 Matchbox-Sized Monitors - Edinburgh's School of Engineering Portable Supercomputer::Edinburgh University scientists and researchers joined forces with the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany and the University of Rome, Italy, to develop technology that will allow manufacturers… [MORE] |
 I Love Dogs Diamonds - $1.8 Million Collar::The $1.8 million Amour Amour dog collar has 52 carats and is designed by I Love Dogs Diamonds Jewelers
The Amour Amour features 1600 hand-set diamonds with a seven-carat, D-IF, brilliant cut center diamond.… [MORE] |
 Eau Couture - Evian Teams With Christian Lacroix::Every year French water company Evian launches special edition bottles, and this year's are quite opulent. The limited edition bottles were designed by high end fashion design house, Christian Lacroix,… [MORE] |
 Tiffany & Co. Launch 70 New Stores::Tiffany & Co. Collections will be the theme for 70 new Tiffany & Co. stores that will cater to the female buyer. The company wants "its little blue box to mean more things to more people."
The first… [MORE] |
 Diamond Skull Microphone - Kylie Chanels Marilyn::Kylie Minogue beat breast cancer, and can be seen back with vengeance, belting her single "2 Hearts" into a diamond encrusted skull microphone.
She looks a lot like Marilyn Monroe in the images, and… [MORE] |
 9,999 Karat Dress - Ring Not Included::A jewelry designer in Hong Kong created this dress which has about four pounds of precious jewels. It's marked to sell for over $130,000.
The designer of this wedding dress with 9,999 karats in gems likely… [MORE] |
 Luxury Cliche Ad - Lexus GS Commercial::Lexus has come out with a great new video ad for its latest luxury GS hybrid sports sedan.
"Opera music? Check. Rich cinematography? Got it. Subtitles in elegant cursive typeface? Ditto. Yup, all the… [MORE] |
 Gold Flakes Martini - 24 Karat Cocktail (Follow-Up)::A few months ago, Trend Hunter introduced you to Gold Flakes vodka. Now we're showing you the most luxurious drink you can whip up at your personal cocktail bar, or order out on the town: the Gold Flakes… [MORE] |
 Breath-Controlled Furniture - Alpha Liege::Relax to the rhythm of your own breath with the Alpha Liege lounge chair.
With such an emphasis on yoga and meditation these days, people have become a lot more aware of their own breathing. This chic… [MORE] |
 Celeb Do-Gooder PR - Paris Hilton To Document Rwanda Mission::In an effort to change her image, Paris Hilton announced that she is headed for Rwanda next month to use her celebrity status "for the greater good."
"There are a lot of bad people in L.A.," Hilton told… [MORE] |
 $5,000 Perfume - Mane Makes Yu Smell Rich::We thought $590 mascara was outrageous, so imagine our surprise when we discovered a $5,000 bottle of perfume. That's a high price to smell nice!
Yu, which means rain in Chinese, is the luxury scent… [MORE] |
 Swarovski Bathrooms - Crystal Luxury Fixtures::Swarovski Crystal is the focal point for two dazzling model bathrooms. Kludi, a German designer of luxury fixtures, and Swarovski conspired to create dream bathrooms enhanced by crystalline beauty. The… [MORE] |
 £2,500 Diamond Dog Coat - Debut At Pet A Porter London::This autumn and winter, a lot of well-known haute couture designers are producing exclusive and expensive dogwear.
Ben de Lisi, Issa, Stephen Webster and Vivienne Westwood are all getting ready for one… [MORE] |
 Magnificent Motorola - Luxury Edition RAZR 2::Motorola has announced a special edition of the RAZR2 cell phone, available in limited quantities, and just in time for Christmas. The signature RAZR2 has been bathed in gold and clothed in snake-like… [MORE] |
 $1.6 Million Loo House - Life in a Luxury Toilet::The founder of the World Toilet Association, SIM Jae-Duck of Seoul, Korea, has built the world’s only house designed like a loo. The $1.6 Million structure will be open to the public on November 11,… [MORE] |
 Build Your Own Sports Car - DIY Grabercar::Grabercars offers a do-it-yourself (DIY) sports car kit, less engine, called La Bala. It is available in two models, La Bala Street and La Bala Track. The engine and some other parts, you will have to… [MORE] |
 $4.5 Million Bra - Victoria's Secret Experience::Not content to offer only a fantasy bra, Victoria's Secret is accessorizing to offer a gift set of bra, thong, garter, cuff bracelet and matching barrette. This over-the-top set is decorated with $4.5… [MORE] |
 Coin Collecting Pays - $10 Coin With Wrong Date Nets $5M::This striking coin is actually struck with the wrong date. The $10 gold Eagle coin is stamped 1804 but was created in 1834 as a gift from Andrew Jackson. The coin has proved its value many times over.… [MORE] |
 Atlantic City's Largest Casino - MGM Grand Atlantic City::Las Vegas's little brother, Atlantic City, is getting a new addition to the family - MGM Grand Atlantic City. The multi-billion dollar hotel/casino will be the largest in town. The MGM will feature three… [MORE] |
 Floating Luxury Palace - Airborne Strato Cruiser::Twice as fast as a regular blimp is still slow. But this luxury airship makes it a lot more fun. This prototype Strato Cruiser takes the Richard Branson approach to air travel. Spa treatments, massage,… [MORE] |
 Luxury Air Yacht - Aeroscraft ML866::The Aeroscraft ML866 air yacht was revealed at the Atlanta Air Show, with an interesting combination of abilities like being able to take off vertically and hover. The blimp-like aircraft will attract… [MORE] |
 $75,000 Fortunes - Psychic Interactive Robot::Would you pay $75,000 to have your fortune read by a psychic robot? The interactive fortune teller has the high tech ability to converse with users, answer questions, and even recognize a select number… [MORE] |
 Ultra Luxury Gem Breaks Records - Flawless $7.8M Blue Diamond::The price per carat for this gorgeous diamond came in at $1.32 million when the gavel fell at Sothebys. The 6.04 carat diamond color is called Fancy Vivid Blue and has flawless clarity. It was set in a… [MORE] |
 Concept Coupe In Production - 2008 Rolls-Royce 101 EX::Rolls-Royce has finally announced that it will make its new 101 EX Concept Coupe available sometime in 2008. It will be priced higher than the Phantom, but at a lower price than the Phantom Drophead Coupe. [MORE] |
 Apple Mines Diamonds & Gold - Luxury Mac Book Pro::If you're going to invest in a Mac Book Pro, you don't mind investing in a good thing.. and you're probably not interested in looking like everybody else. The good news then, is that Computer Choppers… [MORE] |
 Elegance Is An Attitude - Longines 175 Diamond Watch::"Elegance is an attitude." That's the philosophy of Swiss company, Longines. This year celebrates Saint-Imier, Longines’ 175th birthday. To commemorate the occasion, the watchmaker has introduced a limited… [MORE] |
 Mobile Cocktail Bar - Alpina for Pool Parties::Treat yourself to this high-end mobile cocktail bar/wine cellar by Alpina. It features an ice maker, 11 bottle holders, five fruit cups, and a cocktail tray. It is equipped with four pivoting wheels with… [MORE] |
 Multi-Billion Dollar Airport - Beijing's Luxury Terminal::In February of next year, the world's largest luxury airport will open in Beijing, arriving in time to accommodate the international tourists arriving for the Summer 2008 Olympic Games. One single building,… [MORE] |
 First Look At Mazda Taiki::The Mazda Taiki is a two-seater concept car, which will be introduced at the 2007 Tokyo Auto Show in late October. Mazda claims the Taiki's design was inspired by hagorom "the flowing robes that enable… [MORE] |
 Video Ad Spoofs British Airways - Silverjet Airlines::Silverjet, the new British all-business-class airline, has done a cheeky take-off of the famous British Airways 'face' advert from 1989. They've remade the iconic British Airways commercial in exactly… [MORE] |
 Luxury Wood PC Case - Suissa Enlighten::For your next computer, wood is good. Believe it! The Suissa Enlighten is made of luxury wood and houses a modular PC. Intel Quad core CPU, AMD X2 6400, NVidia 8800GTX video card, 4 GB memory, a friggin'… [MORE] |
 Designer Hotels - Versace Expands Luxury Resort Brand::A few months ago Trend Hunter featured the Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast, Australia's most expensive hotel. Now Gianni Versace is building an opulent resort in India, and another in Dubai.
The Versace… [MORE] |
 Eye Candy At Sea - Hugo Boss Yacht::The luxury Hugo Boss yacht is one of the most opulent sailboats afloat. The designer held a lavish ceremony in Hamburg, Germany to celebrate the official baptism of the "HUGO BOSS" sailing yacht. Complete… [MORE] |
 Optical Illusion Furniture II - B&B Italia Moon by Zaha Hadid::A few weeks ago Trend Hunter featured a sofa that appeared to change shape depending on your angle. Now Zaha Hadid has designed this moon sofa for positioning in the center of a room. Its continuous shape… [MORE] |
 Gold & Diamond Nokia Phone - Limited Alexander Amosu N95::Only 10 of these elegant Alexander Amosu’s limited edition diamond N95 8GB phones were made. They are customized in classic yellow or white gold and numbered from 1 to 10. The total diamond weight is… [MORE] |
 Semi-Submerged Luxury - Jelly-Fish 45 Habitat::In the future, you could be sleeping under water and having your morning coffee above, complete with ocean views. The Jelly-Fish 45 Habitat is a unique piece of architecture that is half-submerged in water.… [MORE] |
 Green Abu Dhabi Development - Resembles Stonehendge::The Gate development on Reem Island, United Arab Emirates is currently under construction. We're talking about a total of 11,300,000 sq. feet of development space. The Sky Tower will be the tallest tower… [MORE] |
 Luxury Bathrooms - Tetsuya Nakamura Design::The Fast and the Furious of Bathing. Tetsuya Nakamura, has given new meaning to a fast wash with these super luxurious designer bathroom fixtures. So if driving around in your Buggatti, isn't enough for… [MORE] |
 $5,000 Playing Cards - Gold Hello Kitty Deck::OMG!! Was my first reaction when I laid eyes on these golden Hello Kitty playing cards. These ultra thin cards are being issued as part of the Birthday celebrations of Her "Kittiness" Herself. They I am… [MORE] |
 The Finer Things Abroad - Luxe City Guide::These little city guides are not your normal tourist maps that inform you where to go and what to see. They provide you with in depth views of the more luxurious sides of cities you're visiting, especially… [MORE] |
 Luxury Whirlpool Tub - Thalassor Baleina::Looking for the Ultimate chromotherapy system? Try the new Thalassor Baleina whirlpool tub. It is available in 512 custom colors to suit anyone's taste. At first glance, it resembles a Ponce de León fountain… [MORE] |
 $13,000 Pencil - Graf von Faber-Castell Perfect Pencil::This Special Edition Graf von Faber-Castell Perfect Pencil was built to commemorate Faber-Castell's 240 year anniversary. It comes in white gold or stainless steel. The pencil's official price tag is… [MORE] |
 Nokia Vertu Ferrari Phone - Ascent Ferrari 60::Vertu's newest phone is the limited edition Ascent Ferrari 60. What's great about Vertus isn't that you can hear all your music or have a high resolution display -- it's the price and the prestige of ownership… [MORE] |
 $24,000 Sneakers - Pure Gold Sport Shoes::This pair of pure gold shoes was presented at a press briefing for the 2007 Shanghai Golden Grand Prixat. The $24,000 shoes were made to honor the events record breaker. The footwear is 26 cm in length… [MORE] |
 Tank Paintball (Follow-Up) - Buy Your Own Paintball Panzer Tank (Neighbourhood Fun?)::In 2006, Trend Hunter wrote about Tank Paintball. What fun! Now you can have all the fun of Tank Paintball in your own neighbourhood... You won't get a full size Panzer tank, but you could be the only… [MORE] |
 Ultra Ultra Luxury Autos - Bugatti Veyron Pur Sang is $2 Million and Limited Just 5::Just when we thought the Lamborghini Reventón was the most expensive and most exclusive car, we see the new Bugatti Veyron Pur Sang.
Only five have been made and they are each already sold. The price:… [MORE] |
 Floating Community - River Cities Condos::River Cities Condos is an entirely new concept; this isn't a cruise ship offering condos, but it a condo boat for river cruising. The floating condos will travel through the inter coastal waterways of… [MORE] |
 Multi-Billion Dollar Man-Made Island - Pearl-Qatar::The Pearl-Qatar is a man-made island under construction off the coast of Doha, Qatar. It is about 985 acres, and fronted by 12 miles of beaches. The island is supposed to become an exclusive home for 40,000… [MORE] |
 Bauble Trade-In - New H. Stern Jewels For Your Old Ones::Tired of your old luxury baubles? Do they hold a bad memory? Or is that diamond-studded bracelet just too last season? If they're from H. Stern, it's no problem. Just bring in your old jewelry and the… [MORE] |
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