Luxury designer Andrée Putman, known for her work with Louis Vuitton, Chivas, and other high-end brands has partnered with France’s oldest piano maker, Pleyel, to release a modern baby grand piano intended for contemporary cribs. Dubbed Voie Lactée, the black lacquer and chrome baby grand features a number of lavish details, from its mother of pearl checkerboard music stand to its star-studded blue finish on the underside of the piano lid.  Two versions of the contemporary baby grand will be produced: a numbered edition of which only eight will be made, and a less-exclusive unlimited edition. Follow the jump for more detailed images of Pleyel’s Voie Lactée.

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The doctor prescribes…a gin and tonic! No lab coat or thick rimmed black glasses necessary to be the chemistry wiz at your home bar anymore. With this cool looking Cocktail Chemistry Set you can mix a perfect cocktail every time. Use the flask or shaker to create your concoction, and serve it in one of the test tube shot glasses. Maybe you can even get your girlfriend to play sexy assistant shot girl. This bar set is by far the coolest we have come across, and what better way to start off the party than sharing your experiments with guests. The Cocktail Chemistry Set can sit atop your bar for a mere $39.

Available trough: Perpetual Kid [via CoolMaterial]

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The folks at custom gold-plating company Goldstriker have given a 24k golden touch to artist/engineer Lee J. Rowland’s LED Watch Table, with the custom piece selling for $43,150. This one might even be too gaudy for us, but we’re a fan of the table itself, which has been precision engineered in steel, glass, acrylic and flock lining for the drawer interiors. The best part about Rowland’s Watch Table is the LED face, which displays the time down to the second and can be programmed to display custom messages up to 8 characters long. Without the plating, the watch table sells for $37,000.

In addition to the Watch Table Lee J. Rowland can produce a variety of other completely unique custom furniture pieces and accessories, definitely worth a look.

For more information: Goldstriker [via BornRich]

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Here’s an opportunity to add some rare rifles to your gun collection and catch a round of golf or two at one of Scotland’s finest five star resorts. On August 25th, Sotheby’s is hosting a Fine Modern & Vintage Sporting Guns auction at the Gleneagles Hotel in Scotland’s Perthshire countryside. The auction lot is stocked with interesting pieces, ranging from a rare pair of Luciano Bosis engraved rifles (70,000—90,000 GBP, about $132,000-$170,000) to a variety of accessories in the sub $2,000 price range. The resorts golf facilities include three championship courses, where the Ryder Cup will be held in 2014.

Pictured above you’ll see a Perugini & Visini 12-bore single trigger side lock ejector over and under gun expected to fetch $57,000 to $76,000.

For more information: Sotheby’s

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Motoart, maker of the bomb tables we showed you back in February, has released some fly new aviation art furniture that you can pick up for your home or office. The company’s most recent featured piece is the Sikorsky S-58 Composite Cooling Fan table pictured above, which rests on a Rolls Royce RB-211 Engine Shaft Spine for support. For those unfamiliar with old-school Sikorsky’s, the S-58 was one of the largest helicopters with a piston engine that was built in the 1950’s, used primarily by the Navy for satellite recovery missions. And the RB-211 engine is the “big daddy” of the Rolls Royce engine lineup, built in the 1960’s for wide-body airliners.

Motoart’s 2008 catalog also offers some other cool new airplane furniture, including the DC-9 Desk, the C-119 Coffee Table, the DC-4 Conference Table, and the B-52 Ejection Chair. Check them out in the gallery below. Prices are available upon request from Motoart.

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