyphenol antioxidants which help guard your body against "free radicals."

Wild Bunch & Co Juices

Wild Bunch & Co Juices offers a range of healthy juices including vegetable juices filled energy boosting vitamins, the cooler hunter reports. This Singapore based company offers great packaging.

Ferretti 630 'anti-seasickness' yacht

Ferretti 630 yacht is being touted as the world's first anti-seasickness yacht. According to luxist.com, Ferretti's 630 features "Anti-Rolling Gyro" stabilizing technology that minimizes side-to-side rocking. The Ferretti 630 features a steel and aluminum motorized 154-pound gyroscope at the bottom of the hull.

Price 3.2 million

Destination Cellars

Destination Cellars offers custom vacations for its clients in top wine regions all around the world . The luxury company organizes all of the lodging, dining, and transportation. Destination Cellars has exclusive relationships with over 70 vintners in eight global wine regions, including Burgundy and Tuscany heliumreport.com writes.

Chanel: Collections and Creations (Hardcover)

The House of Chanel opens its private archives, revealing a galaxy of brilliant designs created by Coco Chanel from 1920 onwards, in the new book Chanel: Collections and Creations (Hardcover) . Dazzling clothes, intricate accessories, beautiful models, and timeless design leave no doubt as to the lasting fame of her name and embody everything that has come to symbolize the magic of Chanel.

The book explores five central themes—the suit, the camellia, jewelry, makeup and perfume, the little black dress—and follows the threads from past to present to show how these key items have been rediscovered and reinvented by new designers. It includes many previously unpublished archive photographs and original drawings by Karl Lagerfeld, as well as glorious images from some of the greatest names in fashion photography. 139 illustrations, 83 in color.

Lev Leviev's Diamonds to open US store

Russian diamond retailer Lev Leviev plans to open a new 6,200-square-foot store in New York , WWD reports. The new store will have 4,000 carats of diamonds and gemstones.

Zanotta ninin bed by emaf progetti

emaf progetti has designed the ninin bed for Zanotta. the frame is made of varnished aluminum. springing in natural bent beech strips, with stiffness adjusters, inserted in nylon joints.
upholstered base and headboard in polyurethane/dacron du pont. fixed internal nylon cover. removable external cover in fabric or leather. headboard cushion upholstered with dacron du pont and covered with a removable and quilted fabric or leather cover. the bed of the version 1848, fitted inside the base, is furnished with a container unit accessed by lifting the mattress with a special device.

Tokyo’s ILLOIHA fitness center

Tokyo’s ILLOIHA fitness center (japanese) in the thriving fashion district of Omotesando - has sparked a loved affair with luxury gym lovers the world over. Oki Sato, the mastermind behind design firm nendo says of the LLOIHA fitness center 'To express the original brand concept of becoming beautiful through movement, we chose the theme of rock-climbing on Omotesando, and developed a design that uses the mismatch between a rugged outdoor sport and Tokyo's fashion district to its advantage.’

The gym features a rock wall designed to resemble a chic country house interior made-up of baroque picture frames, mirrors, deer heads, bird cages and flower vases instead.

Luxury Vet Hospitals Battle

The New York Times Style section profiles the chic vet hospitals in New York competing for elite pets. Thanks to greater bonds people continue to form with their pets, when its time for care, owners want nothing but the best. And when you have money to spend you head to the Animal Medical Center. Times reports on a new crop of Luxury Vet Hospitals heading for the Animal Medical Center's crown

“The bond that people have with their pets is increasing exponentially, the closeness they feel, viewing them as family members,” said Dr. Thomas Carpenter, president of the American Animal Hospital Association.