Both collections are, of course, fabricated in Baccarat crystal, uncharted territory for Mr. Nigro.

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Mr. Nigro, known for his multifunctional furniture, just debuted two lighting collections at Milan's Salone del Mobile.

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"The whole staff is there, the lights are on, and it's just you and Mark, " says Steven Nigro, a senior vice president.

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"This makes it much cheaper internally, " says Stephen Nigro , senior vice president and general manager of imaging and printing technology platforms for HP.

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Luxury and practicality don't always go hand-in-hand, but for his first collaboration with Baccarat, French designer Philippe Nigro brought a certain flexibility to the storied French house.

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Chief of the New York Fire Department on the day Daniel Nigro told The Conspiracy Files that the fire service does not need to ask the permission of the owner when making decisions relating to buildings that are on fire: "We are in charge and the decision will be the fire chiefs and his alone, " he said.

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