Articles tagged with: Art
Posted in Art on 11 October 2008
Which true art lover does not admire Michelangelo? And to own an art book dedicated to the great artist would be a pride in itself! The art book presented as “the most beautiful in the world” is dedicated to Michelangelo who was an Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect, poet and engineer.
Flaminio Gualdoni, scientific director of FMR editions, the Italian group specializing in magazines and books art luxury which publishes the book with a sculpted marble cover, the book, entitled “Michelangelo, The dotta mano” (Michelangelo, the main scholarly), proposed a text on parchment with ink after old recipes. Priced at a whopping 100,000 euros you wouldn’t mind it considering it to be a priceless work of art.
Posted in Art on 26 September 2008
For all you lovers of sloth, this product is sure to awaken you off your cozy sleep. Jamie O’Shea is sure to be your deity from now on as he has designed the epitome of lethargy. Now you can relax and have a small nap whenever you want with this compatible Vertical Bed. Supported by a harness that is craftily secured which ensures the user doesn’t fall over, nappers can catch up on beauty rest at any subway stop or back alley of their choosing. As an added bonus the wearer can be made impervious to the effects of the outside world through the use of noise canceling headphones and mirrored glasses, and the ensemble comes with an umbrella for convenient use in a variety of weather conditions.
All that you need to do is to carry this portable bed in its briefcase. Unwind it as you feel the urge to snooze a little, help yourself in its comfortable structure and ease yourself. Rest over and you wrap it over and get back to work.
Posted in Art, Designer, Gadgets, Watch on 23 September 2008
Talk about technology going retro! If you thought gadgets and gizmos would only take you into the future well, think again. Who would have thought of Steampunk and Bluetooth together? Nicrosin has come up with a Victorian-style Bluetooth device which is powered solely by winding and should be mass produced. His creations are a compilation of sculpey and watch parts lined with leather for comfort. Wondering what you might hear- voice from the calling end or the winding chimes of the clockwork? Though it might look like it will drill your ear through, rest assured as the prop is fully adjustable and flexible and what’s more, one actually gets the dissection of the piece! Though covering it up might just be a better option lest dust interferes!
Posted in Art, Designer, Luxury, Music on 15 September 2008
I think that art can be done with a piece of clay also. It does not have to be Swarovski or pearls to be called an artistic creation. With pleasure, I am going to tell you about Jon Kuhn and his latest piece of art. Jon is a leading glass artist, who has recently joined hands with the Bösendorfer to make a glass piano using various types of glass work. It has nearly two hundred intricate designs in which more than one fifty pieces have been used in every design. That means that it uses more than 3000 glittering pieces of gorgeous glass. Coming for $1.2 million, that is not very modest but then its art!
Posted in Art, Automobile, Car, Designer, Speakers on 31 August 2008
Spend a month in the populated urban vicinity (if you haven’t) and you’ll get to see kids driving hard with mobile sound systems singing loud. Really annoying! But if you have spare amount of dough piling with you then this unusual model of DJ mobile car can be yours. Designed and developed by Dutch artist Olaf Mooij, the creation targets the filthy-rich music lovers. Coming from Western Europe, the Dutch novelty has been abridged by an intelligent mind after taking inspiration from ‘God is a DJ’ and the car of our HOLY-POPE and the result is before your eyes.
Posted in Chair, Designer, Elite Find of the Day, Furniture on 28 August 2008
It seems that the creative minds behind the Han Solo Carbonite Desk cannot sit at rest and hence have lately unveiled Galactic Emperor Throne. Counted five units of this limitred edition throne are avaialbel for sale with a retail value of $5000. It may seem a bit pricey on first hearing but start imagining ruling the galaxy by shelling out this petty sum. And your kingly presence would allow you utter phrases like: “Everything is happening as I have forecasted,” or “Anakin, bring my slippers and today’s newspaper, please?” or “Is my supper ready?”
Understanding the client’s requirements, artists Tom Spina and Richard Riley took insight from essentials of Captain Kirk’s bridge chair from Star Trek and the Emperor’s throne from the Star Wars films and produced this striking creation.
Posted in Art, Designer, Furniture, Shopping on 7 August 2008
If that junkie stuff can put an end to your ongoing hunt for something unusual then here is your bait. All set to offer a magical touch to your interiors, here is a LED table with a structure similar to that of a wrist watch. Designed and developed by former aircraft toolmaker and art wangle Lee J Rowland, the colossal LED wristwatch clock table is a masterpiece. The table respects its functionality and appeal and hence features programmable touch button display. Priced at £18,500, the Deja Vu series of tables screams luxury and only a nerd can dare to ink a deal with it.
Posted in Art, Auctions, Paintings, Worlds Most Expensive on 10 July 2008
Setting a new record for the category of world’s most expensive living female artist is a South African born artist Marlene Dumas. And this is made possible via her painting, popularly known as “The Visitor,†that generated sales of £3.1 million at a Sotheby’s auction. The painting was picked up by the New York private dealer Nancy Whyte during Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Sale scheduled on 1 July. The sales figure overshadowed Dumas’ preceding testimony of £1.8 million marked in February 2005.
Posted in Art, News on 9 July 2008
Bizarre Magazine is now touching the heights of the weird world and has declared aloud that it can’t settle for anything ordinary. Hence the guys behind him have tracked down Zombie Boy; a facially tattooed Montreal youth who’s persona has invited a lot of critique questioning his reason. Whilst earlier the tattoo was restricted to an awfully meticulous facial skull but now Rick, Zombie Boy has invested over $4000 to satiate his quest for a tattooed zombie.
Posted in Art, Designer, Elite Find of the Day on 8 July 2008
Jeff Burnette has been experimenting with hot glass now for almost 30 years. And the featured above Glass Rayguns is the result of his efforts. Jeff, a serious sci-fi fan has developed the designer masterpieces that can be blown. With the transparent shade on the pipe and clear glass gathered on its apex, the piece once blown up takes a different appeal altogether. Once the pieces, blowpipe undergoes a 15-hour cycle of cooling, the next process to be followed is to send it for silvering. The Raygun is a no less than a bubble with a translucent color within. The silvering is the result of the silver nitrate, ammonia, and distilled water assorted and dispensed into the unbolted end of the cannon.
