Sheikh Hamad, the foreign minister of the Gulf State of Qatar, has just made an amazing purchase. He has just bought a penthouse home in the exclusive and super-luxurious area of One Hyde Park Development in London for an astounding £100 million (around $196 million).
The penthouse apartment of the Sheikh is one of 86 luxury flats being built on the edge of Hyde Park opposite Harvey Nichols in Knightsbridge.
Some features of the new ultra-luxurious apartments are:
- 24-hour room service
-bulletproof windows
-iris recognition scanners in the elevators
-panic rooms
-license plate recognition software
The complex has been designed by architect Richard Rogers is being developed by brothers Christian and Nicholas Candy. This project is also sponsored and backed by the Sheikh himself from his personal fortune.
The penthouse should be ready in two years and two other penthouses have also been sold.
I wonder why the Sheikh would have invested and sponsored such as luxurious and top-level project in London... maybe the investment will be paid off and the value of the appartment will be multiplied itselt many times in a short period of time...
Don't you think this lamp would look great in your kitchen, dining room or office?
I have been flashed by this superb design. In fact, I love chromed lamps, but this design has attracted me like no ther has done before...
I have done a research, and this is a lamp that was originally designed by Italian industrial designer Achille Castiglioni. This is not a cheap lamp, by the way. If you like fine art and contemporary design, this is yor lamp...although it is not the typical cheap metallic lamp you can find at Ikea...
This beautiful lamp has been a best seller for more than 40 years, since it was designed back in... 1966... yes, it seems unbelievable, but this lamp has been an icon, a mith of design for the last 40 years...
If you are interested and want to have more details about this piece of design, please click this link:
Splugen Brau Pendant by Flos
Stella McCartney has just released a beauty line named Care. It is a 100% organic and zero percent petrochemicals or silicones. It is obvious that this new beauty range will grow in popularity and demand in very short time, not only because the creator is the acclaimed and trendy Stella McCartney, but also because organic and 100% natural cosmetics are also very trendy and more in demand.
According to Sephora’s website: “We already know and love Stella McCartney for her modern fashion designs and naturally sexy scents. And now she’s introducing CARE by Stella McCartney, a unique luxury line of certified organic skincare, formulated with 100 percent organic active ingredients and zero percent petrochemicals or silicones. Inspired by Stella’s personal philosophies, clear vegetarian principles, and commitment to help protect the environment, CARE by Stella McCartney, is a unique range of ethical and effective skincare products that combines the ultimate in pampering and nature to give your skin everything it needs, and nothing it doesn’t.”
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Last week there was a very big controversy in Spain. Dolce & Gabbana released one of the ads from their current promotion (the ad you can see in the picture).Few hours later there were many phone calls, and public demonstrations from associations of women, feminists, and other women-oriented groups that protested and complained, claiming that the ad was humiliating from a women's point of view, and accused Dolce & Gabbana of promoting violence and abuse against women.
Early this week, Dolce & Gabbana pulled the ad out of their Spanish promotion campaign and acused the Spanish society of being old fashioned and out of style... they have also threatened that their next campaign will be even more provocative.
I don't want to give my opinion in this controversy...just look at the picture and judge yourself... hasn't fashion always known to be challenging and provocative?...
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This is the first post of Trend Observer. The reason why we have chosen this topic for our blog is simply because we know there is a lot of audience paying attention to any new trend that might arise anywhere...
If any celebrity shows a new designer bag, or is caught doing something wrong, funny, ridiculous, prohibited...we will be there.
Our definition of trend is not only related to famous people, celebrities, movie stars, etc... in our opinion, anything with good design and attractive to people with exclusive taste can as well be something trendy that deserves our attention and interest.
A new car released by Porsche, a new opera house designed and built by Sir Norman Foster... anything fashionable, on style, luxurious... anything unique can be a trend for us.
