The Shisha, A High End Hookah From Porsche Design Is Smokin'.

This high-end hookah or luxury bong (depending upon what one plans to smoke out of it) has been designed and created by the Porsche Design Studio. A modern version of the popular Middle Eastern hookah pipes, the Shisha combines aluminum, stainless steel and glass with the timeless and unique design approach of the luxury brand.

Already under criticism from health organizations in the UK, the Shisha was designed as part of the Porsche Design World Collection which will be available at Porsche Design stores worldwide at the end of July and exclusively at the newly opened Porsche Design shop-in-shop at the world famous Harrods department store in London, Knightsbridge.

Porsche today said that the Porsche Design Shisha was an object of 'cultural value.'

'Our brand has very strong roots in the Middle Eastern market,' said a spokesman.

'Our brand is very much international and in doing our World Collection (which also includes tea cups and chopsticks) we decided need to include cultural goods from and for the Middle Eastern market as well.

The firm said it was part of their plan for 'global thinking and unifying cultural backgrounds.'

Harrods, where the Porsche pipes are sold, was acquired last year by the Qatari royal family, who also own 10 per cent of Porsche.

Made in Germany, the Shisha stands 55 centimeters tall and shows discreet branding on the aluminium (aluminum) top.


The long flexible tube is made out of TecFlex material, which is also used for the classic Porsche Design TecFlex writing tools:


The Porsche Design Shisha retails for 1.350,00€ and can be bought in their online Porsche design store.

This is not the first smoking paraphernalia that Porsche studio has designed. Their P' 3613, a tobacco pipe made from forty-year-old Bruyère wood has cooling ribs cut into the material along the lines of the famous air-cooled Porsche boxer engines create a thermal effect that cools the pipe bowl to a pleasant temperature:


They have designed other versions of pipes, lighters, cigar cutters and holders which you can see here.

The Porsche Design World Collection is dedicated to a united global community and consists of a number of exclusively designed products. Besides the Shisha the assortment contains chopsticks, a tea and soup set as well as a few fashion items such as a jacket, polo shirt and a silk scarf.

The lately opened 55 square-metre shop-in-shop at the world-famous department store Harrods in London offers the full range of Porsche Design products. It is situated in the opulent surroundings of the Knightsbridge store’s vision and sound department at the 3rd Floor’s Millionaires Gallery.

Porsche Design Store at
Harrods Ltd.
87-135 Brompton Road
Knightsbridge, London SW1X 7XL
Great Britain

About Porsche Design:

Porsche Design is a luxury brand with a particular focus on technically inspired products. The Porsche Design brand was established in 1972 by Professor Ferdinand Alexander Porsche. The products stand for functional, timeless and purist design, characterised by their technical innovation. The product portfolio includes watches, sunglasses, luggage, electronic products, a men’s fragrance line as well as sports apparel and a fashion collection for men and women. All the products under the brand are designed at the Porsche Design Studio in Zell am See (Austria) and are available worldwide in the company’s own stores, franchise stores, shops-in-shops, high end department stores and exclusive specialist retailers.

Information courtesy of Porsche Design and The Daily Mail

Back In Black. The 2011 Porsche 911 Black Edition.

Combining puristic design, high-quality equipment, and convincing performance, Porsche has combined and concentrated all the aspects of 911 fascination and enhanced them even further. The result is the 911 Black Edition. Available as a coupe and cabriolet, in black. Limited to just 1,911 units.



The Black Edition is a special equipment package on the 911 Carrera fitted with the 345 horsepower 3.6 liter flat 6 engine, which can be equipped with either a six-speed manual transmission or the PDK seven-speed dual-clutch automatic.



The 911 Black Edition is painted in plain black as standard, with basalt black metallic also available as an option. The Cabrio hood is principally of black cloth. The grey top-tint in the windscreen is standard in the 911 Black Edition, rounding off the overall impression.





The special 911 Black Edition is super sexy and black as they come. Here's what makes it special.

•The exterior is painted solid black:

•19" 911 Turbo II wheels featuring a two-tone finish:

•Brake calipers are painted black:

•All black interior:

•Interior accents are painted in an aluminum finish:

•Black instrument dials:

•The rear section of the center console is painted black:

•A black SportDesign steering wheel:

•Black Edition logo on door entry guard in stainless steel:

•Porsche Communication management [PCM] with navigation module:

and a Bose surround sound system.

Prices start at $81,300 for the 911 Black Edition with manual transmission and go up to $95,620 For The Black Edition Cabriolet [PDK].

The 911 Black Edition will be launched in April 2011.
images and information courtesy of Porsche

Give Him A Porsche For Christmas. Well... Everything But The Car.

Okay, so he'd really like a Porsche for Christmas, but it's just not within your budget. So why not something from the Porsche Design Studio instead? With highly styled products ranging from usb keys, pen knives, home and kitchen accessories to luxury watches and cuff links, there are a lot to choose from. The large selection of design products includes several fun children's toys and a four nicely designed 2009 calendars.




Here are some of my favorites:

Zumbotel Desk lamp:

detail:


Their newest fragrance, Essence:


Long slot toaster, coffeemaker, and kettle:


Mobile phones:



Desk Top Clock Radio:


Porsche Designs Studio's collaboration with Adidas brought the recently awarded Adidas Bounce S:

detail:


Writing tools:





Cufflinks:





And from their Porsche Driver's Selection:


Four espresso cups with matching saucers, each numbered:



Foldable USB key:


Aluminum Sledge:

detail:


Ultra lightweight polycarbonate luggage:


'Porsche 1' Travel bag and toiletries bag:



Pocket knives:



Golf bag and trolley:


Children's Push-along bike:


Children's Bobsled:


Electric drill:


To fit in with the Christmas celebrations, Porsche Design has added a golden accent to several of their men's accessories this holiday season. The designs add the precious metal in yellow and rose to some select sunglasses and watches.

P´8440 Sunglasses:

The P’8440 sunglasses in Light Gold Matt were designed with a definite nod to the “Exclusive Sunglasses” from 1978 – a true Porsche Design classic. The design of the lens attachments and bridge is a direct quote from the original.

For the first time, two models from the Porsche Design Dashboard series feature a rose gold case with a rubber and titanium layered bezel.The rose gold numbers and indices are featured in all three variants of dial and are partly displayed with superluminova.

This also applies to the hands, which for the first time are pointed to make it possible to tell the time more precisely.The rose gold and sapphire glass black reveals the Porsche Design rotor system and the ETA 2894-2 automatic mechanism.

P´6750 Worldtimer, now in rose gold




P´6612 Dashboard PGC with rose gold, white hands:

P´6612 Dashboard PGC with rose gold, black hands:

P´6612 Dashboard PGC with rose gold, white hands and face:


Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, is once again offering a varied selection of calendars. Customers have the choice of four unusual wall calendars and a date planner.






The four calendars and the date planner can be ordered over the Internet at www.porsche.com/shop and will also be available from Porsche centers. Some of these products may be available only in certain countries.

US Porsche Design online store

Items from Porsche Design Driver’s Selection are available at Porsche Centers and - with the exception of the watches - on the Internet at www.porsche.com/shop. Other items may be available at select Porsche Design Studio stores. Some of these products may be available only in certain countries.

About Porsche Design:
Porsche Design is a luxury brand with particular focus on technically inspired products. The brand was founded in 1972 by Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, and since then its products have stood for functional, timeless and purist design. The product portfolio includes classic men’s accessories, a sport and fashion collection as well as electronic products and a men’s fragrance range. The products are designed in the Porsche Design Studio in Zell am See, Austria, and sold worldwide in own stores, shop-in-shops, high quality department stores and exclusive retail outlets.