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Sculptural ceiling lights inspired by a Franz West exhibition Edie visited at Tate Modern in 2019 were made by her best friend, the artist Christabel MacGreevy, and side tables were crafted from chunks of pine from a spinney on the property by the designer James Shaw.—Ellie Pithers, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2021
Word History
Etymology
Anglo-French espinei thorny thicket, ultimately from Latin spinetum, from spina thorn
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