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Artists Nikki Walker and Darya Bing met working on TV commercials. Drawn together by their love of art they now create beautiful scarves, sarongs and prints for their company, Walker & Bing. 
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 Sarah Clare Brown and Ngaroma Crown are sisters who first met when Ngaroma was four years old. Inseparable ever since, the pair recently started their own communications agency, Sister Sister, where they specialise in strategic campaigns for the non-profit sector.
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