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...When the series creator Will Tracy, a writer on Succession, occasionally tries to replicate that show’s brand of explicit eloquence and distinct cadence, it only accentuates the gulf in quality....
...But then you notice the discreet pedestals at each end of the installation, created by Los Angeles based PlayLab, Inc. Each showcases four “historiated sculptures” encased in glass....
...Subtly shifting lighting in the blue-painted gallery mimics the progression of dawn to dusk to night....
...“Having a space that you want to be in can drastically help you — good lighting, good art, good furniture,” she says....
...“As a brand, you have to be on board: these platforms are so big, they will make it work.”...
...Meanwhile, Chieppor has partnered with the digital media company Morning Brew and plans to expand her Excel Dictionary brand into new formats....
...Tech tools — Nanoleaf Lines The latest release from Canadian smart-light brand Nanoleaf, Lines is a collection of backlit, 30cm-long LED strips, reports Jamie Waters for How To Spend It....
...Tech tools — Samsung Freestyle Looking back at eye-catching products from last week’s CES consumer electronics show, Samsung unveiled the Freestyle, a projector, smart speaker and ambient lighting device...
...Apple has supply chain expertise, a desirable brand, and arguably the world’s foremost ability to combine hardware with software and services....
...I also added to my large holding in Christie — a much undervalued “brand” service business — on continuing signs of recovery....
...I wouldn’t mind having mood lighting and neon wall art above my desk, telling me to hustle and do what I love....
...Presenting earnings this week, Vernon Nagel, chairman and chief executive of Acuity Brands, a lighting maker, told investors: “Global trade issues, as well as current rhetoric regarding the potential closing...
...Philip Morris’s IQOS heated tobacco brand has done well in Japan, taking 16 per cent of the market, but it feels more like imitation than innovation....
...Many apparel makers producing for fashion brands in Europe and the US have also moved from China to Vietnam....
...Bankside Design District South Bank The first UK exhibition of San Francisco’s Letterform Archive (see below) will include works by Eric Gill, Piet Zwart, Emigre, Inc and many others....
...At the same time as snapping up Nintendo’s brand-new Switch device, gaming fans have given a warm reception to supercharged versions of existing consoles....
...The revamped stores, which will offer a wider range of organic and gluten-free products, will compete directly with Whole Foods’ cheaper 365 brand aimed at the younger demographic....
...The offer, announced in London this morning, has pushed up shares in BAT and its UK rival Imperial Brands – previously known as Imperial Tobacco....
...The US regulator also thwarted a Chinese consortium’s $3bn deal to buy a lighting business from Philips last year....
...LED lighting business....
...And customers are loyal to their brands. Snag them when they are young and chances are you’ll have them until they give up or die....
...pontiff might have required during his recent Aeromexico flight from Ciudad Juárez to Rome: socks; eye mask; a card showing the Vatican’s coat of arms; green mandarin body butter by the Italian cosmetics brand...
...When it comes to athletics and fitness training, the sports watch market is well established, with brands such as Garmin, TomTom, Polar and Suunto offering products to help individuals monitor their performance...
...The car marks a departure for Mumbai-listed Eicher, which has become one of India’s fastest growing companies thanks to the success of Royal Enfield, the 120-year-old heritage brand it rescued in 1994....
...At Bargain Booze in Archway, north London, posters for cut-price wine, beer and chocolate, stuck across the windows with brown gaffer tape, leave the shop dependent on gloomy strip lighting....
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