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  • Crowds returned to Milan Furniture Fair after 2-year hiatus

    MILAN (AP) — Italy’s furniture and design industry embraced the Milan Furniture Fair after a two-year pandemic delay with unapologetic, over-the-top statement pieces, multi-purpose furnishings adapted to small spaces, and sustainable creations by young designers pushing the industry toward a greener path.
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  • Hotel design trends: Lobbies and rooms with a point of view

    Designers of hotel spaces have traditionally tended to favour either theatrical flair (baroque finishes and opulent flourishes) or the opposite: a low-key insouciance consisting of neutral, contemporary furniture and acres of beige-ness.
  • Color galore in Paris as menswear gets bold

    PARIS - There was colour galore at Paris menswear shows Friday, with John Galliano channeling the hues of the rainbow for Maison Margiela and Cerutti 1881 featuring flashes of gold. The Alexander McQueen fashion house mixed in flashes of red to an otherwise dark display of menswear.
  • For Prada, black nylon is a safe haven in a storm

    MILAN - With social and political crises unsettling the globe, Milan Fashion Week was all about slogans this season. "Time For Change" has been a particularly dominant catchphrase, one the fashion world can expect to see branded across sweatshirts, waistbands and accessories next fall and winter.
  • His honeymoon destination? A San Francisco sourdough bakery

    SAN FRANCISCO - Honeymoons: a chance to relax after the stress of a wedding by sitting on a beach with a cocktail and contemplating the start of a happy, married life.
  • Move over, Bud: Czech firm makes DIY backyard breweries

    PRAGUE, Czech Republic - It has never been so easy to start your own beer company.
  • Beyond the storage locker:self-storage facilities expand, bring in new perks

    TORONTO - Boardrooms, a wine-storage centre, an on-site sommelier, a lounge — those are just some of the perks an Ottawa-based company is promising as it builds a massive self-storage facility in Toronto.
  • Recalls this week: spill-proof cups, water heaters

    More than 3 million spill-proof cups for children are being recalled because of mould development risk, with more than 3,000 reported cases already. Other recalled consumer products include faulty water heaters and mattress pads.
  • Google, Lenovo announce sales of depth-perceiving phone by this summer

    LAS VEGAS, Nev. - The latest developments surrounding the consumer-electronics show in Las Vegas known as CES (all times local):

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