20100112
Modern style for Reading
The Kindle Store: 400,000 Books, Newspapers, Magazines, and Blogs
There are so many great advantages of reading e-books. Perhaps you believe in being friendly to the environment in which case it is good to know that no trees had to be cut down to make the book. This also means that the costs of the book are substantially cheaper too. There is no need spending hours in a book store looking for that next great novel because you can simply go online and even get teasers about the book you are thinking about purchasing. When you do finally pick one, there is no one else in line so you are in, out and reading the book faster then ever before.
The advantages of reading e-books continues even further to include the fact that you do not need as much space for them because they can be stored on your computer, a CD or even on a flash drive. Some cell phones today are also capable of not only storing these books, but also allowing you the ability to read them which makes them even better.
24 hours a day and 7 days a week, the online stores never close so if you finish a book in the middle of the night you simply purchase another one with ease. Best of all though, you can change their fonts which makes reading an e-book even easier. With all of the advantages of reading e-books, it is sometimes a mystery why people still purchase hard copies. Do yourself a favor and make that next great novel you purchase, an electronic one.
At Amazon, we've always been obsessed with having every book ever printed, and we know that even the best book reader is useless without the books you want to read. We are fortunate that we have tens of millions of book customers at Amazon, and as a result, we know the books customers want to read and we prioritize getting those titles.
Today, the Kindle Store has more than 400,000 modern books available, including 101 of 112 New York Times® Best Sellers, plus top newspapers, modern magazines, and modern blogs. Our vision for Kindle is to have every book ever printed, in any language, all available in under 60 seconds. other feature are :
Slim: Just over 1/3 of an inch, as thin as most magazines
Carry Your Library: Holds up to 3,500 books, periodicals, and documents
Beautiful Large Display: 9.7" diagonal e-ink screen reads like real paper; boasts 16 shades of gray for clear text and sharp images
Auto-Rotating Screen: Display auto-rotates from portrait to landscape as you turn the device so you can view full-width maps, graphs, tables, and Web pages
Built-In PDF Reader: Native PDF support allows you to carry and read all of your personal and professional documents on the go
Wireless: 3G wireless lets you download books right from your Kindle DX, anytime, anywhere; no monthly fees, no annual contracts, and no hunting for Wi-Fi hotspots
Books In Under 60 Seconds: You get free wireless delivery of books in less than 60 seconds; no PC required
Long Battery Life: Read for days without recharging
Read-to-Me: With the text-to-speech feature, Kindle DX can read newspapers, magazines, blogs, and books out loud to you, unless the book's rights holder made the feature unavailable
Big Selection, Low Prices: Over 400,000 modern books, newspapers, modern magazines, and modern blogs; New York Times Best Sellers and New Releases are only $9.99, unless marked otherwise
More Than Books: U.S. and international newspapers including the New York Times and Wall Street Journal, magazines including The New Yorker and Time, plus popular blogs, all auto-delivered wirelessly
20090527
Modern online shoping

Reebonz is an exclusive online shopping destination of premier brands and private sales. Each sale last only 2-3 days and the discount can go up to 70% off retail. Check it out now! You can join here:
"http://www.reebonz.com/member_invite/candywp"
Believe it or not.... prove it.. and other links, such as the modern vision and mission.
20090129
10 easy Tips for jewellery care
2. Try not to throw, the original box of the jewellery because jewellery is always very safe in it as the box is specially made for particular jewellery.
3. Try to keep the jewellery back in the box recently after use . It definately increases the life of and shine of your stuff.
Little care can give you more
4. Avoid wearing your precious jewellery while you are swimming as the chlorine in the water will discolor your jewellery especially silver. Also while gardening, washing dishes, laundry we should avoid jewellery etc.
5. After every six or seven months jewellery should be cleaned with mild soapy water and soft used brush. Before cleaning jewelry make sure the stones are not loose as while, cleaning you don’t want them coming out.
6. Ultrasonic cleaners are not recommended as the vibrations they make can enlarge inclusions and make them more noticeable.
7. To help prevent damage to your jewelry, don’t put them on until you have your makeup, hairspray, perfume or anything else on. The stuff that is in these products could harm your jewelry. Put bracelets on your opposite hand if your right or left handed. Less wear may occur because it’s not the main hand used.
8. Dont trust anyone new for the cleaning of your jewellery always do it from any well known shop or person. If shipping your jewelry to be cleaned or repaired use a shipper that has tracking and get it insured.
9. Always take the picture of your jewellery before giving it for any cleaning, as you can claim the concerned person in case of damage or chipping.
10. Pricing for cleaning will vary by type of jewelry and the place you take it too. If you recently bought jewelry from a store they might clean and inspect it for free on an annual basis or something like that. So, always check for this option.
20090107
Modern taste series : Ten Of The World's Most Expensive Jewels
Modern necklaceWilliam Goldberg
Fancy Colored Diamond Necklace
$2 million
(£1.1 million, €1.7 million, 88.2 million rupees, C$2.3 million, A$2.7 million)
Macho Guy Equivalent: 171 cases of '95 Chateau Petrus (Pomerol)
Whatever the color of her eyes, there's something to match them in this fancy diamond necklace by William Goldberg, a family-run jeweler for more than 50 years on New York's Fifth Avenue. The lovely necklace is pieced together from 45 carats of fancy colored diamonds, every last one of them natural and microset in platinum and 18-karat yellow gold. Just wait and see her friends turn colors with envy.
( modern taste series :4)
20090104
Modern taste series : Ten Of The World's Most Expensive Jewels

Chanel
D-Flawless Bracelet Watch
$1.9 million
(£1.1 million, €1.6 million, 83.8 million rupees, C$2.2 million, A$2.6 million)
Macho Guy Equivalent: 93 '06 Harley-Davidson Ultra Classic Electra Glides
( modern taste pearls and modern taste bracelet article )
There are two types of watches at the high end of the dial: those that intrigue with complications, and those that dazzle with jewels. For Valentine's Day, we feature one of the latter just for her taste. Part of Chanel's globe-hopping Collection Privee, the D-Flawless Bracelet Watch is arrayed in 18-karat white gold with 120 cultured pearls of 6 millimeters to 6.5mm diameter, and 133 diamonds for a total weight of 35.1 carats, including 32 brilliant-modern cut diamonds of 1 carat per. Oh, and it tells time, too.
( modern taste series :3)
20090102
Modern taste series : Ten Of The World's Most Expensive Jewels
Tiffany & Co.
Tiffany & Co.
Regal Pear Shape Diamond Pendant set in platinum
$2.5 million
(£700,000, €1.1 million, 57.3 million rupees, C$1.5 million, A$1.8 million)
Macho Guy Equivalent: Prewar Classic Six Co-op on Park Avenue in Manhattan
Showstopper or credit-limit topper? Either way, Tiffany's Majestic Diamond Necklace will be center stage wherever it's displayed. With a fluid design that lies softly on the neck--and really, what other way is there?--this glittering choker evokes breathtaking glamour, with a 41.4-carat, pear-shaped diamond accompanied by a multitude of round and pear-shaped diamonds. Each stone is top-of-the-crust in modern color and clarity, of course, as is the pretty blue box it comes in.
( modern taste series :2)
20081230
Ten Of The World's Most Expensive Jewels
Graff
Fancy Deep Blue Diamond Ring
$2 million-plus
(£1.1 million, €1.7 million, 88.2 million rupees, C$2.3 million, A$2.7 million)
Macho Guy Equivalent: 22 guided climbs up Mt. Everest, including extra oxygen and tips
We could think up a lot better uses for Graff's Fancy Deep Blue Diamond Ring than a mere Valentine's Day gift--for instance, a proposal--but given the season, it'll have to do. The blue hue is the key to the diamond's cache and price, as fancy diamonds of such deep blue color are extraordinarily rare and extraordinary taste. Chiseled with a striking emerald cut, the 2.4-carat diamond is set in platinum amidst white diamond-tapered baguettes.
( modern taste link....)
20081220
diamond

ダイヤモンド[1](Diamond、金剛石(こんごうせき))は、結晶構造を持つ炭素の同素体の一つであり、天然で最も硬い物質である。結晶構造は多くが8面体で、12面体や6面体もある。宝石や研磨剤として利用されている。ダイヤモンドの結晶の原子に不対電子が存在しないため、電気を通さない。
地球内部の非常に高温高圧な環境で生成されるダイヤモンドは定まった形で産出されず、また、角ばっているわけではないが、そのカットされた宝飾品の形から、菱形、トランプの絵柄(スート)、野球の内野、記号(◇)を指してダイヤモンドとも言われている。
ダイヤモンドという名前は、ギリシア語の adamas (征服できない、懐かない)に由来する。イタリア語・スペイン語では diamante (ディヤマンテ)、フランス語では diamant (ディヤマン)、ポーランド語では diament (ディヤメント)という。ロシア語では Диамант (ヂヤマーント)というよりは Алмаз (アルマース)という方が普通であるが、これは特に磨かれていないダイヤモンド原石のことを指す場合がある。磨かれたものについては Бриллиант (ブリリヤーント)で総称されるのが普通。
4月の誕生石である。石言葉は「永遠の絆・純潔」。
ダイヤモンド12にお越しいただき、ありがとうございます。
ダイヤモンド12は、「ダイヤモンドを買う前に知って欲しい12のこと」
という視点で、ダイヤモンドについての情報を掲載しています。
ダイヤモンドの鉱物としての特徴や歴史といった、基本的な知識から、
価値あるダイヤモンドの指標として有名な4C、さらには、お店を選ぶ
ポイントまで、できる限りわかりやすく、細かく書いてみました。
ダイヤモンドを買うということは、人生でも大きな大きなイベントだと
思います。そのイベントに際して、少しでも満足のいく選択ができるよう
な、情報が提供できればと願います。
まずは右側の「Contents」を順に読み始めてみてください。
お好きなコンテンツだけかいつまんで読まれるのもいいかもしれません。
あなたが、素敵なダイヤモンドと巡り会えることを願っています。
Kristall- Halsbänder

Kristall- Halsbänder - Handgefertigte Halsbänder mit Perlen
Reinhold Ludwig SCHMUCK-DESIGN DER MODERNE
In dieser Publikation wird erstmals die Entwicklung des modernen seriellen Schmuck-Designs der Nachkriegszeit bis heute dokumentiert. Diese eigenständige Richtung im Schmuck – mit -Bezügen zur modernen Kunst, Architektur und Design – hat sich vor allem im deutschsprachigen Raum etabliert. Heutiges Schmuck-Design entsteht in mittelständischen Manufakturen und Ateliers und ist eine Gegenströmung zum konventionellen Luxusschmuck. Seit den 1990er Jahren ist ein zunehmendes Interesse an diesem Schmuck, besonders in den USA, in Europa und in Asien, zu beobachten.( modern taste krisstall )
Der Autor beginnt mit einem kurzen Rückblick auf die Ursprünge des modernen Schmucks: Jugendstil, Art Déco, Bauhaus und Neue Sachlichkeit. Die Renaissance der Goldschmiedekunst ab Mitte der 1960er Jahre lieferte die formalen und geistigen Grundlagen für die Entwicklung im modernen seriellen Schmuck-Design. Der große Bildteil zeigt die Entwicklungsgeschichte mit den -bedeutendsten Klassikern des modernen Schmuck-Designs und die -heutigen Protagonisten mit ihren außergewöhnlichen Schmuck-Entwürfen.( germany modern taste )
In rund 60 Kurzporträts werden die wichtigsten Schmuck-Manufakturen und Schmuck-Designer mit ihren heraus-ragenden Arbeiten vorgestellt – ein wesentlicher Teil der skandinavischen und deutschen Schmuckgeschichte von ca. 1960 bis heute.
Très Riche Heures


… is a very richly decorated Book of Hours commissioned by Jean, Duc du Berry, brother of King Charles V, in about 1410. It is probably the most important illuminated manuscript of the 15th century. The artist Pol de Limbourg used the most expensive colors obtained by grinding rare minerals. Particularly key to this palette is a rich, almost purplish blue, used in generous quantities, offset by orpiment yellow and lake red; not even a single shadow was allowed to mar the clarity of the colors. This exquisite book is in the Musée Condé, Chantilly, France …
275k
bijoux modernes

Miravidi est l'expression de la transparence, de la lumière, du mouvement.
La ligne claire appliquée aux bijoux, comme un écho à la féminité.
Le bijou fantaisie devient épure, bijou contemporain.
20081124
ancient jewelry
ancient jewelry

20081123
Jewellery
Jewellery (also spelled jewelry, see spelling differences) is a personal ornament, such as a necklace, ring, or bracelet, made from gemstones, precious metals or other materials.
The word jewellery is derived from the word jewel, which was anglicised from the Old French "jouel" circa the 13th century.[1] Further tracing leads back to the Latin word "jocale", meaning plaything. Jewellery is one of the oldest forms of body adornment; recently found 100,000 year-old beads made from Nassarius shells are thought to be the oldest known jewellery.[2]
Although during earlier times jewellery was created for practical uses such as wealth, storage and pinning clothes together, in recent times it has been used almost exclusively for decoration. The first pieces of jewellery were made from natural materials, such as bone, animal teeth, shell, wood and carved stone. Jewellery was often made for people of high importance to show their status and, in many cases, they were buried with it.
Jewellery has been made to adorn nearly every body part, from hairpins to toe rings and many more types of jewellery. While high-quality is made with gemstones and precious metals, there is also a growing demand for art jewellery where design and cr
eativity is prized above material value. In addition, there is the less-costly costume jewellery, made from less-valuable materials and mass-produced. New variations include wire sculpture (wrap) jewellery, using anything from base metal wire with rock tumbled stone to precious metals and precious gemstones.
In this century, there are many jewelry collectors, them are the crazy rich people, traveling around the word looking for diamond, gold, etc...
but... if its price around 1 .000.000 usd.. will they buy its........ ( who knows... )
may be you are as rich as them( the word's billionaires ), like :
Lee Shau Kee
20081115
20080904
Benefits and Pitfalls of Platinum Jewelry

Today like no other time in history the choices in metals that can be used to make jewelry especially engagement rings and wedding rings is almost over whelming.
A metal that may be new to many people is platinum, however it does have a rich history with its use in decorative pieces dating back to the 7th century and ancient Egypt. The use in jewelry and decor began its rise in Europe in the 18th century however it was not obtainable to those who were not royalty or extremely wealthy. In 1930's during the time of the great depression and WWII platinum became a controlled substance therefore its use in jewelry making was almost unheard of.
It has only been in the last ten years that platinum has made a real resurgence. This metal has gained popularity in recent years among the general population however the price makes it an unrealistic choice for most of us. A platinum ring generally costs double the amount of its white gold counterpart therefore it still viewed by many as a symbol of wealth and status.
Platinum is a white metal that is appreciated for not only its beauty but its strength and long wear ability. This is one of reasons many skilled jewelers especially those making high end items like to use platinum prongs in order to set diamonds and gems in their pieces. It is also a desirable choice because it does not oxidize and is hypoallergenic. Another characteristic that makes platinum stand out from the competition is that when it does sustain a scratch this will not cause further damage to your ring, where as if a gold ring is scratched the gold will continue to breakdown in that area.

Unlike gold, high quality platinum has a purity of 95% and is often alloyed with metals such as titanium, copper, rhodium, palladium, iridium, osmium, and ruthenium. Platinum is rated by a 1000 count, with platinum of 950 parts per thousand being used to make high quality jewelry. It is recommended that if you are going to pay the money for a quality platinum piece that you do not buy anything below 850 parts per 1000. High quality platinum will have a mark stating what its count is and it should be and combination of the number such as 950 and the lettering Pt or Plat.
If you ever decided to purchase or even try a platinum ring on the first thing you will notice is the weight of it. Platinum is a very dense metal therefore a platinum ring will weigh approximately 60% more than the same ring made from 18kt gold. As well platinum has a much higher melting temperature then gold, and can be heated over and over again allowing very small intricate pieces to made. Platinum allows a jeweler the flexibility to make pieces that are very elaborate and detailed without losing strength or durability.
Platinum rings may not be for everyone however if the price is out of reach then an option may be to purchase a ring that has its diamonds or stones secured with platinum prongs. Other options can be to go to a simpler design with the added security that your ring will last or do to a ring with a mix of metals.
20080828
Harajuku Jewels

20080811
Blue Topaz

Blue topaz is particularly popular and the colour most people think of when they hear the word topaz. it is a mellow empathetic stone which directs energy where it is needed most.



According to the Greeks, Topaz gives strength as it was connected to the powerful Sun God via the golden glow.
20080804
Beautiful lingeries

You will certainly like a black lace thong studded with 518 brilliant-cut diamonds in a floral / modern pattern.
The skimpy Triumph Luxurious Diamond Thong became very much the centre of attention at a lingerie show during the Singapore Fashion Festival / high class taste.
Just imagine, the total weight of the diamonds is 30 carats! They also attached to the thong 27 tassels made of white gold. In general the diamond thong left little to the imagination.
Oops I forget to tell you about the price for the thong with diamond - the world's most expensive undies is worth 122, 000 dollars!
(modern taste of lingeries series )
20080729
10 Modern / Beautiful Rooms
This sophisticated / modern San Francisco bathroom features Art Deco style complemented by mosaic tiles of recycled glass. Photo from HGTV.com user jamescollins.
HGTV favorite, Vern Yip, didn't sacrifice a modern style in this eco-friendly living room makeover. Green resources include a bamboo floor, silk pillows (silk is a semi-renewable fabric) , earth-kind sofas and its combined with a modern tatste







