Home Décor: The Versace name has long been synonymous with lavishness and luxury. From the opulent designs and shapes to the decadent fabrics, who knew that famous philosophy had been extended into a home collection?

Begun in 1992, the Versace Home Collection was originally textiles and linens and has since been expanded to encompass all aspects of luxurious home living, from tabletop finery to bedroom sets. Each collection is an expression and expansion of a classic design theme, often of Greek origin, which are now known as signature Versace.

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Considering the fact that you spend a good portion of your life in bed, it should be as good and comfy as you can afford. Few days back, we were here with our list of Top 10 high-tech luxury beds for geeks and every now and then, we are talking about ultra-expensive beds. Remember the David Beckham’s $50,000 Monarch Vi-spring bed? Now, the luxury bed maker, Vi-Spring, has introduced bamboo fibre into its top of the series bed, the Monarch. Bamboo fibre is not only acknowledged for its soft and silk like features, but it’s also is also one of the most eco-friendly materials available. Bamboo fibre has been woven into an elite fabric design for the Monarch mattress ticking and has been mixed up well for the mattress filling with other luxury materials, including cashmere, lambswool and mohair. They say that theonly material in a Vi-Spring mattress not made by Mother Nature is in the springs themselves. Anyway, the Monarch sells for £24,275 for a six-foot double divan set and is available through Harrods only.

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Home Décor:
To enjoy all the comforts of home, many of the well-traveled are now
staying home. The trend in luxury lifestyle is for increasing numbers
of home owners to opt to beef up amenities in their own residences,
thus embarking on a life-long vacation. Custom homes, some priced in
the millions — are being designed around home buyers’ personalities
and lifestyles. From the kitchen to the pool area to the current
must-have technology in and outside these luxury dwellings, all are
busting at the seams with options galore.

I noticed a spike in consumers’ demands for bonus rooms. A popular
design is a bonus room which includes a home theater, media center,
billiards area complete with a wet bar and a game area. The media
center features not one, but three flat screen TVs that transform with
the simple push of a button in to a home theater, viewable from
anywhere in the room.

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At first glance, Sony’s new Bravia E4000 TV left us confused. Yes, ‘cuz we just couldn’t make out the Bravia Flat TV amongst the different paintings that adorned the wall. If not for the little Sony insignia below the LCD panel, we certainly wouldn’t have found out which amongst the paintings was the Bravia E4000. Yes, that is how flat the Bravia E4000 really is not to mention how crisp and realistic it’s picture quality is. And to further confound matters for us, the Sony Bravia 4000 even comes with six pre-installed images from famous artists like Vincent Van Gogh to name one. The high definition TV has the usual 1080p resolution and comes in screen sizes ranging from 26 to 40 inches.

Trick Sony technology for it’s legendary clarity lies in the Bravia
Engine 2 processing and an X.V colour on a ten bit panel. The Bravia
4000 series also features 3xHDMI connect and you can even plug your USB
pen drive to watch a movie. Now, who would care to buy a DVD player
with such TV technology growing by such leaps and bounds. Digital
camera enthusiasts relax, your cybershot too can be connected to the
Bravia 4000 series TVs. Scheduled to hit European shores in a few
weeks, there is no word still about the digiframe, er, TV’s pricing.

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Who discovered Zero? Most of you will answer that an ancient Indian astronomer named ARYABHATT discovered zero for his complex astronomical calculation. Hats off for your GK (general knowledge) dear but I am referring to the ZERO Discreet Home Media Center. Designed by Chris Kujawski, it is a holistic integration of the media center PC into our living environment. Unlike today’s most other media centers, this one is barely visible. Without a glitch it delivers content using current and near future technologies accessed through intuitive and innovative user touchpoints. Every part of its electronic components is hidden from view behind a thin wood veneer that shrouds either a small, restrained coffee table or floating shelf. And don’t mistake the remote for a smooth, river-worn rock that is pleasing to the eye as well as the touch.

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Vertical Edge This flexible seating system, designed by Swedish furniture designer Jonas Wannfors for LYX, can be used either indoors or outdoors and consists of three pieces: straight, exchange and end. The three modules can be pieced together in any which way to create a unique seating arrangement to best fit the desired space. A popular style in the world of furniture and interior design, Scandinavian design is celebrated for its modern, innovative and sleek traits. Simple patterns, bright colors and natural materials, like teak and glass, are common design elements found in this genre of furnishings.

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We have seen some fascinating grills in the past including the Dragon BBQ Grill, BBQ Train and recently the giant pistol-shaped BBQ. Another astounding grill could be this Hanging Grill concept from NotCot team. The Pendent style grill could be shaped in six possible designs marked by rough sketches in the picture, above. And, the grill will be powered by wireless inductive smart jacks controlled through touch sensitive interface. Though, the grill will be made of high-temperature vitro-ceramic for great cooking still safety remains my biggest concern! Loved the design overall. Only, if some designer or a grill company could take this design further!!

The Austonian, based in you guessed it, Austin, Texas is first big tower I've seen in this city. The 55-story luxury condo tower was recently profiled in the Austin American Statesman for having a dog toilet. The 10th floor of the building is home to an urban garden that includes a lap pool, billiards room, outdoor movie screen and a dog park that has a self-cleaning dog toilet. The dog toilet is built flush with the floor, it has a chemical aroma that atttracts dogs and a pushbutton device scrapes the dog waste away. There are 195 condo units and the 53rd level features a skylounge. The building is being designed by Ziegler Cooper Architects of Houston and units cost betweeen $550,000 to $3.8 million.

Via Luxist