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Alongside running her accessories brand, Hindmarch holds several other roles – she is emeritus trustee of both the Royal
Academy of Arts and the Design Museum and a trustee of The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity. In 2019, she became a Greenpeace ambassador. She was appointed a trustee of the Tate in
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Village, her brand’s retail development on London’s Pont Street in Chelsea, comprising four permanent stores, the brand's 'Anya Cafe' and a space which hosts rotating concepts including the Ice Cream Project during the summer and Anya's Grotto at Christmastime.
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workshop at its Pont Street store in London. By that time, the company was headquartered in
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