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Month: July 2019

Convergence science centre accelerates development of innovative cancer therapies

Convergence science centre accelerates development of innovative cancer therapies

Tumour-promoting pink and tumour-suppressing blue immune cells being tracked using newly developed technology. Courtesy: Masahiro Ono The new £ million Cancer Research UK Convergence Science Centre at The Institute of Cancer Research ICR and Imperial College London brings together researchers from different scientific disciplines to develop a range of innovative cancer treatment techniques. Under the leadership of cancer experts Paul Workman from the ICR and Lord Ara Darzi from Imperial, the centre integrates knowledge, methods and expertise from disciplines ranging…

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Art, Design, Lighting and Furnishings Spanning Centuries and Continents in Rago’s

Art, Design, Lighting and Furnishings Spanning Centuries and Continents in Rago’s

Lambertville, NJ – On Saturday, August and Sunday, August , Rago Auctions will hold a -day Unreserved Auction featuring early th century art and design, modern and contemporary art and design, Scandinavian furniture, garden décor and much more. luded in this , lot sale: period and contemporary works of Arts and Craft design; American and European mid-century furnishings; a broad selection of lighting and estate goods; prints, multiples and works on paper; and antique and contemporary art glass and pottery….

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Where I Work: Harlem’s Focus Lighting illuminates the field of architectural lighting design

Where I Work: Harlem’s Focus Lighting illuminates the field of architectural lighting design

sqft’s series “Where I Work” takes us into the studios, offices, and off-beat workspaces of New Yorkers across the city. In this installment, we’re touring the Harlem office of architectural lighting design firm Focus Lighting. Want to see your business featured here? Get in touch! After spending many years designing theatrical lighting, Paul Gregory decided to transition into the world of architectural lighting. He started his career working on nightclubs and in , founded his own firm in his neighborhood of Harlem. Eight years later, Paul…

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Estate auction of fashion designer Oleg Cassini reveals trove personal letters from Jackie Kennedy

Estate auction of fashion designer Oleg Cassini reveals trove personal letters from Jackie Kennedy

By the time of his death in , Oleg Cassini had earned his reputation as a legendary Lothario who seduced some of the twentieth century s most celebrated women. He was engaged to Grace Kelly, married to Gene Tierney, had affairs with Marilyn Monroe, Betty Grable, Lana Turner and became famous as Jacqueline Kennedy s personal couturier during the halcyon days of Camelot. In the -years since Cassini s passing; a battle over his $million estate, waged between his widow,…

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