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Hybrid concept bike expected to ride too far into the future
Designed along smooth aerodynamic lines, this 2010 Izh-1 Motorcycle intends to become a perfect ride for congested future streets. It features a strong and massive front along with a compact rear. The bike has also been designed innovative and lighter components to keep the weight nearly half than that of conventional motorcycles. It is equipped with 505 V-twin engine and the specialty of this engine is the highly reinforced and heat resistant plastic in its molding but it is still capable of generating 140 horsepower.
Redefine the concept of luxury with the ‘Mobiado CPT001′
Mobiado has unveiled a new concept phone called the CPT001, also referred to as Å”objet d’art.
What’s unique about this heavy cell phone is how it has been blended with modern technology with materials used during the renaissance period.
The CPT001, Mobiado’s first touchscreen device, has been made from one piece of solid marble with gold filled engraved letters and details.
Specifications:
- Gold skeleton mechanical watch movement placed between the ŔCall and ŔEnd buttons
- Touchscreen made from a single large piece of sapphire
- Buttons and watch crown made from solid gold
Price: Not known
‘Formula Zero’ megayacht: A revolutionary Carbon Offset Project
Formula Zero, a 60m Solar Hybrid Superyacht has achieved a revolutionary 75-100% reduction in GHG emissions with its aerodynamic design, power sailing regeneration technique, fully rotational wingsails, energy efficient equipment and covering maximum possible area with photovoltaic cells.
Specifications:
- 43-meter (141-foot)
- Wing sails measuring 100 square meters (1,076 square feet)
- solar panels measuring 300 square meters (3,229 square feet)
According to head of design, Richard Sauter, to evaluate Formula Zero as a Carbon Offset Project, we compare a 43 meter catamaran to a 54 meter monohull which is similar in terms of performance, space and accommodations. While both vessels are evenly matched, when cruising for 24 hours, Formula Zero consumes 4,000 liers less fuel, which amounts to a 10 ton per day reduction in CO2 emissions.
Gressos online boutique offers personalized Gresso cell phones
After a whole range of stunning luxury phones, Gresso is all ready with its new service to allow its clientele to design their own personalized Gresso cell phone in the interactive Online Boutique on Gresso’s official website or in the authorized dealers’ stores.
ŔGresso invites You to become the Artist of your creation. The grounds of the concept lie within various design and materials the components of the phone are made of. This is a chance for You to try your hand at designing or engineering while choosing the very one combination of phone features and details most fitting your conceptions. Your initials engraved will be a crown of the inimitable look of your Gresso phone. By now about 40 possible combinations are available with Gresso custom-made service.
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This online concept of personalization is also the first-of-its-kind service by a mobile manufacturer.
They have reportedly launched around 40 combinations, 3 types of titanium cases, 2 kinds of keypads, 5 exotic leather skins, and client’s initials engraved on the cell phone.‚ And yeah, you can also add the number of diamonds, gold, platinum etc.
Prices start from $2200
Swarovski’s ‘Crystal Forestdesign concept in NYC and Manhattan
The Crystal Forest’ design concept by Swarovski will soon be taking Manhattan by storm having already spread all over New York City, and still growing.
The Crystal Forest boutiques will open at 1540 Broadway in Times Square on May 14 while the second store will open at Penn Plaza in June.
According to sources, these stores accumulate metal prism facades, textured walls with reflective white prisms, white lacquer and mirror stainless steel finishes, and a combination of horizontal and vertical showcases featuring LED lighting.
The Crystal Forest design which debuted at Swarovski’s first flagship store in Tokyo in March 2008 and later in the United States (Chicago) in November of 2009 was created in collaboration with award-winning designer Tokujin Yoshioka.
According to Livia Marotta, head of communications for Swarovski CGM North America, the mixture of fashion jewelry, timepieces, electronic gadgets and home dƒcor products studded with the brand’s famous precision-cut crystals will vary slightly per store to reflect the personality of the town, neighborhood or street where the boutique is located.
Swarovski currently has more than 230 branded stores across the country.
High design meets high technology in ‘Infinity Bath’
The Infinity Bath by designer Aleksander Mukomelov has taken the concept of luxury bathtubs to an all new level.
Hell yeah! The ultra sleek infinity bath’ will not only provide you with a soothing bath, it will also keep you entertained thanks to the super amazing features it brings with it: integrated remote operated mini-computer, built up on the side panel that controls the water temperature, feed rate, hydro-massage jets, music and removable cartridges for components like pine oils, sea salt or perfumes, etc!
According to the designer, the remote of this bathtub is connected to the Internet and intelligent home system, whoa¦Now this is what we call thinking ahead!
Yotel to add to New York’s glamor
Yotel, a revolutionary capsule hotel concept, launched three years ago at Gatwick and Heathrow airports by Yo! Sushi founder Simon Woodroffe, has expanded to New York this year with the opening of a 669-room hotel in New York’s Times Square.
According to Gerard Greene, Yotel’s CEO, Yotel was meant to provide a flexible and convenient ‘first class’ hotel experience at affordable pricesnot, but now since they are not satisfied with airports, they are now transferring a successful brand to city centres across the globe.
Located at 42nd Street and 10th Avenue, Yotel Times Square, has been designed such that it will have 669 hotel rooms (about 170 square feet only), retractable beds, monsoon rain showers and purple mood lighting ” charging $200-$250 a night.
Apart from being the brand’s first opening outside of its current international airport locations, the Yotel is also the largest hotel opening in New York in 2011.
Sound Lounge continue the legacy of innovative furniture
Designed by Sharifah Shah the Sound Lounge for Sony, is a super sleek, modish and, good-looking furniture piece¦no wait¦it is a coffee table and also a sound system, blended into one.
The sound lounge is available in aluminum and brushed metal or GUNMETAL with a hidden touchscreen music navigation system and the CD or MP3 format choice (when being used as a coffee table).
I kinda like it¦ even though this is not the first concept to have unified music systems with furniture pieces; Boom Bench and Surround Sofa have also launched similar items.
The exclusive Bugatti Galibier 16C Concept car
Bugatti’s Galibier 16C Concept car that has been named after the classic 4-door Bugatti Type 57, is described by Bugatti CEO Franz-Josef Paefgen as the most exclusive, elegant and most powerful sedan in the world.
Specifications include:
- 8-litre 16-cylinder motor
- Two turbochargers, reducing power output to around 800 hp
- Four exhaust tips on each side on the Sloping rear
- Third brake light and large LED headlights
- Flowing surfboard-shaped dashboard (in fine wood and leather)
- A large LCD screen on the center console
- Parmigiani removable Reverso Tourbillon Swiss clock
- Aluminum doors and front arches
Production of the Galibier 16C is due to start in 2013.
Hublot’s Liberty Bullets time piece is truly unconventional
The Confrerie Horlogere division of Hublot has redefined the concept of pocket watches and created the extremely unconventional Liberty Bullets time piece, and with this it has also proved itself worthy of being appointed as F1′s official watchmaker
The watch’s body is a combination of a gun cartridge shape, grade 5 titanium tip, black aluminum base, a manual-wind Swiss tourbillon-type, and a roller display of hours and minutes.
Interestingly, this bullet pocket watch can be worn as a bracelet or as a pendant.
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