Search results for: “crystal”
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Party palaces and funky funhouses: Freddy Mamani’s maverick buildings
With pinball machine interiors and animal-shaped facades, Mamani’s wild venues have transformed Bolivian architecture. Now the former bricklayer is taking ‘neo-Andean’ style to Paris
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Rolls-Royce and the lure of a Fabergé Egg
With just 50 pre-1917 Faberge Imperial Eggs completed, these exceptionally precious creations are some of the most valuable and coveted objects ever to have been made. ‘Spirit Of Ecstasy’ Bejeweled Egg Two of the world’s most esteemed houses of luxury have joined forces to create one unique objet d’art, for one discerning patron. For…
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Blue is the new black for Vacheron Constantin x Bucherer Traditionnelle
Swiss luxury watch manufacturer Vacheron Constantin is introducing three new Traditionnelle watch models created in collaboration with Bucherer, the Swiss haute horlogerie company based in Lucerne, Switzerland. Each timepiece is endowed with a blue opaline dial, pink gold case, sapphire crystal caseback and dark blue Mississippiensis alligator leather strap. In addition, each caseback receives…
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Decoration surfaces: Discover what Vetrite can do for your home. So eye catching!
For 2018 Cersaie fair, mosaic and luxury design specialist Sicis The Art of Mosaic Factory has proposed fluid spaces, light, color and has given unusual suggestions for walls and floors, mixed with different styles. Sicis has brought at Cersaie 2018, The International Exhibition of Ceramic Tile and Bathroom Furnishings, new ideas both in terms of…
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Diva Finissima Minute Repeater – the world’s thinnest minute repeater movement in a ladies’ watch
High-end ladies’ watches: Bvlgari Diva Finissima Minute Repeater raises a majestic ode to artistry by chiming the precious happy moments on demand. Diva Finissima Minute Repeater is a Bulgari watch celebrating a century of watchmaking and jewellery expertise, masterfully expressed through daring gem setting and a dial embellished by gold-spangled Urushi lacquer. Beating at its heart…
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I never set out to stick my knife into a restaurant – but some just deserve it
The Observer restaurant critic’s most biting reviews have now been collected in a book. Here, he defends the art of negative criticism – after all, it’s just a part of the job