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...It features a scene where each dancer making up the caterpillar’s body has 100 Swarovski crystals on their pointe shoes....
...Roisin-red maples are the strings, melodies of vermilion and scarlet....
...Prada cotton-poplin shirt, £575, thread.com Bottega Veneta seersucker swimsuit, £370, net-a-porter.com Louis Vuitton glass, carbon fibre and leather Cosmic Table by Raw Edges, £38,500 Prisma Guitars maple...
...At NoMad London’s new bar Common Decency, an Old Fashioned is made with olive-oil-washed bourbon, stirred down with cobnut-infused rye, chocolate bitters and maple syrup....
...These ranged from a lion brooch from one-time UK foreign secretary Robin Cook to a maple-leaf pin from Canada’s Lloyd Axworthy. They also punctuated tense talks....
...“It’s about being able to visualise a path into design,” says Egg co-founder Crystal Ellis of creating new platforms that might be a source of inspiration....
...Then comes the main dish: chicken nuggets, served with maple waffles and a Chinese-style bao bun....
...Although much of the fun of making your own ice cream is customising flavours, the Ninja comes with a 30-strong recipe book to get you started, including classics, fancy options (limoncello ice cream, maple...
...folding, this sconce is also available in a pendant form. andrewmartin.co.uk Marden coffee table by And Objects £6,000 The table is hand sculpted from solid plaster and finished with a silver-leafed crystal...
...Vitra £259 Inspired by a 2011 design by Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby, this stackable chair is made from recycled plastic household waste. vitra.com Rose Romance paperweight by Daum £544.54 A delicate crystal...
...Add the kefir water crystals, maple syrup and filtered water. Leave at room temperature for a day or two. Bubbles should appear, a sign that the crystals are eating up the sugar....
...At intervals I have to duck abruptly to dodge the thick tubes hanging overhead, which collect the sugary sap from the maple trees: Quebec produces 70 per cent of the world’s maple syrup supplies....
...Thiel’s company, Palantir — named after a crystal ball in Tolkien’s novels — makes top-secret defence technology and reportedly does a lot of work for the US government....
...However, the crystal was replaced with one that a biodegradable mineral, and the traditional watch battery with a mercury- and lead-free option....
...They replaced original doors with maple ones, complete with crystal doorknobs, and put in mouldings, fittings and shelves....
...Arriving in Savoy Court, the only road in Britain where cars must drive on the right, they will be greeted by a new Lalique crystal fountain....
...The drawer’s empty but for a Bible and a time-bleached postcard of Burrard Bridge with a maple leaf in the corner and the word, VANCOUVER! I slot it between the fingers of Charlie’s mum....
...ironmongery on an antique dresser, for example – because “you still have the quality of the piece and can upgrade the handles at a later date” – or choose less expensive timbers for flooring – a stained maple...
...If you want an authentic Canadian autumn or winter experience, check whether the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey team is playing at the Air Canada Centre, adjoining Union Station....
...Giacomotti uses oil- and acrylic-based paints then adds a protective coating of crystal-clear, water-based polyurethane on top of the design....
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