It may not be as literally as cool as the SMEG MINI Fridge, but issue number 53 of Visionaire, entitled “Sound”, could well be one of the most exclusive collectables featuring the MINI we’ve seen.

Due to go on sale in November 2007, with a retail price of $250 (although amazon.com have it listed with almost $100 off)  Visionaire #53 “Sound” features an acrylic dome case, five 12-inch vinyl picture-disc records, 2 CDs, and (for MINI nuts this is the best part) a Mini Clubman “Vinyl Killer” record player.  Visionaire #53 includes contributions by David Byrne, Michael Stipe, Yoko Ono, Courtney Love, Alexander McQueen, Helmut Lang, and Doug Aitken.

We’ve no idea of the demand for this publication usually, but it has a serious following in the “World of the Cool”, and is limited to a run of 4,000.