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Built for Bond: 10 Impossibly Luxurious Spy-Inspired Designs

Over the past half-century, the James Bond movie franchise has inspired countless suits, man caves and cheesy spy gadgets, but it has also led designers and architects to create some pretty ...

Insane Yacht’s Floating Garage Doubles as an Indoor Pool

File this one under 'billionaire toys that will simultaneously make you envious and give you a rage headache:' the J'ade by CRN is the world's first mega-yacht featuring a floating garage, which ...

Rich Door, Poor Door: Segregated Entrances Spark Controversy

Mayor Bill de Blasio and the Department of Housing Preservation and Development has come under attack by critics for approving  building plans in NYC that include separate entrances for ...

The Ferrari of Rail: Ultra-Luxurious Train Design for Japan

Japan is set to get a new luxury sleeper train with spacious modern cabins designed by Ken Okuyama, who's best known for his work with Ferrari. The $50 million Cruise Train will run on both ...

Dream Boats: 15 Insanely Luxurious Super-Yacht Designs

If you have a few hundred million in the bank (or just like to fantasize about it,) you'll want to peruse this selection of superyachts decked out with retractible swimming pools, underwater ...

Diamonds Aren’t Forever: 10 Abandoned Jewelry Stores

These 10 abandoned jewelry stores, designed to be secure oases of luxury retailing, are now as lonely as a busted ring that's forever lost its sparkle. ...

Submarine Suite: Private Luxury in Submersible Yacht Hotel

Nemo and his companions on the Nautilus would find themselves quite at home in this self-contained underwater retreat, complete with wraparound views and dubbed Lovers Deep. A project of ...

Dark Tower: Decay Inside Africa’s Tallest Apartment Complex

Before a long descent into darkness, the cylindrical Ponte City Apartments began life as a luxurious tribute to growth and wealth in Johannesburg , filled with envy-worthy units looking out in ...

Tensile Table: Floating Wood Furniture Levitates via Magnets

Science meets luxury in this levitating coffee table composed of hovering blocks that seem to magically shift back into formation when applied pressure is removed. Like an over-sized ...

Vertical Garage: Hide Cars Below or Lift Your Ride to the Sky

There are all kinds of houses designed to showcase your prized luxury vehicle or custom cruiser, but few can boast so blatant a mechanism to quite literally put your sports car on a ...

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