Done in Max6, rendered with Vray.
I made the whole thing using splines for the main cage, then shell, sub-D, and finally meshsmooth.
Seeing as I’m a complete jerk when it comes to modelling, I think it came out fairly ok. Still there are a lot of imperfections… A LOT!
here it is:
oh, and if anyone has seen this design anywhere before, please tell me. I amde this out of my head alone, but I’m fairly sure it’s been done before… 
