CHRISTOPHER GUY TO OPEN NEW BOUTIQUE ON RODEO DRIVE

CHRISTOPHER GUY, THE INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED MAKER OF LUXURY HOME FURNISHING AND ACCESSORIES, IS COMING TO BEVERLY HILLS, OR RATHER, A 2,000 SQUARE FOOT FLAGSHIP BOUTIQUE, WHICH WILL CELEBRATE CONSUMMATE ELEGANCE AND REFINEMENT, IS COMING TO ITS NEW HOME ON RODEO DRIVE WHICH MANY CONSIDER ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST LUXURIOUS ADDRESSES. CHRISTOPHER GUY DESIGNED THE STUNNING SHOWROOMS THAT ARE HOUSE IN TWO DISTINCTIVE LEVELS; THE FIRST LEVEL WILL SHOWCASE THE VARIOUS NEW COLLECTIONS OF CUSTOM MADE FURNITURE, LIGHTING AND ACCESSORIES, WHILE THE SECOND LEVEL LOUNGE AREA WILL CATER TO ARCHITECT AND DESIGNER CONFERENCES. DESIGNER CHRISTOPHER GUY HARRISON WAS BORN IN BRITAIN, RAISED IN SPAIN AND FRANCE, AND NOW RESIDES IN SINGAPORE. HIS INTERNATIONAL BACKGROUND HELPS HIM INJECT PASSION AND CULTURE INTO HIS AMAZING DESIGNS, WHILE USING A CONSTRUCTIVE EYE THAT DRAWS ON EVERYTHING HE ADMIRES TO SHOW THAT FURNISHINGS ARE ABOUT COMPOSITION AND SYMBOLISM. HE HAS DESIGNED ROOMS FOR CELEBRITIES, HOTELS AND RESORT AND A FEW FILMS SETS LIKE OCEAN'S 13, CASINO ROYALE AND THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA.
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SALVADOR DALI ORIGINALS DONATED TO HOUSTON SALVATION ARMY

AN ANONYMOUS DONOR HAS GIVEN SEVERAL WORKS BY SPANISH ARTIST SALVADOR DALI TO THE SALVATION ARMY IN HOUSTON, ABC NEWS REPORTED TODAY. THE SPANISH ARTIST'S WORKS ARE BEING EXHIBITED AT THE SALVATION ARMY WHERE THEY WERE DONATED ALONG WITH $1 ITEMS OF USED CLOTHES AND OTHER USED AND SLIGHTLY USED GOODS. THE DALI WORKS RANGE FROM ETCHINGS TO PAINTINGS, AS WELL AS A RARE BRONZE CRUCIFIX, WHICH HAVE ALL BEEN AUTHENTICATED BY A CALIFORNIA ART GALLERY. THE STORE'S MANAGERS SAID THAT THE DALI WORKS BELONGED TO AN AFFLUENT HOUSTON WOMAN, AND THEY INVITED ANYONE WITH DOUBTS ABOUT THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE WORKS INSPECT THEM IN PERSON. THE SALVATION ARMY PLANS TO SELL THE WORKS BY THE END OF THE MONTH AND HAS STARTED TAKING BUDS. SO FAR THE BIDS HAVE REACHED $5,000 FOR A DON QUIXOTE LITHOGRAPH AND THE CRUCIFIX, WHILE OFFERS FOR THE REST OF THE ARTWORKS HAVE REACHED $3,000. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT DALI WORKS HAVE BEEN DONATED TO THE SALVATION ARMY. IN 2004, SEVERAL SPANISH ARTIST'S WORKS WERE DONATED TO THE ORGANIZATION AND AN INTERNET AUCTION WAS CONDUCTED. SALVATION ARMY OFFICIALS ARE ASKING THAT ALL PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS COME INTO THE STORE IN PERSON TO CUT OUT INTERNET AUCTION FIRMS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE TAKE A LARGE CHUNK OF THE SALE PROCEEDS.

LOUIS VUITTON MONOGRAM CABAS ESCAPADE BAG

AS THE NAME SUGGESTS, THE NEW MONOGRAM CABAS ESCAPADE BY LOUIS VUITTON IS DEFINITELY THE BAG TO CARRY FOR EXCITING EXPLOITS AND AMAZING ADVENTURES. THE STYLISH BAG IS FROM THE LOUIS VUITTON FALL/WINTER 2009 MENSWEAR COLLECTION, WHICH WAS IMAGINED FROM 'THE TRAVELING WARDROBE OF AN AFRICAN KING'. THE CABAS ESCAPADE IS COMPACT IN SIZE, BRILLIANTLY PRACTICAL AND THE PERFECT COMPANION FOR ANYONE WHO LIKES TO JUST PICK UP AND GO.
THE CABAS ESCAPADE IS LIGHTWEIGHT AS IT'S MADE FROM A DURABLE POLYESTER MOCROFIBER WITH JACQUARD WEAVING WHICH CREATES A SMART SILKY SHEEN, THE BAG CAN BE FOLDED INTO A SMALL ZIP-POUCH WHEN NOT IN USE. THE BAG MEASURES 17.5" x 16.1", AND IS AVAILABLE IN THE COLOUR BURGUNDY FOR $710.
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CHRISTIE'S TO OPEN NEW STORAGE FACILITY IN BROOKLYN

BEGINNING IN JANUARY, AN ENORMOUS, HIGH-TECH WAREHOUSE WITH STATE OF THE ART SECURITY SITUATED ON THE BROOKLYN DOCKS WILL HOUSE MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR ARTWORKS, MANUSCRIPTS, FURNITURE AND EVEN RARE CARS, COURTESY OF CHRISTIE'S AUCTION HOUSE. A CONCRETE AND STEEL WAREHOUSE STRUCTURE WITH 250,000 SQUARE FEET OF STORAGE SPREAD OVER SIX STORIES IS LOCATED IN THE BROOKLYN NEIGHBORHOOD OF RED HOOK AND WILL HOLD WORKS BY SUCH ARTISTS AS VAN GOGH, PICASSO, AND BRANCUSI, WITH SOME OF THE ITEMS POTENTIALLY WORTH MORE THAN THE BUILDING ITSELF. PROTECTING THE PRECIOUS CONTENTS WILL BE INFRARED VIDEO CAMERAS, BIOMETRIC READERS, MOTION-ACTIVATED MONITORS, AND SMOKE-, HEAT-, AND WATER- DETECTION SYSTEMS. THE LOCATION NEAR A CRUISE-SHIP PORT IS CONSIDERED IDEAL BECAUSE IT IS A CONVENIENT AND KNOW TAXI DESTINATION FOR CLIENTS. CHRISTIE'S HAS OPERATED A FINE-ARTS STORAGE BUSINESS IN LONDON FOR THE PAST 25 YEARS, BUT IS EXPANDING ITS FACILITIES TO SINGAPORE AND NEW YORK AS DEMAND FOR HOLDING SPACE HAS GROWN AMONG COLLECTORS AND DEALERS AROUND THE GLOBE. THE AUCTION HOUSE HAS SIGNED A 30-YEAR LEASE FOR THE FACILITY.

NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY EXHIBITS PORTRAIT OF EDWARD KENNEDY

THE SMITHSONIAN'S NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY INSTALLED A PORTRAIT OF SENATOR EDWARD M KENNEDY BY ANDY WARHOL. IT WENT ON VIEW WHEN THE MUSEUM OPENED TO THE PUBLIC AT 11:30am IN A FIRST FLOOR GALLERY THAT IS DESIGNATED FOR REMEMBRANCE OF RECENTLY DECEASED INDIVIDUALS REPRESENTED IN THE GALLERY'S COLLECTION. WARHOL'S SILK-SCREENED PORTRAIT OF KENNEDY WAS CREATED IN 1980 TO RAISE FUNDS FOR KENNEDY'S CAMPAIGN FOR THE DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION. A SPECIAL FEATURE OF THE HISTORIC PRINT IS WARHOL'S USE OF THE COLOURS OF THE AMERICAN FLAG WHICH SUGGESTS THE GLAMOUR OF POLITICS BY ENHANCING THE CANDIDATE'S FEATURES WITH THIN RED AND BLUE LINES AND DIAMOND DUST. THE PORTRAIT GALLERY ACQUIRED THE PORTRAIT IN 2000.

ELECTED TO THE UNITED STATES SENATE IN 1962, EDWARD KENNEDY OWED HIS EARLY SUCCESS TO HIS CLOSE IDENTIFICATION WITH HIS ELDER BROTHERS, PRESIDENT JOHN F KENNEDY, WHOSE SENATE TERM HE COMPLETED, AND ATTORNEY GENERAL ROBERT F KENNEDY. PRAISING THEIR COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE, HE ACKNOWLEDGED, "I'M VERY PROUD OF THAT ASSOCIATION." KENNEDY WAS ELECTED TO A FULL SIX-YEAR TERM IN 1964 AND WAS REELECTED SEVEN MORE TIMES. KNOWN FOR HIS ORATORICAL SKILLS, KENNEDY'S 1968 EULOGY FOR HIS BROTHER ROBERT AND HIS 1980 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION RALLYING CRY FOR AMERICAN LIBERALISM WERE AMONG HIS BEST KNOWN SPEECHES. HE BECAME KNOWN AS "THE LION OF THE SENATE" THROUGH HIS LONG TENURE AND INFLUENCE. MORE THAN 300 BILLS THAT KENNEDY AND HIS STAFF WROTE WERE ENACTED INTO LAW, INCLUDING LAWS ADDRESSING IMMIGRATION, CANCER RESEARCH, HEALTH INSURANCE, APARTHEID, DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION, AIDS CARE, CIVIL RIGHTS, MENTAL HEALTH BENEFITS, CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE, EDUCATION AND VOLUNTEERING. AT THE TIME OF HIS DEATH, HE WAS CONTINUING TO WORK ON UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE LEGISLATION, WHICH IS OFTEN DESCRIBED AS HIS "LIFE'S WORK".

'LIGHTNESS OF BEING'

A 2004 CHRIS LEVINE PORTRAIT OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II ENTTLED 'LIGHTNESS OF BEING'

BOVET MONA LISA TRILOGY WATCH FOR ONLY WATCH 2009

EXCLUSIVE LUXURY SWISS WATCH BRAND BOVET AND IT CHARISMATIC OWNER PASCAL RAFFY HAVE ADDED ONE OF THEIR MOST STUNNING AND ARTISTIC HOROLOGICAL MASTERPIECES TO ASSIST THE PHILANTHROPIC WORK OF ONLY WATCH 2009, AN ANNUAL CHARITY EVENT WHICH TAKES PLACE IN MONACO ON 24.SEPTEMBER, TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY FOUNDATION THROUGH THE AUCTION OF EXCEPTIONAL ONE OF A KIND TIMEPIECES, BOVET HAS CREATED A UNIQUE TIMEPIECE WHICH RECREATES IN MINIATURE THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS PAINTING -- LEONARDO DA VINCI'S IMMORTAL MONA LISA.
THE BOVET TRILOGY WATCH FOR ONLY WATCH 2009 TAKES ITS TITLE FROM THE CAPABILITIES OF THE EXCEPTIONAL 42mm 18 CARAT ROSE GOLD CASE. FEATURING THE CLASSIC POCKET WATCH-STYLED CASE BOW WHICH HAS BECOME A VIRTUAL SIGNATURE OF BOVET, THIS MODEL MAY BE WORN AS A WRISTWATCH, A POCKET WATCH, OR DISPLAYED AS A TABLE CLOCK.
TO CREATE THE EXACTING MINIATURE REPRODUCTION OF DA VINCI'S FAMOUS MONA LISA A BOVET MASTER MINIATURE ENAMEL PAINTING INVESTED MORE THAN A MONTH OF PAINSTAKING EFFORT. THROUGHOUT THIS DAUNTING TASK OF HERCULEAN CONCENTRATION, THE ENAMEL PAINTER WORKS UNDER A MICROSCOPE WITH A CAREFULLY CHOSEN PALETTE OF PAINTS, APPLYING EACH COLOUR WITH MINUSCULE BRUSHES COMPOSED OF TINY SEGMENTS OF MARTEN HAIR. THE FINAL IRREPLACEABLE MASTERWORK STANDS OUT WITH CRYSTALLINE CLARITY AGAINST AN ALLURING OPALESCENT BACKGROUND OF BLACK MOTHER OF PEARL.