Alison LePard, a 19-year-old college sophomore from Wellesley, Massachusetts, says that when she shops for clothes and accessories, her goal is a look that is uniquely hers. So she does a lot of mixing and matching.
Art/Design
Iranians scream into pots at new contemporary art center
A contemporary art gallery in central Tehran is giving Iranians a chance to let out their frustrations by screaming into clay pots sculpted by a Vancouver-based artist, exhibiting in the country of his ancestors for the first time.
Getty Museum sets record for Manet with $65.1 million purchase of 'Le Printemps'
French Impressionist painter Edouard Manet's "Le Printemps," which set a world record price for the artist when it sold at auction for $65.1 million at Christie's on Wednesday evening, will be going to the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles.
Bonhams to auction Lauren Bacall's art collection
An art collection amassed by the late movie star Lauren Bacall, including eight sculptures by Henry Moore, will go under the hammer next year in New York, Bonhams auction house said on Friday.
'Lion King' musical is top-grossing box-office production of all time: Disney
The stage musical of "The Lion King" has generated the highest total box office of any production in any entertainment medium, with worldwide takings of more than $6.2 billion, a spokesman for Walt Disney Co said on Monday.
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Mumbai, India-based decorative and industrial paint manufacturer Asian Paints (International) Ltd picked up a 51% stake in Ethiopia-based paint maker Kadisco Chemical Industry PLC for an undisclosed amount.
Houston, Texas-based home decor retail chain Garden Ridge bought a former Kmart store located along Reynolds Road in Southern Toledo for $1.6 million to renovate and re-occupy the said property.
American Internet and tech giant Google struck a manufacture and distribution deal with Italian optical wear maker Luxottica for the future versions of its wearable Glass.
Toronto, Canada-based hardware engineering collaborative platform Upverter bagged $2.3 million in a seed funding round led by Version One Ventures to grow its enterprise business and develop its product.
Palo Alto, US-based beauty box retailer Memebox, which was imported from South Korea, bagged $1.5 million in venture funding to establish its presence in the US.
Mountain View, US-based 3D reconstruction firm Matterport is set to release a camera and technology that professional photographers and real estate firms can use to create 3D models of interior and outdoor spaces.
New York, US-based startup school General Assembly scored $25 million in a recent funding round to expand its tech and entrepreneurship course offering and to build new campuses.
TrackDuck, a visual feedback provider for web design and development, has obtained €200,000 from Kima Ventures and Practica Capital for its seed funding round, TechCrunch reported.
London, UK-based marketing solutions provider St Ives Group completed the purchase of digital marketing firm Realise Holdings Ltd in a deal valued at £21.7 million to enhance its product offerings.
