Archive for the 'Luxury Items' Category

Report: Luxury Brands Study and Observations in San Francisco: Part 2

Monday, December 15th, 2008

photo credit: James Cridland

Report: Luxury Brands Study and Observations in San Francisco: Part 2.
 
Part 1 was published on December 14, 2008 Here. Part 1.
What is Interbrand and who is behind it?  
 
Read the excerpts from the company’s page: “ Interbrand, whose motto is “Creating and Managing Brand Value“. 
“ started in 1974 when the world still thought of [...]

All About The Wittelsbach Diamond: Sold for $24.3 million, History included

Thursday, December 11th, 2008

 The crisis, the Armageddon, the recession: these are the words, which not always reflect the true meaning of the situation for everybody. When situation comes to something special, as in the case of Wittelsbach Diamond, the economic climate around doesn’t matter: this 35.56 carat grayish-blue diamond was sold at Christie’s for near $25 million and became [...]

Cell Phone by Christian Dior

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

As Wall Street Journal Online reported yesterday, the House of Christian Dior unveiled its first ever cell phone. Understandable, it’s not your simple helpful electronic device, it’s a full blown expensive gadget oriented for use by riches of Russia and China.
 
“The new Dior phone — priced from €3,500, or $5,000, and up — comes after [...]

Clothes Dryer: Wind, Sun and Metal

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

We all have our favorite sites to visit. One of mine is Luxist. This site showcases luxury and expensive items, such as jewelry, real estate, gadgets, services, etc. Some of those things I love, some – hate.
 
The other day they profiled a metal tree hanger, which is intended for drying out laundry naturally.
Frankly, I don’t [...]

The Home of the Diamond Billionare

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008

The most expensive new property ever is sold in Britain. “Israeli diamond billionaire Lev Leviev paid £35million ($70mil) for the seven-bedroom home and plans to move in with his wife Olga and two of his nine children.”
 
The article in Telegraph provides a short description of the house as well, as the new owner’s. “Mr Leviev, 51, [...]

Items Chosen: The Most Expensive of 2007

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

There is always an appropriate time to count things: usually at the beginning and the end of the specified period of time, in which the performance, the rise or the demise of whatever is being scrutinized. The end and the beginning of the year is the best time to analyze or predict the fluctuation of the certain industry’s [...]

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