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Happy New Year !

Anakin — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 21:22:27 +0000

Eiffel Tower glitters and dazzles for New Year’s Eve

admin — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:59:04 +0000

The Eiffel Tower will become a “giant Chistmas tree” as Paris rings in the New Year with a spectacular light and music show, city officials said Wednesday. The “unique and magical” display will round off a year which saw the tower, one of the world’s most visited sites, mark its 120th birthday and usher in a [...]

Abramovich to Splash $5Million on New Year’s Bash

admin — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:02:21 +0000

Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich will be hosting what promises to be one of the most extravagant bashes anywhere to see in the new decade. He and his girlfriend Daria Zhukova, are expected to spend up to $4.8m on a beach party for 250 people on the Caribbean resort island of Saint Barthélemy. The London Times reports that [...]

Celebrating the New Year with the latest art of champagne

Anakin — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:00:36 +0000

As popping corks announce the New Year, champagne lovers can expect some radical new trends in the art of savouring a tipple that for centuries has been associated with celebration. The true connoisseur should ditch the traditional long-stemmed flutes and the saucer-shaped coupes and instead start drinking the sparkling white wine from elongated, tulip-shaped glasses, say [...]

Tod’s Sunglasses

Anakin — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 10:47:08 +0000

Ikkar Transforming Yacht

Anakin — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 10:44:30 +0000

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 [...]

The Designers’ Christmas Trees

Anakin — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:50:03 +0000

On December 08, 2009 Marie Christiane Marek hosted “The Designers’ Christmas Trees” at the Cité de l’architecture et du patrimoine in Paris. World-famous designers have sold 20 Christmas trees for a total of 41,500 € to be donated to The Foundation headed by France’s First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy. Since 1996 several famous names have taken part, including [...]

The celebrities fronting next year’s ads

Anakin — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:56:25 +0000

While more and more Hollywood actresses are starring in fashion commercials, it has become common practice to put celebrities of equally high caliber behind the cameras. All the campaigns and the photos after the jump Megan Fox for Armani Hollywood’s sex symbol of the moment, Megan Fox, will accept Victoria Beckham’s inheritance at Armani to pose for the [...]

The AA Super Yacht by Arnaud Answeeuw

Anakin — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:06:11 +0000

Described as an “ultra contemporary design”, this 91-metre superyacht concept has just been unveiled by French designer Arnaud Anseeuw. Named ‘AA’, the futuristic project has been inspired by advanced technologies and aerospace developments. It is equipped with fuel cell propulsion and has the option to have its own satellite to create a personal network between a fleet [...]

Fragment design x Rolex Explorer Released

Anakin — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 11:47:49 +0000

The much anticipated Rolex Explorer designed by fragment design via the Bamford Watch Department has gone on sale today. The watch is available in black/blue and black/green at colette and goes for 15,000 €. Via Highsnobiety