Featured above is an Ora-ito kitchen prototype designed by French designer Ora-Ïto for one of the elite European manufacturer Gorenje. Developed and designed using a singular block of material, this white four-ton model is self-supporting and mobile. It offers you the flexibility to enjoy cooking in open sky or standing on your roof in open air. It comes equipped with Ito’s line of black glass domestic devices.

At present, the model is featured at the 2008 Foire de Paris of the kitchen of the future for Gorenje.

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The yearly Kips Bay Decorator Show House started in New York on 24 April and will run through 22 May. To my utter surprise, around 22 designers would be using this as a platform and are provided with six apartments at The Manhattan House, 200 East 66th Street to participate in the Kips Bay Decorator Show House. For the first time in the history of 36 years, the show is being held in an apartment building rather than a town house. In coming days I would be updating you with designer credits. Tickets for the show would cost you $30.

Some interesting stuff direct from 2008 Kips Bay Decorator Show:

An Audi-design prototype chandelier hangs above a table in the Daniel Boulud kitchen. Also, the artwork of Caceres + Miranda designed by Geoffrey Bradfield is quite interesting. Simon Horn crib, configured here for a toddler, sits on display in a children’s room designed by Bograd Kids. A teak torso of drawers with superimposed silver breeds luxury. The BKH-designed living rooms, modern furniture, including a Vladimir Kagan sofa are amongst the attraction of the Show House.

A Vic Muniz drawing of chef Daniel Boulud hung in a Kitchen designed by Daniel Boulud and Rita-Louisa Garces.

The wavering 60’s chicks room, designed by Ellen Ward Scarborough Ltd. Is mind blowing. Sculpture by Jean Arp (R) features well in a therapist’s room designed by S. Russell Groves. Another elite attraction was chairs designed by Stephen Miller Siegel which have upholstered in horsehair fabric. Lastly, a bedroom suite designed by White Webb is worth a pick.

Check out the gallery:

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Christie’s, the world’s leading art business is never at rest. At the upcoming two-day exhibition in Geneva on May 16-17 at Geneva’s Four Season Hotel des Bergues, some of its beautiful works will be exhibited for display.

This will include various sought-after diamond designs, including a diamond-briolette pendant, emerald ring, sapphire ring, diamond earrings on the block. The rings are mounted by Van Cleef and Arpels.

The collection by the contemporary designers’ viz. Boivin, Boucheron, Bulgari, Cartier, Harry Winston, Lacloche and Van Cleef and Arpels epitomizes the style statement.

A diamond choker necklace made of a pear-shaped diamond weighing 20.28 carats and another smaller pear-shaped diamond weighing 2.05 carats. (Displayed on 16 May)
Expected Cost: $ 1,230,000 – to $ 1,500,000

A ruby and titanium brooch by Michele Della Valle embedded with 5,000 rubies weighing almost 300 carats.
Expected Cost: $56,000-$72,000

Christie’s Jewelery specialist Helen Molesworth displays interesting rings to respect your fingers.
Estimated Cost:
Emerald and diamond ring (L): $600,000-$800,000;
Colored diamond ring (2L): $1,400,000-$1,650,000
Sapphire ring (2R): $300,000–$410,000 and
Single-stone diamond ring (R): $600,000–$680,000
These rings are available for auction on 17 May in Geneva.�

Pear-shaped diamond earrings weighing 6.77 and 6.18 carats from Cartier.
Estimated Cost: $350,000-$500,000

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