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Sotheby’s is Strengthening its Position in the Market for Vintage and Antique Furniture

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  Sotheby’s Expands E-Commerce Program and acquires Viyet, the Online Marketplace for Interior Design.     Viyet is the online marketplace for interior design specializing in vintage and antique furniture, decorative objects and accessories. Viyet’s business model complements Sotheby’s existing suite of auction and private sale services at the high end of this market, providing … Read more

German firm to design successor to Land Rover Defender

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Ineos chairman hands contract to MBtech to create and produce prototypes of ‘world-class 4×4’

Ale better: how craft beer found its mission

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Stung by a reputation as gentrification’s outriders, craft breweries are trying to bring in more women, working-class people and people with disabilities to both drink beers – and make them

Not the end of The World: the return of Dubai’s ultimate folly

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Underwater bedrooms, ‘Lohan Island’ and snow all year round – a decade after it was scuppered by the financial crash, the fantasy archipelago of 300 artificial ‘countries’ is back in business. Has anybody learned anything?

The £3bn rebirth of King’s Cross: dictator chic and pie-in-the-sky penthouses

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Google HQ, boutique shops in old coal sheds, gasholders offering wedge-shaped flats at sky-high prices … as the vast project comes together after 18 years, our critic gives his verdict