Posted in Art, Automobile, Car, Concept on 11 October 2009
And we thought only the cost of making a super car would be expensive. Well, even a book that shows you how to do that comes at a mindboggling price of $4500. This one is the baby of the guys over at Kirkham Motorsports and we are told it explains the various processes involved in the making of a car out of an aluminum billet.
It was the CEO of Oracle, Larry Ellison that brought Kirkham Motorsports into the picture by commissioning them to build an amazing aluminum billet roadster. And perhaps, that was an excuse enough to drive these designers and motorists to make a book of secrets and sell it to the world. We are told that it took close to two and a half years for the book to be completed.
Posted in Concept, Designer, Fashion on 4 October 2009
Anything bearing the name Louis Vuitton has to be larger than life. Books included. The new coffee table version from Rizzoli is called Louis Vuitton: Art, Fashion and Architecture. And this one is a great anthology of the the fashion house’s collaboration with international elite artists, architects, designers and photographers like Frank Gehry, Zaha Hadid, David LaChapelle, Annie Leibovitz, Takashi Murakami (who by the way is credited for updating the LV monogram) as well as Richard Prince and Stephen Sprouse.
And these literary pieces are well complemented by stunning and rare images. The critical essays examine (and critically so) the position of Louis Vuitton’s patronage under the guidance of Artistic Director Marc Jacobs. From the looks of ut, this one was the most fertile of all periods for the brand.
Posted in Auctions, Celebrity Shopping, News on 18 August 2009
Perhaps the most hated man in the world (closely followed by a certain ex-U.S. prez), Adolf Hitler still manages to grab headlines years after his demise. Apparently, a signed copy of he dictator’s infamous manifesto “Mein Kampf” was discovered and sold for a huge $35K. The controversial book has been banned in Germany ever since the end of the second World War but it is still published and sold in most countries of the world.
The particular copy that we are referring to was autographed by Hitler and was given to a fellow inmate at the Bavarian jail where this literary piece was realized by the man during his four-year prison sentence in the mid-1920s. Just so you know, the pre-publication second edition was sold at the auction held by Mullock’s Auctioneers. To this, a rare books expert said that the bidding price was a bit high for a second edition.
Posted in Car, Entertainment, Luxury, Outdoor on 1 July 2009
There is a reason why Formula One is touted as perhaps one of the most expensive sports. Well as an expected consequence, the sport also ends up selling some real expensive merchandise unlike its peers in the field. And if you are an F1 fan, we are quite sure that you’d already be owning one of those amazing F1 Racing books. But there is one more that you can add to your collectibles.
This one is called the Formula One Champions Opus book and is as big as the sport can get, literally. Yes, the book’s surprisingly over-sized as it contains a whole range of photos and articles on F1 racing, thereby making it a must-have for all die-hards of the sport.
Posted in Display, Worlds Most Expensive on 29 November 2008
After “Michelangelo, The Dotta Mano” (Michelangelo, the main scholarly), it’s “La Dotta Mano” (the learned hand) for art lovers. The name ‘Michelangelo’ is being refreshed in our minds with the efforts of Marilena Ferrari, its Italian publisher who thinks books are losing their identity due to the Internet which is acting as its nemesis. An extravagant, 62-pound handmade tome depicting the life and work of Michelangelo has arrived at the New York Public Library, fresh from publication in Italy. The book is filled with photographs of Michelangelo’s drawings and sculptures — creations from the Sistine Chapel ceiling to his very personal poetry. The velvet- and marble-bound, most expensive book – “La Dotta Mano” will go on public display this coming Tuesday morning through Dec. 8.
Posted in Art on 11 October 2008
Which true art lover does not admire Michelangelo? And to own an art book dedicated to the great artist would be a pride in itself! The art book presented as “the most beautiful in the world” is dedicated to Michelangelo who was an Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect, poet and engineer.
Flaminio Gualdoni, scientific director of FMR editions, the Italian group specializing in magazines and books art luxury which publishes the book with a sculpted marble cover, the book, entitled “Michelangelo, The dotta mano” (Michelangelo, the main scholarly), proposed a text on parchment with ink after old recipes. Priced at a whopping 100,000 euros you wouldn’t mind it considering it to be a priceless work of art.
The book is top of 68 cm and 42 cm wide when closed.The marble cover, a reproduction carved by hand of the bas-relief “The Virgin and Staircase”, was the first work performed by Michelangelo at the age of 15 years, was always kept in his possession. It is a book of 264 pages, with engravings, photographs and texts. The pages are in custody marbled paper gold. The book weighs 24 kg, excluding the lacquered wooden box in which it is presented. There are a limited number of 99 copies.
But if you still can not be a proud owner of this luxurious momentous art you can still admire the book on FMR’s website!
Via leblogluxe , 20minutes.fr
