Posted in Art, Concept, Designer, Display, Luxury on 6 November 2009
Linley is a British group well known for creating the most amazing storage boxes for collector’s items, jewelry and even cigars and wines. And we mean no ordinary box by that. The brand has a long history of creating the most spectacular architectural patterns on these containers making them no less than a work of art. And the newest offering from this group is a humidor that has been tremendously inspired by the iconic Partagas Factory in Cuba.
This unique box has been made in sycamore, using cherry moldings as well as lippings and marquetry detailing in the finest walnut, of course sycamore and ebony. If the exterior has impressed you well enough, then let’s move inside to see the gorgeous Spanish cedarwood. This fine wood has been integrated with a ‘CigarSpa’ humidification system.
Posted in Concept, Outdoor, Travel on 6 November 2009
It is called 3 Rms, Lk Vu by Michigan-based design firm Jruiter. It is a boat concept that takes your living home to water! Yet, it is not a houseboat one finds in tourist destinations across the world which make up for floating hotels. It is more personalized in nature. You can use it over a day for a picnic on a quite river. You could call it part apartment, or an outdoor living space for its features offer just that.
The pontoon boat houses a kitchen with dining space, a living room with seating, and a basking deck for sun-bathing or just chilling. You can relax and enjoy floating on the water with your family or friends, or move over to the floating kitchen for some quick cooking. All these come with a space heater that is tucked behind a retro style vent.
Posted in Concept, Designer, Fashion, Footwear, Luxury on 31 October 2009
It is an old saying that you can tell a lot about a man by the shoes he wears. We think it holds a lot sense, also in the case of women. So, why not put all doubts and queries to rest by putting you best foot forward thanks to Anna Lunna. Well, this designer brand has just launched some very cool new designer boots concept. And we are told that this Miami based company let’s the fashionable create their very own unique design from rare and exclusive animal hides.
There are not one, not two but a whole range of sixteen styles that comes with the option of five heel heights, ten heel styles and seventeen leather colors that allow you to let your imagination and fashion sense go wild. No wonder, the maker claims to create the most desired boots of all!
Posted in Antique, Auctions, Automobile, Car, Concept, Home Appliances, Luxury on 30 October 2009
Technology has indeed taken BBQ grills to newer levels, but this time we spotted creativity doing a real slick job with the whole outdoor cooking regime. And in all fairness, we are completely blown away by it. First, it was the barbecue train followed by Dragon BBQ grills but even those could not satiate the hunger for more styles, and so the pistol-shaped BBQ grill was born. This time it is a truck, or should we say Ford truck to be precise, that is at your service to cook up some crunchy meats and breads for you on the go.
This one comes decked with all the high-tech gadgets giving one the ultimate in tailgating. In fact, it might just remind you of the Fire Truck grill that was launched last year. Well, the two are different and you will know once you take a look at the Ford Truck grill’s price tag which is a huge $15,000.
Posted in Automobile, Car, Concept, Luxury Car on 28 October 2009
Parking woes and traffic congestion are a bane of our generation. But that they will get more intense as the years pass, is something all of us live in the dread of. True that technology research is moving in the direction of compact cars. Metromorph fits the urgent need just right, and takes care of the traffic and parking woes bit. It’s a concept straight out of the sci-fi movies, where vehicles can move up a building up vertically. The concept car has been made by designer Roman Mistiuk.
While one of its key functions is to ease traffic congestion in big cities, it takes care of the dearth of parking space availability to residents of apartment buildings in a big metropolitan area, just as business districts can sit pretty with the ease in parking woes.
This car, can ride smooth on the roads, has two in-wheel motors on its rear besides two battery cases, its wheels are hidden inside the structure, has rotating arms that can help a vertical and horizontal drive. The car, can ride vertically in what they call the Balcony mode, meaning, it turns 90 deg to become a balcony.
Posted in Car, Concept, Luxury, Luxury Car on 27 October 2009
Ever dreamt of leaving the steering wheel free when you drive? Ever imagined you can actually sleep when your car drives itself?
It may look too ridiculous to be true, but it is what exactly the Saucer aims at. If you are the kind hoping for a quick nap in the office bus and cannot afford it, or do not have a chauffeur to drive you home safely, Saucer is the answer. Saucer, is a self-driven vehicle concept that has a single bed arrangement within it. It means, the driver can actually not bother to drive, but lie down and doze off in bliss while the vehicle does the job of taking him or her to the right destination.
It is an innovative brainwave targetted mainly at people who work away at night and end up with near fatal errors while catching that extra wink of sleep. It is mainly useful for those who need to travel a long way home from workplace. Saucer’s soundproof interior has the right program to for self-drive the vehicle.
Posted in Concept, Designer, Jewelry, Luxury, Technology, Watch on 24 October 2009
It’s a rather regular phenomenon for brand Gerlad Genta to blow their customers away with their collections of super-stylish watches. But their newest offering Arena Metasonic is even more. One look at it and you will realise the many years they must have spent developing this concept. This timepiece is symbolic for holding the company’s obessession with giving their watches a musical twist. We have seen some that repeat time at your command and even those that chime at regular intervals. If we hear correct, you get both and some more in the Arena Metasonic watch.
The frame is 46mm wide and has been made in titanium as well as other special metal alloys to achieve a superior sound quality. The case indeed must have taken a long time to design what with the highly stylized construction that includes technical looking pushers and levers. Even the manually wound movement is very complex since it can be seen through the dial and caseback right behind the sapphire crystals. You can see the cute little hammers too that beat playfully when the sonnerie is activated. We have a sneaky feeling that you might need to wind this watch quite often.
Posted in Cell Phone, Concept, Designer, Mobile Phone on 23 October 2009
It is something that reminds us of childhood games with cords and cups playing the phone game, a long cord connecting the two `phones’ while the players talk to each other. Or for that matter, a romantic rendezvous. But Korean designer has been influenced by more than that in designing a concept phone – what he calls, the `love connection’ cellphone.
Joonho Choi has been inspired by the yin and yang energies. The cellphone device consists of two parts, which are connected by retractable or stretchable cord. The cellphone doubles up as a medium to entertain the user too. It doubles up as an MP3 player and triples as a small camera. The concept phone can also convert data to share with friends and associates. When the two parts are split, or rather when you pull the cord connecting the two pieces away, one part can still work as a phone while the other can work as an MP3 player.
Posted in Concept, Furniture, Health, Technology on 20 October 2009
Oh, that ever-eluding sleep that we all seek in the times of immense demands and pressures! Several solutions have been provided and the thirst for more hasn’t been quenched yet. Matushita Electric Works has also been quite busy developing its idea for the perfect sleep companion. The bed that this firm has conceptualised assures you the Zzzz at a price of $1,102, 362 Yen (which translates into much fewer dollars).
A Panasonic program controls this unique system automatically. It is very smart as it can understand sleep, lighting, sound and air conditioning, controlling all of these to create the most favorable environment for your nightly rest. So when the user reaches the sleeping moment, the bed knows it by detecting loss of motion. This means that the light, music and the TV gets automatically shut off. The opposite takes place when morning comes in.
Posted in Concept, Designer, Furniture, Home Decor on 19 October 2009
How does a wooden sled doubling up as a coffee table sound to you? Good, we hope. Because our creative instincts have been quite impressed with this cool idea to add a dose of the winter inside the living room as you sip on that perfect brew with the cosy group you always like to hang out with.
The Sled Coffee Table is being sold with its very own Snow White Rug. Available at Duffy London, this one has a a price tag of 595 European Pounds. It is actually shaped like a traditional child’s sled that sits comfy into a thick white rug with two deep grove cuts to fit in the skis. The whole scene gives the impression of compressed snow inside your home.
