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Sleek Speakers

Google+ vs Facebook

Our review on the four most lust worthy speakers

The New Kid takes on the Social Media Giant

LETHAL LUXURY THE FRONT ROW OF LUXURIOUS LIVING LUXURY IN ITALY

A list of luxury hotels in Italy to check into

TEST OF TASTE

What brands say about your style

10 WAYS TO LIVE EXCLUSIVE

Some pointers on how the elites do it

HOW TO LUXECESSORIZE YOUR HOME Turn your abode into a posh pad

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E’s NOTE

It’s abit tough today, for us to imagine finding enough time to seek pleasure in life, when we are all consumed with being at work, stuck in traffic, the floods, and so many other countless problems of today’s modern life.

But pleasure and luxury are the real necessity in life. I heard this saying once, that we only live once but that’s enough if we live it right. I completely agree with this, and to maybe live with the philosophy “live everyday without regret and live everyday like it’s the last” would ensure us that our time are well spent. This is the reason why the theme of our magazine this time is “Luxury”, and not just any kind of luxury, we are talking about taking it all the way to the extreme. The Italians really know how to do luxury (Ferrari, Louis Vuitton, do I really need to name all the brands?) but these days, living the extreme luxurious life is more than just driving a top of the line car or carrying the newest Italian bag, but it’s also to engulf yourself in Italian’s finest furniture, which although could be a seemingly new concept to some market, is now the best way to enjoy yourself. Imagining sleeping on a Cinova bed, with foam-latex mattress, enjoying a Busnelli sofa, watching TV from a Visionnaire cabinet. But let me say it again that a luxurious home is not for everyone, it’s not as flashy as driving a Ferrari, and possibly even more expensive, but let us give you a sneek peek at why this could now be the next big thing.

Till the next edition.

Kawin Kaentrakool Editor in Chief

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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FEATURED DESIGNER IN THE SPOTLIGHT

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NEW&BEAUTIFUL

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TRENDSETTER

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PRODUCTS TO WATCH OUT FOR

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QUOTES OF THE ISSUE Some pieces of Design Wisdom

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LAST SONG SYNDROME The Rain Playlist

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REVIEW @ A GLANCE Sleek Speaker Showdown

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TECHNOLOGY TODAY Google+ vs Facebook

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THE ITALIAN JOB Luxury in Italy

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TEST OF TASTE Brand personality for both Ladies and Gentlemen

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TOP 10 10 ways to live Exclusive

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CRASH COURSE How to Luxecessorize your Home

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NEWSFLASH N1 /SEPT

Some of his best designs – fantasy images translated to real objects.

Untitled suspension lamp Terzani

Ptolomeo metal bookcase Opinion Ciatti

Ceremony suspension lamp Slamp

GRA Oval pendant lamp Terzani

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DESIGNER FROM THE SIDEWALK

Curiosity, passion and effective managerial intuitions propelled Bruno Rainaldi to the top of the heap. One of the most influential creatives, he was such a great loss to the industry of Italian design dying prematurely on 23rd of February this year. He was famous for the Ptolomeo metal bookcase, which won the Compasso d’Oro in 2004 and even designed for a couple of lights for Slamp. Believe it or not, he was self-taught and called himself a “designer from the sidewalk”. We guess you just need to learn all the rules to follow his footsteps.

Liu Jo meets design – Tribute to Bruno Rainaldi Italian fashion house Liu Jo paid tribute to him during the last Milan design week.

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NEWSFLASH N2 / SEPT

IN THE The curvilinear shape of SPOTLIGHT Harry&Camila’s outdoor chaise longue Pi-Air appears in white with black characters, or in red with orange figures.

ART FOR ART’S SAKE

What happens when you mix Italian local artist Gunza and creative tailors Sarta de qua Sarta de là and Living Divani pieces designed by Piero Lissoni , Piergiorgio Cazzaniga, Nathan Yong and Harry&Camila? Well, the results are surrealist images and poetically interpreted contemporary pieces for the LuminAsta in Como auction event. All for the sake of the Artificio project, which aims to create a space for artistic research and production in Como area.

Nathan Yong’s Bolle coffee tables are transformed into a set of dishes serving tasty vegetables, painted on the steel or printed on the cushions

The light, unconventional grace of Piergiorgio Cazzaniga’s bloom seat assumes a purple hue, transforming into a nest for magical birds in shades of magenta, orange and lilac, while another plays on contrasts of black and white.

Piero Lissoni’s classic Box armchair loses none of its charm and simplicity when covered with blue flowers.

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NEW & BEAUTIFUL

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NEWSFLASH N3 / SEPT

ISN’T IT LOVELY? Exuding an air of compelling charm, romance, and excitement – the perfect description for the Busnelli Décor collection. These sofas and chairs will make you and your abode feel complete.

From the hint of modern day glamour to Italian quality design, we won’t be surprised if you fall head over heels towards these beauties.

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NEWSFLASH N4 / SEPT

A piece of luxury that gives you more privacy to your desk life.

An outdoor shower for a nature fresh feeling.

TREND SETTER

THE HUMAN EGG

Or cocoon? Or whatever you can visualize it to turn into.

That’s exactly what Paolo Maldotti for Tisettanta designed Nuovo to be – tailored to every individual needs. Initially designed for public places like airports and hotels, it can be your personal library, a silent solitude, a private entertainment system pod or physical fitness space. A real pioneer in design, which can both be used at home or outdoors, even for the claustrophobic.

An alternative to a lounge beside the resort pool when you’re not in the mood to tan.

A VIP room for restaurants to feel extra exclusive.

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PRODUCTS TO WATCH OUT FOR

THE BOW CHAIR

This Fiocco lounge chair from Busnelli was originally designed by Gianni Pareschi in 1970 and was re-edited in 2007. Showing only the contour from the sides, it appears like a ribbon or a bow, which in Italian is Fiocco. Truly a piece of art considering it is part of MoMa collection, it is one great focal point for a contemporary room and a striking contrast for a traditional space.

BUBBLY LIGHT

Inspired by childhood memory, playing, the thrill of a soap bubble and transformed into iridescent lights by Adriano Rachelle. These collection of lamps exude cascading elegant lights refracted into the room. Try visualizing these turn your space into a one of a kind scene – a unique sight.

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QUOTES OF THE ISSUE

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Good design is all about making other designers feel like idiots because that idea wasn’t theirs Frank Chimero

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DESIGN WISDOM

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The life of a designer is a life of fight: FIGHT AGAINST THE UGLINESS Massimo Vignelli

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Art has to move you and design does not, unless it’s a good design for a bus

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Good design goes to heaven; bad design goes everywhere “ Mieke Gerritzen

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QUOTES OF THE ISSUE

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We can’t just design an item that looks great. We also have to anticipate how it is boxed up, distributed, and shipped, as well as whether or not a seventeen-year-old kid with a summer job can stock it on the store shelf without ruining it

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Maths is easy;

design is hard Jeffrey Veen

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LAST SONG SYNDROME

THE RAIN PLAYLIST

It can happen – especially in the Philippines and during this period – that while you are walking in the street, you can feel a drop. Maybe it’s just an isolated episode, maybe it’s the prelude of a rainstorm. In any case, you can’t control the weather and you can do nothing but put your headphones on and let this playlist enliven a rainy day!

Singing in the Rain Arthur Freed, Nacio Herb Brown

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Kiss the Rain Billie Myers If you miss someone and it’s raining, this is the perfect song for you.

Umbrella Rihanna Who can resist to the thumping hi-hat rhythm?

Have you ever seen the rain?

Creedence Clearwater Revival

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Even if you are not Gene Kelly, you can try to dance while splashing through puddles during a rainstorm.

It was written and released in 1970. Some have speculated that the song’s lyrics are referencing the Vietnam War, with the ‘rain’ being a metaphor for bombs falling from the sky. In any case, great song and fantastic band.

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November Rain Guns & Roses Undiscussed masterpiece.

Set Fire to the Rain Adele Her hot voice could really set fire to the rain.

Rain The Beatles

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John Lennon said about the particular development of this song: “After we’d done the session on that particular song—it ended at about four or five in the morning—I went home with a tape to see what else you could do with it. And I was sort of very tired, you know, not knowing what I was doing, and I just happened to put it on my own tape recorder and it came out backwards. And I liked it better. So that’s how it happened”.

Here comes the rain again Eurythmics Could sweet dreams be made of rain?

Rain Mika If you can’t stand the rain anymore.

It can’t rain all the time Jane Siberry ..forget anxieties: it can’t rain all the time!

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REVIEW @ A GLANCE

SLEEK SPEAKER SHOWDOWN Four sleek speakers and the verdict

Brand: PARROT Model: Zikmu Price: 1,600$

What about it: Sexy design (by Philip Starck), comes in a pair, many color choice to choose from, great for filling the whole room (or multiple rooms) with sound, plays from iphone/ ipod dock or though bluetooth.

What not about it: Not very mobile, requires power to work, low quality remote, expensive.

Verdict: A conversation piece, convenient if you don’t want to move it around too much. Can really fill up a large space with decent quality sound, plays easily through bluetooth or from computer, falls short in the bass and treble department, remote tends to not always work, very very expensive.

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Brand: Monster Model: Beatbox Price: 450$

What about it: Small speaker good enough for one room, has good quality of sound (same as B&W) for its 2� speakers, interesting design, matte finish, can dock the ipod, good midrange but not as well on the treble and bass side, no air connectivity, performs on par with the 300$ ipod speakers but not as well as the 600$ range Issue 2 Sept 2011

REVIEW @ A GLANCE Brand: Herman Kardon Model: GLA-55 Price: 999$

What about it: An art piece, made out of glass (GLA-55, yeah you guessed it right), good sound quality at medium volume, distorts at higher volume, clean punchy bass, touch sensitive volume control, impressive sound for the size, heavy and arnt exactly portable, made from bullet proof glass, will make a good dent out of your wallet, but as said by one of the reviewer on amazon “If you have money spend it and you will NOT be disappointed.

If you dont have the money, find some and buy these you wont be sorry.�

SPEAKER Brand: Bang & Olufsen Model: BEOLAB 5 Price: 16,000$

What about it: Large speaker, has dedicated speaker for all frequency range, produce sound quality that is unmatched for any speakers below 10,000$ range, beautiful and unusual design, 3D sound staging setup (sweet spot surround), strong dispersion of frequency in horizontal direction.

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TECHNOLOGY TODAY

The war between Facebook and Google+ continues, and although Google+ seems to be doing better in so many ways, the majority would still decide to not move.

It’s almost like those days, when we witnessed the rivalry between Myspace and Facebook.

What’s the difference now? Google Plus is doing something very different, and is actually making points that are convincing a lot of users out there who are actually concern about something very important: Privacy and Identity. But is that enough to move? Which service is actually better?

PRIVACY Google+’s concept is very good: requiring users to group their contacts immediately upon connecting with them and putting them into circles, of which are easily categorized (friends, family, public, co-workers, you name it) then when you want to share, just decide which group of circles are appropriate for your post, and its pretty much that easy. I find this extremely convenient: as a member of Facebook since 2004, I’ve accumulated contacts of something close to 2000, of which is a number I’ve learnt to care very little about grouping. You can imagine that grouping will generally depend on their immediate relationship to you, and this can sometimes be hard to define, but Google+ forces you to do this since the beginning, which means that somehow, at the end of the day, your contacts will be grouped. Why do I find this to be awesome? I can write about my nights out to groups of close friends, without having to worry what my colleague will think of me.

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FRIENDS The biggest letdown of Google+ is probably the fact that very little people are on it. Not little considering how many users are actually on it, but little in a sense that only 5% of my contacts from Facebook have decided to give Google+ a try. During the initial stage, there were alot of people who gave it a shot (more likely since there was a hype and buzz all over Facebook) but since then, the number have slowed down, so much that I have yet to find more than 5 known friends on there per week, which considering how many friends I have on Facebook, is quite ridiculous. It becomes a point also, that when sharing on Facebook, that you want your friends to comment about your post and so forth. This is more likely to happen with a larger audience of 2000, compared to an audience of 100. For this particular reason, people are still unable to feel the need to waste their life away on this social networking space, and to change their behavior of social networking - whether or not the function of Google+ is better, there needs to be something more radical to drag all these people over.

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GAMES Both platform now allows for users to play games on their site, but both offering this service with pros and cons. Facebook have many more games to choose from, and many of your friends would be playing on them in comparison to Google+ - however, the navigation is complicated and people usually loose track of playing them when the game itself is lost in everything else. Google+ on the other hand, offers a very simple menu to find games to play, but not many games are offered at the moment, and not many people are playing them. This of course, could improve over time when more people change their mind. At this point, I see it as a tie.

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TECHNOLOGY TODAY VISUAL The visual platform of the two are very different, the design are done so in a way to accommodate the number of products that are available for both of the websites.

Facebook has a bigger challenge - as they are the king of social networking for many years now, and being the first choice target of all markets to put their product on. The team were forced to cram many products and features into Facebook, and as a result the design are considerably messy, especially at times. For Google+, since for now there are no ads, and the focus of the site is on the stream (essentially newsfeed), the interface is clean. Also, the site is designed so that people wouldn’t use their fake names (although this is arguable from the current problem that Google have with internet bloggers who are well known through their internet names) and the profile page give people a more layered information, which could well prevent people from spending too much time stalking each other online. For now, Google+ wins. But once everybody wants a jump in, we’ll see how they react.

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SOCIAL NETWORKING ON THE GO The changes to social networking now compared to say, 6 years ago, is that everyone can do them on the fly now. This meant that it is absolutely necessary that for social networking to be considered “good”, it needs to be mobile, fast, and provide users with ways to share as many aspect of their lives as possible on the go. Facebook mobile app have been available for a while now and have been the stable of many on their mobile phones, which in my opinion works quite well, and very little to complain about. However, crashes are still prominent, and the in-app browser can be very slow and unresponsive.

Google+ native app on the iPhone addresses these issues, they work more or less the same way, introduced “Huddle” (group messaging), and have a much better in-app browser. However, with limited functions and people on it there’s less incentive to use although uploading pictures and sharing information is much more pleasant. Google+ wins here.

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VERDICT Comparing these two services at this point, is probably like trying to compare potatoes to tomatoes.

There are indeed some good points and bad points (of which we all endure whether we like them or not) since sharing things with our friends have become the ultimate time waster of our lives. And for this reason, we can all agree that at the end of the day, despite whatever functionality each one of them can provide, we still care the most that we can share things with our life, to as many people as possible.

Facebook although now considered lacking in some functions, will still remain king of social networking for the time to come, and unless Google+ one day finds itself fluttered with all the same people who enjoyed the Facebook counterpart, things won’t change by a large margin. The move is a communal effort, a large one, and people are uncomfortable to change an already very stable part of their social life with Facebook, would ultimately be the reason why at the end of the day and many days to come, people would still not move from Facebook to try out its new competitor.

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THE ITALIAN JOB

LUXURY IN ITALY

LUXURY IN ITALY SEVENSTARS GALLERIA,MILAN An international and cosmopolitan city, Milan remains one of Europe’s main transportation and industrial hubs, famous also for its fashion houses and sport. In one of Gallery Vittorio Emanuele’s buildings, just beside Piazza Duomo (famous for its gothic Cathedral) you can find the most luxurious hotel in Europe. “To approach History” is the guideline adopted by Alessandro Rosso, it sums up a vision which has permeated the true essence of his hotel; it is Ettore Mocchetti’s virtuous touch that has rendered History rich of gold necessary to light the seven star crown.

Under the supervision of Monuments and Fine Arts Office, the AD chief editor has strived to maintain the original atmosphere and to preserve fittings, stuccos, frescoes, precious remains of the past whilst renewing the monument.

The name – SevenStars - is due to the award it gained: the first seven stars hotel in Europe. Perfect if you are looking for something more luxurious than luxury.

From 750€ (46000 php) to 4000€ (245000 php) per night. http://www.sevenstarsgalleria.com/

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Initially it used to be a residential home of a noble Italian family from Piemonte and only in 1870 it was converted onto the luxury five stars hotel that it’s possible to admire nowadays. According to the website, “the Grand Hotel Plaza has 200 luxury rooms and suites, each uniquely distinguished with a blend of ancient charm and modern technology providing the finest deluxe 5 star accommodation in the historical centre of Rome”. If you book a suite on top floors, you can enjoy views of the top of San Pietro Church in Città del Vaticano http://www.grandhotelplaza.com/

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Italy is famous not only for the wide variety of its beatiful landscapes, but also for the luxury of its buildings.

If you are planning a trip in the Italian mainland (also called “boot” because of its particular shape) these hotels – despite the high price – will offer you not an accomodation but a total experience, showing that they worth any euro you paid for. It has been extremely difficult to choose only few of them, neglecting the splendour of many others, but this article has been written following a geographical criterion, in order to give the readers valid options aside from wherever they will decide to go.

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RELAIS SANTA CROCE, FIRENZE Nothing better than this description to understand the luxury of this hotel in the capital of Tuscany: “A perfect balance between the luxury of a bygone era and modern comforts. In the historic centre of Florence, an eighteenth century residence hosts the exclusive, refined Relais Santa Croce hotel.

Surrounded by its sumptuous furnishings and frescoed ceilings, you will be assisted by highly professional staff and delighted by the evocative nature of this truly extraordinary location in which luxury and refinement are the predominant features. It is the ideal destination for those seeking the intimacy of a private residence in Florence. The hotel restaurant, Guelfi e Ghibellini, offers innovative, seasonal regional menus.

Furthermore, situated within the same building as the Relais Santa Croce is the Enoteca Pinchiorri, a three-star Michelin restaurant.” http://www.relaisantacroce.com/

HOTEL DANIELI, VENEZIA In the city of love, after walking and “gondola” tours, you would relax as best as possible and the best is called Hotel Danieli. Interior is decorated with artistic masterpiece and original Murano glasses. It has been the location of the movie The Tourist and it can number among its most famous guests past artists as Goethe, Wagner, George Sand and Charles Dickens. http://danieli.hotelinvenice.com/

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LUXURY IN ITALY HOTEL CALA DI VOLPE, PORTO CERVO (SARDEGNA)

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“With its design inspired by old fishing villages the Hotel Cala di Volpe and its charming archways, porticoes and turrets is located on the enchanting Costa Smeralda, facing the glittering waters of the Mediterranean. With the combination of beautiful pastel accents, original artwork and hand crafted Sardinian furnishings, Hotel Cala di Volpe’s 97 sea view rooms and 17 suites are a picture of rural sophistication. From swimming in the gorgeous outdoor pool to water sports in the clear and dazzling bay, Hotel Cala di Volpe offers a multitude of enjoyable activities. Indulge in a round of golf or the private white sand beach at the illustrious 18-hole Pevero Golf Club, only moments from the hotel” http://www.caladivolpe.com/

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TEST OF TASTE

IN A WORLD OF FLEETING TRENDS AND CHANGING SEASONS, BOTH LADIES AND GENTLEMEN ARE TORN BETWEEN STYLES TO FOLLOW. YET THOUGH IT’S A CLICHE, THEY CAN’T HELP BUT GET BRANDED.

GENTLEMEN FERRARI TESTAROSSA

PERSOL STEVE MCQUEEN iPHONE 4 APPLE

ROLEX OYSTER PERPETUAL

RALPH LAUREN CHINO

CLASSIC

CAR SHOES CORDOVAN SPECIAL EDITION

RALPH LAUREN CLASSIC POLO

RAYBAN AVIATORS

HARVEST SOFA BUSNELLI

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LADIES SUNGLASSES 5081 CHANEL

PREMIÈRE PEARLS CHANEL BIRKIN SPRING 2011 HERMÈS

BLACKBERRY BOLD 9900

RESORT 2012 PRADA BOHEMIEN ARMCHAIR BUSNELLI

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BLACK PUMPS FALL 2011 CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTINS

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LAMBORGHINI GALLARDO

PANERAI LUMINOR

NOKIA N8

GUCCI AVIATOR WHITES

SPORTY

JECKERSON USA JEANS

GUCCI SNEAKERS

FRED PERRY POLO

FIOCCO CHAIR BUSNELLI

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BRAIDED GLOVE MULBERRY

BLACK ROCK IP BRACELET MARC JACOBS RESORT 2012 ALEXANDER WANG

MOTOROLA PHOTON 4G

SUEDE WEDGE BOOTS CHLOE

TITTI CHAIR FRAG

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LEATHER DUFFLE BAG MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA

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VERTU CONSTELLATION PURE CHOCOLATE

MAYBACH EXELERO

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PATEK PHILIPPE 5002 PLATINUM

JACOB COHEN J688 PANTS

MOCCASIN DEVON LOUIS VUITTON DIOR HOMME RED BEE POLO CONSPIRATION PILOTE LOUIS VUITTON

CEREMONY SUSPENDED LAMP SLAMP

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ULYSSE NARDIN CHAIRMAN DIAMOND EDITION

HEADPIECE FALL 2011 GUCCI

EXOTIC SKIN CLUTCH FALL 2011 FENDI

RESORT 2012 ALEXANDER MCQUENN

PONY-HAIR ANKLESTRAP HEELS PROENZA SCHOULER

PHOENIX SHAPED WATCH CARTIER

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GLASS MOSAIC CHAIR BISAZZA HOME

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10 WAYS TO LIVE EXCLUSIVE So you’re sure as hell you got it all? You wake up in the morning to prepare breakfast, oh wait, it’s already waiting for you in bed. Take a shower and get dressed for work with the chauffer waiting for you in your limousine.

Nah, that’s old school rich kid. Let us list you the ways to feel on top of the world.

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01 Dress up to the nines First things first, look exclusive. Wear couture collections and please avoid repeating your outfit.

And our designer of choice, who else but the one who made the wedding gown for the world’s most famous monarch – Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen. Complete it with Louis Vuitton Damier Infini for men and a diamond body armor on special occasions for women. Wait, you don’t just want to look exclusive, you want to smell exclusive too and that’s what DKNY’s million dollar perfume is for.

Then dazzle yourself with the Maurice Lacroix but you have to bid for it first and you’re good to go.

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02 Heist-worthy ride Now what ride goes well with your couture and bling? The answer, a couture inspired car. Luckily, some designers decided to partner up with the most exclusive car brands to make special edition models. Lets welcome the first - the Fiat 500 by Gucci with two-toned seats in Frau leather with the Guccissima print and all the pimped up goods under the hood, which also comes with the 500 by Gucci collection of travel accessories. And the second – the Maserati GianCabrio by Fendi featuring a threelayered body color named Grigio Fiamma Fendi , Fendi logo all over the seats, the wheels and rocker panel boasting a 4.7-litre V8 engine coupled with automatic transmission. Who’s your daddy now?

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03 A feast fit for a King You lavish yourself with upscale merchandise, show off leather goods and cruise like you own the road, aren’t you getting hungry for all the shopping? Starting with the rich man’s appetizer, $117,000 worth 200-yearold bottle of 1811 Chateau d’Yquem, the world record breaking most expensive wine. Next, the one thing that’s never missing in an expensive meal – the caviar, to which the most expensive is a thousand dollar worth Frittata from Norma’s in New York. Straight to dessert cause you’re on a diet, try these couture cupcakes by Lisa Edsalv or a $18,000 chocolate dessert, topped with a blackberry that holds a 2 carat ascher cut diamond for the chocoholic. Ok, you’re full. Don’t forget to gulp it all down with the new Evian Lady.

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04 Techie Treats

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Everyone’s online nowadays so you always want to be ahead of the trend, you earned it anyway. To be ahead of the trend, you have to be informed and it definitely has to be with either the Vertu Boucheron 150 Mobile Phone features a dropped-fidelity design with a crushed gold appearance or The Aesir Copenhagen Luxury Phone that has a staggered keypad available in 18k yellow gold or stainless steel, set alongside a ceramic top with an inset screen. We mean, these won’t make you play Angry Birds like the rest of the world, well that’s the point. Another hot necessity is music, and everyone’s got Beats headphones so you try instead the Klipsch Mode Noise Cancelling Headphones whenever you don’t want to bother yourself with the noise pollution. So you want to be extra exclusive with 749 people around the world to be exact. Then sign up for the @Elite750 email address with added security features and the ultimate in privacy for elite status. Also, when you find the time to capture your exclusive self, use Leica’s new V-Lux offering sports a 14.1MP sensor, 16x optical zoom, a 3-inch LCD, 1080i video recording and GPS geotag capability. All pricey, but posh indeed.

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05 Ready, get set, bid!

High society hobbies may be ridiculous for the rest but who can blame them for wanting this and that and this and that. Yet they can never have it all even with all the money they’ve got. So they turn to auctions may it be Sotheby’s or Christie’s. Like the extravagantly priced Picasso’s Nude, green leaves and bust with a 106 million dollar price tag, the Graff pink diamond ring worth almost 450 million dollars or the Midas Armand de Brignac Champagne priced at 190 million dollars. Certainly luxaholic people won these bids.

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06 Baby Bling What do every millionaires’ children have in common? Spoiled, or probably most of them anyway.

Beginning from the time they were born Swarovski studded Baby Bling Matching Sets by Aristabrat will keep them entertained while this 17 thousand dollar worth pacifier takes care of the rest. For when they’re ready to go out and about, this new Porsche Design P’4911 stroller designed by David Dawod is no doubt their ride of choice. In pursuit of solitude in the home, don’t forget to hire a nanny. Better to start them young.

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07 Be a traveller, not a tourist When you want to escape the hustling and bustling in the city, you know it’s time to unwind. Head over to Grand Resort Lagonissi Athens in Greece, which is the perfect grand destination for its unique location and 120 acres prime coastline. If you’re craving for the ultimate package, why not board one of Regent Seven Seas world tour for a staggering 62 thousand dollars for 108 days to all seven continents. But who wants to go far when you can experience Amanpulo resort in Palawan skirted by white smiles of sand, clear blue waters and a coral reef 300 metres from the shore, the epitome of an island paradise.

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The world’s richest preferred home would probably be either a French property like the La Leopolda Villa situated in the French town of Villefranche-sur-Mer on the French Riviera worth 545 million dollars, which truly makes you one of the bon vivants or the current most expensive exklusivHAUS of Zug Switzerland on a secret location in Switzerland near the Italian border, the house hosts 8 rooms, a huge living space, a special wine-stone-cellar and a 4 places garage made special with over 200 000 kilograms of solid gold and platinum fixtures and fittings. However, if you want to be really ahead of the bunch, you should look forward to Peter Thiel’s, one of the investor to successful start ups like Facebook and PayPal, floating islands to be achieved by 2050, which capacity can reach up to thousands. The ideal place to house all your Busnelli and Living Divani furniture pieces.

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09 Security in style Everybody, even the richest ones, needs to secure their luxury pieces. When you’re rich enough to get a safe installed in your home, choose among these sleek and stylish ones. First are the Bentley and Bugatti safe by the German safe manufacturer Stockinger. These not only features innovative technological security but also both are polished to perfection to match your collection. Now there’s also the customized Lamborghini Vault by Brown Safe Manufacturing, which has been trimmed out to complement the exotic automobile its meant to accompany, and features drawers for jewelry and watches.

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10 Money Money Money Money makes the world go round – or for the peacemakers it’s love. We’ve listed so far 9 ways so the tenth way is to make all of these possible, which is with the JP Morgan no limit Palladium card so you can shop and swipe in style. The card is made of palladium—a rare silvery metal that resembles platinum—and 23 karats of gold. The JP Palladium credit card itself is worth a whopping $1,000. Not bad if you have an estimated 30 million dollars in savings.

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CRASH COURSE

HOW TO

LUXECESSORIZE YOUR HOME

You’re about to finish watching Million Dollar Decorators and Top Design yet you find yourself haven’t fully grasping the concept of glamour, eccentric and lavish home decorating. Time to stop surfing the world wide web and flipping other magazines for design tips. We’ll help you transform your space into one of Italy’s expensive mansions, one spot of your home at a time.

First impressions lasts, so as you and your guest enter your home and upon stepping in the foyer, it is absolutely necessary to be greeted with an eye-catching Ceremony suspension lamp with a luxe and contemporary touch compared to the quintessential glass chandelier.

Hang it somewhere like Yi Lin Juliana Ong gold painted ceiling for the full luxe effect. Then don’t forget to hang their couture coats in Roberto Pravato’s Ambrogio coat-hanger to make them feel at home too.

Foyer As you walk down the hallway, which should never be found empty and dull, you install Swarovski crystal embedded wallpapers by Swarovski Elements that you can’t just resist to touch and feel. Add a touch of drama and glamour with a couple of the Leopold sconce by Mary McDonald to light up your path leading to the living room. Much better than Hollywood’s red carpet is Harry & Camilla’s Arabian Geometric carpet characterized by the skillful use of precious materials and the harmony of shapes and colours to lead you the way.

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As a flawless host, you’d never let your guests go hungry so when preparing a feast you only want the top notch appliances installed in your sleek and sophisticated Europlak Cometa Kitchen, nobody said luxe always have to be covered in gold and silver. To get you in the mood to toss a salad with ingredients from here and there, you take out your Vasiliy Butenko Slice Glass for a sip of wine. But you remember the chef’s got it all taken cared of. Now that’s the life.

Kitchen

Upstairs you want to find more surpises for your guest so even the stairway have to be upscale. Hang some huge Egypt Noir Italia wall mirror so you and your guests could check out their gorgeous selves in the meantime.

Staircase

Imagine you’re inviting the world’s most elite in your home, you know at first glance that this Visionnaire collection by Ipe Cavalli screams high end, luxury, grand and all the luxe-centric words you can ever make up in your mind.

High ceilings and floor gazing metallic curtain like accent all complementing the plenty seater sofa and marble coffee table. Then instead of hanging up your auction won paintings, you instead use Media Décor’s iColor frames to display your art collection.

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You probably kept your guests waiting by figuring out what thousand dollar meal your chef could concoct back in your kitchen so you serve them first a hundred year old wine in Karl Lagerfeld glassware for Orrefor, we’re pretty sure that will keep them distracted while waiting for your meal to be served. Now how do you want to serve your meal, Hermès Bleus d’Ailleurs Porcelain Collection should do the job in fashion. Complementing your upholstered Diana chair and table in a monochromatic glam style when you’re in a white phase with Romeo suspension lamp by Noir Italia to keep the conversation going through the meal.

Dining room

Unless you have an indoor pool, your party area would have to be outdoors to accommodate your plentiful socialite friends.

When they want to get their tan on in style, it’s a necessity to have a lounge area with Kenkoon S collection fit for seven star hotels.

Pool area

Starting with Al Muntaha Swarovski-studded air purifier to relieve you from stress and air pollution, if you even go out. So you started already, you won’t even need to end it with anything else if you’ve got Visionnaire’s ultimate wellness room.

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Someone’s not in the mood to get wet and just wants a little sunshine while still indoors in your sun room. Show off your svelte figure that you’ve been working hard for in a Sound of Silence Busnelli daybed and you’re sure to catch the attention from your desired one. Bend over and place your stunning shades to the John Dickinson side table to show you have a cool and carefree vibe.

Sun room

The elites will never forget to put the fun in their homes. By fun we mean none other than games to which this James Purse Ping Pong table absolutely fits. Though unlike other elites, your entertainment room won’t have the humongous entertainment cabinets, instead you have installed a Goldenice modular system by Busnelli to complement if not place your state of the art Bang & Olufsen 85 inch 3d HDTV and art collection. If that’s not the kind of entertainment for you and just needs to read a good book, install instead Bukva shelves from Living Divani to turn your pieces of literature into pieces of art.

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Slumber parties are so-highschool that’s why guests nowadays actually want privacy even if they are going for an overnight in someone else’s place.

Of course you want them to relish the experience from day to night up until they fall asleep in a four post bed like this Plaza from Noir Italia and complete the look with Delphi shelves from the same brand for a deluxe display.

Guest room

Bisazza recently released their Bath collection by Jaime Hayon, which your luxurious comfort room should not be left without. Although you might want the Visionnaire bathroom too for your master bath all-inclusive of a chandelier just cause.

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Upholstered doors and chromed handles greets you as you enter your walk in closet. Fully customized with a Tisettanta wardrobe, the perfect storage for your couture, designer bags and shoes.

Walk in Closet

Finally, time to get some rest from all the luxecessorizing. Lay down like an aristocrat in a Cinova Bohemien bed and feel like you’re floating in the clouds with the glamorous tufted headboard and flowy weightless looking base. At last, all these ideas come together to make your home luxe, lavish and grand.

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