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...Farmers in the UK rely on replenishing their colonies with bees from southern Europe, but imports have become difficult, said Luke Dixon at Urban Beekeeping, which looks after hives in and around London...
...The only thing that stayed the same was my dress, by Adam Dixon. My husband had secretly arranged for some of my closest friends to be waiting outside the church, they were all cheering as we came out....
...It was shot weeks before we were locked down by the crisis, but Benjamin Bouchet’s pictures, with their delicate serenity and stillness, seem especially poignant now....
...The operas of Benjamin Britten form an important part of this, as several had their premieres here, and two of the biggest, Billy Budd and Death in Venice, have followed in quick succession this year....
...This slightly more frivolous creation, a range of brightly-coloured bubbles, provides olfactory entertainment for adults and children alike. franciskurkdjian.com Elements Fire diffuser, £85 Designer Tom Dixon...
...Co-Founder, Masabi Alain Desmier CEO and Founder, Apply.Digital Mike Betts CEO and Co-founder, PhotoCrowd Kevin Gibson Founder, Jiva Technology Gavin Sathianathan Tim Parlett Co-Founder, Zopa Andrew Dixon...
...Sean Dixon, co-founder of Savile Row tailor Richard James, said of the recent menswear shows: “I was aware that certain men — straight men — were wearing foundation....
...“We’re enjoying an exciting resurgence of 1970s and 1980s-inspired bold, exotic contrasts in materials and colours,” says Benjamin Peak, the company’s managing director....
...Good morning New York, FT ALPHAVILLE Paging Walter Benjamin: A short modern dance performance and a $364m sale of contemporary art at Sotheby’s in NY....
...The works on view will include one-off pieces by Martino Gamper and designs by Jasper Morrison, Tom Dixon, Alexander Taylor, Barber Osgerby, Benjamin Hubert, Richard Woods/Sebastian Wrong, and Voon Wong....
...Tom Dixon’s stainless steel Void lights, released earlier this year, are based on Olympic medal designs and offer a more futuristic take on the trend....
...The designers associated with this style include Jasper Morrison, Barber-Osgerby, Matthew Hilton, Benjamin Hubert, Studioilse and – perhaps surprisingly – Tom Dixon....
...Other big names – Ron Arad, Zaha Hadid, the Campana brothers, Tom Dixon, Arik Levy, Ross Lovegrove – have seen their work increasingly shown alongside fine art, whether at Sotheby’s sculpture-selling show...
...The week comprises a three-day forum with designers Marc Newson, Tom Dixon and Zaha Hadid among the speakers....
...The Graduate became a prodigy after director Mike Nichols decided not to cast Robert Redford as hero Benjamin Braddock....
...The Upside of Down: Catastrophe, Creativity and the Renewal of Civilization By Thomas Homer-Dixon Souvenir £15, 448 pages FT bookshop price: £12 The Canadian political scientist Thomas Homer-Dixon takes...
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