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      The motor-racing legend and campaigner on Mars bars, E-Type Jags and his fight to cure dementia

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      The Austin-based creative on psilocybin chocolates, ranch life and perfect fruit plates

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      The musician on pub quizzes, night walking and her ‘war buddy’ Tracey Emin

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      Multidisciplinary artist Stefan Brüggemann talks taste

      The Mexican-German artist on collecting tables, wearing Vivienne Westwood’s “drunken trousers” and taming wild cats

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      Design star Harry Nuriev on his ‘inappropriate’ style

      The furniture designer, artist and architect talks taste 

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      The Korean-American author on her love for the Neue Galerie, Thom Browne and Kerrygold

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      The Belgian fashion designer loves Reebok Pumps, rings – and plastic dolls

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      The actor on Marcus Aurelius, ‘Mockingbird’ and manifesting your creative destiny

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      Make-up artist Lucia Pica’s top tip? Lipstick first

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      The designer behind Elvis and The Great Gatsby talks personal taste

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      The composer, producer and DJ loves her Sennheiser headphones, her cat Miles and diving into melancholia

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      Entrepreneur Mandy Madden Kelley talks personal taste

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    • Friday, 11 November, 2022
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      Jeweller Solange Azagury-Partridge: ‘Being glossy takes too much time!’

      The British jewellery and interiors designer loves Lucio Fontana, smudged eyeliner and Chaka Khan 

    • Friday, 4 November, 2022
      FT SeriesThe HTSI Property issue 2022
      Peter Marino: ‘It might be easier to talk about what I don’t collect’

      The architect loves his meat cleavers, the Seagram Building and Elvis

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