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" I love the cleanness of Kaare Klint and Rud Rasmussen furniture, especially the wooden criss-cross under-bars of their sofas. "
Emilia Wickstead
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Wooden
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" It's quite funny. I grew up with my mother: as a designer, she was always working, and I actually used to say to her, 'Whatever you do, never leave me your business.' "
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" To escape and sit quietly on the beach - that's my idea of paradise. "
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Done
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Day
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