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Ginza Tanaka (formerly called Tanaka Kikinzohu Kogyo), is a Japanese jeweler known for its unusual use of gold and platinum in common items. Last year, Tanaka introduced the Pure Gold Textile Collections with a 50M yen swimsuit made by weaving 24K gold thread. Recently, Tanaka unveiled its solid gold 2009 calendar. The calendar measures 67cm x 42cm and weighs 6 kilograms. All the days of the year are engraved on one side, while a picture of the old Yokohama Port is one the other to mark the 150th anniversary of the port’s opening.
Now, we’ve heard and seen some outrageously extravagant articles, but this definitely takes the cake. And you’re probably asking yourself, who would buy a gold calendar? Well, apparently, someone actually does. According to Tanaka representatives, they have been selling calendars like this for the same price each year since 2006 when it was first introduced.
This calendar is priced at a cool ¥ 30 million (approximately US$ 313,000). Why anyone would need a calendar made of gold is beyond me. Now if they were to melt it and have it made into a couple of jewelry sets – it’s 6 kilograms of gold, after all – then that’s another story.
Six exclusive womens and mens watch collections by Salvatore Ferragamo were unveiled at a charity auction in Dubai last week. Each Ferragamo Timepiece has been Swiss made and features clean lines which reflect the Ferragamo signature design.
The exclusive watches are also part of a collaboration with the Timex Group Luxury Watches and the UAE is only the first stop in the launch which will then include Kuwait and Qatar in its itinerary.
“Those classic and contemporary watches are able to evoke with their temperament the iconic musts of Salvatore Ferragamo’s great successes: from the partnership with Timex Group – Luxury Watches, here comes the Salvatore Ferragamo Timepieces collection. These original pieces recall with subtlety and elegance different aspects of Ferragamo’s long history focused on beauty and the voice of Italian creativity expressing a refined and timeless lifestyle,” said Paolo Marai, CEO of Timex Group Luxury Division.
Currently the Ferragamo Timepieces can be bought from Paris Gallery branches in the UAE.
After I discovered the wonderful Tiffany phone (see previous post), I got a whiff of diamond addiction. I needed more ‘frosting’ as Kate Hudson said in How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days.
Amosu is a company which transforms ordinary luxury items such as an iPhone – or even a Bentley key fob – into a deluxe luxe item which will certainly communicate to the world that you can totally afford the bling.
Other items available include 18-carat solid (white or yellow) gold Nokia N95 with 658 diamonds (£27,500), and a limited edition diamond Blackberry Pearl (£45,000).
You can choose from a blue-tooth Motorola headset made of 18-caract white or yellow gold, with 246 diamonds (£4,000), or a diamond Montblanc with 77 diamonds (£1,500).
The special edition diamond iPhone is £5,000 for the Apple logo only, and £20,000 for the whole phone.
The Bentley key fob is the newest special edition product which costs £5,000 and has 101 diamonds.
Key fobs for other cars such as Lamborghini, Ferrari and Mercedes Benz are also available.
Luxury interior design company Bagnaresi Casa had its UAE launch ceremony party at the Montgomerie Golf Club , Dubai earlier this week. The Italian design sensation is working with the Stars Dome Group to reach clientele in the UAE.
“It gives me great pleasure to be able to reflect my inspiration in my works and share it with Dubai,” said Bagneris Casa designer and owner Filippo Ceroni.
The launch party involved a charity auction in which the proceeds will go toward the ‘Al Noor Training Center’ for children of special needs. All the pieces at the party were designed by Ceroni and displayed the Bagnaresi style of world-class luxury.
Sofia Zigangirova, CEO of Stars Dome Group said they hope to revolutionize UAE’s concepts of interior in their collaboration with Bagnaresi Casa.
Bagnaresi Casa had already been booked for a variety of interior design projects in Dubai earlier this year, such as an exclusive wedding event in May.
“We continuously strive to provide services which are wholly synonymous with our customer’s design needs. In cooperation with Stars Dome Group, Bagnaresi Casa will undoubtedly incorporate its exquisite design heritage, indepth product knowledge and supreme luxury standards into all its operations in the region,” said Simona Molteni
, Brand Manager of Bagnaresi Casa.
Everybody’s going green these days, and really, there is nothing wrong with that. The Bolwell Nagari is rumoured to be releasing an electric engine version soon. This would indeed be the excuse we could use to convince ourselves just how vital it is to purchase an environmentally friendly car, and at the same time, it just as equally needs to be a sports car.
Right now the Bolwell Nagari uses a carbon-intensive composite chassis and body and weighs a little over one ton. It’s got a 295 horsepower Toyota-made 3.5 liter V6 engine, and has paddle-shifted transmission. The transmission sits in the middle of the car and powers the rear wheels.
The Bolwell Nagari is an Australian sportscar that was first produced in 1969. ‘Nagari’ is an Aboriginal word meaning ‘flowing.’
Bolwell was started by three brothers: Campbell, Winston and Graeme Bolwell, who were “like most young red blooded Aussie males who loved cars, mostly fast cars.”
