5 Luxury Buys For Your Home

A Pick of the best, the latest, the greenest, the quirkiest, the most luxurious... that money can buy

Published: Mar 3, 2012 06:59:15 AM IST
Updated: Mar 3, 2012 07:41:47 AM IST

PHOTO Shoot At Sight
The Hasselblad H4D-200MS is intended for photographers for whom nothing less than the pinnacle of imaging technology will suffice. This professional digital camera is built around class-leading technologies and a medium format sensor that are able to capture 200 megapixel images. — Marco D’Souza
Price: $41,200.

OUTDOOR




 

 

 Let Fly
The perfect feel of this
bamboo Oyster Fly Rod with
hand-engraved nickel
silver hardware can take
up to 200 hours to craft.
$6,250.

oysterbamboo.com


HOME




Grub Holder
Andalusian ironwork inspired the design of this Balcon du Guadalquivir Hermes China porcelain set.
$90–$1,675.
hermes.com


How Does Your Garden Grow?
Lauren Coleman’s sand-based Lítill Terrariums are an arid twist on the lush, soil-based standard terrarium. Coleman employs cactus and other succulents, the occasional blooming tillandsia or air plant, and white sand to create a kind of anti-terrarium, with a stark, minimalist feel that doesn’t quite scream “organic.” —Lorraine Cademartori
$150–$6,000.
aplusrstore.com , mattermatters.com


Do Sit!



The master woodworker’s Michael Coffey Whaleback Chair commands high prices at Christie’s and Sotheby’s, but Bespoke Global will let you commission a custom piece from Coffey or any artist on its website.
From $9,000.

bespokeglobal.com

 

(This story appears in the 02 March, 2012 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)