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September 09

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  Stars & Stripes
Stars & Stripes
/DESIGN
British fashion designer Paul Smith has designed a limited-edition bottle for Evian, and we don't think there's a more stylish way to drink your two-litres of water a day. We, for one, are lapping it up.
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  King Louis
King Louis
/TRAVEL
Travel is one of life's greatest pleasures, but getting lost isn't. That's why we always pack our trusty Louis Vuitton travel guides, updated this year with the 2010 set. Stylish and oh-so chic, you shouldn't be seen ambling around a city centre without one. Get lost - and found - in style, we say.
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  Eye Spy
Eye Spy
/TRAVEL
The London Eye is our favourite attraction - and for good reason! Not only is it the captial's most iconic landmark, but it is always at the forefront of innovation. Just last week the world's largest cantilevered observational wheel unveiled its latest crowd-pleaser; a spectacular new 4D cinema experience offering a complete multi-sensory expeirence.  
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  Be Selfish - Radox Promotion Part III
Be Selfish
/RADOX PROMOTION PART III
As you know, Gunpowder has teamed up with Radox for its latest campaign, 'Be Selfish', and we've really taken heed of their advice. After all, what is life without a little - or, preferably, a lot - of 'you' time? Gunpowder wholeheartedly approves!  
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  Be Selfish - Radox Promotion Part II
Be Selfish
/RADOX PROMOTION PART II
Having teamed up with Radox, Gunpowder knows more than most how important it is to take time out from our busy schedules to rest and relax. We urge our readers to do the same! This week Kathy Lette, face of Radox's 'Be Selfish' campaign, launches her mini-novella 'All Steamed Up'.
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  Cover Up
Cover Up
/DESIGN
As our readers know all too well, Gunpowder is slightly obsessed with Wallpaper* magazine. It's, like, better than the Bible - and that's saying something! Ever the innovators, the mag has gone all-out with its September issue, teaming up with design titans Karl Lagerfeld and Philippe Starck to create two collectible covers.
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  Stay With Me
Stay With Me
/TRAVEL
It's not often you get to stay at a designer hotel on the cheap, but superstar designer Karim Rashid has opened the doors to a high-end hotel that doesn't charge through the roof for the luxury. We, for one, are all for living the high life on a shoestring.
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  Dear Diary
Dear Diary
/DESIGN
Keeping track of your hectic social life can be a difficult task, particularly in the run-up to the Christmas party season. That's why we entrust our schedules to FiloFax, the British brand famous for producing high-end organisers for busy bees-about-town.
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  Bottle Pop
Bottle Pop
/GASTRONOMY
We love an entrepreneurial story here at Gunpowder, so it warms the cockles of our heart to hear about Tom Ellis and his Champagne-importing business, First Class Products. As Britain's only importer of Leroux-Mineau Grand Cru Champagne, Ellis demonstrated both an enterprising spirit and a taste for good-quality bubbly.
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  Ready-To-Sit
Ready-To-Sit
/DESIGN
Alexander McQueen brings the catwalk to your living room with a fantastic limited-edition chair, available at London and New York boutiques this September. Gunpowder's roving fashion editor, Hazel Lubbock, tries one out for size and discovers first-hand that four legs are, indeed, better than two. 
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  Love & Marriage
Love & Marriage
/CULTURE
Love and marriage go together like a horse and carriage, and no couple prove it more than husband-and-wife team Mark Williams and Sarah Hirakawa. Separately, they are two talented individuals, but together they are a photography powerhouse, creating images that wouldn't look out of place on the pages of even the snootiest fashion magazines.
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