Thursday, February 09, 2006

Louis Vuitton Speedy Twilight

Louis Vuitton's latest version of the Speedy, aptly named the Twilight. It uses flourescent 46 blue sapphires on a mother of pearl dial to create a diamond studded (192 of them) sillouette of the Eiffel Tower that lights up in the dark. It is a special edition of 20 pieces, which is only sold at LV’s Champs-Elysees Paris store. Louis Vuitton

Monday, February 06, 2006

Wired XYZ Triple Play

This is one of the most powerful collaboration for watch design - Susumu Hagesawa X Ichiro Hoshina X Tomoki Sukezake, putting together the front man of the famed brand PORTER, the Executive Director of Wired XYZ and a renowned Stylist to create this line of watch. These watches are currently only available in Japan. The suggested retail price ¥20,000.

Seiko Wired XYZ

Seiko has an enormous number of product lines, some dull and conservative. These are the rather more adventurous lines -- Seiko's Wired and XYZ lines. These are the Hoshina Limited Edition lines, designed by Wired XYZ Executive Director Hoshina Ichiro. The watch face can be rotated depending how one likes to view his time - horizontally or vertically. Only 100 pieces are produced for each style. From left to right, the Basel Edition, the Black MP and the Silver MP Edition. Also recent special leather edition with Python and Crocodile skin.

Sunday, February 05, 2006

Punch-out Lamps

The Designer Emulation Kits are punch-out, working tongue in cheek homage to famous designer lamps, which can be mounted on a 9V battery that serves as both power-source and base. These are available at MoMA Design Store.

Instant Chairs!

A board, a cut, a chair. An affordable side chair sold in flatpack. A brand new concept by Alain Berteau, a Belgian designer. Made of beech plywood panels, the chairs can be asssembled in 2 minutes flat. Feld