If you’re thinking to yourself, “that’s sort of a small window for a luxury hotel suite,” well, you’re right. But it’s only because this room occupies the entirety of a repurposed Cold War-era East German aircraft. OK, the view isn’t anything special: the plane stays grounded outside the Teuge airport in the Netherlands. But the room [...]
Called the Bugatti Renaissance, this concept car is the creation of designer John Mark Vicente. Vicente is a Communication Design graduate from Emily Carr University of Art and Design in Vancouver. he drew the vehicle as part of his prior coursework. “These projects are personal reflections of my understanding of design as an art, science, and philosophy, [...]
In the last 27 years, Uwe Gemballa has achieved the best world-wide reputation for refining Porsche cars. Now, the company manager from Leonberg near Stuttgart takes on a new challenge. The automobile manufacturer turns the most potent super sports car from Maranello, the Ferrari Enzo, into the GEMBALLA MIG-U1 – an individually produced edition, limited [...]
The Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola is responsible for the interior design of the recently opened Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Barcelona. “The project reflects the open, cosmopolitan character of the great Mediterranean city where the hotel stands, along with the unmistakeable seal of Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group. The linear simplicity of the building, which was once the head [...]
French designer Julien Anglade, has come up with a hybrid yacht concept harking back to the golden days of luxury ocean cruises. The 150-metre IKKAR accommodates 50 passengers in ultimate luxury along with a crew of 60 to look after them. the hybrid yacht is capable of changing its shape according to the location as well as comfort [...]
Replacing the outgoing Ferrari F430, the 458 Italia represents Ferrari’s latest engineering conquest. The mid-engined 4.5L V8 enjoys power increases over its predecessor as factory numbers point to outputs of 570 hp and 398 lb-ft of torque with the majority of the pull available at 3,250 rpm. The relatively lightweight aluminum chassis results in a [...]
On the heels of Ken Block’s insane Gymkhana videos and the groundbreaking snowboarding/rally part to close out DC’s MTN.LAB 1.5 video, the DC Co-Founder and Rally Team Driver has joined with Subaru to make the world’s fastest cat track operation automobile for backcountry access for snowboarding.The TRAX STI is an experimental automobile that starts with [...]
The latest volume in teNeues’ tantalizing Luxury series is entitled Luxury Houses: Top of the World. and focuses on the most select residences around the world. With stunning settings, sumptuous materials, sophisticated architectural detailing and interiors, these truly are homes to die for. Each house offers a unique perspective on what’s possible if both money and taste abound.
My House is a new nightclub in Los Angeles that has been designed by Dodd Mitchell. The club’s interior reinterprets the classic house party by feeling and functioninglike you’ve entered someone’s private home.
Since 2004, the company behind the Hotelicopter has been working to modify a Soviet-made Mil V-12 into two world firsts: the “world’s biggest helicopter” andthe “world’s first flying hotel.” The Hotelicopter features 18 luxuriously-appointed rooms for adrenaline junkies seeking a truly unique and memorable travel experience. Each soundproofed room is equipped with a queen-sized bed, fine linens, a mini-bar, [...]
New York design firm Leeser Architecture have won a competition to design a hotel in the Zayed Bay district of Abu Dhabi, UAE. Called the Helix for its spiraling floors, the hotel is located in the bay and sits partially over the water. The building includes a glass-bottomed swimming pool on the roof, visible eight floors below, [...]
New Yorkers are used to living amongst huge skyscrapers around Madison Square Park but they have probably never seen anything like this. For his first New York building, Daniel Libeskind has proposed a 900+ foot, 54-story glass condo with dripping sky gardens. Libeskind’s creation would swoop up next to, and past, the 700-foot Met Life tower. Initial [...]
When nature calls at the beachside Mumin Papa Cafe in the city of Akashi (Hyogo prefecture), patrons have the luxury of using an underwater restroom built into the side of a giant aquarium filled with exotic fish and a sea turtle that likes to watch. According to the cafe owner, the 30-million-yen ($270,000) sub-aquatic restroom [...]
Called “Home of the Year” by some American journalists, this stunning house sits among the Hollywood Hills and it’s full of new technologies: CinemaScope theater, 7.1-channel surround-sound, intricate TV concealment, extensive automation. The residence was designed and built by Temple Home, whose co-owner, Xorin Balbes, has earned recognition for his restoration of famous Los Angeles-area homes. “They developed it [...]
It was just a matter of time that a Chrome Mercedes McLaren SLR was created, and no where else than you would expect but to be showcased at the Mall of Emirates (huge shopping mall) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. I wonder if it is owned by the same person who has the Bugatti Veyron Pur [...]
. Voted one of the top five resorts in Thailand, and situated high above the Andaman sea, Sri panwa comprises of 22 luxurious tropical contemporary private pool villas scattered throughout more than 30 acres of lush, tropical surroundings.
“The picture elements alone are composed of a Sony SRX-S110 Professional Video Projector with an impressive 4,096-by-2,160 resolution and the Stewart Snowmatte 1.0 Gain Laboratory-Grade Motion Picture Screen stands a t a mammoth 18 x 10-foot which is nearly equivalent to an actual theater screen viewed from the balcony! The Sony BDP-S1 Blu-ray Player complements the [...]
In Mad Max, Lord Humongous and his men rolled around wearing whatever they could find, from paintball masks to leather jackets and next to nothing. We won’t have to worry about scavenging when the mushroom clouds start blooming — designer Diddo Velema, with Gucci and Luis Vuitton, will have us wearing gas masks made from the finest [...]
Avenue Princesse Grace is the most expensive street in the world to buy property, where $120,000 (€84,985) will purchase just one square metre of prime real estate, according to a survey by Wealth Bulletin. Prime residential property on the top 10 most expensive streets in the world saw their overall value fall by 12% in the last [...]
Zenvo introduces the ST1 – an exclusively Danish supercar – a wonder of Nordic automotive engineering.
Skyloft Penthouse in New York City’s Tribeca neighborhood has become the most expensive condominium ever sold in downtown Manhattan. Conceived by James Carpenter Design Associates, the modern duplex loft with distinctive glass constructions sits on top of a building dating from the 1920s and offers panoramic views of the city from the 14th floor. The interior of the [...]
Maserati just took the wraps off a limited edition of its GranTurismo S, specially outfitted with items from the company’s MC Sport Line. The car, decked out in a matte white “ice” paint scheme, was unveiled last week in the futuristic surroundings of the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi. Only 12 examples finished in a Matt [...]
This Paraty’s reinforced concrete boxes house design is a modern residential design located in in Paraty, Brazil. Designed by Brazilian based architects, Marcio Kogan Architects, this two reinforced concrete boxes, sit atop each other, connected on the mountainside of one of the islands of the colonial city of Paraty and Angra dos Reis, like two modern [...]
The Italian dream-carmaker, Lamborghini, will reveal at the Frankfurt Motor Show the long rumored Lamborghini Reventon Roadster. As the coupe model the car redefines style and elegance with alcantara upholstery, carbon fiber trim and body panels and aggressive 18-inch wheels. There’s nothing official, but the topless Reventon will probably be powered by a6.5-liter V12 engine with 650 HP (478 [...]
“Galibier” is not just the name of one of the most difficult alpine passes along the Tour de France but, in its time, was a version of the four door Type 57 unequalled in sportiness and elegance.
News is out on who the mysterious buyer of the Maltese Falcon is. The sale of the 289ft hybrid beast of a superyacht has been quite a serial in the luxury world, being closely followed by blogs and newspapers alike. The WSJ reports that mist of secrecy surrounding the identity of the buyer, or caretaker as she prefers to title herself, has cleared off.
Lexus has officially reveiled its two-seat supercar — the LFA — at the Tokyo Motor Show which is expected to hit the road by early 2011. The Lexus LFA is Lexus’s first true supercar and is built from scratch using no major parts sourced from other vehicles. The LFA features a carbon fiber monocoque chassis with aluminum front [...]
Castello de Castagneto Po, the childhood home of French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy is up on the market again, and with 40 rooms and 175 acres of lavish landscape, this is one fairy tale home
Currently under construction at Gentech Yachts’ Antalya, Turkey shipyard is the 46-metre Soroya, due to be completed in time for the 2010 Monaco Yacht Show. Hydraulics are a key component of the luxury craft, which features both a pop-up helipad and a swimming pad that unfolds to double in size. Spacious, silent and stable are the watchwords [...]
Iconic London hotel Claridge’s has unveiled its Christmas tree, which this year has been designed by Dior creative director John Galliano. The tree, which takes its inspiration from icy snow scenes, mixed with a tropical twist, dominates the hotel’s lobby. It is painted in white and metallic blue and perched among its branches are a handmade leopard, several parrots and a dragonfly.
WHY Wally-Hermès Yachtsall images courtesy HermèsWHY Wally-Hermès Yachts is the new company created by french luxury brand Hermès and monaco based yacht maker Wally, dedicated to a new lifestyle of living on the sea. designing a boat with a new concept is not an utopia. at every turn the yacht offers maximum space, durability [...]
Last we heard from Earthrace, the super sleek 78-ft. power boat that runs on its captain’s fat, it was circumnavigating the globe. Today, the ship has a new Batman paint job and a new mission: Hunting whalers. Matte Black Earthrace Power Boat Hunts Those Who Hunt Whales
I wanted so badly to have a large, English-style, only-nose-out, soak-like-a-hippo bathtub in my new apartment. I settled for a large shower, but at 72 by 12 feet, maybe I should have rented the world’s largest bathtub instead. This 4-food deep naffness is indeed the world’s largest and tackiest bathtub, needing 6,340 gallons (24,000 liters) of [...]
The official unveiling is tonight, but we have the first images of Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo now, attached to its mothership, Eve. SpaceShipTwo is the first commercial passenger spacecraft in history, and it is oh-so-beautiful
Smashing plates in a controlled environment certainly has its merits, but Bakayarou removes the industrial atmosphere of the back of a truck or your ex’s kitchen, and let’s you go straight to the skull of your best friend. Of course, it’s not a real bottle, but that doesn’t mean it’s not satisfying.
Best plan: A two-mast schooner to go live around the world. Second best plan: A house like Universe, in Roca Blanca, Mexico. And neoprene suits, surf boards, and diving gear. OK,and a two-mast schooner too. Come in and chill:
Despite being almost completely embedded in the side of a hill, this modern home in Switzerland has a seriously stunning view. You can almost picture Julie Andrews (distracted with spinning and singing) crashing through the window into your living room. Designed by SeARCH, a Dutch architecture firm, and Christian Müller Architects, the home features an enormous [...]
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