Luxury

Like it or not but the most expensive things are launched in limited edition and are often purchased by collectors only. They are hardly acquired by ordinary people since they are made by custom. The costly products include elite goods manufactured by companies to any anniversary or to commemorate a particular event or holiday and such good are mainly recorded by the Guinness Book to cost a fortune. This refers to jewelry, automobiles and watches.

India is the country of such cult items as lotus and fanciful architectural ornaments, songs of sweet and forever-lasting love and freedom. All these themes are symbolized in Indian accessories, in liking for jewelers to large semi-precious stones, delicate metal laces, harmony of mismatched and riot of colors. The peculiarity and vividness are two concepts to fully characterize the style of the jewelry art of India. Every modern admirer of jewelry items dreamed even once in life to try on the purple Indian dress – sari, decorate the hands with a plenty of gold bracelets, twist the ankles with the delicate laced chains, and use the «bindi», a tiny accessory in the middle of the forehead and feel like an exotic princess.

Gobelin tapestry is weft-faced weaving where the threads are concealed in the completed work. Tapestry is the perfect complement to the modern interior of the premise. The gobelin tapestry comes to match the interior designed in any thematic style in regards to the refined taste and preferences.

The versatile glimpse of yellow diamonds makes women thrill with fascination and excitement. The reputed jewelry houses launch jewelry accessories of incredible beauty sill practicing the fashion for color precious stones. The statistical data tells that the wealthiest persons prefer acquiring jewelry items first of all, especially incrusted with diamonds of fancy coloring. The yellow diamond adds some nobility and exceptionality to the accessory. The yellow diamonds are expensive and the owners of them are distinguished by the status in the society, first of all.

The yellow gold has stayed permanently trendy throughout centuries since the warm and bright color thereof resembles the sun beam, and yet, the sun is worshipped at all times as the source to life. The night is the time of danger and fear, a sun beam is what runs the danger away and diffracts the shadow. The yellow gold is what symbolizes the sun.

Figurines of various sizes made from different material are popular throughout centuries, back from the times immemorial. The figurines were made previously from bones, wood, stone and clay later metal was used to make the miniature figurines and sculpture groups. Previously the figurines were made not only for the purposes to honor gods and spirits being the religious symbols and cult items, but also charming accessories that urged to adorn the severe house holding. The first porcelain figurines were created in China, the motherland of china. As soon as the tiny delicate items arrived to Europe, they seized the hearts of china admirers. The china was considered as the «white gold», it was estimated at the level of the precious metal, and the porcelain figurines became the symbol of authority and wealth, the image accessory for the design of premise and the indicator of the status.

The particles of the sun turned to stone have been appreciated from the times immemorial. The legend says that the amber is the residual mineral of the amber castle of Jūratė, Goddess of Sea that was destroyed by the God Perkūnui as the punishment for her love to the ordinary fisherman Kastytis. The ancient Romans used to dispatch the special expeditions to the Baltic to acquire the wonderful golden gums with the hardened insects inside.

Architectural designs are called the chronicle of the achievements of humankind for a reason. They show the past, reflect the present, and anticipate the future. Every epoch is forever captured in its architectural designs. Studying history, you can follow the evolution of architectural styles and correlate them with the changes in society.

Recently, stainless steel cookware has gained huge popularity due to its durability, aesthetically pleasing appearance and environmental friendliness. Stainless steel is an alloy that starts with iron and adds up to 8 alloys, depending on the quality. Chromium and nickel are the major alloys in stainless steel. The chromium provides rust and corrosion resistance and adds to its durability. Nickel provides additional rust resistance, increases hardness, and provides the high polishing characteristics which make stainless steel so appealing. It is the amount of these alloys that are added to the stainless steel that determines the quality of the products and there are ways that you can determine what quality stainless steel cookware you are buying.

The realm of gemstones is a wonderful world where every stone is beautiful and unique. Gems or gemstones can be very expensive and relatively rare or they can be very common stones that are found in many different areas of the world. Throughout history, gems have often been associated with specific properties and characteristics, often which can differ from culture to culture. Gemstones have been linked to creating good luck, helping with healing, financial gain or even having success in finding a soul mate.

Overtime, Thailand has become a world-known travel destination, a «second home» to many adventurous tourists who have already beaten the length and breadth of exotic islands. Recently, one of the most popular Thai resorts, Pattaya, has been steadily gaining popularity among those who don't waste their time waiting for warmer seasons and prefer to enjoy the benefits of tropical location, including exotic entertainment.

It's not easy being a public person, with your every step, gesture and breath carefully watched and captured by dozens of cameras. That's the price you have to pay for success, wealth and fame. However, it's not the same if you have to pay with your own privacy for somebody else's success, when you have no choice but tolerate the public scrutiny knowing that it's not you everybody's interested in. Moreover, you get absolutely no credit for anything and your celebrity partner always steals the scene, and your every faux pas is noticed and cherished by the public for years to come and brought forward whenever your name comes up. Now you see the «perks» of being with somebody famous. That's the situation Kate Middleton, the girlfriend of Prince William of Wales, second in line to the British throne, has to face on the regular basis.