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Chapter 1
Setting the table
With a background in fashion and a degree in the decorative arts, entrepreneur Ajiri Aki settled in Paris in 2011 and six years later founded her homeware and antiques brand Madame de la Maison. She gives us tips and tricks for sun-soaked hosting and explains the importance of joie de vivre.
24 minutes
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Chapter 2
Craftsmanship: Loftus Knives
Description: We head to the south London studio of Holly Loftus, maker of Loftus Knives. She tells us why handmade kitchen utensils are items to be held in high esteem and how they become prized possessions that stand the test of time.
13 minutes
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Chapter 3
Italian artisans with Gillian Dobias
Gillian Dobias switches from co-host to guest this month as she tells deputy editor Chiara Rimella about her recent travels through Italy meeting makers and artisans.
6 minutes
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Chapter 4
Can tennis be a metaphor for life?
Journalist Fleur MacDonald on how in life, just like in a tennis match, pretty much anything can happen but there are ways of exercising some control.
8 minutes
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