Below follows some monetary proof why authenticity and storytelling matters and makes a difference. They give soul to otherwise ‘dead’ products. The products below were sold at the Bukowskis auction of properties of the late Swedish director Ingemar Bergman held a couple of month ago.

Bedside table with sketches and notes from mr Bergman’s dreams. Price when new probably around SEK 1000 (EUR 100). Price at the auction SEK 340.000 (approx. EUR 30.000).

Chess pieces which were used in the movie The Seventh Seal in the famous scene were the Knight and the Death plays a monumental game of chess by the ocean. Sold at the Bergman auction for SEK 1.000.000 (approx. EUR 90.000).

Probably you saw our yesterday update with Lomo and their new analogue system. Today we report about a brand new 24 karat gold plated camera body wrapped in finest leather called Lomo LC-A Gold. It is a crispy collectible with only 130 piece limited edition with engraved serial number and certificate of authenticity. It is a celebration  of25 golden years with Lomo. The camera comes with the legendary Russian Lomo LC-A+ lens for vignetted and super saturated photos.

It’s specially designed to keep this bling safe, it holds two Lomography 800 ASA films in gold-coloured anniversary tins. To round this package up a hard cover book tells everything that has to be known about Lomography.

Celebrating its 25th birthday with a big bang last year, the Lomo LC-A was the first member of an ever-growing circle of Lomographic cameras built for creative infinity and spontaneous joy. In 1991, a group of Viennese students re discovered this little fellow and the Lomographic bug began to spread fast around the globe. For 25 years, the Lomo LC-A has been a reliable and robust travel companion and its resurfacing reaffirmed for thousands of Lomographers that the perfect tool for artistic, everyday life photography was here to stay. It was only a matter of natural evolution until the Lomo LC-A would take the next step to instant photography and capture its characteristic vignetted and super saturated shots on instant film. This result of Lomographic evolution will be a powerful tool for all instant-fanatics out there to let their creativity loose and shoot away with the Lomo LC-A Instant Back+.

Using Fuji Instax Mini Film with the Lomo LC-A Instant Back+ the super saturated colours of the Lomo LC-A have found their perfect match to glow in an instant. To enjoy instant fun, the Lomographer only has to exchange the Lomo LC-A back door joint with the interchangeable joint that comes with the Lomo LC-A Instant Back+ once to attach the Lomo LC-A Instant Back+. After this simple procedure the Lomo LC-A will be ready for instant or regular film any time.

Henrik Otto, senior vice president of Electrolux, launched an interesting new kitchen concept last week at DesignBoost in Stockholm. Imagine never having to use pans or pots again, never having to worry whether the ingredients are fresh or never having to look up a recipe in a cook book. Heart of the Home, as the concept is called, is a thought provoking vision of the kitchen of the future – an integrated solution functioning as a kitchen table, cooking surface and bar all in one.

In a matter of seconds, thousands of lives and dreams were destroyed in Haiti. Following the tragedy, aid came from many quarters, in all shapes and forms. The global PechaKucha community is coming together with Architecture for Humanity to lend a hand in rebuilding Haiti and establish long-term solutions. There will be a global event on February 20 with 20 images x 20 seconds, 200 cities, 2,000 presentations, 200,000 people. Rebuilding a nation 20 seconds at a time. All of the 2,000 presentations generated from the one-day event – in what could be the world’s biggest single-day globally distributed conference – will be posted on the PechaKucha website, where visitors will also be able to make monetary donations to each presentation. 100% of proceeds will go to Architecture For Humanity which operates globally, and was instrumental in getting projects built after the Indian Ocean tsunami and Hurricane Katrina.

”We wanted to create a sanctuary, where you can stay, think, dream and spend time together,” says Ted Muehling. ”Using the Svenskt Tenn archives, with all that Josef Frank and Estrid Ericson have left made available to us, we have staged a home.” Adds Mats Gustafson: ”In reality, interior design takes time to settle. Here we have had the opportunity to improvise, play with instant effects, and to mix the luxurious and extravagant with odd pieces of different value.”

“You can come out when you can properly explain the differences between Modernist architecture and postmodern ornamentation”.

Just a short temptation from Unhappy Hipsters. Visit them for a lot more.

(Photo: Craig Cutler; Dwell, February/March 2006).

Here follows part two of our short image story from a recent visit by David Report to Miami Beach. You can read part one by following this link. We are actually off to Miami Beach later this week again to make further reports, stay tuned.

W hotel is the latest addition to the legendary hotels along Collins Avenue.

Miami beach is all about pool life and sipping cool drinks. The question is if it gets better than at the Delano hotel courtyard by Philippe Starck.

Ian Shrager’s latest project in Miami Beach, Mondrian hotel designed by Marcel Wanders.

Nikki Beach is still offering a relaxed life close to the ocean.

Outdoor restaurant Mai Tardi in the design district with nice atmosphere.

Ever seen the movie Scarface? Then you probably remember the scene from this building at Ocean Drive.