All Blog Posts Tagged 'luxury' (15)

Unique crystal bathtub crafted by indulgent Italian company Baldi will be on display in the main window at Harrods, London for the entire month of July. It's an 8.3-feet diameter bathtub carved from a single enormous block of the purest white rock crystal, quarried in the Amazon region of Brazil. The block was discovered in 2006 when Paolo Baldi, father of the company's current CEO Luca Baldi, learned of the existence of this ten-ton block of…

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French silverware maker Christofle have buddied up to offer the Space Invaders fan a silver Space Invader "fashion accessory that is "suitable for use by both men and women" and "may be worn as a necklace, used to provide a nice accent to a favorite handbag, and displayed in a variety of other ways.…



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Stuart Hughes’ MacBook Air Supreme Ice Edition is crafted from 2500 grams of platinum and 25.5 carats of diamonds. Get it for around $200,000.…



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Seems we can't get enough of luxury mobile phones these days. And when Russia's Isse is involved, you should know not to expect simple cell phones of any sort. And right now their newest model, The Monaco, is reduced in price by over $1000 each. And P.S., each comes in an exotic wood music box.



ISSE was established in 2005 and unites the efforts of…

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Now this is what I call modern luxury travel! From the designers of the squidy looking Oculus Superyacht, comes the Infintas, a 300-foot (91.5 meter) beast designed by E. Kevin Schopfer along with Sparkman Stephens of Naval Architects. While the Oculus was inspired…

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If you've ever wanted to leave the hustle and bustle of the city life behind and completely disappear into your surroundings, I have a hotel for you. I have only one requirement. You must be ok with climbing a rope ladder to get to your room. A new hotel in Lapland, Sweden is a box made of aluminum and covered in mirrored glass that's stuck 50ft up a tree. (Ok,… Continue

Set to reopen in Winter '09, The Mark in New York brings to the big city a luxury hotel redesigned by the most famous French designer, Jacques Grange (Yves Saint Laurent, Ronald S. Lauder, Princess Caroline). Jacques is in charge of redesigning the whole hotel which includes 118 rooms and 42 for-purchase apartments, ranging in price from $1,975,000 to… Continue

You hear the words "cool" and "hip" and you think of the W hotel chain. You wonder what happens when the W. guests grow up and out of the crazy club scene (and strike it rich) and you have SLS.



I first heard about SLS back when the Met was just making… Continue

At the end of December 2009, Silversea Cruises, a high end luxury cruise line, will debut a new addition to their fleet, the Silver Spirit. With one of the highest space-to guest ratios, she will accommodate only 540 guests in ultimate style and comfort. Silversea promises about a one-to-one… Continue

Ahhhhhh ... just looking at the photos of the breathtaking Healing Arts Center & Spa at Cavallo Point Lodge is relaxing. The new resort is located in Sausalito, a 15 minute drive from San Francisco, just over the Golden Gate Bridge.



With spa services, cooking school, and art classes, one could dwell for weeks. In addition, they offer complimentary olive oil and tea tastings and guided Green Design/Green Living and… Continue

For some reason, the movie Batman comes to mind.



Encore Suites, the new addition to Steve Wynn's sprawling Las Vegas resort, is on schedule to open on December 22 2008. The all-suites tower will feature 2034 suites, spanning in size from 700 square feet (larger than the Panoramic and Tower Suite rooms at Wynn Las Vegas) all the way up to two-floor VIP suites with 5,800 square feet of space. Some suites will feature sitting areas separated by half walls and… Continue

So those Smart Cars you've been eyeing all over the road? Well, they just got a lot cooler. Like a fairy godmother who turns rats into horses, Hermes is sprucing up everything from Rolls Royces and Bugatti's to Smart Cars to make them so ridiculously expensive and interesting it's just silly.



To commemorate Smart Car’s 10-year anniversary, the Hermès “Fortwo… Continue

Seems like everywhere you look these days there are lofts sprouting up. Concerto Lofts, by Warmington Homes, just opened up three weeks ago in Playa Vista. Here's their schpeil: If you long to live the ultimate urban lifestyle in a contemporary loft inspired home, you've come to the right place!

$500-$800K gets you about 1,135 to 1,435 sqft.

I actually really loved the feel of these - kinda felt like you stepped into a W… Continue

The ultimate luxury hotel is opening its door on August 1st, 2008.

297 guest rooms which feature plush bedding

40” flat screens

Customized check-in at desk, in the lobby or in your guest room

Phillippe Starck designed (who partnered with Ian Schrager to bring us the rise of boutique hotels - the Delano, the Mondrian, the Clift, etc)…

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