Givori’s latest phone is nothing like its ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ themed Nefertiti phone launched late last year. The new range is called Via Veneto luxury handsets and it’s inspired and named after the popular shopping street in Rome. Fortunately, the range features authentic full grain Italian leather hand-finished with delicate metal foil instead of the usual all-gold or all-diamond themes. Although, it has a reminiscence of the same through the 18-carat Italian Rose Gold plating as well as...

After Britain designated QE2’s (Queen Elizabeth 2) position in the Gulf as a floating hotel, it was Dubai’s turn to reciprocate the good gesture and it rightly did so by building the world’s biggest yacht to be plugged up beside the Thames as a floating hotel. It is called Aquiva and it will be moored amid the London’s landscape of warehouses and building sites. The boat’s design is said to be inspired by the sail-shaped Burj Dubai hotel and...

Getting obsessed with grilled food is a bad habit and going to the anti-grill rehab won’t help this time. But it’s probably an advantage when you come across the Kalamazoo Hybrid grill that caters to the serious griller. If you’re a vegetarian, you could also grill your veggies to a perfect smokey with the griller’s liquid propane system that uses a perfect mixture of charcoal, wood and gas. It also uses interchangeable grilling drawers and packs a hefty 144,000...

Chocolates are appetizing in their own accord and need no enticing for the complete chocoholics. Some makers just take advantage of people’s weaknesses and make their selling point all the more irresistible. The 24k gold and diamond chocolates in the chocouture Diamond Collection falls exactly in that category with its perfect grandeur and edible gold leaf. The single malt Scotch ganache candies are studded with a candy diamond made of sugar. It’s perfectly finished off with a foil of...

The world of super yachts seems to be on a wide expansion spree and there’s no stopping it. The latest news we hear is about Eclipse, the world’s largest super yacht launched in Hamburg by Blohm and Voss shipyard for Russian millionaire Abramovich. Designed by Terence Disdale, the luxury yacht has a gross weight of 13,000 and measures 170 meters, making it the largest yacht in the world. It can accommodate about 24 guests with a 70-member crew and...

We probably knew that Bugatti’s are scarce and expensive, but dear price of $25,000 a day is way above the mark. But when you hear that there are a total of only 300 of Bugatti Veyrons in existence, that number seems almost justifiable. The guys at Holders Vehicles contracts in the UK can give you that ride of a day (a lifetime for most) and they also pay off the $1, 70,000 sticker price of the sedan in a...

With congestion in human settlement, it is plausible to expect higher returns on real estate. But defying logic, the housing sector is losing ground against the vehicle parking space, which is hitting new heights. According to Real estate tracker, Listing Information Network, an unidentified buyer yesterday, paid $300,000 for a private parking space in the Back Bay, making it the most expensive parking space in Boston. Apparently, several residents at 48 Commonwealth Ave. kept a bidding war for the...

We were thoroughly impressed by Zadora’s Lucky Lady Bug watch posted early this year and yet again, the premium watch making company is back with its latest exclusive watch collection- Von Zadora-Gerlof. Master jeweler Andreas von Zadora-Gerlof, who is referred to as the modern day Faberge, seems to have an obsession with bugs and the animal world, thus creating scores of elegantly designed timepieces. He redesigned the whole concept of watch, by placing the dial on a drum that...

A mirror signifies realistic beauty and self glorification in the positive sense. These adjectives at least theoretically should define the beauty of shape for the mirror as well. Designer Reynaldo Gonzalez rightly understood the implicit connotation and created the Arabella Mirror. The mirror has three stylish and decided edges that exude visual splendor. The mirror is handmade with the highest quality bird’s eye maple and makes a striking addition in multiple settings such as the mantel top or the...

While scanning through yesterday’s newspaper, I noticed a column that read about a man who dedicated eight years to designing his apartment in to a Star Trek vista and I couldn’t help wondering if he included the James T.Kirk Captain’s Chair. It is a full scale replica of Kirk’s Captain’s chair from the Original Star Trek IV series. There are only 1,701 units available for this design conceived by Matt Jefferies....

Art collectors in Asia have a good reason to cheer as they are soon going to get a place to park their pieces. Singapore Freeport, a company which operates a round-the-clock free trade modeled after the Swiss Freeports in Zurich and Geneva, are to open a storage facility near Changi Airport worth $70 million in January next year. A storage space of 22,500 sq m (equivalent to five football fields) will be offered by the facility located near the...

Limousines are always welcome and everybody would love checking it out, irrespective of whether or not they could afford it. The latest we’ve got here are two new models of Stretch Limousines by Mercedes, namely Mercedes 70” E320 BlueTec Diesel and Mercedes 70” S550. The luxury lump is customizable to the owner’s liking and as always, the limo’s seating is done in leather, while the Overhead system is done up with Walnut Hardwood. The list of lavishness starts with...

The Meridiist, which was launched in late 2008 is now revamped in a diamond encrusted version. Tag Heuer has launched two, ultra-glamorous models adorned in pave diamonds and precious gem stones. The grandest version of the two models features 1232 diamonds worth 7.4 carats spanning the rows along the angled sides of the phone body as well as the display screen. Meridiist Diamant, which is the lighter version, boasts of 208 diamonds worth 1.3 carats which envelop above and...

This is definitely not the first time that the Blackberry Bold and Nokia 8800 are wearing gemstones. In fact it’s of the several times it’s getting the bling treatment and this time the Knalihs Athem’s are doing the job for us. The Diamond Blackberry Bold (Black Beauty) and the Diamond Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte (Snow White) can be customized with the finest quality precision cut diamonds and gemstones....

Louis Vuitton has recently had an online presence (November 2007), but not for very long. But this time alone, the Monogram Tote bag has been the first designer bag that has been launched even before it is released to stores. The spacious and trendy bag will retail for $1000 until the 1st of June. Louis Vuitton has also decided to step into the world of Twitter, the social networking website, and offering its fans latest information on new Louis...