PRICE: $23,700 per square foot
Artist Mark Evans is known for his incredible leather etchings and his increasing fame has led to an amazing commission.
He has been asked by a Russian billionaire to create what will be the world’s most expensive wallpaper.
At $23,700 per sq meter the project will cost a total of $2.84 million for Mark to wallpaper two rooms in the billionaire’s huge house in Moscow.
Source: Luxuo
WHERE TO BUY IT: Amazon.com $25 (est. for Blu-ray)
Although you make think Avatar would knock any movie out of the race for “Most Expensive”, it only cost about $230 million to make. The true champion (including all production costs) is Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End at $300 million.
WHERE TO BUY IT: Amazon.com $22 (est. for Blu-ray)
Despite what you may think, the most expensive film per minute is not the most expensive film. The current most expensive film is Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End and may have cost $300 million (not including inflation) to make, but only came in at about $1.78 million per minute. The Quantum of Solace on the other hand, cost $200 million to make but ranked highest per minute at $2.16 million.
WHERE TO BUY IT: Movida (London) 020 7734 5776
Although the Guinness World Records named the “Trader Vic’s Original Mai Tai” the most expensive cocktail in the world at £750 (€1110; $1425), we’ve found one that tops that completely.
They call it Flawless and at $71,011.50 a glass, it should be. The cocktail is exclusively available at the London nightclub, Movida and it’s officially the world’s most expensive Christmas cocktail according to the Daily Mail.
Why $71,011.50 for a glass you ask? The cocktails ingredients include a large measure of Louis XII cognac (about $1,500 a bottle), half a bottle of Cristal Rose champagne (about $700 a bottle), some brown sugar, angostura bitters (which can cost $100-$200 per bottle) and a few flakes of 24-carat edible gold leaf.
However, the real extravagance is an 11-carat white diamond ring – which can be found at the bottom of the every glass.
Don’t worry about getting jumped while drinking one. 2 security guards must oversee not only the pouring, mixing and serving of every glass of Flawless but they will also stand by watching over your table, until the last sip, to make sure that no one will bother you as you drink it.
No doubt this will be the engagement method of choice for some of London’s most affluent this season! Undeniably memorable, just hopefully not as the night your wife-to-be choked on a massive diamond. Hopefully the security guys are up to par on their Heimlich.
Movida 8 Argyll Street London, W1F 7TF, United Kingdom – 020 7734 5776
Open Wed-Sat 8pm-3:30am; also open Sun
Source: Trendhunter
WHERE TO BUY: Baby Wit
If you think rich people like to waste their money, then I promise that the following won’t dispel that belief. After all, what could be a bigger waste of money than giving your baby a diamond-studded anything?
The world’s most expensive pacifier features a silicone nipple sporting over 278 pave cut diamonds totaling 3 carats. The pacifier is also made with 14k white gold and has a moveable handle.
While the Diamond Pacifier isn’t recommended for actual use, I still expect to read about some celebrity rugrat choking on a handful of diamonds.
The most expensive pacifier in the world can be purchased for $17,000 and can even be customized with colored diamonds, the baby’s name, birthdate and other vital information.
WHERE TO BUY: Grand Resort Lagonissi (Athens, Greece) +30 22910 76000
The Grand Resort’s Royal Villa gives the world’s most exclusive guests a private version of everything imaginable. The only other people lucky guests have to see while secluded in their heated pool, steam room or private beach are the suite’s dedicated butler, chef and pianist.
Grand Resort Lagonissi 40th km Athens-Sounion, 190 10 Attica Greece +30 22910 76000
Usually we wouldn’t include the runner up but since it’s Hef…
WHERE TO BUY: Palms Resort & Casino (Las Vegas, NV) 702-942-7777
Palms Casino Resort 4321 West Flamingo Road Las Vegas, NV 89103 702-942-7777
WHERE TO BUY: Chopard
The Chopard Blue Diamond Ring is the ring that makes any other diamond ring look bad. Set with an enormous, oval-shaped blue diamond, the expensive ring also has diamond shoulders and an 18k white gold band paved with diamonds.
Blue diamond is among the most expensive diamonds in the world. It is found among boron deposits, from whence it derives its shade. This particular gem weighs in at nine carats.
The world’s most expensive ring is valued at $16.26 million, enough to put a dent in the wallets of even the wealthiest individuals.
On May 12, 2007, Talal Khouri paid a cool 25.2 million dirhams or $6.8 million for the #5 plate at a license plate auction in United Arab Emirates making him the new owner of the world’s most expensive license plate.
WHERE TO BUY: The Middlesex School 978-369-2550
Attending a prep school can give a teenager numerous advantages over their publically taught counterparts. They’ll have access to equipment and facilities that no public school can provide, they’ll be able to network with peers from influential families and they’ll be educated in a far more rigorous manner. These advantages can come with a hefty price tag, though.
The most expensive prep school in the US is Concord, Massachusetts’ Middlesex School. Founded in 1901 by Frederick Winsor, Middlesex started as a non-denominational, all-boys’ school. Additionally, Winsor’s scholarship program was a first for secondary schools. Combined, the non-denominational policy and scholarship program had the effect of drawing students from across the country to attend the school.
The most expensive prep school emphasizes long and largely unchanged traditions, such as the carving of a plaque by every student in the graduating class. Traditions like this have been kept in place by the school’s headmaster, a position that has only been filled by five people since the school’s founding over a century ago.
Tuition at Middlesex School is $40,780 for boarders and $32,625 for day students. 108 of the school’s 346 students receive an average grant of $30,740 to attend the most expensive prep school in the US.
The Middlesex School 1400 Lowell Road Concord, MA 01742-5255 (978) 369-2550
Donald Trump (Photo by Boss Tweed. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 license.)
Donald Trump may talk a good talk, but did you know he also talks the most expensive talk? The real estate mogul, television personality and world’s 314th richest person gave seventeen speeches at The Learning Annex’s real estate wealth expos in 2006 and 2007. These seventeen speeches were the most expensive in the world, earning The Donald $1.5 million each. He was no stranger to The Learning Annex at that point, as he’d made a round of the world’s most expensive speeches at their 2005 expos. At the time he only earned $1 million.
Former president Ronald Reagan was no stranger to million dollar speeches either. He was paid $2 million by media company Fujisankei Communications for two speeches and a handful of press interviews during a tour of Japan. Considering the fact that this happened in 1989, we may consider these the most expensive speeches ever made. After all, adjusting for inflation reveals that he was paid over $1.7 million per speech in today’s currency.
Source: The Most Expensive Journal