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...Upstairs, the tiles of De Marchi Verona ripple like water against mirrored surfaces....
...One referred to him as a “20-stone toddler”; several more used the same analogy to describe him....
...Rockhouse is retreat-like, with thatched-roof, tile-walled villas protruding out of the cut-stone cliffsides, a cluster of garden villas, large ocean-view suites, and deluxe and standard rooms....
...Fat hessian sacks of cacao beans squat amid the aroma of freshly tempered chocolate and beside an array of baked goods....
...Additional reporting by Rurika Imahashi, Peggy Ye and Jack Stone Truitt A version of this article was first published by Nikkei Asia on June 20 2022. ©2022 Nikkei Inc. All rights reserved....
...Green mountains were hollowed out to leave bare stones....
...It’s about the tiny creatures beavering away in our compost bins and beneath piles of leaves, logs and stones”....
...When we meet she’s about to publish her fifth monograph (Evocative Style, Rizzoli), has just unveiled a new tiling range with Ann Sacks, and has more than 100 pieces of furniture in production, which she...
...Later I tell the Scots-born Elizabeth Ann Macgregor, now director of the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, about my visit. “Jupiter is fantastic,” she says....
...Staff threatened never to set foot in the building when it was finished in 1977, until the council threatened them in turn with the sack....
...PRIN London is building a mosaic of “Rustiles” — Jesmonite tiles with an oxidised metal-dust surface....
...They replaced an outdoor green carpet with elegant white pebble-stone tiles....
...Large public companies are too terrified of geeks bearing gifs to sack anyone in IT....
...Palm trees were used in architecture, as were sand and coral stone....
...Lupita Nyong’o, the actress, modelled Ann Demeulemeester’s body chain-style necklace for US Vogue in July....
...Sacks underlines that extremists create more extremists but insists that it is not too late to stop this vicious cycle....
...“Coloured stones continue to be strong business,” says Ms Stordahl....
...Ann Sacks says: “There is a very strong interest in Moroccan-inspired cement tiles, especially in the London market.”...
...Its 20 rooms are decorated traditionally too, finished in tadelakt (polished plaster) and zellij tiles, with local Beni Ourain rugs....
...A century ago, when Shadid’s grandfather Isber built the family’s grand stone house with pointed arches and a red-tile roof on a Marjayoun hilltop, the town was wealthy and had a population of 35,000....
...Ann Gurkin, analyst at Davenport & Company, said: “Heinz has built a strong portfolio of brands, and we remain impressed by the global management team, which is a key asset for the company to expand its...
...Two surveys of Republican voters, published by Rasmussen and Mitchell/Rosetta Stone, both record a jump in support for Rick Santorum, now Mr Romney’s chief rival, after a weekend of intense campaigning....
...The bathroom, while small, was built for purpose with local stone floors and gleaming white ceiling and walls....
...One example is Levantina, the maker of marble tiles and granite kitchen worktops, which was bought for €540m (£458m) by Charterhouse Capital of the UK and Impala of Spain four years ago....
...It was Tom Peters who pointed out that we’re all CEOs of Me Inc, but he missed a trick in not seeing that Me Inc needs some decent corporate governance....
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