B&B Italia has been selling outdoor furniture through its stable of international designers for years. Its latest introduction, a stunning high-back armchair by Italian award winning architect Patricia Urquiola for her Crinoline collection.

Urquiola's Crinoline collection is made from abaca fibers and colored polyethylene string by artisans in the Philippines over a painted and powder-coated aluminum frame. The chairs are designed to withstand wind, rain and shine, or simply to add ambiance to an interior space.

The chairs are available with normal and high backrest and it is priced from $3,280.

French major car manufacturer, Peugeot (pronounced PəR-zhoh) has officially introduced its latest sedan 'Peugeot 308 MCP' for Korean market only. This modern, high-performance and environmentally-friendly sedan boasts its low fuel consumption of 19.5km/liter, powered by 110 horsepower and a six-speed automatic gearbox.

Peugeot 308 MCP is priced at 34,100,000 Won or roughly US$26,017 including VAT.

Via: aving

De Beers is the world's leading diamond company since 1888 with unrivaled expertise in the exploration, mining and marketing of diamonds.

This scorching summer season, De Beers is unveiling the Forever Two Watch model in white gold, set with 2 brilliant cut diamonds weighing a total of 1.40 carat bracelet in satin black color.

De Beers Forever Two Watch- an ideal size to fit all wrists and which requires further shows a woman as a real jewel. Available in Price: €13,000

One of the biggest English fashion designer, Sir Paul Smith, is launching a new perfume called 'Paul Smith MAN'. The new fragrance is bold and is meant to embody British elegance and to be “truly Paul Smith, truly addictive”.

"I am very happy with my new fragrance for men, because it is so easy to wear, while having a true character who comes from the blend of bergamot and anise, with the addiction patchouli and iris, which are scents that I love for years "

Paul Smith Man was developed by perfumer Nathalie Lorson, and features notes of bergamot, yuzu, anise, patchouli, incense, iris, violet and tonka bean. Additional notes include rose, carnation, lemon, sandalwood and Virginian cedar.

The fragrance will be launched in September in France, 34 euros for the Eau de Toilette Spray 30 ml, to 66 euros for the 100 ml. Paul Smith Man also has an after shave lotion 100 ml to 48 euros, and a deodorant stick to 22 euros.

Sir Paul Smith signing an autograph of his latest fragrance.

Via: beautyme/fragrantica

UN Ambassador and Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie has signed with top fashion house Emporio Armani to become the face of their new Armani perfume.

The advertising campaign is said to kick off later this year in 2009. Jolie recently was listed as celebrity # 1 by Forbes Magazine, which could only have helped Armani wade through the candidates' list.

“For this fragrance, they needed a true A-lister, and Angelina is the biggest, most dynamic female star in the world,” said a source.

Jolie will have a creative oversight over the print and TV ad campaign as part of the deal.

Armani has previously announced that the model Kasia Smutniak would be the new face of its fragrance future "Idol", we do not know yet if Angelina will be the icon of the fragrance taking the place of the young model or a another fragrance which announced a year rich in Armani.

Source: 3news

World's largest classic car auction company, RM Auctions announces its annual auction this August in Monterrey, California. One of the hot item is the legendary pre-war racer, the 1931 Miller V-16 race car.

Harry Miller was a renowned engine builder as well as a dominant in Indy racing and his cars took a swath of Indy titles during the time, back in the 20's and 30's. The 1931 Miller V-16 race car is the only one and the most advanced Miller he ever built. Bearing a 303-cubic-inch, 300-horsepower and sixteen-cylinder engine.

The car was restored in 1978 by Chuck Davis, who painstakingly tracked down the original engine, which had been separated along the way from its chassis, and reunited the two ahead of an extensive restoration project. The 1931 Miller V-16 is expected to fetch between $600,000 and $1 million range.

Rolex is considered to be one of the largest luxury Swiss wristwatch manufacturing companies in the world, producing around 200 watches per day.

Amazon features genuine Rolex Oyster Special Edition Perpetual Cosmograph Daytona Leopard Mens Watch 116598-SE. It is 40mm 18K yellow gold case, end pieces set with 48 diamonds, bezel set with 36 baguette cognac sapphires, screw-down push buttons, leopard dial, 8 diamond hour markers, and leopard strap with 18K yellow gold fliplock deployment closure.

This Rolex Oyster Special Edition Perpetual Cosmograph is available thru amazon.com at $45,960