Home Interiors
Moundsmere Manor Gets A Price Cut
Lord Laidlaw of Rothiemay one of the richest men in
Scotland, has had to slash the price on his 15-bedroom
estate, Moundsmere Manor in the Hampshire village of
Preston Candover.
Homes and Property's Home Gossip reports that he put
the home on the market three years ago for £14 million
but has now reduced its price to £10.95 million. He
bought the property for £9 million in 2005.
The Manor is a red brick house which was built in 1908-9
by Sir Reginald Blomfield for Wilfred Buckley, a
successful businessman returning to England from
America. The Edwardian style mansion is surrounded by a
walled garden and the property includes a pool and
tennis court on nearly 85 acres. The few listing pics
reveal large rooms, substantial fireplaces and a
sweeping staircase.
iHouse SmartFaucet Goes With Your Flow
With iHouse’s SmartFaucet, you may be spending more time at the sink – not washing your hands or preening in front of the mirror but checking your emails, schedules and other applications.
The highlight of this concept faucet, however, is its ability to use facial screening application to adjust the temperature of the water automatically to your preferred temperature and flow. Integrated LEDs change from blue to red to indicate the temperature changes.
The Brazilian company is taking its facial recognition tool further with another concept called Fadec, pushing the envelop for home automation systems.
Just by looking into the built-in camera of the device, the user can control lighting, air-conditioning, blinds, and all other Smart devices like their shower systems and bathtubs, and of course, the aforementioned SmartFaucet.
Hold Me, Thrill Me, Squeeze Me
Japanese audio electronics maker Kenwood has teamed up with designer Claudio Colucci for a combined speaker and lamp dubbed the Squeezophone 360, which will make its bow at Bar Blanco during the Salone del Mobile in Milan next week.
The pair of hourglass-shaped speakers are made entirely of Corian (a material more commonly used for kitchen countertops and sinks), and each houses a 3-way system comprising a woofer, a full-range driver and a tweeter.
From RAAL To Eternity
International audio partnership RAAL-Requisite present their most advanced omni-directional speaker system to date, the Eternity speaker system, an edgy work of art for the living room that promises to bring one closer to perfect sound.
Fronted by Aleksandar Radisavljevic of RAAL Advanced Loudspeakers of Serbia and Danny McKinney of California’s Requisite Audio Engineering, they bring to the table their combined expert knowledge of sound engineering and ribbon loudspeaker production.
The resulting high performance speaker system that is the Eternity is one that reproduces even the smallest audible details effortlessly, delivering undistorted sound true to the original musical piece, regardless of the size or shape of the room.
With dynamic ranges and reflexes, the distortion-free bass and crystal-clear high ranges will make for a most realistic audio experience in the comfort of your own home.
The speakers themselves are crafted like a true work of art, with bass spheres cast out of bronze in the exact same way a sculpture would be carved by artist and sculptor Professor Nikola Jankovic, the man who gave the Eternity speakers their name.
These lovingly hand-sculpted speakers will be produced in limited runs of about twelve pairs each, with a pair retailing at US$88,000.
Kelly Killoren Bensimon In East Hampton, Estate of the Day
I'm beginning to think that The Real
Housewives of New York City" isn't a reality show about rich
New York ladies, it's a real estate showcase in disguise.
One of the housewives, Ramona Singer
put her Southampton home up for rent this summer
already and here comes another
one. The modelicious Kelly Killoren Bensimon has put her
home on Further Lane in East Hampton for rent for the summer
for the lofty price of $335,000. You can also
buy it for $10.9 million.
The shingled home has four bedrooms and sits on 1.2 acres
that include a gunite pool and a two-car garage. The
interior is a bit more modern than many summer homes with
dark glossy wood floors, a stainless steel kitchen and
plenty of animal prints and whimsical details like a giant
shark mounted in the living room. Newsday's
Real Li reports that the home was on sale in 2007 for
$14.5 million.
The Sieste gives you an invigorating bath
The
Sieste bathtub is designed to stimulate all the senses of
the user and relaxes him to a pleasurable trance. It soothes
you with different color schemes, each coming with amazing
intensity of depth and strength. Your auditory senses will
be pleased by the spatial distribution of sound and water
which makes the water ripple in a unique manner. Also, your
olfactory nerve endings will be thoroughly stimulated
through the thrusters and fragrances.
Singapore ION Orchard houses one of the largest LED media walls in Asia
Singapore
is all set to sizzle up the gloomy economic/real estate
market with its most expensive accommodation. Moving towards
completion, this latest iconic architecture brings
avant-garde technology and luxury under one roof. Comprising
of Singapore’s first monocoque façade and canopy structure
and one of the largest LED media walls in Asia, ION Orchard
project has already received many significant green awards.
Designed by Benoy along with RSP Architects Planners &
Engineers, the ION Orchard will house more than 400 shops
and 175 ultra-luxe apartments along with a new 3,000 m2
urban space and an observation deck. It’s the exceptionally
designed outer skin of the project that is raking attention.
Inspired by the patterns and textures found in nature, a
three-dimensional free form curvilinear glass and metal
façade includes the integrated media façade. This in turn
has the potential to transform into one of the largest LED
media walls in Asia.
Dubai leads in the expensive property market with the average rate of $7,000 a square meter
If
you are interested in Real Estate and the effect of the
economic crunch on the world real estate climate, here is
the latest report from Reidin, a consultancy. Their latest
report claims that in spite of the global meltdown Dubai is
one of the most expensive emerging property markets today.
The city ranked first among 59 cities in 34 emerging
markets, with the highest average residential property
prices. Reidin has based its analysis from data gathered
from advertised prices and brokers and revealed that Dubai’s
average rate as of February was about $7,000 a square meter.
Eclipz - Artopz's home entertainment system is a sight to behold
The
search for the most futuristic and hi-tech designer home
entertainment system has finally ended with the new creation
from Artopz known as Eclipz.
Nothing can get more luxurious and futuristic then this
classy system. Artopz seeks to integrate form and function
bringing Eclipz, the first product in its home entertainment
center line, to the luxury market. A design masterpiece,
each element from the remote control base to the audio
system and cable or satellite box are disguised as unique
design elements.
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Crystal-studded Diva espresso machine
Bugatti’s Diva espresso machine is getting a crystal makeover.
Andreas Seegatz designed this espresso machine that features 14,000 swarovski crystals !
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Mario Bongio’s Soffi Gold Fever
Edition Faucets
Bongio has brought an intriguing and fresh twist to their gorgeous Murano Glass faucet collection with the new Soffi Gold Fever Edition.
A dash of subtle color and a glimmer of gold make the unusual Murano glass faucets even more covetable.
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Moss carpet by Nguyen La Chanh
This bathroom carpet is made of imputrescible foam called plastazote. Each cell welcomes a piece of moss (ball moss, Island moss, forest moss).
The humidity of the bathroom ensures that the mosses thrive. And that’s why you need to place it there and not anywhere else.
This vegetable carpet procures a great feeling to your feet. Designer: Nguyen La Chanh.
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Japanese Kitchens From Toyo
Toyo Kitchens have some of the most decadent and stylish kitchen designs anywhere in the world. They are a Japanese company which have proved to be very popular amongst discerning design enthusiasts from Tokyo to London for many years now.
And now here is a look at one of their best kitchen designs. Known as INO Meulable, it emits class and luxury. Every handle is fully embellished with Swarovski crystal rhinestones and is designed like kitchen jewelry to highlight your space.
The crystals give this design a subtle yet classy appeal instead of a loud bling effect
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Luxurious Bathtub with Swarovski
Crystals
One can bathe in luxury in this glamorous Diamond made with Strass Swarovski, a double tub with inlaid crystals. This gorgeous tub is the result of a collaboration between Swarovski and designer baths Aqua Mass.
The gorgeous baroque bathtub is painted white or black and will set you back nearly $20,000.
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Bourgie Table Lamp by Kartell
The revisiting of a classic: the baroque table lamp. The revolutionary feature of this lamp is that it is made entirely of transparent or batch-dyed polycarbonate. On the one hand, it is classical, rich and traditional, and on the other, it is innovative, transparent and ironic.
The baroque style base is composed of three decorated layers that interconnect, and the large lampshade is make with a plissé effect, to create maximum reflection and glamour.Buy Bourgie