Summerhill Residence, San Francisco – Daily dream home
The Summerhill Residence fascinates with contemporary architecture and a natural choice of building materials. Perfectly integrated in its surroundings, the 4,095 square feet house is a weekend retreat for a couple from San Francisco. Located in Kenwood, Sonoma County, the residence is actually made of three volumes displayed in a geometric shape, protective of a [...]
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Vesu Restaurant in Walnut Creek, California
When designing a new restaurant, inspiration is everything. Because in order to succeed, you need a bold idea, one that stands out from the crowd and one that will encourage customers your way. The Vesu Restaurant was designed by Arcsine Architecture and Bellusci Design and is located in the center of a small town called [...]
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Brad Pitt’s Non-Profit Builds Eco-Homes
A new range of easily assembled, eco-friendly, affordable LEED certified homes is now available across the United States thanks to a partnership between construction company LivingHome and Make It Right — a non-profit founded by movie star Brad Pitt. The new LEED-certified homes, which occupy 1,232 square feet (114.45 square meters), feature three bedrooms, two [...]
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New Richard Mille Sapphire Crystal Watch Worth $1.65 Million
The expression “time is money” just got interesting. After presenting remarkable limited series of watches, such as the Winter Olympics 2010 watch, famous brand Richard Mille launches a new, but not less interesting edition of 5 watches entitled RM 56 Felipe Massa SAPPHIRE, each with a price tag of $1.65 Million. Even though the watches [...]
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Inspiring minimalist wooden furniture collection by Andrew Kopp
Iowa-born furniture designer Andrew Kopp creates and builds stylish modern wood furniture displaying bold contours. The designer’s enthusiasm lends energy to his works, allowing each item to become more than just functional – it becomes alive. The minimalist approach to some of the furniture items depict a fantastic style. The Dark Blue table, for example, [...]
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Family House at the Empordà by Ricardo Bofill
Well-known Spanish architect Ricardo Bofill designed a complex and fascinating summer house for his parents. Built on the ruins of an old country home, the Family House at the Empordà is located in Girona, a city in north-eastern Spain, in the Catalonia region. Spaces organized around a brightly red central courtyard capture different views of [...]
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Las Ventanas al Paraiso Resort, Mexico
There is not much one can say referring to a place that translates as “Windows to Paradise”. The luxurious 5 star Las Ventanas al Paraiso Resort is located between San Jose Del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas in an area known as Cabo Real, Mexico. It is pampering and opulent, but its main feature is [...]
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Colorful modern furniture by alle: The Hybrid collection
An attractive, vividly colored furniture collection can brighten up any space. All these furniture items below, part of a well-designed collection, showcase an elegant shape adorned with lines and perfectly composed shapes. Youthful colors compose a fascinating pattern for all the items in the Hybrid Collection. Produced by allê in limited editions, all the furniture [...]
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Montpelier Plantation and Beach Hotel, West Indies
If you would like to mix a genuine Caribbean experience with a mountain setting and the exquisite services of a resort, then surely Montpelier Plantation and Beach Hotel will not leave you indifferent. Located in a historical area of Nevis Island, West Indies, this is a place that astonishes its guest through natural beauty and [...]
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Paramount Hotels & Resorts
Movie studio Paramount Pictures has announced plans to launch a chain of hotels called Paramount Hotels & Resorts. “We will offer something unique,” Paramount Hotels & Resorts Chief Executive Officer Thomas Van Vliet said in an interview in the hotel-management company’s Dubai headquarters. “In addition to luxury and services, our hotels will add Paramount entertainment [...]
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Royal Salute Launches World’s Rarest and Most Expensive Scotch Whisky
Royal Salute, the luxury Scotch whisky brand within the Chivas Regal portfolio, has launched the world’s most expensive line of Scotch whisky, which is priced at $200,000 per bottle, excluding taxes. Called “Tribute to Honour,” the limited edition whisky pays homage to the Tribute to Honours, which are the crown jewels of Scotland and the [...]
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San Francisco’s Museum Tower Penthouse at St. Regis Hotel
On top of the St. Regis Hotel in San Francisco, the 20,000 square foot property is largest newly constructed condo on the market. Commandingly sited atop the highest floors of the 5-star St. Regis Hotel in San Francisco, a rare two-story penthouse with 360-degree views has become one of the world’s most extraordinary residences. Showcasing [...]
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The Best Restaurants in Cannes
When the glitterati descend on Cannes for, perhaps, the most glamorous film festival on earth, the city’s restaurants will also be kicking into high gear as they prepare to feed the world’s biggest stars. With 316 brasseries, wine bars, and fine dining restaurants dotted throughout the city, visitors can choose between eateries that serve a [...]
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Historic Haddaway Hall in Tacoma on the Market
On the market in Tacoma, Washington is one of the most historic and regal properties found in the Pacific Northwest. Previously used as a Baptist seminary for the better part of the past 30 years, the grand Tudor estate known as Haddaway Hall (also called the Weyerhaeuser Mansion) has been listed for $6.4 million. Timber [...]
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Graffiti Artist David Choe, Facebook Millionaire
Meet the unlikely Facebook millionaire. In 2005, graffiti artist David Choe was hired to paint murals on the walls of Facebook’s first offices in Palo Alto, Calif., by then Facebook’s president Sean Parker. As pay, Parker offered the San Jose artist a choice between cash in the “thousands of dollars,” or the equivalent in stock. [...]
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World’s tallest Lego tower
The world’s tallest Lego tower has been erected in South Korean capital Seoul, after five days of work. The tower, which measures some 31.9 metres in height, took a team of 4,000 children to build and uses some 500,000 bricks. It begins with a cross formation at the base for stability, and tapers towards the [...]
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Gwyneth Paltrow the new face of Hugo Boss fragrance
Hugo Boss has selected actress Gwyneth Paltrow as the face of its new perfume Boss Nuit Pour Femme, which is inspired by the elegance of the little black dress. As the current face of Scandinavian chain Lindex and luxury leather goods brand Coach, the Oscar-winning actress is no stranger to the realm of modeling, and [...]
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Volcano Tours, Iceland
Volcano-loving tourists are spoiled for choice in Iceland, a country with over 100 volcanic mountains to admire, but few would relish the opportunity climb inside — until now that is. This week, tour company Discover the World launched a new tour which will take visitors to the country inside a volcano for the first time, [...]
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Exotic Hualalai Estate in Big Island, Hawaii
Located on a privileged site above the Hualalai Ke’olu Golf Course, the luxurious Hualalai Estate enjoys unobstructed ocean and island views, plus a generous golf course for the sports enthusiasts. The impressive villa boasts five bedrooms, four of which are complete with garden outdoor shower “lanais” (the Hawaiian word for patio or balcony). The interior [...]
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Sotheby’s champagne
Pop! Sotheby’s has launched its own private-label champagne, the first from an auction house, with a bottle costing $29.99 and a magnum $69.95. The bubbly is being produced by sixth-generation French champagne house R & L Legras, which supplies many Michelin-starred restaurants such as Guy Savoy, La Tour d’Argent and Ledoyen. The in-house brand will [...]
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Mia Wasikowska for Miu Miu Spring/Summer 2012
Marie Antoinette is continuing to prove a source of fashion inspiration this season, with Australian actress Mia Wasikowska doing her best impression of the famed French queen in the latest Miu Miu video campaign. The technicolor pop art-influenced ad sees Wasikowska showcasing the Spring/Summer 2012 offerings of the Italian fashion house including an array of [...]
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Invigorating Reethi Rah five-star resort in Maldives
Welcome to another tourist-friendly and peace inspiring resort in Maldives. Reethi Rah five-star resort was envisioned and implemented by the team at One&Only, and is home to no less than 130 incredible villas, with an architecture typical for this famous tropical getaway. Reethi Rah five-star resort in Maldives occupies a beautiful amoeba-shaped island, and the [...]
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JoeyBra, the iPhone pocket bra
JoeyBra has created the first, sexy pocketed bra that conceals a smart phone, ID, and key. It’s the perfect bra to carry your iPhone while out clubbing. Who needs a purse? Official site. As described by the founders, it’s “a unique pocketed bra design that allows women of all ages to go to dances, parties, [...]
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Original Stella Cadente Boutique in Paris
With a gold metal finish and an original cylindrical shape, this new Stella Cadente boutique recently unveiled on Boulevard Beaumarchais in Paris, is quite an attention-grabber. The visitors are welcomed in the shop through an ellipse-shaped window, allowing a sneak peek inside. The design of the boutique was implemented by the creative team at Atelier [...]
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Rihanna by Terry Richardson
Artist Rihanna posed for photographer Terry Richardson. Of the experience, she tweeted: “Check out what me and @Terry_World do in 10 mins after work #impromptuShit.”
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Daily Dream Home – House Aboobaker
Today’s dream home is located in Limpopo, South Africa – a perfect place to build a residence that would encompass a laid back lifestyle in spaces flooded by natural light. House Aboobaker was re-designed by Nico van der Meulen Architects and now proudly displays a wonderful collection of space. “The brief was to transform the [...]
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Ubud Hanging Gardens Resort, Bali
Lush rainforests, soaring volcanoes, stunning vistas, supreme tranquility. That is only the start of your experience at the Ubud Hanging Gardens resort in Bali, Indonesia. Ubud Hanging Gardens is set among the smoky volcanoes and rice terraces right in the heart of Bali. It is a secluded Orient-Express resort that allows you to experience all [...]
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Danish Modern Revived – Grete Jalk Chair and Nesting Table
Some furniture items are so well designed that they need to be revived. After designing the GJ Chair and GJ Nesting Table in 1963, Grete Jalk – one of the major exponents of Danish Modern in the 1950s and 1960s – became a legendary designer. Thanks to Lange Production, we can still enjoy the elegant [...]
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Exclusive Interview with Laure Kczekotowska
When I met Laure Kczekotowska, a fashion couture designer at a party in Paris, we chatted for 30 minutes. Her long blonde hair and flawless skin made me question her when she said she has been designing for 15 years. After all, she must have started at the age of 5 since she didn’t look [...]
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Vintage 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing sells for record $4.62 million
A vintage 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing has sold for a record $4.62 million at auction in Scottsdale, Arizona. The Gullwing featured a rare all-aluminium in mint condition. Mercedes made only about 1,400 300SL coupes between 1954 to 1957 – with only 29 of being the lightweight “alloy” models – making it extremely rare. The vehicle [...]
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2013 Hennessey Venom GT Spyder
Meet the 2013 Venom GT Spyder from Hennessey Performance, the open top variant of the Venom GT Coupe. A massive 1,200 bhp (895 kW / 1217 PS) is produced by the Venom GT Spyder’s engine and the model’s weight is stated to be 1,200 kg ( 2,645 lbs ). Pricing for the coupe is set [...]
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