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Wednesday June 17, 2009

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Zeppelin Name Returns for Über Maybach Never mind the economy: Maybach is still making money. The 5.7-meter-long Maybach 57 and the 6.2-meter-long Maybach 62 remain—despite their bumper-to-bumper hand-craftedness—serious cash cows for Germany’s Daimler AG, the parent company of Mercedes-Benz. More Historic Jewels Made Fashionable When the Metropolitan Museum of Art unveils its highly anticipated exhibition “Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum, Kabul,” visitors will also see an exclusive jewelry collection that was adapted from the original artifacts and is also for sale. More A Trio of Dining Options As part of a recent $1 billion renovation, Fontainebleau Miami Beach has added three new fine dining restaurants to its culinary offerings: Gotham Steak, Scarpetta, and Hakkasan (the latter is known to Londoners as Britain’s only Michelin-starred Chinese restaurant). More Undisputed Heavyweight Champ Video experts may debate whether Bang & Olufsen’s BeoVision 4 is the greatest television ever created, but it is without a doubt the most spectacular. The 103-inch plasma screen delivers a picture large enough to dominate any living room. A BeoLab 10 center speaker lowers automatically from behind when the TV is turned on. More Double Time A brand best known for technical innovations, Ulysse Nardin flaunts a fresh sense of style with its Executive Dual Time, the latest addition to the Dual Time range. With a slick ceramic bezel and pushers and a sleek black dial appointed with stylized Roman numerals and chiseled hands, the 43mm timepiece is powered by the brand’s patented Dual Time system. More New York Furniture Gallery Goes Retro The Galerie Van den Akker furniture gallery in midtown Manhattan has unveiled a collection of recently rediscovered 1960s and 1970s light fixtures, tables, and bookshelves from Luigi Sormani Design, an Italian furniture company whose works have been acquired by leading design museums around the world, including New York’s Museum of Modern Art. More

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