…And it doesn’t involve champagne!

The ‘Jetlag Sleeping Capsule’ was recently featured in Veuve Clicquot’s “Once Upon a Dream” exhibit at DesignMiami. It was created by designer Mathieu Lehanneur, who studied the research of sleep specialists to design a space that provides what is said to be the perfect sleeping environment by touch, sight, smell and sound.

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The world’s most expensive book has been sold in London, and a new world record has been set for the priciest printed book ever sold at auction.

John James Audubon’s Bird’s of America sold for an impressive £7,321,250 ($11,542,683) at Sotheby’s in London recently. It is considered to be one of the most monumental printed books ever produced, containing 435 hand coloured prints of around 497 bird species made from engraved copper plates. Standing at over 3 foot tall, the book is practically life size.

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The home that provided the base for the Corelone family in the classic film, The Godfather has been listed for $2.9 million.

The outside of this English Tudor-style house in Staten Island, New York was used in the iconic movie, and is most memorable at the opening of the film as the venue for the wedding of mob boss, Don Corelone’s daughter Connie. It is situated in the Todt Hill/Emerson Hill area of Staten Island, which is known for its impressively large homes. This property is no exception with an extraordinary 12 rooms – including 8 bedrooms, 3 full bathrooms, 1 half bath, 1 three-quarter bath, storage room, and an English pub basement with a recreation room. There is also a living room, formal dining room, butler’s pantry, and a laundry room with a chute from all 3 floors.

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A memorable dinner party usually involves stimulating conversation, heavenly cuisine, plenty of incessantly flowing top-notch champagne, all set within a relaxed yet atmospheric ambience. Although how to serve drinks to compliment such a highbrow dinner party can often be a bit of a concern. 

An arboreal alcohol holder may be the answer to give your delicious dinner party’s drinks the style and sophistication they deserve. If fine wine, cocktails, sangria or champagne feature in your drinks menu, then the ‘Sushusamba Cocktail Tree’, is the prefect accessory to serve your drinks.

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Forget trophy cars. Forget trophy houses, and definitely forget trophy wives, as the latest symbol of status and wealth is a multi-million dollar aquarium. Hollywood actors, world-class football players, Russian oligarchs and pop stars, are willingly forking out six-figure sums on highly extravagant aquariums.

There is something highly luxurious about walking into a room and being faced with a gigantic tank full of exotic-looking and brightly-coloured fish. As a consequence of its symbol of style and affluence, a craze for six-figure fish tanks has become the latest ‘must-have’ luxury accessory.

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