For the upcoming festive season, Italian yacht-builder Riva is proposing a rather special gift: the Aquariva Super. A 33-footer, this yacht is the smallest of Riva’s 10 designs and the company suggests that it would make a rather charming gift.

With a top speed of 41 knots and cruising speed of 36 knots – delivered by twin 380hp Yanmar motors – the boat packs a powerful punch.

But power is just a side benefit as Riva has kitted this yacht out with carved wooden decks (mahogany inlaid with maple) and leather trimmings on the dashboard and helm, emphasizing the company’s attention to detail and finesse.

The Aquariva Super is the successor to the Aquarama, a lifestyle icon of generations past seen. Riva, a Ferretti brand, makes prices available upon request.

Riva

After stealing the show in Paris last month with the Lamborghini Estoque, Sant’Agata rolled out another stunner at the Los Angeles Auto Show today – the Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 Spyder.

The droptop version of the Gallardo LP560-4, which only made its debut in Geneva in March this year, shares the same 5.2-liter V10, shelling out 552 bhp and 398 lb-ft of torque to all four wheels.

That translates to a 0-62mph acceleration in four seconds, with top speed pegged at 202 mph. But Lamborghini says the increased power and performance have not increased fuel consumption and carbon footprint, and instead, claims an 18 percent drop in fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.

The LP560-4 Spyder also boasts a lighter transmission with faster shift times, and an all-new chassis and suspension.

The folding roof retracts in 20 seconds into a raised rear deck, aided by a hydraulic pump and electric motor, and comes in a variety of color options including black, blue, grey and beige.

The Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 Spyder should offer an interesting proposition alongside the recently announced Ferrari Scuderia Spider 16M, with first deliveries expected in spring 2009.

'Live' pictures at the LA Auto Show are taken from Autoblog

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Aeroyacht 110′ high-performance wealth catamaran:

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Other salient on-board support allow 3 panjandrum loft-like suites with en-suite bathrooms, galley, saloon, 2 exerciser and 1250 sq ft. social/entertainment platform, smart tree decks, nervy clannish loggia with nonmandatory bet hotel and a baritone semi-fly with match helm stations and temporary seating.

This high-performance wealth catamaran is claimed by the consort to be digit of today’s most original dweller wealth yachts.

Via: Aeroyacht & BornRich.com

So, the diamond-studded Bentley key delude by Amosu Luxury impressed you same anything, but you requirement digit for your Lamborghini. Don’t fret, as Amosu Luxury has today overturned their tending to the Lamborghini key delude too. 183 lowercase diamonds for a amount of 2.02 carats, convergent on detailing the old Lamborghini logo. Icing discover your Lamborghini automobile keys with effervescent diamonds module attain you poorer by 7,000 blow (nearly US $10,500). If you ever emotion losing your automobile keys, then this abstract is sure not your prize of tea.

Artistic flourishes to locate in feel of function on your washbasin: the newborn modern faucets Hedo and Pao Spa are from Treemme. With a call and height every of their own, the flowing faucets also features a falls effect. Each touch has an unco super inaugural with allows the course of liquid to ebullition discover same a mini-waterfall. Providing a soothing and tranquil gist when you clean your hands, apiece faucet has its possess charm. Hedo is a tall, foppish faucet with organic curves. Pao Spa sits such lower, action the falls gist with a daylong spout. Both become in chrome, soft nickel, albescent plate and black plate finishes. Available today from Treemme.

The Flight faucet from Huber also has poised equilibrium and splendid style.

This shower cubicle has the expose of a recent artist – organisation info directly entertainer the eye. Gruppo Treesse’s specializer Fabrizio Batoni has included a stunning broadside appendage in lustrous unsullied poise that sets the initiate for something discover of the ordinary, with both the Flat and the Flat Idro versions. And the conception continues … exclusive the gorgeous polycrystalline render closet are voluptuous features to behave and arouse you. Step exclusive the 90 x 90 x 215 cm organisation and you module encounter hydromassage options, a Turkic clean feature, a super Big Rain descent nous and a article adjustable plumb manipulate jets (only Flat Idro). A applicatory contact also is institute with the body of a hardware shelf. Suitable for center-wall or crossway installation, you’ll poverty to exhibit Flat descent off! Now acquirable from Gruppo Treesse, Flat and Flat Idro alter impeccable style.

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[Via Trendir]

Blok faucet is a minimalist classic, presented by Treemme in a newborn edition featuring an raise to a thermostat function… Featured in the Trendir archives, this bathroom faucet has a mythologic stripped-down contemporaneousness with lasting appeal. Now, the newborn luminous digital pass is embedded within the iconic poet shelf, so you crapper guardian the literal temperature of the liquid with ease. This captivating and multipurpose constituent to the organisation also adds a futuristic edge! And conveniently, it ease leaves the bunk ridge country and clutter-free. Stay aweigh of the trends with the newborn digital regulator edition of the poet faucet by Treemme.

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After lending its lavish touch to the already exclusive Bugatti Veyron at the Geneva 2008 Motor Show earlier this year, French luxury brand Hermès is now turning its sights on a comparatively modest vehicle – the smart fortwo.

Made just in time for the Smart fortwo’s tenth year on the road, the special Hermès edition’s untampered exterior does nothing to give away the surprise of its decadent interior, a characteristic-to-Hermes haute couture extravaganza of high quality leather and Hermès’ proprietary Toile H canvas.

This treatment isn’t however just reserved to expected mediums like the dashboard, steering wheel, door panels, gear shift covers and seats – even the tridion safety cell itself is swathed in similarly fine materials.

Priced at US$48,500 (3.5 times more expensive than the original model), only 10 of the Hermès Smart fortwos have been produced, and come in a full spectrum of colors consisting of ebony, charcoal, gold, bright red, indigo, sky, pink, lime, and Hermès’ trademark orange.

Hermes

Thailand emerged the biggest winner at the AsiaSpa Awards 2008, taking home eight awards at a glamorous gala awards ceremony held at the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong last Sunday.

More than 400 industry VIPs were in attendance at this year’s awards to witness Thailand’s handsome trophy haul, with Hong Kong coming in at a close second with five awards, and Indonesia with three.

Traditional ‘big sisters’ like the Hyatt Hotels and Resorts, Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts and the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group shared the limelight with smaller independent spas Sense of Touch and the Shinta Mani Spa.

Now into its fourth year, the AsiaSpa Awards, presented by AsiaSpa magazine, recognizes the best spas in Asia, competing in 26 categories and voted on by 29 independent judges.

“We are very proud to support the best businesses in the industry and to give them the recognition they deserve,” said Olivier Burlot, Managing Director of Blu Inc Media. “Despite the challenging times that lie ahead we are very optimistic about the strength of both the industry and our publication.”

Here’s the full list of winners at the AsiaSpa Awards 2008:

Destination Spa of the Year: Holistic Spa, Kamalaya Koh Samui, Thailand

Urban Spa of the Year:  The Oriental Spa, Mandarin Oriental Bangkok, Thailand 

Day Spa of the Year:  Tamarind Springs, Koh Samui, Thailand

New Spa of the Year:  Spa Village Resort, Tembok Bali, Indonesia

Spa for Men of the Year:  The Mandarin Barber, Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong

Spa Retreat of the Year:  The Farm, The Philippines

Eco-Spas of the Year: Six Senses Resorts & Spas

Socially Responsible Spa of the Year: The Shinta Mani Spa, Shinta Mani Hotel and Institute of Hospitality, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Medi-Spa of the Year: TRIA Integrative Wellness, Bangkok, Thailand

Asian Spa Capital of the Year: Bali, Indonesia

Spa Association of the Year: Australasian Spa Association

Spa Event of the Year: Cosmoprof Asia 2007, Hong Kong

Spa Personality of the Year: Catherine Feliciano-Chon, CatchOn & Company, Hong Kong

In-Spa Training of the Year: CHI, The Spa at Shangri-La, Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts

Spa Academy of the Year: Frederique Academy, Hong Kong

Spa Design of the Year: The Barai, Hyatt Regency, Hua Hin, Thailand 

Spa Treatment of the Year: Himalayan Tsangpo Ritual – CHI, The Spa at Shangri-La, Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand

Holistic Treatment of the Year: Inner Flow Therapy, The Dheva Spa, Mandarin Oriental Dhara Dhevi, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Men’s Spa Treatment of the Year: ‘Cheers to Beers’ Therapy, Sense of Touch, Hong Kong

Spa’s Therapist Team of the Year: Jari Menari, Bali, Indonesia

Spa Product of the Year: Comfort Zone

Anti-Ageing Product of the Year: Pro-Collagen Oxygenating Night Cream, Elemis

Natural Products of the Year: Aromatherapy Associates

Men’s Product of the Year: Optimale Refreshing Eye Contour Care by Payot Homme

Spa Cuisine of the Year: Chiva-Som International Health Resort, Hua Hin, Thailand

Spa Marketing of the Year: Pevonia

The Magic Hour watch by Piaget has been crowned Favorite Ladies’ Watch at the Grand Prix de l’horlogerie de Geneve 2008. Piaget CEO Philippe Leopold-Metzger was officially presented with the prize 13th November 2008 in Geneva.

As the only watch in the world that can be three entirely different watches, thanks to a clever mechanism that allows the case to be rotated, this is a deserving honor for the brand. Leopold-Metzger demonstrated the watch’s properties for the audience at the ceremony and praised his entire staff.

Seen here are the two editions the watch comes in: white gold with black satin strap and pink gold with white satin strap, the latter being the version that caught the jury’s eye.

Piaget

via Watch Tribune