Awesome Luxury

With its stainless-steel counters and museum-style installations, Ralph Lauren’s D.A.D. Garage is filled with dozens of the world’s rarest cars, all in ideal condition and all driven by the designer himself.

Intermarine and BMW DesignworksUSA have developed the $2.2M, 57′ Intermarine 55 yacht, with a cruising range of 350 nautical miles, top speed of 31 knots and luxurious living areas.

Handmade by Rick Dobbertin, the amphibious HydroCar has a 762hp Chevrolet engine for its car mode and a 750hp ASD-6 Arneson Surface Drive for propulsion on water. Videos here.

Janjaap Ruijssenaars has created the world’s most expensive platform bed, with a magnetic support system; tethered to the ground, it won’t float away during pillow fights. Video info here. (Thanks Ron!)

Rarer than the Titanium M9 at just 50 units, the Leica M9 Silver Set has a silver chrome body and 35mm/f2 lens, brown ostrich leather trim and matching brown ostrich leather strap.

The Eddie Bauer Airstream travel trailer comes with a big hatch in the back for easy access to your gear; it’s also got big fat tires and a handheld exterior shower to stay clean. (Thanks David!)

Davone’s Ray, a gorgeous homage to Charles and Ray Eames, has a slender stand and bent-ply walnut cabinet, enabling it to fit in both traditional and modern home environments. (Thanks Ryan!)

Rimowa introduced aluminum luggage in 1937 and released the now iconic corrugated version in 1950. The latter is now being relaunched, with prices ranging from $5,750 to $6,550.

If a stock Lamborghini isn’t good enough for you, check out Hamann’s Gallardo LP560-4, cranked to 572hp, and topping out at 204mph. The red accents are a little showy, but aren’t all Lambos?

Santa, we’ve been good this year. Now please send us the 25 mph max Garia LSV (Low Speed Vehicle), fitted with street legal safety equipment and double wishbone front suspension. Please?

Mission Motors’ latest electric superbike has 141hp and 14.4 kWh of energy. Its induction motor provides 115 ft. lbs. of torque, enabling it to go from 0 to over 160mph in a single gear.

Fireplaces aren’t normally something we’d call “portable,” but Conmoto’s flueless firebox can go from room-to-room. Burns clean bio-ethanol fuel, bringing a warm glow wherever you go.

A well-done combination of modest colors and a bold build, the SVT-AT76 is made of gun metal and stainless steel with an Italian calf strap and luminous blue markers. Limited to 25 pieces.

Auto Express got their hands on a prototype of Mercedez Benz SLS AMG E-cell. It’s got more torque and less horsepower, but the real loss here is the roar of the stock car’s mighty V8 engine.

Add a casual touch to your cuffed shirts with these quirky cufflinks. The checkered pattern is etched and then inked by hand. Also detailed with a pocket, collar, buttons, and their own cuffs.

You can get this T-800 skeleton used in Terminator 2, an Iron Man glove worn by RDJ, Sulu uniform worn by George Takei and more at Profiles in History’s 43rd Hollywood Memorabilia auction.

Replicas of classic car radiators – Rolls Royce, Bugatti, Bentley, Mercedes and Jaguar – that double as flasks. Drinking and driving don’t mix, but if you can afford these, you can afford a driver.

The oenophile in your life will appreciate The Durand, a handsome and simple wine bottle opener that removes old and fragile corks whole and undamaged every time. (Thanks Lucas!)

On Jan. 21 and 22, 2011, Gooding & Co. will host the Scottsdale Auction, boasting a mouth-watering collection consisting mostly of vintage vehicles. Execs, tycoons and princes, save the date.

We’ve posted thousands of goodies this year, and figured we’d help you guys out with your holiday shopping by picking some of the most awesome items of the year – in case you missed ’em.

Inspired by Mr. Lauren’s 1938 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic Coupe, this gorgeous, masculine timepiece offers an outer dial crafted from elm burl wood, and a dial that echoes the gauges of the auto.

It’s not as magical as this chair, but Christian Desile’s creations is still a design marvel. When folded, it’s a mere 0.8in thick, meaning you can stack 100 chairs in just 7ft of space.

As if the stock 525hp engine wasn’t enough, the Challenge Extreme Audi R8 V10 Spyder has a 710hp turbocharged engine, better suspension, tires and brakes to help tame the beast.