Diamond-encrusted Business Cards

In todays business world, a business card not only represents your professional status, but is the mirror everything you represent and stand for. Black Astrum is now offering something above sophisticated and uber luxury - diamond encrusted business cards. 

The product will only be available by invitation in order to be even more exclusive for only the rich and successful. As any business card, it is highly customizable thus every business card model is unique and comes with different price. The average price for one exclusive business card is £1,000 and they are sold in packages of 25, 50 or 100 cards. Truly a luxury idea.

Queen's private diamond collection to go on display in London

The Queen's private diamond collection is to go on display at Buckingham Palace, in what is seen as another marker to her diamond jubilee.

More than 10,000 diamonds will be on show this week to celebrate Queen Elizabeth's 60 years on the throne, culminating in a star studded collection of priceless heirlooms that have been accumulated over her reign.

The exhibition is running from June 30 up until July 8, and then again from July 31 up until October 7, showing pieces of her priceless collection that she has worn in Britain and on tour abroad.

Some of the most famous pieces include Queen Victoria’s small diamond crown which, despite its size, features more than 1,100 diamonds.

A gemstone that was discovered in South Africa in 1905 and was so large that a clerk working at the mine initially threw it away, assuming it was a worthless crystal. An easy mistake to make, of course.

Eventually, though, the stone weighing 3,106 carats in its rough state was presented to King Edward VII who decided to have it cut and polished.

It produced nine principal stones and 96 small brilliant diamonds. The two main gems, the largest colorless and flawless cut diamonds in the world, were set in the Sovereign’s Scepter and Imperial State Crown.

More recently, Queen Elizabeth was gifted the Williamson Diamond in 1947 by Canadian geologist and royalist John Thorburn Williamson, and it is considered the finest pink diamond ever discovered.

For more information on the exhibition, please visit http://www.royalcollection.org/

London's most expensive bicycle

Quite possibly the most lavish bicycle that's ever been built, this two wheeled masterpiece was the collabaration of jewellery designer Nicholas Fitch, of Nicholas James, and renowned leather designer, Simon Harcourt.
The idea came about with a mutual thinking of possibility and fascination. Fitch first thought of the idea when he saw an old bike hanging on the wall of Harcourt's Highgate studio, and some hard work later, The Brogue was born.
The bicycle features diamond-encrusted handlebars, a leather saddlebag, all culminating on a hardstitched leather Triumph 531 70's frame. Taking 8 weeks to build, the bike will be for sale at a price of £25,000.
And whilst we can't envisage Boris Johnson flying around London on one of these, it will be on display at Nicholas James' Hatton Garden show.

For more information, you can visit http://www.hatton-garden.net/