January 13, 2011
…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.
January 7, 2011
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.
January 6, 2011
Stumbling upon a wholly exquisite cocktail lounge in America is a relatively easy pleasure to experience – after all it was the Americans who invented the cocktail.
Although the ‘cocktail renaissance’ begun about a decade ago, primarily in San Francisco and New York, it has only been in the last year that a passion for cocktails has fervently spread throughout the whole of the US. With such a vast amount of quality cocktail bars serving only the highest quality of drinks, knowing which ones are the best is difficult. Luckily help is at hand with Façonnable’s ten best cocktail bars in the United States of America…
With bartenders carving ice into five different shapes and a cocktail list of almost 40 choices, the Violet Hour has justifiably gained that reputation of mixing the best cocktails in Chicago.
December 28, 2010
Being just 82 metres in length, the luxury yacht ‘Ocean Breeze’ may be considered slightly scrawny compared to some of the jumbo superyachts that are fashionably being custom-built for the rich and famous. Although regardless of its comparably inferior size, Ocean Breeze is fitted out with some of the most excessively extravagant features and facilities one could possibly find onboard a yacht, including an operating theatre, a helipad and an escape tunnel leading to a submarine. Although on being informed of whom once owned this ostentatiously exaggerated boat, the picture starts to add up.
December 21, 2010
This year’s ski season in the French Alps is set to be a good one with lots of fresh powdery snow predicted over the next few months. If you’re thinking of booking a last minute ski trip then you may want to consider one of these, incredibly indulgent French winter hideaways…
Situated on the Santon’s piste, this stone and timber chalet has all the features of a winter wonderland. It is built using the original timbers of an ancient, local dismantled farmhouse, and boasts an impressive grand open fireplace. The chalets are each named after a famous wine, such as Merlot and Chablis, and each one can house up to 12 guests. Each chalet features floor to ceiling glass windows for panoramic views, a terrace with a hot tub and is furnished with fine English furniture.
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