Designer Karim Rashid has designed a collection of five spirit bottles for Bombay Sapphire in conjunction with jewellers Garrard and crystal brand Baccarat.
Called Revelation, the bottles are made of hand-cut crystal and decorated with sapphires and diamonds. They cost $200,000 each.
Here’s the info from Bombay Sapphire:
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LAUNCH OF US$1 MILLION COLLECTION OF FIVE LUXURY SPIRITS BOTTLES
London, UK/ 7 February 2008 – Bombay Sapphire tonight unveiled Revelation, the first of a five piece collection of handmade crystal bottles individually decorated with sapphires and diamonds. Inspired by Bombay Sapphire, three leading names in luxury and design - Garrard, Baccarat and Karim Rashid – collaborated to create the Revelation crystal bottles, priced at US$200,000 each.
Revelation was launched at Garrard in Mayfair, London, where to celebrate the event one lucky guest walked away with the ultimate Bombay Sapphire accessory, a stunning sapphire necklace.
Created by one of the hottest designers in the world today, Karim Rashid, each of the five Revelation bottles has been handcrafted in France by Baccarat, the pre-eminent creator of the world’s finest luxury crystal. The bottle has been cut into the shape of a giant gemstone with 10 principal facets, representing the 10 botanical ingredients used to create the complex and refined taste of Bombay Sapphire. Each Revelation bottle is truly unique with its own individually designed stopper decorated with sapphires and diamonds set by the oldest jewellery house in the world, Garrard.
Reflecting the global popularity of Bombay Sapphire, the limited edition Revelation bottles will be launched at five major international airport locations – starting with London Heathrow airport on March 27th, to coincide with the opening of the new terminal five and subsequently New York, Dubai, Singapore and Sydney. One Revelation bottle will be exhibited at each of the five international airports for two to three months before being securely transported to its new owner anywhere in the world.
Recognised around the world for its striking translucent blue bottle, Bombay Sapphire has showcased the world’s finest glass creations for the last 20 years. The Bombay Sapphire Prize is the world’s biggest annual glass award and the Bombay Sapphire Designer Glass Competition is one of the top design contests for emerging designers.
Profits from Revelation will benefit the travel retail industry’s chosen charity, The Smile Train, which provides life-enhancing cleft surgery to children in poor countries.
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Posted by Marcus Fairs
February 10th, 2008 at 12:03 pm
What a joke!
The price of one of these ugly and clumsy, victorian looking bottles could cure a whole african city from malaria.
Karim Rashid innovative? Far from it.
Dezeen, don’t lower your standards to this kind os commercial shite!
February 10th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
$200,000…
say what?!?!?!?!?!?!
say yeeaaaahhhh!!!!
February 11th, 2008 at 10:24 am
inverted diamond?
February 11th, 2008 at 11:58 am
This is industrial design!
February 11th, 2008 at 10:27 pm
Looks very “bollywood” and not so “chic” but then again it is Karim
February 11th, 2008 at 11:16 pm
Thanks for the censorship. Karim appreciattes it!
February 12th, 2008 at 9:12 am
At least it’s not pink or acid green… and devoid of morphy swoops
February 12th, 2008 at 1:20 pm
Foolish Oligarch baiting tat.
February 15th, 2008 at 12:31 pm
Spunik Vodka did something like this last yr- hand blown bottle with gold leaf etc for ‘just’ 5 grand.
August 19th, 2008 at 9:24 am
shut up this is a great desing yeah its a lot of money but
they work hard for making it and creating it so they can ask
for 10 pounds becase it is imposible a dimong and crystals cost
that amount but i would use that money in other thinks like
a jewell u can use jajaja were the hell are u gona use this once a year so it falls and u die
November 22nd, 2008 at 8:13 am
in response to “m”’s comment. instead of putting down a commercial product and proclaiming your concern for africa, how about appreciate the fact that this product actually does have money going to charity. not many luxury products out there are so considerate..200′00 is alot for a bottle..but so are other things.