We had never imagined the famous Polish architet Daniel Libeskind to go into designing home accessories. Well, if you take a look at his modern architectural creations like the Jewish Museum in Berlin and the Imperial War Museum North in Manchester, you will know what we talking about. But with the 2009 Milan Desin Week in action, the man surprised everyone with a luxury tea set that he designed for the brand Sawaya & Moroni.

Libeskind’s glossy tea set carries the signature edgy architectural style of his as it looks like a sculptural object for use at home. Made by hand, the sterling silver tea set includes a tea pot, coffee two tea cups, asugar bowl and tray.

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Residents of non-urban geography are known for not having tasted the flavor of art, even from a distance. And fault is not from their end as the ritual is that art with a high standard makes an entry in the metros and capitals. Respecting this, fashion brand Hermes and architect Didier Fiuza Faustino have together made efforts to design an artcraft. Christened as “the H Box,” it is seen as a high-art mobile museum (a nomadic object) that takes inspiration from 1970s spacecrafts. The entertainment zone of the H Box allows its viewers to watch art movies, avant garde productions by chic and noir directors and producers such as Dora García, Su-Mei Tse, Judit Kúrtag, Yael Bartana, etc.

The mobility feature attached to this H Box enables its proud owner to carry it to any part of the globe. The designer targets Japan, as their next stop-over.

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In this fast-driven lifestyle one hardly gets time to visit gym; hence the desire to stay fit remains unfulfilled. If you have noticed then the nature of gadgets produced these days bear the similar theme. Three cheers to the efforts of Architect Antonio Citterio, who along with his assistant Toan Nguyen has developed fitness cum wellness system. Called Kinesis Personal, the system assists the user to revive potency litheness, fortitude and stability. After spending minutes over this device, your mind and body may feel the right kind of balance to augment the overall occurrence. In wider sense, the device aims at addressing a revolutionary lifestyle statement. If it fails to convince you then free-feel to consider the Ferrari unica home gym or experience the climbing wall gym shot.

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Frank O. Gehry, a popular draftsman behind eon building Guggenheim Museum Bilbao has taken a step ahead in erecting a tavern or to be precise a wine hotel offering a pilgrimage to all wine addicts in Spain. Called the Marques De Riscal, the metal masterpiece is positioned in the heart of the Rioja wine region of Spain and houses a variety of vintage wine and barreled wine detailing 16,000 bottles. After enjoying a wine-bath, guests are allowed to feel comfortable in cozy lodge featuring elegant interiors. The Marques De Riscal features its own chateau offering an interesting stroll to its savvy guests.
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The composite arched outline with titanium-polished curves across the body offers an interesting blend of patterns and colors, making it look no less than a landscape. The matchless erection of such an estate deserves a calculated budget of $100 million.


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Featured above is the DeWitt Concept No. 1 timepiece that makes you utter ‘It is monstrously steampunkish’ on its very first glimpse. This one-of-its-kind watch is an outcome of alliance between French architect Jean-Michel Wilmotte and DeWitt.

This gothic bootleg spacecraft of a watch does set new values for steampunk artifacts and thanks to its escalating riveted case, soaring tourbillon, five barrels with a 21-days power reserve. The flying tourbillon is being deputed to counteract the force of enormity that’s marks the accuracy of the watch. You might question its hefty price tag of $633,000 but it smilingly deserves this tag as this luxurious possession doesn’t come cheap.

Any takers? Jimmy Tan of Prince Jewellery and Watch Company is the proud owner of the Dewitt Incognito 2008 Concept No.1 watch as he inked this neat deal at the OnlyWatch auction. Can you think of any other form to flaunt your steampunk taste? Besides this, the flavor of steampunk embedded in keyboards is much appreciable.

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This technology-driven piece called PHOTON, a solar panel system is designed for those who love technology to the extent that now they desire to wear technology.

The great mind behind this portable device is of architect Kari Sivonen. The manufacturing of the product is done by Clothing+, an established Finnish company having a maintained portfolio in delivering rational clothing. But this invention has hit the market a bit late for the mountaineers who are already there and are regretting the technology drawbacks that doesn’t allow them to charge there dead batteries of phone and camera.

PHOTON is displayed at the SAUMA, a travelers’ exhibition by the Finnish Cultural Institute in New York. A single stroll at the exhibition will put you across numerous (more than 20) innovative and modern designs from Finland.

Venue: Los Angeles Architecture and Design Museum
Date: Till 28 August, 2007

From LA, the exhibition will move to Helsinki and Paris in 2008.

Crystal Bridges Art Museum, a lavish and luxurious den for the art connoisseurs that will open up in a couple of years is envisioned as a premier national art institution dedicated to American art and artists. Under construction in Bentonville, Ark, and funded by billionaire Alice Walton, the $50 million the museum complex will encompass approximately 100,000 square feet of gallery suitable for large receptions , areas for outdoor concerts and public events, library, meeting, and office space, a 250-seat indoor auditorium.

The enchanting architectural marvel is the brainchild of World renowned architect Moshe Safdie. The one of its kind museum will home permanent collection of signature works from American artists along with galleries dedicated to regional art and artists including Native American art.
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