Photo: Goop.com
This one is probably difficult to do in real life, but Oscar-winning retired actress Gwyneth Paltrow would have you stuff a luxury eco pod under your Christmas tree this holiday season. Heck, if you can afford it, you’ll just have to buy a bigger house.
Much like Oprah, but with an added touch of pretentiousness, Gwyneth Paltrow has gotten into the habit of putting out must-have lists toward the end of the year. Since Halloween is already over and most people are choosing to skip turkey season, this means preparations for Christmas have officially begun. And what is a millionaire to do but start planning on what to stuff Xmas stockings with?
Paltrow has a suggestion, through Goop’s Ridiculous but Awesome list. Since she runs Goop, which is fashioned after her lifestyle (and budget), this is basically Gwyneth telling you to get yourself a floating pod. Consider it early Christmas spending done right, to the tune of $365,000 - $730,000.
Jokes aside, as funny as it sounds for us regular folks to have a millionaire advising us on buying a floating pod as a present, the idea isn’t a bad one. The Anthénea pod is halfway between an electric yacht and a vacation home, fully-sustainable, and with no carbon footprint at the end of its lifecycle. It’s also modular and can be used in a variety of ways, which means real-life applications for it are numerous, from a personal vacation (mini)home to a unit in a floating resort.
Anthénea is pretty cool and cool-looking, too, as photos in the gallery will show. It offers sleeping for two people and dining for up to six in a living space of 540 square feet (50.2 square meters), a terrace with a bar on the roof, a room with a glass bottom for underwater viewing, and the possibility to either have it moored or move from place to place thanks to six electric motors.
It has solar panels on the roof, water filtration system, and wastewater management system, and is able to withstand Force 6 winds of up to 27 knots. It is also designed to be just comfortable year-round, whether it’s -30 or +40 degrees Celsius (-22 and 104 degrees Fahrenheit).
Considering Gwyneth’s other expensive suggestion is a Cartier Clash [Un]Limited Watch that sells for a reported $393,000, you’re getting a deal with the base version of the pod. Diamonds don’t float.
Paltrow has a suggestion, through Goop’s Ridiculous but Awesome list. Since she runs Goop, which is fashioned after her lifestyle (and budget), this is basically Gwyneth telling you to get yourself a floating pod. Consider it early Christmas spending done right, to the tune of $365,000 - $730,000.
Jokes aside, as funny as it sounds for us regular folks to have a millionaire advising us on buying a floating pod as a present, the idea isn’t a bad one. The Anthénea pod is halfway between an electric yacht and a vacation home, fully-sustainable, and with no carbon footprint at the end of its lifecycle. It’s also modular and can be used in a variety of ways, which means real-life applications for it are numerous, from a personal vacation (mini)home to a unit in a floating resort.
Anthénea is pretty cool and cool-looking, too, as photos in the gallery will show. It offers sleeping for two people and dining for up to six in a living space of 540 square feet (50.2 square meters), a terrace with a bar on the roof, a room with a glass bottom for underwater viewing, and the possibility to either have it moored or move from place to place thanks to six electric motors.
It has solar panels on the roof, water filtration system, and wastewater management system, and is able to withstand Force 6 winds of up to 27 knots. It is also designed to be just comfortable year-round, whether it’s -30 or +40 degrees Celsius (-22 and 104 degrees Fahrenheit).
Considering Gwyneth’s other expensive suggestion is a Cartier Clash [Un]Limited Watch that sells for a reported $393,000, you’re getting a deal with the base version of the pod. Diamonds don’t float.
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