A rare U.S. Liberty Cap half-cent coin from 1796 fetched £185,000 (Approx. $293,488) at an auction in Salisbury, England. The final price including the auctioneer’s premium was over $358,000, one of the highest prices ever for a half-cent coin. “The coin has no early pedigree but was collected by Mark Hillary, when a schoolboy, some … Read more
This impressive ride is the work of French graphic designer Benjamin Blanchard of Impoz Design. Based on a Triumph Speed Triple, the 27-year-old graphic designer injected some straight up attitude into it, and remodelled the bike with carbon-fiber, LED lighting, and painted in stealthy matte black. This custom motorcycle took 12 months to built in … Read more
“Nero” is the latest custom bike to roll out of Beijing-based motorcycle design boutique, Bandit9. Designed by Daryl Villanueva this black beauty is based on the classic Chang Jiang 750 from the 1950s and 60s, but features a rebuilt engine and transmission, and some custom parts like the exhaust, gas tank, handlebar, rear fender, and … Read more
Amosu Couture, the company, which specializes in luxurious customizing of smartphones announced the fully customised 24ct mirror gold iPhone 4S. From Amosu: “The entire handset including the screen is skilfully customised with a mirror gold finish. The rear battery cover, bezel and home button of the handset are all embellished in 24ct gold mirror finish. … Read more
Luxury property developer SC Global Developments has unveiled a private hospitality apartment fully decorated by the Parisian house Hermès at The Marq On Paterson Hill, Singapore. For this bespoke interior design project, the French house appointed Yves Taralon, Creative Director of La Table Hermès and French renowned decorator, to lead the artistic direction of this … Read more
Polish firm Deep Ocean Technology (DOT) has unveiled plans for their insane underwater Discus Hotel in Dubai. The hotel, which will have 21 rooms, is set to be the first of several built across the region. Stunning hotel! Water Discus Hotel by DOT: “Water Discus Hotels comprise two discs – an underwater and above-water one. … Read more