On The Shelf

HSBC Private Bank confirms its commitment to design by launching. The Connection Collection, a private collection of limited edition design to grow out of HSBC Private Bank commissions. The Connection Collection will debut with new work by Arik Levy, to be created in an edition of two. Levy’s design will be launched at Design Miami/ 2009 in the HSBC Private Bank Designers’ Lounge, a dedicated area for VIPs at the pre-eminent international fair for limited edition design.

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Marcel Wanders: Daydreams

The Philadelphia Museum of Art will present a multimedia exhibition of works by Marcel Wanders, whose unique fusion of technology, artistry, and wit have established him as a leading figure in international design. Created specifically for the Museum, the installation will showcase the designer’s favorite projects over the last twenty years, including prototypes, personal editions, and objects never before exhibited.   

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“Limited Edition Experiences” at Miami Design District

Limited Edition Experiences, a program that brings together the world’s most innovative fashion houses to create retail experiences of unique inventiveness will launch in the Miami Design District on November 30th for a limited time. The program will gather together some of the world’s most sought-after designers, including Fendi, Proenza Schouler, Duncan Quinn, Jessica Trosman, Christian Dior Homme, L’Eclaireur, Stubbs and Wootton, Pharrell William’s Billionaire Boys Club and Ice Cream, Katherine Fleming, Maia N., Cynthia Rowley, Neon Monster and others, to present limited edition merchandise as well as radically innovative programming and environments that reflect their creative viewpoints.

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SALLY FOR SLOVE…

Sally is a new line of hand-painted pieces by designer Sally LaPointe with a slightly more casual flair and a younger sensibility than the debut SLOVE collection. The line is just now hitting stores and, among the pieces, there are captivating, monochromatic designs, featuring a hand-painted fade design that simultaneously conjures up images of the aerosol work in graffiti murals and shadowy scenes from film noir titles.  

        

The new Mobiado 105GMT …

Mobiado is consistently guided by a philosophy of doing things differently, and this principle has now given rise to the 105GMT Stealth & Antique.  A marriage of luxury mechanical watches and luxury mobile phones; a merger of tradition in watchmaking with the latest in phone technology.  The result of this conceptual approach had to be bold and unprecedented, yet technical and highly exclusive.  Noble in its quest, prestigious in its execution, while at the same time endowed with a phone-making spirit and contemporary style, the 105GMT is the expression of mechanical perfection, mastering of aesthetic details, and the integrity of consistent craftsmanship.