Archive for April, 2006
“Z. Island” wasn’t created just to astonish and create talk. The kitchen environment conceived by Zaha Hadid in collaboration with Ernestomeda and DuPont presents innovations involving the processing of materials that will be useful for future kitchen manufacture, structural organization and the integration of advanced technologies.
The raw material of the Z. Island, Corian is extremely malleable, perfect for the creative requirements of an architect famous for the originality and complexity of his projects. DuPont has been working for years to increase the ductility and ease of processing of this material to broaden its applications and exalt its aesthetic and tactile qualities. No longer dedicated to isolated elements of the kitchen like the counter top or the sink, Corian has now been used to realize an entire kitchen (articulated in two compact functional blocks) and an ample modular system of closets and wall panelling.
The smooth, fluid, translucent surface, is pleasing to the eyes as well as to the touch. The elongated “fire-island” (with cooking range and grill) curves softly up to vertical on the right side; the “water-island” (with sink, drying rack and integrated dishwasher) is compact and hexagonal.
LED words flow across one side of the fire-island, while the opposite side houses a luminous spotlight, an LCD screen and just below that, an MP3 player, two USB ports and a CD or DVD player. In the central area an induction cooking surface, a food preparation area, and a food warming plate are integrated into the Corian counter top. Finally, three aroma diffusers emit special fragrances for evoking special atmospheres for special moments.
The wall closet modules are composed of undulating Corian cabinets, grafted onto an aluminium structure. Whereas sophisticated advanced acoustic and LED systems are incorporated into the wall panelling (a succession of flat and thermo-sculpted Corian surfaces). Thus, each panel becomes a source of sounds, music and coloured lights that filter through in the desired sequence.
Sensory involvement is total: a person cooking can surf the web, check their email, watch a film or program a batch of songs to listen to. A pattern of lights calibrated with the release of aromatic essences make it possible to create fascinating personalized effects.
Each experience is easily programmed through a “touch control” panel, situated at the center of the fire-island (illuminated by blu LEDs) with which one can access the multiple functions of the kitchen.
April 30th, 2006
“The gratifiant pleasure that I tested when Baccarat proposed to me to draw objects for its ‘ rencontre’ biannual with a designer quickly yielded the place to a persistent concern due to the constraints of the crystal, news for me…
My collection meets, voluntarily heterogeneous as well in the style as in the function, moves away from the usual prototypes of the crystal as much as the places and the mythical places of the whole world whose parts bear the name. Although often culturally and geographically to the antipodes from/to each other, these places are connected by a universal destiny just like the crystal is here the angular stone essential to my work with BACCARAT.”
Clear crystal mud, red crystal spines, prickly pears out of crystal cut glass.
Dimensions: H 50 cm X L 19 cm.
April 29th, 2006
The Bulgari Resort, Bali, a secluded all villa cliffside retreat, will welcome guests in Spring 2006.
The 59-villa resort is located on the southern tip of the Jimbaran Peninsula, close to the Temple of Uluwatu: an exclusive and intimate setting for guests seeking the ultimate in privacy and luxury.
The resort will reflect the traditional Balinese architecture combined with a sophisticated contemporary design, using indigenous stones, native wood finishes and refined craft-made fabrics exclusively created for the Bulgari Resort.
Enjoying breathtaking ocean views, a large swimming pool joins an extensive ornamental lake, where the bar, the lounge and the resorts’ two restaurants are located.
Characterized by an informal ambience, the all day dining restaurant combines authentic Balinese dishes – enriched by various regional influences from the Indonesian archipelago – with a selection of international specialties.
The Italian restaurant, open for dinner only, will serve a contemporary interpretation of classical Italian cuisine in a suggestive and formal atmosphere.
The Bulgari Resort, Bali is set on a 150-meter high plateau overlooking the Indian Ocean.
A pristine private beach, suitable for long walks along the oceanfront and featuring a Beach Club, will be reached via a funicular.
April 28th, 2006
WHEN: May 01 - 04, 2006
WHERE:
Reliant Center
1 Reliant Park
8400 Kirby Drive
Houston, Texas 77054
BY WHO:
SPE (Society of Petroleum Engineers)
222 Palisades Creek Dr.
Richardson, TX 75080
USA - United States
WHO:
Offshore Technology Conference
Founded in 1969, the Offshore Technology Conference is the world’s foremost event for the development of offshore resources in the fields of drilling, exploration, production, and environmental protection. OTC is held annually at Reliant Center in Houston.
OTC ranks among the largest 200 trade shows held annually in the United States and is among the 10 largest meetings in terms of attendance. Attendance consistently exceeds 50,000, and more than 2,000 companies participate in the exhibition. OTC includes attendees from around the globe, with more than 110 countries represented at recent conferences.
OTC is sponsored by 12 industry organizations and societies, who work cooperatively to develop the technical program each year. OTC also has two endorsing organizations and six supporting organizations.
OTC is governed by a Board of Directors made up of 13 representatives, 11 from OTC’s sponsoring organizations and two from OTC’s endorsing organizations.
See the details on brochure
April 25th, 2006
Automatic movement exclusive Gerald Genta entirely decorated with the hand, finished old but, equipped one perpetual day of the month 48 months with indication of the days of the week, the date, the months of the year over 4 years and the leap years. Reserve of 45 hours walk. Octagonal box in red gold SN or white gold polished diamond and circular glasses glossed with polished indices of the hours. Gold dial 18 carats, engraved, partitioned and enamelled, protected by an ice anti-reflecting sapphire doubles face hardened. Crowns beaded with cabochon eye of falcon, melts open anti-reflecting sapphire on the internal face, fixed by 8 pentagonal screws. Exclusive bracelet Gerald Genta in black alligator bent hand with beaded and raised deploying loop logo and symbol of the mark.
April 20th, 2006
Christie’s will hold a sale of jewelry and works of art from the Collection of Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, in London on June 13 to 14. More than 800 items will be featured, with estimates ranging from $174 to $872,000. The sale will include an antique diamond riviere accompanied by three handwritten notes naming the necklace after a previous owner as the ‘Lady Mount Stephen,’ which was given to the princess by her grandmother, Queen Mary.
Another highlight is a five-row art deco pearl and diamond necklace and a marquise cut diamond ring of 5.17 carats.
The “Poltimore Tiara” which was originally created by Garrards in the 1870’s for Florence, Lady Poltimore, the wife of the second Baron Poltimore is up for auction. The princess wore it on her wedding day and prior to the wedding, she wore it in its alternative form as a diamond fringe necklace and scroll brooches.
She was the party loving Princess - who was the centre of a glittering social scene in her youth.
Now a treasure trove of jewellery owned by the Queen’s sister Princess Margaret is expected to raise millons of pounds when it goes under the hammer at auction.
The collection, which includes the diamond tiara she wore to her wedding and a valuable Faberge clock, is apparently being sold by her family to pay death duties.
See the collection on movie
April 18th, 2006
The Toshiba Gigabeat S Series Portable Media Center offers a vivid 2.4″ color display and an extended storage capacity, so you can take your favorite digital media with you. Download recorded TV shows from TiVo Series2 or feature-length movies from movie studio Web sites, and then watch them on your Portable Media Center or a TV. Listen to music and download album art from online music providers. Tune into your favorite FM radio station with the unique FM tuner feature. Create impressive photo shows set to music, or enjoy interactive gaming with integrated audio for Microsoft Xbox 360.
Gigashot Camcorders combine a high quality video camera with a still camera, all in one easy to use package. With the capability of snapping digital photos while continuing to shoot video, gigashot makes it exceedingly simple to catch those special moments in either still images or video. Designed with convenience and ease-of-use in mind, and leveraging Toshiba’s industry renowned 1.8″ hard drive, both gigashot camcorders are compact and easy to carry while providing the user with high quality video.
April 16th, 2006
The Paula Abdul Jewelry Collection, created especially for QVC, features multiple charms, pendants, earrings and bracelets ranging in price from approximately $20 to $90.
Paula Abdul has her designs on you. After launching a small collection of jewelry on Idol as gifts for the contestants, the word got out that not only can this girl sing, dance, choreograph, teach and inspire the next generation of pop sensations - she can really design. The jewelry was hot in demand so Paula Abdul hooked up with QVC – for a nationwide launch – and the collection is set to air April 21, 2006. She is set to have her first live hour with a studio audience to show the collection which will feature several pieces from bracelets, earrings and rings to necklaces that are meant to be layered together to get the look that Abdul herself has made famous with her signature style on the show.
April 16th, 2006
WHEN: April 17 - 21, 2006
WHERE: Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center
6000 W. Osceola Parkway
Kissimmee, Florida 34746
Orlando, USA
BY WHO: Spie (International Society for Optical Engineering)
PO Box 10, 1000 20th St. Bellingham
WA 98225-6705
With more than 5,700 engieers, military personnel, technical managers, and scientists, the unclassified SPIE Defense & Security Symposium offers a unique opportunity to interface with potential customers and reveal your company’s latest developments in detectors, sensors, cameras, imaging equipment, and more. Technologies - Commercial and defense security applications of infrared - Lasers and sensor technologies and systems - Displays, guidance, and navigation - Modeling, simulation, and visualization - Signal and image processing - Sensor testing and calibration instrumentation - Data mining technology - C3I, airborne reconnaissance, space and systems operations - Navigation for tactical applications - Biometrics and aviation security - Forensic technologies.
SPIE provides a vehicle for technical exchange by organizing conferences and publishing the results for distribution to the international technical community. The Society encourages and solicits the presentation of new, original, and previously unpublished work that is not commercial in nature.
Research papers from the conferences are available within two to four weeks after the conference in the SPIE Digital Library. Print volumes are published within six weeks, and symposium topical collections on CD-ROM are available within eight weeks.
April 15th, 2006
The exceptional one and anything else , this tourbillon could not obviously be only one tourbillon. Bright proof that there remain still territories to be explored in the very high clock industry, this one thus joins together two technical prowesses. The first hides in the form even module: inclined with 30 degrees - from where its name Tourbillon Emotion 30° - which only the best clock and watch makers are capable to carry out.
Why 30 degrees? To allow the beam to permanently oscillate in all the plans (the compensation of the differences in walk due to the terrestrial attraction being limited more to the only vertical plane) and to offer to the watch a perfect precision. Second prowess: in addition to the posting of the hours/minutes and small second, by means of three counters, one in vain looks at, scans, passes the dial to the fine comb, one sees only the tourbillon.
Quite simply because the wheels are invisible, or rather because they were offset under the bridge masking all the right part of the dial! Harry Winston and Greubel Forsey thus succeeded in integrating this fantastic module into the Opus spirit, creating a watch virtuoso: the bridge is screwed on the bottom of the box, releasing the swirl of its traditional cage and offering to the sight a mechanism suspended of an absolute purity bus freed from the wheels which usually tend to the vampiriser.
April 15th, 2006
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