RaceChairs.com offers some really unique office furniture. They take seats from a variety of exotic cars like Lamborghini’s and Ferrari’s, and turn them into office chairs. For example, this carbon fiber seat from a Lamborghini Diablo GT was converted into an office chair which can you be yours for a mere $3,500:
Aside from exotic chairs, RaceChairs also sells a few nifty carbon fiber accessories, like the carbon fiber mousepad they sent us for review:
The mousepad is made using real carbon fiber in a semi-stiff resin. It has a semi-matte finish that is perfectly smoothed out…perfect for using an optical mouse, or one with a trackball. The bottom has little non-slip feet in order to keep the mousepad in place.
As you can see, the weave is absolutely perfect, with no imperfections. The pad itself is pretty thin, measuring in at only 1/16″ of an inch. It really matches a modern office look, and it’s a great way to impress your friends.
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Nissan is finally bringing their flagship GT-R to the US in 2009. The GT-R is the ultimate Nissan sports car, able to compete (and beat!) a 911 Porsche Turbo on the track for half the price.
Nissan has put together the GT-R Collection, which are a bunch of products that feature a GT-R logo and of course some carbon fiber goodness. The only problem is that it will be hard to get your hands on any of this unless you’re in Japan…and even then, it won’t be cheap at all. Expect to pay top dollar:
Briefcase: Around $1,000 USD
Wallet: Around $300-$350 USD
Coin Case: Around $150 USD
Business Card Case: Around $150 USD
Notebook: Around $330 USD
Keychain: Around $100 USD
Organizer: Around $230 USD
Keychain: Around $100 USD
Keychain: Around $80 USD
Keychain: Around $80 USD
Keychain: Around $80 USD
Driving Gloves: Around $200 USD
[Source: GTRBlog | Nissan Japan Press Release]
When you want to go all out with your writing utensil, look no further than the Cybergraph 2000 from Jean Pierre Lepine. This pen came out in 2000 to mark the end of the century, and commemorate the beginning of the new millenium. It has won several awards for it’s styling. With only 888 made (of the carbon fiber version), and priced at $2,750, you won’t find won’t find one of these lying in just any office.
The pen comes with a black leather case, ink-pump, and screwdriver in a gorgeous see-through maplewood box:
The pen comes with an external ink pump because Jean Pierre Lepine did not want the user to have to dip the pen in ink. The design has quite a bit of technology involved behind it. It’s asymmetric so that the center of gravity lowers in order to give the pen a tumbler effect so it won’t roll. Jean Pierre Lepine spent months researching, testing, and perfecting the Cybergraph 2000.
I found this pen available at two locations online, Airline International and Fountain Pen Hospital. Airline International listed the price as $2,750, while you must call Fountain Pen Hospital for price and availability (1-800-253-7367 or 212-964-0580).
If you happen to get one of these, make sure to get in touch and send me some pictures.
If you have an impressive business card, why not have an impressive holder to show off to your future leads? For just $18 (At the time of this writing), you can pick up a stylish carbon fiber and metal business card holder:
