BRAD PITT GOES ON A BUYING SPREE

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Brad Pitt Spends Half A Mil Furniture Shopping
Published 6/5/2008 by abby at Yeeeah! - Snarky Celebrity Gossip
... Above is a a photo of the $300,000 marble table Brad Pitt purchased at the Design Miami Basel fair in Switzerland yesterday. But don’t think the bargain-hunting stopped there — oh, no. Brad dropped nearly half a million dollars furniture-shopping at the prestigious art and design exhibition. According to NY Post says ...

Brad Pitt Nesting
Published 6/5/2008 by admin at Bricks and Stones Gossip
... table by Dutch designer Jeroen Verhoeven from London-based Carpenters Workshop Gallery for $293,000; got two Ron Arad chairs from New York-based gallery Sebastian + Barquet for an undisclosed price; and ordered “Silver Sky,” a rug made of aluminum thread from New York dealer Cristina Grajales, which sells for $175 a square foot. Pitt also showed interest in a gold lacquer-coated fiberglass sofa by Zaha Hadid offered by London-based dealer Kenny Schachter. Source

Oprah At Obama's Beckon Call [Gossip Roundup]
Published 6/5/2008 by Ryan Tate at Gawker
... Brad Pitt bought a $300,000 table and $175-per-square-foot rug — not despite the fact that he has twin babies on the way, but because he has twin babies on the way. Between the new ones and Jolie's 47 other children, the new furniture should be covered in crayons and bodily fluids within a week. But, given the provenance of the children, maybe it will actually increase in value. [P6] ...

Oprah At Obama's Beck And Call [Gossip Roundup]
Published 6/5/2008 by Ryan Tate at Gawker
... Brad Pitt bought a $300,000 table and $175-per-square-foot rug — not despite the fact that he has twin babies on the way, but because he has twin babies on the way. Between the new ones and Jolie's 47 other children, the new furniture should be covered in crayons and bodily fluids within a week. But, given the provenance of the children, maybe it will actually increase in value. [P6] ...

Brad Pitt Set To Furnish French Brangelina Love Nest With Least Sexy Furniture He Could Find [Boy Toys]
Published 6/5/2008 by Molly Friedman at Defamer
... rug we see at bottom right is made of aluminum, which saves the planet and all that boring stuff, but looks like it's made of cardboard and may puncture tiny Shiloh's perfect feet. As for that monstrosity at top right, Pitt apparently expressed "interest" in a silver version, which is fiberglass and "lacquer-finished." Meaning the pair can get as wet as they want while canoodling on it, but will most likely just slip off it onto their crunchy granola rug. Hot. BRAD PITT GOES ON A SHOPPING SPREE [NYP] ...

Pitt Spends Three College Funds in One Fell Swoop
Published 6/5/2008 by Cord Jefferson, MollyGood at Mollygood
... on the heads of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s upcoming twin babies. Because those movie stars just piss away their money: ...

Brad Pitt Excitedly Goes on Shopping Spree
Published 6/6/2008 by gdaysunshine (noreply@blogger.com) at Gabby Babble
... "Silver Sky" a rug made of aluminum thread from New York dealer Cristina Grajales, which sells for $175 a square foot.Papa Pitt was also said to be interested in a gold lacquer-coated fiberglass sofa by Zaha Hadid offered by London-based dealer Kenny Schachter. Well, why not spend the money since they have it? It looks like the photos of the twins are at least worth $15 million these days or perhaps even more as the bidding war increases. Source