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...Diamond-lover Kalandjian is dubbed the “queen of baguettes” in jewellery circles due to her use of slim, elongated, rectangular-shaped stones in her designs....
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...Choose between jacaranda wood, which is hand carved and smoked by a fairtrade co-operative in Nairobi, and polished green leopard stone responsibly sourced from a family-owned quarry in Zimbabwe....
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...Its materials, from concrete and aluminium to chipboard and foam ceiling tiles, often require significant repair if buildings are to be saved....
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...and I’m thinking about your customer, Mr B, or C.”...
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...Creamer said that in one row of 15 historic town houses in Buckingham Palace Road, the company applied for permission to install heat pumps, new glazing and solar roof tiles....
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