Big Ball ’14: Auction
AUCTION
We’re getting some special items for bidding at this year’s Crystal Ball. Watch this space for the complete list!
Treat yourself to the ultimate paradise island experience with a 5-night stay at the Kanuhura Resort in the Maldives with a package worth $5000! Set in the warm Indian ocean of the Maldives, here the natural beauty of the island and surrounding ocean have been carefully preserved, while providing a level of 5 star comfort, luxury and services that have led to numerous travel industry awards.
Located on Lhaviyani Atoll, to the north-east of the Maldives, a haven for travellers seeking laid back island chic and beautiful unspoilt nature, its one hundred luxury villas have been cautiously designed to blend with the environment and provide guests with a maximum of space and privacy. You both will also enjoy a 3-hour sports fishing trip from Top Angler’s Great Sport Fishing.
Take your friends with you for a 2-hour weekday cruise (worth $3,800, 10 guests max) with Aqua Voyage within Singapore water. Aqua Voyage presents an exquisite cruising experience onboard luxury yachts.
The yachts are intimate yet spacious, fully equipped with the latest technology and decked out with the finest amenities. Professional stewards attentive to your every need are on hand to ensure a truly memorable experience.
Bid on a two-night stay for two people at Cranley Hotel in London (worth $1,700), one of London’s most charming and beautiful boutique hotels. Comprising of three buildings built in 1869, its excellent location in the heart of the London Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea allows guests to enjoy easy access to the many historical attractions and to the shopping areas of Knightsbridge and Kings Road.
With its traditional English charm and furnishings, this 39-room hotel promises all guests a memorable experience at every visit.
Bulgari celebrates its 130th anniversary in 2014, and to commemorate the landmark occasion, the brand is pleased to introduce a new silver and black ceramic pendant to its Save The Children collection (two sets worth $1420 each).
The sales from this collection support the charity ‘Save the Children’. Bulgari aims to help 50,000 newborn children and their mothers through life-saving healthcare services in poor, conflict-affected countries and in emergency situations.
Enjoy a 2-night stay for two people at the Courtyard Suite of The Waterhouse at South Bund in Shanghai (worth $1700). With a patio that looks out to the courtyard, creating a disorienting yet refreshing spatial experience, guests at the Waterhouse will experience something quite out of the ordinary. This package also includes dinner for two at Table No. 1, a destination restaurant serving world-influenced modern European cuisine.
This package is generously donated by Unlisted Collection, a stable of unique, high quality boutique hotel properties and restaurants in Singapore, London and Shanghai. Place your bid at the Ball!
Get a 2-night stay for two at Town Hall Hotel, London, worth $2000! Bethnal Green Town Hall stood in the heart of Londons vibrant East End and is home now to Town Hall Hotel & Apartments. Enjoy your stay in the One-Bedroom Suite, combining the amenities and luxuries of a five star hotel with the space and style of a designer apartment. You will also get dinner for two at the chic and intimate Typing Room, with a six-course tasting menu that changes to reflect seasonal ingredients.
Town Hall Hotel, London, is part of Unlisted Collection, a stable of unique, high quality boutique hotel properties and restaurants in Singapore, London and Shanghai.
Enjoy a 2-night stay in the Garden Villa Room (worth $1500) at The Bivou Lijiang (includes daily breakfast for two) along with a Yunnan Farmhouse Dinner for 2 and a bottle of red wine!
The Bivou Lijiang (winner of the Traveller’s Choice TripAdvisor 2014) located in the UNESCO World Heritage site of Lijiang, is a designer guesthouse for the modern adventurer. Housed within two historic farmyards built by the areas Naxi minority tribe, our 16 rooms look out over private gardens landscaped to reflect the full color and fragrances of the changing seasons.
The Bivou was borne out of a simple idea: an adventure lodge that is authentic and sustainable, and sets new standards in comfort and style.
Nicola Anthony is a British artist living in Singapore. This year her work featured at The Substation Gallery, Ikkan Art & The Arts House, as well as her 6 metre sculpture at the entrance the F1 building. Meanwhile she also exhibited internationally at London’s Royal College of Art and Tokyos Shinjuku Creators Festa.
She is donating two pieces from her ‘Dissected Money series‘ (worth $1200). These works involve dissecting dollars so that the letters either create hidden messages or just fragment and become dizzying, enticing you to re-view a commonplace object and perhaps read a dollar for the first time ever.
The SHANG System from SCENE SHANG identifies the key elements of traditional Chinese furniture and pairs it with modern concepts for our urban homes. Get a three-piece combination (worth $1088) for your home! The combination includes one PAN (Tray), one HE (Box Drawer) and one DENG (Stool), in your choice from the colour palette.
Apart from functional needs, the flexibility in combining each component allows one to change the appearance according to ones desired visual of Chinese. The SHANG System allows us to place a part of culture within our modern homes, in the form of a sophisticated and practical design.
Crystal jewellery from Swarovski needs no introduction. This year, we have three exquisite items (worth $785 total) from the Atelier Swarovski Collection up for bidding – a Sapphire Moment Ring, Sapphire River Pendant and a Sapphire Dance Pierced Earrings. Join us at the ball and place your bid on this beautiful jewellery now!
Capture beautiful, happy memories together with your loved ones in a 3-hour classic photo shoot worth $600 by Invertigo Studios! Pick a sentimental or picturesque place in Singapore and bring along family, friends or cherished pets for a professional outdoor portrait photography session.
You’ll receive 40 high-resolution hand-retouched digital images, ready for printing or sharing online.
“PEACE” is an art-glass cum stainless steel sculpture (worth $1888) commissioned by Dr Elsie Yu specially for this function. The sculpture embodies the vision of stability, warmth, hope and liberty in a dynamic torch encircled by free flying doves surging towards one direction to reflect the one dream shared by the whole world.
The sculptor Dr Elsie Yu dedicated herself to art and design education as a Professor at the Nanyang Technological University. Her 2-D and 3-D creations adorn many public and private institutions in Singapore and abroad. She has received numerous awards both for her artistic works and her community services.
Get this exquisite artwork celebrating International Women’s Day (worth $600) for your home. The 40×55 cm piece is Gouache on paper, done by artist Vo Xuong of ArtBlue Studio. The studio is Singapores leading suppliers of Vietnamese art to clients globally.
Vo Xuong was originally a war artist who was following the armies and documenting the battles, and most of all the life behind the lines, by his sketches. His goal is to reproduce the intensity and emotion of the historic event in the heart of a younger generation that had not experienced the events first hand.
Also up for auction is a classical French 6-course dinner at Les Amis (worth $500). Enjoy your meal at the exclusive Chefs Table – the best seats in the restaurant – and watch how the culinary team operates in the kitchen while you enjoy the meal in the comforts of a private dining room.
Enjoy the finest beverage alcohol brands from Diageo, a global leader in beverage alcohol with an outstanding collection of brands across spirits, beer and wines. Diageo is offering three bottles of the world’s leading Scotch Whisky, Johnnie Walker Platinum Label, a rich and contemporary blend inspired by the Walker family’s tradition of private blends. It is crafted from single malt and grain whiskies, matured for a minimum of 18 years.