Tuesday 7 February 2012

The Fang shoe by Iris van Herpen


The Fang shoe from Iris van Herpen and United Nude is perhaps the fiercest piece of footwear ever created. This ferocious wedge was created for Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture in Paris. Each shoe features 10 fangs apiece and comes in several different colors and styles.
Creating the Fang shoe is not as simple as throwing a set of extremely long teeth onto a pair of wedges and calling it a day. Creating the fangs is a lengthy process, with each fang made using carbon fiber and fiber glass mixed together in a slow molding process. These shoes wowed the audience at the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture, but there was no confirmation as to whether or not they would ever make it to market.
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Audi R8 GT Spyder

A hand-built treasured gem and an enthusiast’s dream performance car, limited edition Audi R8 GT Spyder is now available around the world with only 333 copies, and 50 bound for sale only in United States. The individual vehicle number displayed on the gear shift distinguishes each of the 333 cars, and makes it even more exclusive.
Lighter, captivating and powerful, the roadster Audi R8 GT Spyder is designed to deliver breathtaking performance. This dropout version of supercar R8 GT is powered with the 5.2 liter V10 engine and delivers robust 560 horsepower of output. The stunning R8 GT Spyder is a speed fiend, capable to reach from zero to 60 mph in a whim of 3.8 seconds, and can accelerate with top speed of 197 mph. Thanks to Audi’s ultra lightweight technology, a total of 187 pounds is trimmed from the body of R8 GT Spyder.

Ultra-light magnesium engine frame and carbon fiber for body panels are used that delivers more fuel economy, strength, rigidity and performance. The car's sport suspension has a stiffer calibration that is engineered to deliver lateral acceleration along with exceptional responsiveness.
The R8 GT Spyder’s black interiors looks classy, and can be stitched to a choice of Crimson Red or Titanium Gray for further refinement. Front splitters along with fixed rear spoiler, and performance enhancing enlarged diffuser adds to Spyder’s visual styling. With all these features, a price tag of $210,000, excluding $1200 for delivery, is perhaps inevitable enough. Deliveries of these 333 hand-made beauties will begin this month.

World's heavierst platinum watches by Grieb & Benzinger


Watchmaker Grieb & Benzinger, along with elite guests from Rolls-Royce Motorcars and Revolution Magazine, have unveiled 3 masterpiece watches, which are supposedly the heaviest and most complicated platinum watches in the world. Known for their detailed and individualistic crafting, the total value of watch set is known to be in excess of $1.5 million. Unveiled at a private ceremony in Singapore, the watches included were the Blue Danube, Blue Whirlwind, and Blue Sensation. From what is to be gathered, they are creating quiet the waves in the haute horological world, as they come with solid platinum casings and core movements developed from the house of Patek Philippe, over 120 years ago.
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