For the love of your pup grab the Operetta Pet Lounge

Operetta Pet Lounge

Pet furniture represents a growing market, wherein demand for innovative and exclusive products seems to be continually escalating. Designers and manufacturers are striving to satiate this need through introduction of new and unique creations that promise to treat your favourite pet in the lap of lavish care. The Operetta Lounge by Philippine industrial designer, Kenneth Cobonpue, is one such pet bed that is sure to make fellow canines drool.

Made using Polyethylene on an Aluminium base, Operetta is minimalistic in design and durable in functionality. This woven pet lounge is undoubtedly stylish, and available in brown or whitewash finish.

Spinella office chair offers both support and silicone for a fuller back

Spinella

The digital lifestyle revolves around the office chair, which makes it all the more important to choose an ergonomic office chair. The latest in the luxurious office chairs is the “Spinella,” designed not with aesthetics in mind but with relaxation in mind by relaxation therapist Sanne Buhl. The spine-shaped chair not only provides adjustable lumbar support but it also features “TechnoGel” used in breast implants to even out the pressure perfectly. The only 30 cm deep seat relieves the pressure on the back of the thighs’ nerves and blood vessels. The chair enables freedom of movement, with big backward tilt and the independent seat tilt. And design-wise as well, the chair is available in 101 colors and in 4 different fabrics. There is even the Tweeny Spinella for children for those who work from home.

Audubon Birdbath and Sundial is an ideal V-day gift for bird lovers

Audubon Birdbath

Gone are the days when people used a sundial to tell time. Today they are treated like nothing more but a piece of art. But now there seem to be more uses of the device, which usually doubles as something else too. So if you find some of your flying feathered visitors messing up the hygiene of the beautiful open space around your house, you need a decent distraction. One such thing that you can get to enhance the luxury factor or your yard is the Audubon Birdbath and Sundial.Crafted out of 110 pounds of silicone bronze, the $6,400 birdbath-cum-sundial spots a hand-applied verdigris patina, new from the Telescopes of Vermont stable.

Most Expensive Christmas Trees

Christmas Tree

Soo Kee Jewellery Diamond Christmas Tree.

Bugis Junction, a shopping mall in Singapore, may just have had the merriest Christmas in the world.

Soo Kee Jewellery produced the expensive tree, decking it with 21,798 diamonds (913 carats total), 3,762 crystal beads and 456 lights. The tree is nearly 20 feet tall and weighs in at over 7,000 pounds. Just remember that Christmas isn’t about how much money you can afford to spend decking the halls and giving gifts. That’s what they’ve been telling me, anyway.

Christmas Tree

Rent Elvis Presley's Beverly Hills Home

Elvis Presley

You can't move into Graceland, but if you'd like to bunk where the King once did you can rent a Beverly Hills home once owned by Elvis and Priscilla Presley. The LA Times reports that the gated compound in the Trousdale Estates in Beverly Hills is listed for lease at $25,000 a month.

The French Regency-style estate was built in 1958 and has city-to-ocean views. The 5,367-square-foot home is on a 1.18-acre promontory. The home was recently remodeled with fresh paint and new flooring and has a new kitchen and laundry room as well as a resurfaced pool and spa. The large living room has floor-to-ceiling windows and walls of glass. Other spaces include a dining room, family room, office and media room. The master suite has a large master bath. The property also has an attached guesthouse and a four-car carport. You'll have to put up with a little graffiti, handwritten tributes to Elvis are scrawled across the property's front gate. The listing is with Jade Mills of Coldwell Banker, Beverly Hills.

The King's Speech and the History of the Tommy Glass

Tommy Glass

The movie The King's Speech is up for 12 Academy Awards and has contributed to renewed interest in the early 20th century and the life of King George VI. The glasses shown above are an example of how designs from that period still resonate today. The Tommy Glass is one of Saint-Louis Crystal's most iconic pieces. Created in 1928 in honor of the British "Tommy" soldiers, Saint Louis Crystal named its new emblematic collection, "Tommy." The collection debuted at a 1938 dinner honoring King George VI of The Kings Speech. The luncheon was held in the hall of mirrors at The Palace of Versailles and eleven glasses were set in front of each of the two hundred guests (as shown in the photo at right). Queen Elizabeth was in attendance with her father. The Tommy glasses are still being made in the same careful handcrafted way and are now available in a palette of eight colors showcasing Saint Louis' various crystal cuts including diamond, pearl, olive, and star.

Saint-Louis's history started before the invention of crystal (the addition of lead to glass). It was founded in 1586 Lorraine, France and is one of Europe's oldest cristalleries. At the beginning of the 19th century, Saint-Louis became very popular with French society, and won many awards. Most recently, in 1995, the company was purchased by Hermes, in the effort to keep this French craftsmanship alive and still flourishing in France. Since the beginning almost nothing has changed in the production process. After 10 years of apprenticeship, which is usually generational, passed from father to son, to grandson, the new craftsman can begin working with the masters. Each piece is mouth blown and later cut by hand and no two pieces are exactly the same. A variety of Saint-Louis Crystal's jewel-like wares are available at Michael C. Fina. The colorful glasses shown above are $470 each.