Think Music and our minds are so attuned to black boxes, speakers and the likes, that we cage our musical minds to them. However, Reuge, world reknowned for its manufacture of pioneering luxury music boxes and singing birds, has put music into, not even a chair, but a table. Titled Manhattan Musical table, it is meant to be a subtle piece of work, but is classy, while being contemporary. It was showcased at Baselworld 2009.

Its amazing tapestry work actually has not less than 3,300 pieces of pear tree and chestnut wood pieces. Compact in design, yet precise in detail, the table has two side drawers that hide 12 interchangeable cylinders. Each cylinder plays three tunes on 72 notes. It has a unique collection that includes Hungarian Dance by Brahms, Guiseppe Verdi’s Aida and Yesterday by Beatles. Read More

The picture says it better than a thousand words could. Created for the Parisian jewelery house Boucheron for their 150th anniversary, the Vertu looks like a million bucks! The single edition Vertu Boucheron 150 looks more like a dazzling piece of gold jewelery that you would audaciously hang around your neck. Viciously cut in angles like a precious stone, the solid gold Vertu Boucheron is a tribute to both the brands. Frank Nuovo, principal designer for Vertu, states that the styling of the phone is intended to go beyond all expectations in creating the most stunning design a phone has carried to date.

The designer attempted, and succeeded fabulously, in creating the sparkling visual image of precious stones by using metal instead. The Vertu Boucheron 150 comes housed in a Noce Pedullo walnut tree wooden case made by Reuge which plays the Vertu ringtone as you open it.

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