If you weren’t content with having your light fittings blinged up with Swarovski crystals, why not consider this low-rider bike?
I’m sure the idea sounded perfectly rational at the Swarovski labs: “What haven’t we stuck our crystals on yet?” says boffin 1, in a voice not unlike Stewie Griffin. “I don’t know. I think we’ve covered every conceivable product” replies boffin 2 (who sounds a bit like James Earl Jones). “What about a bike?” says boffin 1. “Already done – although we could go for a fancy type of bike this time” boffin 2 responds. “Brilliant!” Exclaims boffin 1, “We should bling up a low-rider!” Or so the conversation sounds in my head.
It took roughly 110,000 crystals to cover the bike, which is a low-rider creation from UK designer Ben Wilson. It is handmade to order, and price is on application, although considering the website tells you to hold your breath, we’re guessing that it ain’t going to be cheap.
[Ben Wilson Design via BornRich]
The concept is simple – they use their crystals to refract and reflect the light from LEDs onto your loungeroom ceiling, walls or floor (or all three). And although that sounds like it could look worse than, say, a Swarovski toilet, it’s done in an understated way that looks unique and appealing.
The pic above is part of their Spots range, dubbed the Fana, but there are countless options available, including drop down crystals for the disco effect and lights that are flush with the ceiling.
Some of the range is available in Australia, but you’ll need to contact Swarovski directly for a more detailed breakdown of exactly what, where and how much they are.
As if adorning an otherwise fine laptop in Swarovski crystals or Hello Kitty logos wasn’t bad enough, NEC has made a laptop with both Swarovski and Hello Kitty, making this the worst laptop we’ve ever seen. Seriously, we’re not even going to bother showing you the specs, because if anybody purchases this thing from Japan, we’re going to have to revoke their Gizmodo license. We’re sorry, but it has to be done. [Far East Gizmos]
There’s a new Swarovski-encrusting, gold-plating organisation on the rise, going by the name of Gilty Couture. It’s got a wide-range of precious metal hard-cases from $60 to $225, with crystals “evoking the Gilded Age of the late 1800s.” However, one enclosure in particular evokes something else: it gives the newest “fat” iPod nano a Swarovski trim that makes look an awful lot like a first-gen Zune. My guess is that this was unintentional, but hey, if you’re one of those fence-ridin’ types, this might be your ideal stocking stuffer, in gold or silver. [Gilty Couture]
We normally avoid posting things coated in Swarovski crystals like Asians avoid SARS, but this particular crystalised Wii looks spectacular. The console has the Twilight Princess Link/Wolf engraved on one side, the TriForce logo engraved on the other and the actual TriForce (with Kanji labels) on the front. We’re not sure how much it costs, but count us and Kotaku in. [Crystalicing]
Just when we thought we’d stop writing about things that are coated in Swarovsky crystals, they had to go and slap their shiny mess all over a toilet. It costs $US75,000, which means you could easily coat a regular toilet in 750 $100 bills and have it come out looking better than this. Actually, you could take a dump, pick up said dump, rub it all over the outside of your can, then urinate all over the finished product, and still have it look better than this. Harsh? Yes, but fair. [Thisoldhouse via BornRich]
iRiver’s Mplayer, the Mickey Mouse-themed music player, has been given the bling treatment just in time for Christmas. Just 500 of these glittery rodent-redolent MP3- and WMA-compatible players have been made, and they come with lanyard-style earphones.
There’s 1GB storage space, and you skip songs by twisting Mickey’s left ear — exactly what I do to my “special friend” when I want him to change the TV channel. Price is 16,800¥, or around $150. [Impress]
These days, wearing a giant robot on your shirt just isn’t enough to be ostracized from the party. Step up your game with the the Swarovski crystal hand-stitched Gundam tee. Not only is it a worthy homage to your favorite battle robot, but to Swarovski-covered tech everywhere. (On a side note, when will manufacturers tire of the same old, cover it in crystal method of making gadgets more expensive. How about just manufacturing more amazing tech?)
So just how much is too much to spend on geek fashion? I’d wager $1,690 is, at minimum, a starting point for the discussion. [plasticbamboo]
Swarovski whores with $66,000 to spare might be interested in this Maneki Neko doll from Hello Kitty. It parked its cat butt at a Tokyo department store recently in order to show off around 800 one-off Kitty products.
