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I currently live in a house share. I am told not to alter the setting of the washing machine, I am not allowed to use the fridge, freezer or the dishwasher in the kitchen. I have no access to change the heating thermostat and there are a large set of drawers in my rented room... Continue Reading →
What a difference a few years can make. If someone would have told me two years ago that in 2018 I would be sitting in a PR role, I would have laughed in their face. Of course, there's nothing wrong with PR, but it was my understanding back then that there is no job in... Continue Reading →
There's a lot of reading material online about how to mentally and physically get through a marathon, and some articles are more scaremongering than others. With the 2018 London Marathon just less than 24 hours away, here are my top 9 tips on how to get through the 26.2-mile race with a smile on your face...... Continue Reading →
Celebrated designer Matthew McCormick will present a collection of pendant lamps that feature pearl-like glass spheres balanced inside of oval metal frames during Milan design week (17-22 April). The Mila pendants, which will be unveiled next week on the second floor of Spazio Rossana Orlandi, will combine two geometric forms in what McCormick calls a "perfect equilibrium". ... Continue Reading →
Slamp and Zaha Hadid Design present the Avia Edition, a vibrant new collection of the chandelier series handcrafted in three different shades - turquoise, blue and ultramarine. Avia Edition is a limited-edition series of only 99 chandeliers in each of the three colours. The Avia chandeliers embody the originality of Hadid’s architecture, integrating design complexity... Continue Reading →
Most runners in the UK will do just about anything in order to chase down those marginal gains. But don’t just take it from me. In the lead up to marathon season, Brooks Running decided to validate this theory by launching a UK survey to find out exactly what quantifies ‘anything’. It turns out that... Continue Reading →
Strap in, it’s going to be a bumpy ride... We were in Cairo for a few days. Granted, it wasn’t the first place that sprang to mind when searching for a winter get-away, especially with the mass of red tape that currently surrounds the region after a number of terrorist attacks. But it was the... Continue Reading →
Blending modern personality around traditional features has created an elegant look and feel into this young couple’s stunning new kitchen… For newlyweds Harry and Patricia Hanning, the real heart and soul of any home is the kitchen, which incidentally is where you will most likely find this young professional couple. Living in a four-bedroom house... Continue Reading →
In the heart of a bustling trade show in Munich, Germany, something wonderful just happened. Two companies, both of which would usually operate in opposing worlds to one another, share a stage. There's fizz, canapés and a few speeches before a new relationship is sealed - one with tangible and, now that I think of... Continue Reading →
As a former gymnast, I have been watching the Larry Nassar case unfold with interest. I post this after reading some of the comments asking why the 156+ victims didn’t come forward sooner. Here’s what you have to understand; young elite gymnasts are not normal kids playing in the playground. A young elite gymnast (as... Continue Reading →
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