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INVESTING IN ORIGINAL AND ICONIC DESIGN

IF THE OLD MAXIM ‘buy once, buy well’ is to be embraced, how do you apply it to investing in original and iconic design? ‘Buying is best done with the heart, but you also need to be happy to take a risk,’ advises Ebba Thott, co-founder of Sigmar. ‘Always buy from someone you trust, as you’ll have the advantage of the knowledge of the person selling the piece.’

DESIGNS THAT STAND THE TEST

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