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...The NY dream team of Harriet Clarfelt and Brooke Masters report on the extraordinary shutdown of $220bn (!)...
...Fleming had built his tropical bolt-hole as a “Caribbean Bauhaus”; “Caribbean Cowhouse,” riposted Coward. Like Bond, Fleming juggled a spartan and a sybaritic side....
...The Pivot costs from £2,999 for the base model to £5,179 for “The Full Monty” and takes about three hours to put together, a flat-pack operation involving hefty bolts and Allen keys....
...“I suddenly realised that this was the master that Liberty needed,” says Petochi of the connection that has evolved beyond their wildest expectations....
...A master of what is known as the “bolt-on” strategy is UK-listed distribution group Bunzl. Since 2004, the group has completed 194 acquisitions....
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...I’ve always found that sight beautiful — lock circuitry, bolt work, relocking cables, glass plates. All of it’s faintly arousing, if I’m honest....
...There are several TV series showcasing the elaborate designs of professional builders, including Treehouse Masters, starring Pete Nelson, Garnier’s conference co-founder....
...But although all of these famous, quote unquote, you know, masters of the universe, who are these big personalities that really dominate their firms, well, they won’t live forever....
...“It is both mechanical engineering and a more artistic way to master the metal,” he says....
...The cosy ones Cotton and linen napkins (set of four), £100, Hay by Laila Gohar at selfridges.com Ceramic trinket tray, £49, Alex Eagle at alexeagle.com Steel and aluminium ‘bolt’ floor light, £470, Antone...
...The bank has gradually built its offering with bolt-on acquisitions including Ayco, United Capital and NextCapital....
...The two smaller ones belong to Amfitheatrof’s children, Niko and Stella May; the master is behind the kitchen. All of the storage was designed by Tree, a Rome-based woodworker....
...Organising the nuts and bolts of this event, the Farr team were the only ones who knew what we would be tasting before our host announced the theme. To say it was a shock would be an understatement....
...Some have sprinted to catch up by hiring or doing bolt-on deals, but it is far from easy developing a presence in these more specialised areas....
...This Rolex, however, was commissioned from longstanding watch dealer Tom Bolt some time before — as demonstrated by the dial being marked “Bamford & Sons”, which was the precursor of what is now Bamford...
...Old Masters: Botticelli, Gentileschi and more One of the last privately owned masterpieces by Botticelli will go under the hammer this month in New York as part of Sotheby’s annual Masters Week sales series...
...Cicolini has a long established partnership with the studio of Kamal Kumar Meenakar, the Indian master craftsman, and also works with a British master jeweller in Hatton Garden....
...This engaging, multi-layered tale is a genre-bending mix of crime novel, war memoir and touching love story by a master storyteller....
...Or how about the Bolt? An innovative but pragmatic choice matching her no-nonsense, progressive management philosophy....
...Taken together, this dancing with detente by the US, Saudi Arabia and Iran would be almost balletic — except it is not clear there is a master choreographer....
...Both Perrier-Jouët and Champagne Henriot recently appointed female cellar masters for the first time....
...Chopard co-president Karl-Friedrich Scheufele.Born in Neuchâtel, Switzerland in 1727, Berthoud moved to France at the age of 18 to serve as a “watchmaker's companion” at the Parisian guild, ending up as master...
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