Fairies enchantling spectacle
French jeweler house Van Cleef and Arpels creates the histories about fairies in style haute joaillerie. In 2004 there was model Midsummer night dream, where Ondine, Caresse d’Eole and Melusine, the fine nymphs turned in white gold, brilliants and jewels participate. Lady Arpels Féerie is one of last fairies from masters Van Cleef and Arpels. The fairy Goddess of Time has the wings with brilliants, and oval of the face in the form of ideal pear-shaped brilliant on the dial of watches. The charming woman has a magic wand - a hour hand, and one of graceful wings - minute hand. It is a real technical feat as the magic wand and a wing of the fairy are decorated with brilliants.
Histories about princesses
The most popular fairy tales for girls are, undoubtedly, about princesses. Spanish jeweler house Carrera y Carrera, without thinking twice, has produced special collection, which has a name Mi Princesa. Here the full arsenal of crowns and tiaras on every day are represented. It is a set of rings in the form of crowns: Spanish, French, Russian, Greek, Indian and Japanese. Recognized style Carrera y Carrera is inherent in each product: filigree manual work, the matte both polished gold, and elements of the nature in miniature.
Last years it is more and more difficult to find a unique present which will combine functionality and aesthetic beauty. The purses, scarves, handbags, portfolios and electronics gradually become ordinary gifts. Today we search for more elegant and exclusive things for our native and relatives, colleagues and partners.
As it appears, this search can lead us to improbable decisions. One of such examples is the art painting of digital devices.
You can make a reality almost everything, beginning from the ordinary pictures and finishing with masterpieces of Raphael and Van Gogh.
Each sample is the unique product of the art, which combines imagination and skill of artists and designers with quality of modern materials and the newest technologies.
The American financier Warren Buffet has headed the list of the richest people of the world published by Forbes. His fortune for a year has grown by 17% and is estimated in 62 billion dollars. Microsoft’s head Bill Gates, with his 58 billion dollars, has given in the first place for the first time for 13 years.
The second place has got Mexican media-magnate Carlos Slim, whose fortune is estimated in 60 billion dollars and has grown for a year by 11 billion.
In total there are listed 1125 billionaires, 189 people more, than in the past year. Their total fortune has grown from 3,5 billion dollars up to 4,4 billion. The first place by amount of billionaires has the USA – 469 rich men. The second place has Russia with 87 billionaires, 74 from whom live in Moscow.
Four from these 87 multi-millionaires are among the twenty of the world’s richest people: Oleg Deripaska with 28 billion dollars, Roman Abramovich, whose fortune makes 23,5 billion dollars, Alexey Mordashovy (21,2 billion) and Michael Fridman (20,8 billion).
Scientists from the Manchester University (Great Britain) have surveyed 11028 people from different countries with the purpose to find out, what gives the best pleasure to them.
50 final points, except for predictable orgasm, satisfying of hunger and thirst, drinking alcohol and smoking tobacco, comprise such points:
1. Contemplation of yourself in good mood in a mirror;
2. Pleasure from getting a lot of money;
3. Relief felt when an unpleasant or unbidden visitor has left;
4. Pleasure to buy a new thing;
5. Stroking cats and dogs;
6. Delight in a final phase of sneezing;
7. Pleasure from a scored goal or victory of a favorite team;
8. Delight to drive a new automobile at a speed more than 120 km per hour;
9. Opening of someone’s letter, interception of a telephone conversation;
10. Impatient languor waiting for a last date with an unloved;
11. Sleeping on clean bed linen;
12. Tasty meal, paid for by someone else, not you.
Ideal embodiment of the unity of Haute Horlogerie and Haute Joaillerie has been presented in the new model of women’s watch from Blancpain equipped with the complex mechanism and having royal appearance due to huge amount of brilliants.
New model Tourbillon Diamants looks not simply richly, but magnificent. The watch corresponds to Blancpain’s philosophy, which since 1735 has been producing world masterpieces of the watch art. The exclusive facet of 480 brilliants, which entirely covere Diamants, makes it the unique and expensive thing.
The watch-case, as well as a bracelet, is made from white gold and covered with individually perfected brilliants. The gross weight of jewels is 58 carat, 242 brilliants from them weight 42 carats and are located on a bracelet.
The watch-case has rather large diameter (40 mm), and also thickness in 12,48 mm. Water resistance of the watch is kept even on the depth of 100 meters. The external beauty of the watch is supplemented with beauty internal. In “heart” of the watch ticks the mechanism of 25Ð caliber, and self-winding mechanism is enough for the whole seven day (168 hours).
The market of super-expensive luxury-phones will soon be enriched. This time the exclusive model of first mobile phone will be presented by cult jeweller brand Tiffany&Co. Japanese operator of mobile communication Softbank Mobile Corp. has decided to meet spring with a new collection from 15 hi-tech mobile phones, with the most magnificent created in cooperation with the American jeweller company Tiffany&Co.
The cellular telephone from Tiffany can be got in Japan in March. Its cost has already been declared - 94000 dollars. The high price is well-founded: 400 brilliants which gross weight makes more than twenty carat.
Despite of abundance of jewels, jeweller phone does not look pretentiously: it has the classical rectangular form and will equally suits both women and men. One more advantage – the phone will support new 3G standard which has a lot of opportunities, including fast access to the Internet, telecommunication function, watching of films, etc.
Unfortunately, the sparkling novelty can be got only in the land of the rising sun.
The new collection of picture albums from Philip Laurence in leather covers is made by the Florentine masters and named Vecchia Toscana (from Italian «Old Tuscany»). The secrets of skill, fidelity to manufacture of products from leather, attention to details and careful selection of raw material for manufacture of the goods - the best warranty of collection Vecchia Toscana from Philip Laurence.
Picture albums are made from the natural leather painted manually with an effect of natural ageing. Careful manual processing makes these goods elegant and stylish, beyond the control of the fashion.
Handed down secrets of natural leather processing, allow to keep constant its characteristics, only emphasizing quality of the leather and its shades and guaranteeing long-term softness, heat and durability.
The covers are decorated with emblems of Italian cities, and also plots of pictures of the greatest Italian artists. Some picture albums of collection Vecchia Toscana are additionally decorated with the gold stamping.
The limited edition exclusive line of handbags is specially put out to a gala day of Oscar Award Ceremony. Ten models of various evening handbags comprise Red Carpet Collection. All of them are decorated with Swarovski crystals, and also have inserts from python and crocodile leather. Each handbag can be bought in three color variants - black, silver and gold. However future owners can also make the special order and choose the most appropriate color for their evening attire.
The most magnificent handbag from the collection is named Star Collector 2008 Bag. It is put out in the amount of hundred copies and is intended directly for Oscar’s visitors and participants. The handbag from the soft leather completely covered with sparkling crystals, has the precise geometrical shape and reminds style of the handbags popular in New York in 80s.
These admirable handbags could be seen from February, 19 till February, 23. The new collection has been displayed in recently opened Hollywood Palihouse Hotel.
Two new collections of accessories from Swiss firm Philip Laurence - Vienna Opera Limited Edition and Vecchia Toscana – will be good and unhackneyed gift for your relatives.
Grandiose intention of designers - to represent music – was brilliantly realized in collection of accessories Vienna Opera Limited Edition. This collection was named in honor of the Viennese State Opera, keeper of the centuries-old musical traditions. Designers of the company have tried to reproduce grandness and greatness of the Viennese opera, to embody many-sided nature and originality of the music sounding from its stage.
Collection consists of ball pen, tie-pin, cuff links, lighter, trinket, 2 caskets - one for writing tools, another for the visiting cards, put out in the limited edition. Grace and finesse of Vienna Opera Limited Edition is emphasized by graceful drawing of liana in an ornament of the accessories, made in common style for all things. Materials chosen for collection allowed artists to depict the smallest details of a pattern, having emphasized beauty and daintiness of the lines. Lace effect, muted silk shine of silver, softness of a pattern - the qualities which give these things aesthetic perfection.
Countdown of new business year for the yacht companies begins, as a rule, with an exhibition Collins Stewart London Boat Show which takes place on January, 11-20, 2008 in London. English shipyards are represented here most fully. Undoubtedly, this action is worth seeing it!
The legendary English shipyard Fairline Boats, one of the trendsetters in the yacht market, represents all model line, including new fabulously dynamical Targa 44 and Targa 64 GRAN TURISMO. The world press has already christened these models as the «true sports bolides worthy admiration». This year Targa family will be filled up with restyling Targa 52 Gran Turismo. In addition, Fairline promises to tell about the future updating of Squadron 55 planned for the spring 2008. These are not just two restyling models; they are actually new yachts.
Other crowned British shipyard Sunseeker International has put on the market six new models for the last twelve months. One year ago it has presented Sunseeker 37M Yacht, which has announced a new line of maxi-yachts from 30 meters in length. The new model has made the real sensation: there are ten orders for a 37-meter yacht.
One more premiere of the London boat show - Sunseeker 86 Yacht. It is a classical Sunseeker yacht with the recognizable «deep V» ship hull.
