Product Description

The extraordinarily luxurious objects and gadgets on display in this sumptuously illustrated book are symbols of the good life for many even as they remain available to a select few. Lamborghini and Maseratti sports cars, dignified Bentleys, Gulfstream jets, and Sony electronic devices, as well as sleekly designed yachts and motorcycles all make their appearance in an elegantly produced fantasy book for anyone interested in objects that are the ultimate in sophistication and pleasurable excess.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #270693 in Books
• Published on: 2004-11-15
• Original language: English, French, Spanish, German, Italian
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 220 pages

From the Publisher
A compendium of the most luxurious objects and gadgets available today, sumptuously illustrated and beautifully produced. A new title in teNeues' Luxury series, launched last fall with Luxury Hotels: Europe (3-8238-4553-5)

About the Author
Borja de Miguel writes for European publications such as El Diario Vasco, Le Cool, and Revista Luke.

Customer Reviews

On the wings of the golden imagination!
The luxury as a way of living is an exquisitely illustrated book, which explores the universe of some expensive top of the line products, whose acquirement and enjoyment use to afforded by a select minority; ferretti and Wally yachts; Aston Martin; bentley and Ferrari; Gulfstrema private jets; Cessna Citation x, Jaguar xKR, Porsche Carrera GT are just only a few examples of sumptuous playthings of the affluent shown here - a set of golden dreams objects - that many would desire but few can afford. Your imagination will fly and ignite as well as your information scope around these "toys" designed with first-rate technology, impeccable refinement and top-flight design that conform an important place into the sweet life.

Luxury toys for big boys
Small boys and big boys wants the same things : TOYS. It's just the price that change depending on the age.

This book is fantastic. I found also a site where there is a lot of very impressing luxury tous : http://www.europaluxury.com

IF I WERE A RICH MAN.......

Forget the life of Riley, La Dolce Vita, the high life or any other terms which express really great living - price no object. "Luxury Toys," a sumptuously illustrated coffee table volume by teNeues, gives new meaning to both words, "luxury" and "toys" as it features playthings of the incredibly affluent, such as Gulfstream private jets, Aston Martins, Ferriti yachts, and Bentleys.

Dream on, you say? Might as well because that's the closest most mortals will ever come to owning one of these extravagant extras. And, "Luxury Toys" is just the book to dream on with 350 full-color illustrations and text in German, English, French, Spanish, and Italian.

Chapter headings include:
Yachts - Motor Yachts
Yachts - Sail Yachts
Cars - Modern Cars
Cars - Classic Cars
Airplanes - Business Jets

Have a penchant for the futuristic? Then you might like a Wally Wallypower 118. It's the world's fastest motor yacht, has the sleekest of lines, and a shiny finish. Not only does it cut like a knife through water but it has a glass-sided deckhouse, and sleeps 12. Of course, each stateroom has its own bathroom and dressing room.

Prefer to do your traveling on land? Maybe you'd enjoy a silver Rolls-Royce Phantom. It's a variation on the classic Rolls-Royce design elements with modern lines and technological advances. With your comfort in mind, the rear doors open toward the back so that you can slip in and out easily.

If your pleasure is in sailing or flying, you're also sure to find at least one item in "Luxury Toys" that delight you.

Dream on.....

- Gail Cooke