10.05.2008

Stockinger and Bentley limited edition safes


German safe manufacturer Stockinger has teamed up with Bentley Motors Ltd. to produce two limited edition safes. The Continental and Arnage safes are designed to be impenetrable and feature numerous security mechanisms such as built in alarms and GPS trackers. The handle features the landmark Bentley “B” right in the center !
The Arnage safe costs $180,000, while the Continental safe retails for about $168,000.

10.04.2008

Alexander McQueen Side peplum dress



Alexander McQueen's Savile Row tailoring skills make this structured corset dress a show-stopping statement piece. The Black crepe strapless structured corset dress with a contrast flesh insert at the front has side peplums, a zip at the back to fasten and is fully lined. 50% acetate, 50% rayon.

Vertu Signature S Design


Vertu have unveiled its new Signature named the S Design. The Signature S Design features a specially designed mechanism allowing one to remove the SIM card without the need for removing the battery cover, it is also one of the first phones to feature an OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) display. The highly complex patented keypad contains 4.75 carats of solid ruby bearings each cut. All the ringtones featured on the Signature are composed exclusively for Vertu by composer Dario Marianelli and the music was performed by the London Symphony Orchestra with all solo flute pieces played by flautist Andrea Griminelli. The Vertu Signature will be available in white gold, yellow gold and stainless steel.

10.03.2008

Jimmy Choo Groove patent sandals


This patent Jimmy Choo style looks as equally fabulous for day as it does for evening, and with tights or bare legs. Black patent leather peep-toe sandals with an approximately 130mm / 5.5 inch stiletto heel and a 10mm / 0.5 inch platform. Jimmy Choo shoes have cut-out detailing, gold pyramid stud, an elasticated strap at the back and panel detailing. Italian sizing. This style runs small to size and you may wish to take the next half size up.

Bentley Arnage Final Series


Since its debut in 1998 the Arnage has conveyed an air of sophisticated understatement as the four-door flagship of the Bentley range. Over the last decade the car has undergone a process of constant refinement to its body, design, chassis and powertrain to maintain its class-leading position in the high luxury market.

To celebrate 10 years of the Arnage, 50 years of its mighty V8 engine and 90 years of the marque, Bentley Motors has launched a limited edition model.

Called the Bentley Arnage Final Series, the new model features a unique specification, combining the performance of the 500 bhp Arnage T with the refinement of the Arnage R and design elements from the Brooklands coupe, for the ultimate expression of British luxury and effortless power in a four-door saloon – a grand finale, for the grandest of Bentleys.

Hand crafted at Bentley’s Crewe facility, the Final Series is an exclusive run of 150 cars, a unique example of the marque’s flagship created to bid ‘farewell’ to the highly successful Arnage line in the most appropriate manner and style.

Pietra Firma LuxTouch Range


Pietra Firma have launched the exclusive limited edition LuxTouch range.

The LuxTouch floor, wall and ceiling tiles are hand crafted utilizing traditional skills using rare and precious materials. The company targets customers who wish to create a priceless centre piece within their home, yacht or apartment by transforming a living area, bedroom or bathroom into a bejewelled work of art.

Each square metre of marble tile is inlaid with over 1000 diamonds, 2400 pieces of mother-of-pearl, 400 pieces of abalone shell and 500 pieces of black onyx. LuxTouch sells for $1,000,000/m2.

Jazz covers


Jazz LP covers from the 1940s to 1990s

This volume features a broad selection of jazz record covers, from the 1940s through the decline of LP production in the early 1990s. Each cover is accompanied by with a fact sheet listing performer and album name, art director, photographer, illustrator, year, label, and more. Special features for jazz lovers include a top-10 favorite records list by leading jazz DJs King Britt, Michael McFadden, Gilles Peterson, Andre Torres, and Rainer Trüby, as well as interviews with legendary jazz personalities Rudy Van Gelder (sound engineer that recorded for many labels such as Blue Note, Impulse!, and Prestige), Creed Taylor (founder of many labels and one of the best jazz producers ever, credited also for bringing bossa nova to the US and fusing it with jazz), Michael Cuscuna (Blue Note jazz producer and catalogue researcher, responsible for its most successful re-editions), Bob Ciano (designer at the CTI Label, founded in the ’70s by Creed Taylor, and one of the greatest cover designers ever), and Ashley Kahn (writer, critic, and journalist for jazz whose books include A Love Supreme, Kind of Blue, and The House That Trane Built).

La Prairie Cellular Cream Platinum Rare


The most precious metal on earth now empowers your most precious asset: your skin. Modern science has shown platinum to be not only one of the rarest elements on earth, but most astonishing in its abilities: impervious to time, incapable of being oxidized by air, so precious, all of it that has ever been mined could fit in a single room.

When La Prairie scientists discovered that platinum had the ability to bond with human skin, they knew the implications were tremendous. La Prairie's distillation of the rarefied powers of platinum into an anti-aging masterpiece is an exciting advance in skin science. The result is Cellular Cream Platinum Rare, a skin-transforming formula that recharges the skin's electrical balance with pure platinum to ensure ageless performance, protects the skin's DNA, and replenishes moisture continuously for a look of soft splendor.

This is pure science at its best, offering unparalleled benefits; quite simply, the skin looks, feels and moves like younger skin. Pure platinum inspires perfect balance to improve hydration, protection, and receptivity to nutrients. Exclusive Smart Crystals™ help guard skin's youthful appearance, actively reducing the effects of time. Climate-activated hydration adjusts to changing humidity levels and temperatures, continuously providing the perfect level of moisture.

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