Conceptual furniture has a way with people. It either makes sense or makes no sense at all. In either case, it comes with hidden meanings which may be overlooked by the masses. If you have enough aesthetic sense to appreciate the art and the idea behind such furniture, you must check out Dutch designer Richard Hutten’s conceptual furniture.

Most of the times they look humorous and weird, but also are very functional. Droog NY now represents this famous Dutch designer and you could check out some of the more awesome pictures of his furniture. The one here above looks like a group of slabs arranged to form a table.

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Your discerning eye may tag me as a watch binge but I choose to ignore. It is my fad for elite timepieces that enabled me capture deserving models over at EliteChoice. Starting from Choprad’s $25 mn model, touted to be the world’s most expensive, the list revolves around designer watches that were exhibited at watch fairs, or sold off during auctions and also the ones that can’t afford to stay from a blingy personae.

Before going through the long oration, I propose you to hit the video to enjoy the compilation:

1) A Zadora Timepiece Costs $150,000
Manufactured by Andreas von Zadora-Gerlof, the face of the virtuoso Zadora Timepiece Swiss-made collection reflects horology whilst time is visible from one of its side. The meander tiara has a briolette cut diamond harmonized well with precious stones. The timepieces functions no less than a wearable jeweled statuette. The latest queen bee model come ornamented with a fragile gold crown, an enamel flower, a pomegranate with a skin of green tsavorites plus black and canary-yellow tinted diamonds, pear-cut emerald eyes with a rococo south sea pearl in its mouth

2) Titanic Watch From Romain Jerome Costs $152,435
A Swiss jeweler has unveiled his range of designer watches manufactured using the hull of the Titanic, the rarest material on Earth. Priced ranging from £75,000 to any $$$$, the timepieces are seamlessly designed after blending the metal with shipbuilding steel. The black dials are formed mixing the improved coal blazed in the Titanic’s boiler with earthenware.

3) Breguet Double Tourbillion Costs $329,000
Hand embossed with a portrayal of a solar system, the Breguet Double Tourbillion comes equipped with a 95% pure platinum case. Priced at $329,000, the two tourbillons are sovereign from one another yet joined by means of discrepancy mechanism and accumulated on a revolving center plate completing a complete upheaval in 12-hours.

4) Versace $227,000 Jewelry Watch
Baselworld 2008 was a gala event that offered a variety of watches but the highlight of the watch fair remained the Versace “not like a watch” watch. The dial of the watch comes coated with around 122 white diamonds. It is being told that three models of this pricey Destiny watch are being sold signifying the worth of brand.
5) $300,000 Timeless Watch Tells Day & Night
If Versace offering wasn’t sufficed to calm your curiosities’ then keep your fingers upon Baselworld 2008 second offering. Depicting day and night time for you, the unique timepiece by Romain Jerome makes use of an obscure Tourbillon association, exposed to surmount earth’s magnitude that used to have a crash on the exactness of watches. Successful in inviting the attention of watch aficionados, it can only be yours if you have spare $300,000.

6) Chapter One Timepiece from Maîtres du Temps Costs $400k
The elegant appeal of ‘The Chapter One watch’ from Maîtres du Temps is a reflection of a worthy alliance between stylish watch manufacturers (designers) Christophe Claret, Peter Speake-Marin and Roger Dubuis. It features a Tourbillon, display GMT and date pointer, mono-pusher chronograph with a 60-minute rotation. Retailed at $400,000, the cost is set minus Swarovski Crystals (crushed glass).

7) Patek Philippe Wristwatch for £1.1million
The antique valuable wristwatch belonging to an Italian magnate, Count Carlo Felice Trossi fetched him £1.1million at a Sotheby’s auction house in Geneva. Called the “Trossi Leggenda”, the model was the highlight amongst other 200 timepieces.

Maurice Lacroix Unveils Starside Watches
Maurice Lacroix’s latest offering of Starside series of watches was exhibited at the Basel show. With its starry appeal, the three limited-edition timepieces sports a 38mm stainless steel container layered with sapphire crystals. Other highlighting specks include the hours, minutes and seconds signal via hands, date indication with central hand and many others.
The pliable dial comes adorned with 32 diamonds and is available in various shades viz. pink, black or beige.

9) Bejeweled Concord C1 Chronograph
Baselworld 2008 was no less than a gateway to the world of designer watches. After Versace designer watch and $300,000 Timeless Watch, here is another model that would offer a necessary update to your wardrobe. The C1 chronograph comes surrounded with a layer of gold and diamonds and features features complex 44mm cases expertise from 18K white gold fitted in 53 individual elements along with 184 diamonds.

10) Piaget love letter limelight watch
The romantic watch collection from Piaget pursues an envelope-concept that camouflages a love letter as their chief formulate model. Christened as love letter limelight watches, these reduced envelopes unfold to expose a black or mother-of-pearl dial set noticeable with diamond. Perfect for a valentine mood!

11) Chopard Unveils $25 mn Watch; World’s Most Expensive One
If the list of aforementioned 10 timepieces is not of your types then here is something that would surely enter your ears, break through your eyes and would surely do a deep hole ion your pocket. Touted as the world’s most expensive watch, the Chopard’s offering of a $25, 000,000 watch has already broken few heads. Justifying its cost, the watch comes festooned with three heart-shaped diamonds weighing 38 carats. So by inking this neat deal, you would be taking home 200-carats diamonds.

Stay tune for our upcoming compilation of next top 11. Free feel to drop us tips about the prospective category niche that you would like us to capture during next weekend!

At elitechoice, we pay worthy homage to all the antique collectibles and following the ritual is here an incense burner that portrays like a church and was designed by some anonymous artist in 10-11th century. News is the burner would be apart of the exhibition ‘Byzantium 330-1453′ that is scheduled from 25 October 2008- 22 March, 2009 at the Royal Academy of Arts in London. The display will showcase 340 objects detailing incons, detachable wall paintings, micro-mosaics, ivories, enamels and appealing gold and silver metalwork.
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Every automobile exhibition carries with it some element of bling to restrain the attention of its elite customers’. And the customary ritual is being practiced at the ongoing International Motocycle show in Seattle offering a radiant wheel structure. You may call it chopper and she may label it as an artistic masterpiece but to me it seems no less than a functional sculpture. True, there is no dearth of ornamented wheels i.e. £9,500 Gold Bicycle, $800,000 ASI’s Bentley, bejeweled low-rider tricycle and others but the revolutionary offering of gold-plated custom chopper demands $500,000.

I am sure the filthy-rich would like to ink this neat deal as there is no other way to value their piled up dough. After a long oration, I now take a long breath and would allow you to enjoy a virtual ride over this chopper. Enjoy the video of the Custom Star Yamaha with similar looks that was featured at the 2007 International Motorcycle Show

If that on-the-face offering of Gold-layered bike fails to bring an oomph factor to you then that relish your vision via this Custom Lowrider Bicycle. Called Lil’ Dnipro, the seemingly Midas patted tricycle comes layered with a chaste gold leaf. The highlighting feature of the bicycle is its regal appeal encompassing long curved seat complemented via an upwards swept handle bars christened as apenhangers. They say it has Chrome and Crystals on Mirror but whatever heights of luxury it sports, the three-wheels have no plans to reach the auction block or go up for sale.

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As technology continues to blend flawlessly with our daily routine, the junction amid art and technology has become increasingly universal. Realizing the fact Japanese artist Mutoh Tsutomu has taken a step ahead in taking his artistic approach to the other dominion by installing Optical Tone that utilizes LED light spectrums in synergy with sensors that interrelate with guests to generate original light opus. The Optical Tone Algorithm is developed to visually alter the viewer’s sensitivity of the Optical Tone room.

The mechanism is exhibited at Japan’s Skip City Visual Plaza and would be showcased until 31 August but if you wish to have a first-hand experience of its installation then visit here.

Interesting glimpse:

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CEDIA Expo running from 23 June is the biggest and busiest stand spreading wide across home cinema room, dedicated Nevo, Mediamax and NAD demonstration areas. Showcasing home technology related products, the event invites serious home makers and is open until 26 June. The event has a lot of meat for delegates and on the very first day featured the ‘Product of the Show’ i.e. the innovative Systemline TouchScreen Sky Interface. Assuring two way RS-232 control of Sky via the Touch Screen, Systemline Sky Interface allows the user to simply steer recognizable TV & radio station logos. Once chosen, the TouchScreen will present the title of the programme along with a short description.

It allows you to be in the company of music anywhere and everywhere starting from the living room, dining room, kitchen, bedroom and bathroom. Systemline S6 allocates up to six audio and video basis i.e. MusicServer (160GB music library), CD player, tuner and DVD player, to be autonomously disseminated into eight rooms of your home. The system also offers complete integration of iPod along with local inputs in every room, for occasions when you wish to snoop to an MP3 player or games console. It can be buried in a cupboard or can function seamlessly in the backdrop while you unwind and enjoy the full benefits of multi-room entertainment.

Following the chain was the Q Acoustics Q-AV home theatre package, latest visual performance range from Sonance and in-wall/in-ceiling speakers. If you want to discover more out-of-the-box electronic products then rush towards Armor Home at CEDIA Expo 08. It features products like Systemline S6, Q Acoustics Q-AV System, and much more from Cinemax, Epson, Mediamax, NAD, Nevo, Sonance, Themescene and Weibel Lift A.G and others.

Do check out the $100,000 Ovei pod available at the event to enhance your music experience.

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You can make the most of the outdoor barbeque when your deck is equipped with a fully-functional Outdoor TV. Called the Bright Screen Outdoor LCD television, this stands high in your patio even during winters. Without compensating on your favorite soaps, channels, and movies, you can now enjoy the spicy food whilst enjoying sunny evening. This high-tech LCD comes fitted with a watertight cable entry system that allows you hook up cable, a satellite dish, antenna, a DVD player whilst assuring the cable entry system will keep all cables safe and dry. It has special enclosures that fend off rain, dirt, insects, and other harsh conditions expected to damage TV. During rains, its patented dual-airflow system with filters and baffles assures the dryness of the TV. The integrated thermostat-controlled heater maintains proper temperature in degrees with as low as 24 F.

If the fear of daylight reducing your expected level of clarity of the picture on the screen then no issues as the bright screen takes care of that issue. It features a 20.1″ LCD 1000 nit screen with the high-quality image of 800×600 pixels available in 16.7 million colors. Also, it comes with an incorporated scratch-resistant and contrast-enhancing window. It can be mounted on a wall, pole or can be positioned in a backyard as it weighs as less as 20 pounds. You can compliment its installation with two 5 watt water resistant speakers, stereo sound and a remote control.

Price: $2,999

Have you ever comes across any product that shields you against frequent mood swings or protects you from harmful cellphone radiation? If you are curious about the existence of any such product then look forward to the Beauty World Japan exhibition in Tokyo that lately unveiled this bra designed utilizing snake oil tourmaline trinkets. Tourmaline is considered as a “miracle electric stone” that fights against harmful radiation coming from cell phones and stops them from entering into your body, thereby improving moods and burning stress. Called the “La-la” tourmaline bustier, manufacturers believe this would counteract harmful emissions by discharging fields of negative ions.

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Featured above is another luxury product inviting people in a mood to burn their spare amount of dough. Measuring 66cm tall and weighing 57kg, this elephant shaped liqueur tantalus is a striking creation by French luxury crystal maker Baccarat. Exhibited at the Baccarat’s exhibition and Tokyo’s Mitsukoshi department store, this masterpice is up for sale demanding a hefty price of 63 million yen ($612,000).

They say original piece of crystal encrusted elephant bathed in pure gold carrying four decanters on its back, was especially designed and developed for the Paris exposition in 1920 and countee 17 models were replicated.

Via MSNBC