Did you know one of out every five Bugatti Veyron‘s sold is in Dubai.
How do you make your $1.3 million car more exclusive? You get the Bugatti Veyron Pur Sang limited just to 5-units worldwide these special-edition Veyron were all immediately sold at a $300k premium.
Pur Sang means ‘Pure blood’ in French and the chromed Veyron is differentiated by its paintjob, or rather, lack thereof.
China has officially taken the wrapping off its National Aqautics Center, nicknamed the “Water Cube”, which resembles a gigantic box of bubble-wrap.
Designed by a joint Chinese-Australian consortium, the center is one of two iconic structures constructed for the Beijing Olympics this year.
It stands alongside the 91,000 seater National Stadium, more affectionately known as “Bird’s Nest”.
Work on the Water Cube began at the end of 2003 at an estimated cost of US$100 million, and took three years to complete.
New York can add another feature and tourist attraction to its already long list – the new Gucci flagship store about to be opened on 725 Fifth Avenue.
The new store will be the world’s largest Gucci store oozing elegance and architectural artistry. The architect is the world renowned James Carpenter.
The floor to ceiling glass facade encases three floors of shoppers heaven and creates a stunning landmark for those just passing-by.
The Gucci store is as beautiful from the outside as it is from the inside. The neutral space is filled with natural light and the highest quality materials.
Jeff De Boer, who has been armors for animals since the 90’s, ardently believes that Cats look great if they’d wear some freaking armors.
When this belief turned into passion, he started with protective gear for mice, and then started his line of Cat armors.
Touted to be the most expensive flat in the world, One Hyde Park penthouse is estimated at $200 million.
The most expensive penthouse apartments will feature bullet proof windows, purified air systems and “panic rooms” and everyone on site will have access to an underground passage leading to the nearby Mandarin Oriental hotel.
Alhougth the image is not real, but a computer representation, it does give a view of what it will look like when completed in 2010.
Featured above is an exclusive glass Scrabble board coated with around 30,000 Swarovski crystals exhibited at the American International Toy Fair in New York.
Designed by Hasbro, the board marks the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the game.
Priced at $20,000, the game is anticipated to be auctioned coming summer with all the proceedings donated to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.
