William Morris was born into an affluent family in Walthamstow in 1834. He studied at Oxford, which is where he met Burne-Jones. The pair became friends with Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Ford Madox Brown and other members of the Pre-Raphaelite circle. They were also influenced by the writings of John Ruskin, who called for a return to handcraftsmanship in industry rather than unrestrained, mechanised mass production. Morris, Burne-Jones and Rossetti were some of the founder members of Morris a…

Some eight in every 10 rough diamonds, and five in every 10 polished diamonds, pass through Antwerp, which has built its reputation as a leading diamond centre over the centuries.  "We hope that this fair will strengthen Antwerp as an important centre for diamonds for years to come," commented Raphael Rubin, a senior official of the organiser, the Antwerp World Diamond Centre. Suzanne Eid, Managing Editor of Beirut based luxury publication Collection, coordinated the delegation of Saud…