“Bringing the super car flavor to the water” – The ‘Ekranoyacht’ offers a new design concept to the booming super yacht industry.

An Australian designer has unveiled design plans for the Ekranoyacht, a 36.5 metre super yacht that will have the ability to fly four meters above the water at speeds of up to 400 kilometers an hour. Focusing on harnessing sustainable power, the futuristic vessel will be powered by hydrogen and will be able to tackle waves of up to 3.5 meters high.

The Ekranoyacht, which has been named and designed after a well-known super car from the Soviet Union, will be able to sleep up to six guests. Unlike more ‘conventional’ seafarers, the ultramodern yacht will be extremely light, roomy and airy, with a large open plan living room with huge windows to accommodate maximum natural light.

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Take the warmth and comfort of the traditional fireplace, mix this with a contemporary and innovative concept and you get the latest development in functional home furnishings…

The Magma Fireplace is a decorative, yet efficient way of keeping warm and creating a calm and comfortable atmosphere in your home. Inspired by the energy of the volcano, The Magma Fireplace is environmentally friendly and can be moved and re-positioned just like a piece of furniture. It doubles as a coffee table and is the perfect seasonal product, providing warmth in the winter and practicality in the summer. It also saves the trouble and mess of maintaining a real fireplace.

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We spend a staggering one third of our lives in bed. Given how much time we spend tucked up between the sheets, shouldn’t we treat ourselves to the best bed money can buy? We could, but it will cost you over $6 million.

For $6.25 million you could be sleeping in what has been cited as being ‘the most expensive bed in the world’.  has been co-designed by the exquisite Italian design company, Hebanon and the British designer Stuart Hughes, famous for transforming average, everyday items into luxury products for the superrich, such as gold-plated iPhones, which sell for almost $40,000.

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USB keys, pens, storage devices, whatever you want to call them, they’re ordinarily a bit mundane and lacking in style aren’t they? It does seem ironic and slightly passé that such a vital and everyday accessory should look nothing more than a mere plastic stick. Recognizing the urgency to revamp the USB key into an item that exudes style, luxury, class and affluence, the French luxury brand Christofle and LaCie, a leading supplier of storage devices for Linux, Apple and PC, have created the Galet USB Key – redefining the face of mobile digital data storage devices and thereby making mobility chic.

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There are hammocks and there are ‘hammocks’, the latter being significantly more comfortable than the former. Take a look at five of possibly the most luxurious hammocks in existence.

The Royal Botania Surf Lounger

With its almost cryptic shape comprising of a metal frame and canvas canopy and seat, the Royal Botania Surf Lounger looks more like an ingenious sculpture than a hammock. With a name like the Royal Botania Surf Lounger we would have to agree that this luxury hammock is definitely fit for royalty.

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