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Photograph and copyright by manfredi bellati
TANGIERS: The Place - the Kasbah. Veere Grenney and David Oliver hosted a very elegant cocktail party by the pool in the splendid garden of a house in the Kasbah.
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The Food. Very simple grilled aubergines were an unusual nibbles at the cocktail party.
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The Tablecloth. On the upstairs terrace the embroidered tablecloth is held down by bronze egg shaped sculptures.
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The People. Our host, David Oliver is Design Director of Paint & Paper Library based in Chelsea, London, photographed with his son Eddie.
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The People. New York/Paris based interior decorator, Frank de Biasi.
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The People. Our host, London based interior designer, Veere Grenney chats with Plum Le Tan.
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The People. Chic Tangier expat Chilean artist, Baron Francisco A. de Corcuera Gandarillas wears a candy striped pale blue suit.
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The People. A detail of Francisco A. de Corcuera Gandarillas amusing bracelet made by Petranca by heating fluorescent ice cream spoons.