Dolce & Gabbana's Diamonds & Pearls

Breathtaking, provocative and daringly glittery: a new book on Dolce & Gabbana with photos by the celebrated Viennese photographer Guenter Parth. The relationship between fashion and photography has always been an inspiring and fruitful one. The ideas and innovation of fashion design have generated an extraordinary creative output that have made fashion photography one of the most seductive and influential languages of our time. In 1982 when Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana decided to create their own line they enjoyed immediate success, a success that has never wavered. This talented duo soon won over the world's stars, taking the name of Italian fashion right to the top. Dolce & Gabbana is now one of the leading international groups in the clothing and luxury goods sector.

Louis Vuitton caviar case

Louis Vuitton has created a special-edition caviar case for storing and traveling with caviar. The red leather-lined LV monogram box is outfitted with a dish to hold up to 500 grams of caviar, a plate for crushed ice, and engraved crystal vodka glasses, plus drawers to hold four caviar spoons made of mother-of-pearl, a non-reactive material designed to preserve the caviar’s fragile flavor.

Electrolux Aurora

Electrolux has unveiled Aurora , a sleek illuminated induction cooktop.

Features

9 heat settings

* Booster function
All zones include a booster function for maximum power.

* Electronic touch controls

* Child Lock

* Stop/Go Function

* Cooking timer with acoustic signal

* Safety cut-out

Faralli & Mazzanti Vulca S coupe

Faralli & Mazzanti 's Vulca S is a new luxury coupe built on an aluminum chassis covered with hand-beaten aluminum panels. The exotic coupe's name again pays tribute to the Etruscans: Vulca da Veio was a famous Etruscan sculptor. Only ten examples of the Vulca are planned, with some of them swapping a V10 for various V12 engines offering between 445 and 600 hp.

The price €280,000..

Girard-Perregaux Cat's Eye Haute Joaillerie

Girard-Perregaux has unveiled its feminine Cat's Eye timepiece, which may well be the most expensive watch the historic Swiss manufacturer has ever offered. Crafted from 18K white gold, new Girard-Perregaux Cat's Eye Haute Joaillerie watch displays 394 baguette diamonds--52 carats in all--which necessitates over 1,200 hours of work undertaken by specialized experts in more than ten workshops.

The elegant oval case of the Girard-Perregaux Cat's Eye Haute Joaillerie measures 35.25 X 30.25mm and features 87 baguette diamonds (7.5 carats); the winding crown which is entirely protected by the case, displays five baguette diamonds (0.1 carat) which collectively form a star. Adorned with skeletonized polished white gold hands, a Breguet-style "12" hour marker, and applied white gold sectors for the subsidiary seconds and power reserve indicator, the dial displays a glittering field of 98 baguette diamonds that amount to 6.5 carats. Joining seamlessly with the case is the exquisite, tapered white gold bracelet with its 204 baguette diamonds (38 carats).

Pinel & Pinel Lacroix Ski Set

Pinel & Pinel have teamed up with Lacroix to create this limited edition ski set. The ski set contains a pair of Lacroix skis with Smartrack bindings, a pair of carbon fiber ski poles, leather ski gloves, ski goggles. The set comes in a Pinel & Pinel trunk which is made of carbon fiber on a steel frame and covered with full grain leather. Only ten Pinel & Pinel Lacroix ski sets will be made.

Armani/Dada

The Armani Group and the Molteni Group announce the formation of a joint partnership for the future production and distribution of kitchen systems under the brand name “Armani/Dada”. The “Bridge” kitchen system was the first Armani kitchen concept to be produced by Dada, the result of a long term collaboration that now envisages the development of additional systems for both the residential and contract sectors.

Milan, 15th December 2008 – The Armani Group and Molteni Group announce the formation of a joint partnership for the future production and distribution of kitchen systems. This collaboration will result in a new line Armani/Dada.

Armani/Casa was launched in 2000 as an ad hoc division perfectly attuned to the other "worlds" within the Group, providing a platform for Giorgio Armani to transmit and establish his vision in the home environment: creating an intimate and individual ambience, simultaneously sophisticated and comfortable.
Dada, a company within the Molteni Group, has been developing and producing furnishing systems for the contemporary kitchen environment since 1980, always achieving a very high aesthetic and functional level.

Giorgio Armani, President and Chief Executive Officer of Giorgio Armani SpA, observes: “I am delighted to have such a well established new partner as Dada backed up by the Molteni Group, to develop and produce kitchens in the perfect Armani style. The original Bridge model has already delivered excellent results, in prestigious private homes and now in the Armani Residences in Dubai.”

Carlo Molteni, President of the Molteni Group, responds: “It is with great pleasure that we announce this partnership with the Armani Group. The excellence and total perfection that we have admired for so long in the Armani style will definitely present us with a challenging reference point for the development of new models.”

Design and comfort, elegance and functionality. These are the key words that define the Armani/Dada collection, which will be expanded to include new products as from the Salone del Mobile 2009, where the second kitchen system will be introduced – alongside “Bridge”, which has already found commercial success throughout the world.

The projects handled by Contract Armani/Dada include the development of kitchen systems for 144 exclusive Armani Residences within the Burj Dubai, the tallest building in the world, now under construction in Dubai. Armani/Dada kitchens also feature on the 57th floor of the Federation Tower in Moscow which, at 340 metres high, will be the tallest tower in Europe, now under construction near the Kremlin square.
Armani/Dada Systems will be available from single brand Armani/Casa outlets as well as the most appropriate concept stores belonging to the Molteni Group.
This collaboration between Armani/Casa and Dada has a cosmopolitan mission. To bring the simplicity and elegance of true Italian style to the whole world.

LEATHER BAG DESIGNED BY ASSOULINE MADE BY COLE HAAN

Beautiful genuine-leather unisex bag. Ideal for carrying books or laptop computer. Made by Cole Haan for Assouline. Embossed with numerals from the Didot alphabet. The inner canvas is lined with convenient zipper pockets. HOW TO ORDER: Exclusively available through the Assouline boutique at the Plaza Hotel in New York, visit or call: 768 Fifth Avenue Mezzanine Level New York, NY 10019