Category: Design
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#RewriteYourFuture: Sophia Loren Limited Edition Pen
2 Oscars, 5 Golden Globes, a Grammy, a BAFTA, the Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award, and more David di Donatello Awards than anyone else in cinema history… These are just some of the accolades won by Sophia Loren, the latest subject of Montegrappa’s Icons Series. What better icon could there be? The oldest and…
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Leica Ultravid 8×32 ‘Edition Zagato’
Italian automotive atelier meets Leica binocular – The Leica Ultravid 8×32 ‘Edition Zagato.’ Leica chose The 2015 Chantilly Concours d’Elegance in France (on 6 September 2015) to present a special limited edition – the Leica Ultravid 8×32 ‘Edition Zagato’ made in collaboration with Italian automotive atelier Zagato. The outer shell of the ‘Edition Zagato’ is…
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Superhouses: the allure of fantasy homes where money is no object
As our homes increasingly reflect identity, financial security and status, a new book about some of the world’s most striking designs taps into our daydreams• Inside the world’s superhouses – in pictures
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Lexus Hoverboard with magnetic levitation technology shows final testing in Barcelona. Travelling across water included.
Following the unveiling of the Lexus Hoverboard in June, the luxury automotive company completed a full and final reveal of the project concluding a successful testing phase which took place in Cubelles, Barcelona. However, the Lexus Hoverboard remains a prototype and will not be on sale. The Lexus Hoverboard project began 18 months ago through…
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New culinary destination: Gucci opens lavish eatery
Gucci’s 1921 Gucci Café & Restaurant 0pens in Shanghai with bruschetta and spaghetti. Shanghai is the perfect city to pair food and fashion. Gucci, one of the world’s most famous luxury fashion labels, unveiled its lavish eatery called “1921 Gucci Café” inside the IAPM luxury shopping centre, one of Shanghai’s most popular commercial avenues. The announcement…
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The ultimate #HomeDog: The dream doghouse for pampered pooches
The Samsung ‘Dream Doghouse’. A royal treatment most humans will never get to experience. Equipped with hydro-pool, treadmill, and automated feeder, this dog kennel of the future was designed and built by Samsung for Crufts 2015. The $30,000 pooch pad, probably lu, features a Samsung Tablet S, paw print pillows, AstroTurf-covered treadmill, hydrotherapy space, an…