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...Natura BisséLikewise Spanish brand Natura Bissé, whose HQ is a pearl-white, avant-garde 15,000 sq m complex situated in the Barcelona hills....
...Irene Valyraki and Ioanna Koutsoudaki are sisters who opened a small hotel in the former Austro-Hungarian consulate called Doma, filling it with Cretan artefacts and global objets d’art....
...In Alice Neel’s 1972 painting of Irene Peslikis, the feminist artist and activist is draped over a purple chair, her left arm raised to grip the backrest, exposing a tuft of armpit hair....
...Thick little wedges, cured in-house and presented, deservedly, like the very finest charcuterie, with pickled pearl onions, treacle and soured cream....
...— FT Alphaville Pearls of wisdom from the boss of tech unicorn Ve Interactive — FT Alphaville Welcome to Ve Interactive, Stuart Chambers — FT Alphaville British adtech unicorn Ve Interactive is in for a...
...Photographs: National Photo/Underwood Archives/Getty Images; Chronicle / Alamy...
...So, too, Christine Lagarde, who accessorises her management of the International Monetary Fund with simple dark suits, a shock of silver hair and an exquisite deployment of pearls....
...Irene Rosenfeld of Kraft says you must follow your passion. The others talk about the importance of having a mentor, of being yourself, of work-life balance, of teamwork and of being humble....
...That’s important because Pearl still needs some polish....
...For a city that’s often overlooked, The Hague has a delightful luxury B&B – Haagsche Suites, owned by Guido van den Elshout, a former tax lawyer, and his wife Irene....
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