Phone designer Frank Nuovo shows off his Signature and Ascent models at the grand opening party at Vertu, a boutique for luxury mobile phones on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
The Signature model can be crafted in white gold. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
Actor Morgan Freeman has a wireless chat with designer Frank Nuovo at the Vertu opening party. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
Nuovo, right, welcomes guests to the Vertu opening in Beverly Hills. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
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Nuovo gives Joanne Horowitz a personal tutorial on the custom-made phones as Maria Teresa Tiu, right, admires one of the handsets. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
Guests make the sidewalk scene at the grand opening party at Vertu, a boutique for luxury handcrafted mobile phones on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
