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...Fritz and others were then establishing the idea that glassmaking and blowing could be done in individual studios — rather than on the factory floor — and that unique, non-functional pieces made by a single...
...The College will showcase 100 brands such as Vitra and Fritz Hansen, with an entire floor devoted to lighting, while over the road, Victoria House will host 50 pop-up design shops....
...Highlights will include Dedon’s new outdoor seating, designed by Philippe Starck, and Fritz Hansen’s new easy chair by Spanish designer Jaime Hayon....
...A poster for Fritz Lang’s 1927 film Metropolis is placed beside a woodcut by the Expressionist art group Die Brücke....
...Khan studied architecture, but as well as designing interiors (a café in Victoria Park, London and another by Borough Market) he is interested in product design....
...He says that original design – expensive or not – should be protected: “You can find many other designs which are original designs that obviously are of less cost than the chairs at Fritz Hansen.”...
...At a Christie’s auction, Robert Procop, chief executive of Asprey, bought an emerald-set ring that had been a coronation gift from Queen Victoria to her maid of honour....
...My godmother Anne Schembri, who came from Malta and had many Italian friends, found us a council flat on the Peabody Estate near Victoria. We began in the smallest, dingiest flat there was....
...Week two: villages along the shores of Lake Victoria, and week three: the Kenya coast, from Mombasa to the Somali frontier....
...Picture this: Victoria Beckham – she of Hermès bags and Roland Mouret dresses – elbow deep in boxes at Oxfam, the charity shop. Unlikely, but Beckham claims she “loves a good rummage” there....
...Composer Victoria Bond will be giving a pre-concert talk for those who fancy popping along a little earlier to hear about the night’s music....
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