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...Phillips hosts its first auction dedicated to ceramics made by Lucie Rie and her colleague and friend Hans Coper in London on November 1....
...This show will include work by the Polish artist Krzysztof Strzelecki, who is recreating a gym in ceramics, says Stefano di Paola, the gallery partner who is overseeing the New York opening....
...Picasso is the star of a different sort of sale this season — that of the Dutch couple Pieter and Olga Dreesmann, who are offering 32 of the artist’s works on paper, ceramics and sculptures through Ward...
...“London was crying out for this, it is important to keep a fair here at this time,” said Kathleen Slater, director at the ceramic specialists Adrian Sassoon....
...Industrial sectors from chemicals to fertilisers to ceramics have been forced to suspend production because of soaring energy costs, while others are stepping up imports....
...Here were outstanding Khmer and Gandharan stone sculptures, Chola bronzes, ancient Roman silver, Iznik ceramics and much else besides....
...After founding two successful businesses — Kyocera, an electronics and ceramics manufacturer, and telecoms group KDDI — Inamori took a job at then-bankrupt Japan Airlines as a chair in 2010....
...More than 150 works are presented, including an extraordinary range of sculptures — made in stone, ceramics, wood and aluminium — as well as theatre set designs, playground models, furniture and lighting...
...It is an example of Japan Inc trying to deal with geopolitical risks amid US-China rivalry....
...I’m also a fan of dinner at Cumulus Inc in the CBD [Central Business District]....
...In the traditional aluminium smelting process, in use for more than 100 years, a carbon anode is placed in a bath that contains alumina and other materials....
...Replacing liquid electrolytes in batteries with ceramics improves performance but can make them harder to manufacture....
...QuantumScape says it has successfully pulled off the much sought-after solid-state battery by creating a ceramic material about the size of a playing card and as thin as a human hair....
...But sadly, the original sheep designs were retired in 1994, as the founders pursued new careers: Muir became an artist and Royal Academy exhibitor, and Osborne a sculptor of ceramic dogs....
...The upmarket look is just as easily identifiable as the more generic version: a few Portuguese ceramic tiles with 1970s or Islamic-inspired patterns, junk-shop art grouped together on the walls, flowers...
...The Verge says new sensors make it more useful for fitness and sport tracking, and notes design updates like a ceramic bezel, screwed caseback, mechanical buttons, and a higher-resolution screen....
...Ateh Jewel, beauty journalist, diversity advocate and author Nails Inc, Naked in Neon Quad, £22, lookfantastic.com I love colour and bright nails are the quickest way to inject some fun into your summer...
...Additional reporting by Kenji Kawase A version of this article was first published by the Nikkei Asian Review on November 15, 2019. @2019 Nikkei Inc. All rights reserved....
...The focus is now on developing a greener way of processing alumina, the key ingredient used to make the metal....
...The Apple Watch now comes in titanium models beginning at $799, with a ceramic model starting at $1,299 and a refreshed line-up of Hermès-edition models ranging from $1,249 to $1,499....
...Century said it had signed an agreement to buy alumina from the Gramercy refinery in Louisiana, one of the last alumina refineries in the US, owned by Noranda Alumina....
...A version of this article was first published by the Nikkei Asian Review on December 2 2019. @2019 Nikkei Inc. All rights reserved....
...Hardware innovation is out, subscription services are in Part six Video: Tim Bradshaw on why Jony Ive is leaving now Subscribers can receive alerts when new content is published by following ‘Apple Inc...
...It takes between 14,000kW and 16,000kW hours of electricity to produce 1 tonne of aluminium from two tonnes of alumina....
...A version of this article was first published by the Nikkei Asian Review on March 20, 2019. ©2019 Nikkei Inc. All rights reserved....
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