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...The last thing I bought and loved was a blue sea-glass bracelet from the jeweller Lisa Hall. She and I have been collecting sea glass all our lives....
...Another first is the USA Pavilion — look out for glassware by John Hogan and the rugged furniture of Fernando Mastrangelo....
...Masterpieces of Chinese Painting: 700-1900, edited by Zhang Hongxing, V&A Publishing, RRP£40/$60 The world’s oldest painting tradition explored in the glorious catalogue to the V&A’s current, once-in-a-lifetime...
...Bradlee’s glass office stood in the centre of the newsroom. Woodward’s investigative team was tucked away at the back. There was a swagger about the place that was irresistible....
...Isn’t this all a storm in a shot glass? Well, not really, not when the global vodka market is worth an eye-blurring £12bn....
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