THE ULTIMATE GIFT FOR SPACE NERDS

Über rich space geeks… your ship has come in.  The ultra limited edition Norman Mailer X Marc Newson X Taschen monolith costs a bundle ($1,500 for the plain version and $90,500 for the deluxe), but the deluxe edition comes with its very own piece of lunar rock, and a case designed by Marc Newson.

The book inside is actually called Moonfire, and it’s a reprinting of Mailer’s text, alonside sumptuous images from the missions. Plain-jane editions run for $1,500. The lunar rock edition is a cool $90,500.

The case itself has detail cues–ranging from the feet to the struts–lifted from the Apollo 11 lunar lander. It’s crafted from a single piece of aluminum, and the surface is an topographical reproduction of a section of the moon’s surface.  Newson actually is no stranger to either space design, or insanely expensive one-offs: He owns the record for the most expensive piece by a living designer, the $1.8 million Lockheed Lounge; he also designed the interior for a (now scuttled) space plane. ”

(from Fast Company)

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