The Tinbot iPod Case × Parra

I’ve just ordered mine at thetinbot.com. What you see is a tin case for the iPod with artwork of our Dutch Piet Parra. Get yours while they last… Love it! Plus, it’s only $29,95!

Pure gold diamond encrusted faucet

The Oz Diamond Edition bathroom faucet from Teknobili is a luxury bathroom faucet designed by Nilo Gioacchini. This Oz collection has been reproduced by Professor Alberto Cotogno, the winner of the International jewel Oscar. He has created a work of art entirely in gold. Encrusted with a generous, dashing line of 282 natural diamonds, the Oz Diamond Edition faucet is strictly for those with the taste and means to enjoy such an exclusive pleasure.

‘Han Solo in Carbonite’ Desk… Wow!

This desk is designed by Tim Spina for a big Star Wars fan.  We think that it would look nice here at our office, although you really need to be a big, big Star Wars fan to have this made, you also need to have a filled wallet. Because – believe us – this doesn’t sell  for cheap. The main box for the desk is made in custom metal with both computer cut side boxes lighting up with an orange glow and the piece is topped with a ½” thick glass.

Guess how much it costs…

$140,000… Thought you might be interested.

Swarovski x iPod Touch

Look at this iPod Touch. Isn’t it beautiful? A limited edition designer iPod touch from the house of Selfridges is the latest in the line of humble gadgets to get the shiny Swarovski treatment. The iPod has hundreds of black Swarovski crystals and a special diamond ring design encrusted with 24k gold coated and silver crystals all over it. The price is about 1400 euro’s and it’s only available in London at Selfridges. Nice…

Raf Simons Vandal’s

Look at these kicks. Don’t they remind you off the Nike Vandals?

Moet&Chandon Cooler by Grady

Check out this new line that French designer Jean Marc Grady has designed for Moet&Chandon. It includes buckets, a drink cooler, bowl, candlesticks and platters. The drink bucket is sure a head turner. The base is lit when the bottle of wine is in the bucket inviting you to pick it up and goes dark the moment the wine is off the bucket. We got to have one…

Wally Wally

Check out the new Wally Poweryacht! After the WallyIsland Luxury Yacht concept, WallyNano daysailer, Wally 50m luxury yacht and the 70 WallyPower Lau Lau, the latest from the house of Wally Yachts is the 64 WallyPower, reinforcing their dazzling cluster of yachts. This thing is fast (with 1550 hp hitting speeds of 50 knots), it also has a range of 300 miles. Plus it features spacious interior areas with large sunbathing areas and the glass superstructure, allocating clear visibility from within as well as out. Moreover, you may choose between the three different interior layouts for this nouveau riches’ yacht.

$25,000 Mood Lights

Most personal decorating and collected artwork generally are taken to be a reflection of one’s tastes. But artist Arjuna Noor has created a special interactive irt which can reflect your mood as well. MoodSpace by Interactive Art is a uniquely patented artwork which combines digital painting with photography and uses LED lighting to make images shift and change with shifting moods.

$100 Water…

Bling Water is all the rage in the elite circles these days and Osaka-based super-glam bottled water brand Fillico Beverly Hills just upped the ante for other water brands with their $100-a-bottle water. Featuring a frosted glass bottle decorated with Swarovski crystals and etched with gold paint, the bottle retails for double the price if you decide to opt for a silver or gold crown! The water comes from a natural spring in Kobe and the bottle sells at the exclusive Ritz Carlton in Tokyo. For that kinda price you’d think the water will have properties that make you immortal or lets you stay young forever but it just does what regular tap water does-quench thirst.

Bubble Beds for Pets

B.pet is a project born of love for design and for animals. Their furniture collection for your pampered pets touts inimitable shapes and textures that complement a contemporary and design-oriented home. The two pet beds, which impressed me the most, are the Bubble Silver and the Bubble Gold. Launched at the Christmas time last year, the Bubble Silver is an elegant pet bed in silver Perspex with double light effect. It’s glazed from outside, polished from inside and further festooned with a posh Swarovski decoration. You can have the Bubble Silver here.

Who wants a Learjet…

If you can get this. Aerion comes with a supersonic business jet, that looks a bit like the Concorde. Now, while the Concorde was a civilian flight, the SBJ is aimed solely at the corporates and jet setting billionaires to insure the return of the invested cash. The preliminary orders the company booked in just three months is nearly $1.5 billion with an initial deposit of $250,000 for its $80 million SBJ. The SBJ flies at a maximum of Mach 1.6 to reduce the need for costly high-temperature materials. It will also fly at a maximum of 51,000 feet like other other business jets.

Sounds nice, uh? Well, you’ll have to wait until 2014 before the first SBJ takes off…

Madness on 42nd street

Check out this video I found on Youtube. You will never ever get a situation like this in the Netherlands because the Dutch are way more ‘cooler’ about celebrities. The fact is that a celebrity is human like the rest of the world, now, we don’t get it why these girls in America fail to understand this.

Maybe this is why a lot of American celebs love to live (or perform) in the Netherlands. We are cool.

Curves in your house

This curved sliding door from Weiland gives a dramatic yet practical feature. Luxury glass doors allow the outside into your home, blurring the lines between in and out. Crystal clear glass allows for stunning views, and the curved shape of the doors means even more of the great outdoors is visible from the comfort of your home. Check it out, at Weiland.

The Spending Diaries…

Of six New Yorkers. Interesting article on the website of the New York Guides. Read it now!