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Aspinal of London's truly beautiful luxury gifts: sustainable, whimsical and exquisite
If you're looking for luxury gifts, Aspinal of London is the perfect place to start — and their new woodland-themed collection is a true delight.
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Nassau Paradise Island, the tropical paradise where the beaches are just the start of an island full of culture, history, nature and magical food
Looking to go beyond the beach on your next holiday — but still want to enjoy beautiful sands and idyllic seascapes? Nassau Paradise Island is a perfect place to find tropical paradise, and much more.
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Asia: Income options in an unusual climate
Yoojeong Oh, Investment Manager at Aberdeen Asian Income Fund Limited, looks at the latest options for contending with an ever-changing world.
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An easy way to find your own piece of our green and pleasant land, be it a small plot or a great estate
The era of digital has taken much of the pain out of finding a house but searching for a plot of land or a country estate has remained more elusive. A new service called Addland has solved this.
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Why craft makes you happy, with Giles Kime, Ben Pentreath and Ben Johnson
Country Life's Giles Kime heads to the new Chelsea Barracks development at the start of London Craft Week, to speak to Ben Pentreath and Ben Johnson of Albion Nord about what craft brings to our lives.
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Janine Stone: 'Knowing who to work with, their capabilities and specialisms, is as important as the design itself'
The interior of a beautiful building is often what leaves the most enduring impression in a visitor’s memory; carefully crafted joinery, staircases, plasterwork and floors combine to create a coherent whole that summons up the spirit of its past. Jeremy Spencer of Janine Stone tells COUNTRY LIFE’s Giles Kime the lessons we have to learn from past and present examples.
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Patek Philippe and G. Collins & Sons: The perfect match
Watch Country Life's Luxury Editor Hetty Lintell in conversation with G. Collins & Sons where they delve deeper into Patek Philippe as a brand, and specifically their World Time watches.
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Cassandra Goad's nature inspired jewellery in time for Chelsea Flower Show
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How to choose eco-friendly flooring: What you need to know about solid wood, engineered wood and more
If you're laying new flooring in your home, ensuring that it's environmentally-friendly is hugely important — and companies such as Stories Flooring can help.
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The case for UK equities
Sree Kochugovidan, Senior Economist at Aberdeen Standard Investments, explains why the UK is emerging as one of the world's stronger economies as the world recovers from the shock of the past 18 months.
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Janine Stone's Jeremy Spencer: 'The impact of windows on a building’s appearance can be transformative'
In the latest Janine Stone Masterclass, Giles Kime talks to Jeremy Spencer about the lessons we can learn from the past.
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How your choice of bricks can have a transformative effect on your project, by Janine Stone's Jeremy Spencer
Giles Kime asks Jeremy Spencer of Janine Stone why bricks can have such a transformative effect on the success of a project.
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Maker&Son: 'For us, true comfort is a physical and mental state of being'
What is authenticity in furniture design? Alex Willcock and Felix Conran — the father and son team behind Maker&Son — describe how they are reinventing upholstered sofas, chairs and beds.
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Harnessing emerging market opportunities: Key considerations
To access the most compelling opportunities in the years ahead, Andrew Lister, manager of the Aberdeen Emerging Markets Investment Company, suggests five key considerations for investors today.
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Marks of distinction
Period interiors can be transformed with distinctive mix of the colourful and the quirky, says Country Life’s Executive Editor, Giles Kime.
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Maker&Son: Furniture that is natural, sustainable, beautiful — and very, very comfortable
When Alex Willcock and his son Felix Conran established Maker & Son, they aimed to create truly comfortable furniture, handmade from only natural materials to last a lifetime.
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How planting trees on your land can help the environment, the wildlife, farmland and more
The Woodland Trust's MOREwoods scheme, supported by Lloyds Bank, is helping landowners across the country to plant trees in an effective and sustainable way. We take a look at one farmer's experience of what happened.
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The great rotation: Will it endure?
What next for equity markets? Thomas Moore, manager of the Aberdeen Standard Equity Income Trust, Martin Connaghan, manager on the Murray International Trust, and Fran Radano, manager of The North American Income Trust, take a look at some of the possibilities.
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Janine Stone's Jeremy Spencer on getting the right team for your project, and keeping the client at the epicentre
Jeremy Spencer of Janine Stone tells Country Life’s Giles Kime why collaboration is key to the success of an architectural project.