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London studio 42 architects have created an installation of spiralling black tubes for UK fashion retailer Topshop. The temporary installation in London, which was conceived and built in three weeks, was created to display garments from Topshop’s autumn/winter 2011 collection to the press.

Skype's main headquarters runs out of Luxembourg, which may explain the sleek euro design influence of their Cali office. Microsoft has made 143 major acquisitions since 1987, including the purchase of Hotmail in 1997 for a paltry $500 million (which was a lot back then!)