The most expensive SUV for $1 million!

Feeling paranoid much? This is THE luxury car for you then. It combines the luxury of a RollsRoyce, the strength of a Hummer, safety of a military vehicle, equipment of James Bond's Aston Martin and on top of all uniqueness and speed of a Bugatti! This is PROMBROM by Dartz:

4 tons that can run 200 km/hour easily, 550 horsepower engine and 60 mm thick glass to protect you from anything as small as a bullet to something as big as a rocket grenade explosion. The luxury version's interior is entirely made from leather titanium and white gold. There are 6 cameras which constantly record every angle and send info to your security - if you are buying this car, you have security. This is indeed a purchase for the super rich and celebrities - no stalker nor assassin can do much against this luxury tank. "Only" $1,000,000 or $1,500,000 if you go for the MONACO RED DIAMOND edition, emblems made of diamonds and gold. 

No matter which edition you choose, you will get a complementary bottle or two of the worlds most expensive vodka RussoBaltique, which bottle is made out of pure silver and coated with gold. Just in case you need another silver-gold bottle in your collection...

Constellation Black Neon by Vertu

Nokia unveiled their new Vertu phone called Vertu Constellation Black Neon. With its modern and masculine design it is a real treat for the eye. With leather draping, neon coloured accents and polished sapphire crystal 3.5-inch touchscreen, this luxury mobile can be considered as the next tech accessory. The most high-end feature of the phone is for sure the ruby surround on the shutter key for the 8-megapixel camera. And as far as the specs go, it has a 32GB of memory, FM radio, GPS and the unriveled Vertu 24-hour concierge service. All this for a "mere" £17,300.

Invitation to Jessica Zoob event

We happily announce, that we can invite you, our readers, to a special Jessica Zoob event, which will take place next Tuesday, 14th August, from 6 to 8.30 pm at NEO Bankside, London. If you are interested, please email Victoria Sheppard victoria@chartwellmagazine.com for further information. 

Jessica Zoob's Passion

Even though Jessica Zoob's exhibition at NEO Bankside has already ended, we were still so impressed we decided to share this with you. 

Having studied at the Central School of Art at Nottingham University and working 7 years as a theatre designer, Jessica Zoob has developed a distinctive and unique creative process, which is reflected in her body of work - layers of paint, which are scrapped back over weeks, months and years, with the final brave application of over-painting with glazes to transform their look and texture again in a matter of seconds.
Over 30 individual pieces of the Passion collection have been in the making for 3 years and thus excitement and praise from the public is far from unexpected. 

"...these paintings are the best she has ever produced. Electrifying, elemental and powerful..." (Helen Chislett, Art of England Magazine)

"“Jessica Zoob creates abstract worlds in which the imagination can roam freely and pleasurably through deeply-layered, impressionistic landscapes." (Nicole Swengley, Financial Times)

“Zoob's use of line, texture and colour recall the work of Gerhard Richter's abstract paintings and the poetic quality of Claude Monet's later works." (Leonie Irvine, Medici Gallery)

OMEGA House presents the Best of Bollywood

OMEGA House hosted a beautiful event yesterday night – The Best of Bollywood – an India inspired evening with athletes, VIPs and Bollywood stars. Great Britain’s gymnastics team, Pete Reid, Peter Wilson and rowers from England and Norway were joined by the Bollywood superstar Abhishek Bachchan, Preeya Kalidas  and ‘True Blood’ star Ryan Kwanten, and of course OMEGA president Mr Stephen Urquhart, to enjoy an array of India inspired finger food and Johnnie Walker Blue Label ‘Chai Cooler’ cocktails, while being entertained by authentic Indian drummers, henna artists, Bollywood dancers, a bhangra musician and DJ Vix, who kept the party going into the night.

Abhishek Bachchan is one of OMEGA's ambassadors

Luxury swimming pools in Asia

Since the summer is coming to an end, we were inspired to make a selection of the most exquisite swimming pools in Asia, where you can escape basically anytime of the year.

Harbour Grand, Hong Kong

Alila Villas Uluwatu, Bali 

Okura Prestige, Bangkok

Ubud Hanging Gardens by Orient Express, Bali

The Launch of OMEGA House

Only a day after the Olympics opening ceremony, OMEGA  - the official Timeskeepers of the London 2012 Olympics – hosted the celebrity launch party of the OMEGA House on Saturday 28^th July. With attendees such as Nicole Kidman, Keith Urban, Eddie Redmayne, Kit Harington and Zara Martin, the party was a celebrity mixture of Hollywood glamour and finest UK talent from film, television, music and fashion.

As the OMEGA ambassador, Nicole Kidman arrived to the party first, showcasing her Ladymatic timepiece, which was accentuating her beautiful Azzedine Alaia dress (see picture bellow).

Nicole Kidman with OMEGA Ladymatic timepiece and in Azzedine Alaia dress (source: Vogue.com.au)

OMEGA Ladymatic Timepiece (source: OMEGA)

The guests were taken care of on all levels: Jarvis Cocker (Pulp front-man) got the party going with playing an amazing set, Dynamo, the celebrity illusionist, took care of catching guest’s attention, while Johnnie Walker Gold Label “Golden Moment” cocktails and sumptuous canapés satisfied all other guests’ needs.

Beautiful interior of the OMEGA House (source:theedgemag.co.uk)

Soho's historic house of St. Barnabas has been transformed into OMEGA House for the Games (source: homesandproperty.co.uk)

OMEGA House is located in Soho’s historic House of St. Barnabas, more precisely on 1 Greek Street. The House will be a luxury retreat during the Olympics and its main feature is the Instagram inspired Wall of Fame, which was first signed by Nicole Kidman and Eddie Redmayne and will be marked by many other medalists and international VIPs during the Games.

In the words of the OMEGA President Stephen Urquhart: “…It is an ideal place to greet old friends and meet new ones in an appealing, comfortable environment.” Definitely worth a visit!