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...When I walked into Victoria Beckham’s studio late last year, the signs and signifiers of an aspirational space were all there....
...“It’s the newest and most updated form of luxury now,” says Malone Souliers founder Mary Alice Malone....
...Up next is a range of vessels for Jo Malone – candle and diffuser holders created with set designer Shona Heath (“One of the most beautiful things we’ve done, and also the most complicated”) – followed by...
...A recent “find” is a book called Wine Girl by Victoria James. I loved reading about James’s personal journey, working her way up to becoming one of the top female sommeliers....
...“The character I’d most like to play is Tallulah from Bugsy Malone. It’s such a clever, dark show and everything is turned upside down by having children play adults....
...John Malone and the art of optionality in dealmaking Earlier this week, we gave you a short but important refresher on a legendary dealmaker: John Malone, the US billionaire known as the “Cable Cowboy”....
...(FT) News round-up Sycamore and L Brands call off Victoria’s Secret deal (FT) McGraw-Hill, Cengage jointly agree to terminate planned merger (BBG) Banks to book more than $50bn against bad loans (FT)...
...Even in sheer blends like Dolce by Dolce & Gabbana or Jo Malone’s Peony & Blush Suede, it adds substance and depth. The enveloping effect of winter perfumes is also enhanced by the way they are worn....
...Alice Gabb uses it to describe her brand of modern calligraphy, which she has employed to create a window display for Jo Malone and wedding invitations that fold up into paper boats....
...It was also chosen by the Victoria and Albert Museum as the First Folio to go on display at the 1951 Festival of Britain Exhibition of Books....
...Mr Alexander said the intangible benefits of the design museum, in development for a decade as the biggest dedicated offshoot of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, were even more important for a city...
...At the same time, the cost of producing original dramas like Broadchurch and Victoria is being pushed up as the likes of Netflix and Amazon increase their investment in content....
...(FT) Conquering the art world at 73 Her great-great-grandfather was Charles Darwin, her grandfather was physician to Queen Victoria, and she was related to entrepreneur and industrialist Josiah Wedgwood...
...“Tower of Babel”, a sculpture composed of 3,000 bone china models of London shops, from boarded-up newsagents to Bond Street boutiques, currently dominates the Medieval and Renaissance Gallery of the Victoria...
...Ruth Mastenbroek, a British perfumer who has helped to create fragrances for Jo Malone and Jigsaw, among others, is also using modern technology....
...It was also the location of the first chair arch, built in 1877 for a visit by Queen Victoria....
...Pernille has meanwhile sold a piece to the Victoria and Albert Museum....
...‘Out of the Ordinary’, November 13 - February 17, Victoria & Albert Museum, London....
...John Malone’s Liberty Media builds up 18 per cent voting stake in News Corp....
...However, in August the company extended its poison pill defence for a further two years to prevent John Malone's Liberty Media from increasing its voting stake in News Corp beyond the 18 per cent it had...
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