Assouline have made a book detailing the life and work of the Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer. The book features photos of all his major works including the Niterói Contemporary Art Museum and the United Nation headquarters which he designed in conjunction Le Corbusier and many other architects from around the world. The book comes with [...]
Monthly Archive for September, 2009
The Schloss Fuschl hotel is located in a castle dating back to 1450 on the banks of the Fuschlsee lake just outside of Salzburg, Austria. The hotel features one hundred and ten rooms and suites decorated in the classical Fin de Siècle style with modern touches and each room featuring a renowned piece of art. [...]
Jaquet Droz’s latest watch Les Douze Villes whose name watch translates as the twelve cities. The watch uses an innovative new movement which displays only a minute hand whilst the hour is displayed on a separate indicator. The city is also displayed on an indicator on the dial and can be changed by pressing a [...]
The Macallan have launched their third decanter made in association with Lalique and features a rare 57 year old single malt. The decanter takes its inspiration from the Macallan Finest Cut which is the top fraction of a new make spirit which is filled into casks for maturation. The whisky has a mahogany color with [...]
British designer Paul Smith has collaborated with Evian to create several limited edition bottles of Evian’s world renowned water. The bottles designed by Paul Smith feature his signature multicolored stripes around the neck of the bottle which are printed with biodegradable ink so the glass bottles are fully recyclable. The bottles have five different bottle [...]
The Vertu Constellation F Ayxta is their latest phone as well as their first flip phone. The phone is part of the Constellation collection and includes many innovative new features. The phone opens smoothly due to ruby bearings in the hinge which are visible. The Constellation F Ayxta also features GPS technology which allows the [...]
The Tibaldi Fulgor Nocturnus (Latin translation for “Night Glow”) pen is based on Tibaldi’s Divina pen which embodies the ancient concept of the Divine Proportion allowing the pen to rest comfortably in ones hand. The pen is made of solid ruthenium plated eighteen karat gold encrusted with nine hundred and forty five black diamonds on [...]
The Bentley Mulsanne is the successor to Bentley’s longstanding Arnage line which was initially launched in 1998. As with the Arnage the Mulsanne’s name is derived from the Le Mans race track in this case the famed Mulsanne straight. The Mulsanne is powered by a new engine based on Bentley’s legendary 6 ¾ liter engine [...]
The Park Hyatt Shanghai occupies the 79th to 93rd floors of the Shanghai World Financial Center which is known as “The Vertical Complex City”, in the heart of the Lujiazui business district in Pudong, Shanghai and measuring four hundred and ninety two meters making the Park Hyatt Shanghai the highest hotel in the world. The [...]
Thomas Pink have made their successful Commuter Tie part of their permanent collection. The Thomas Pink Commuter Tie resembles a regular tie but features a unique pocket behind it designed to hold an iPod Nano with the headphones concealed behind the tie when not in use. The tie has been adapted from season to season [...]