English

Designers

Culture news

Legendary architect and designer Frank Gehry dies aged 96

ADVERTISEMENT

ADVERTISEMENT

Lifestyle

Here are the standout shows from Milan Men’s Fashion Week 2025

Milan Fashion Week returned with full force for the Spring/Summer 2026 menswear season, bringing together sharp tailoring, creative flair, global star power and some very amusing headwear.

Lifestyle

What will Jonathan Anderson bring to Dior as new creative director?

After stepping down from the role as creative director of luxury fashion house Loewe, Northern Ireland-born Jonathan Anderson has been appointed as creative director of both the women's and men's collections at Dior – becoming the first person to take on the dual role since Christian Dior himself.

Design

Bahrain wins top prize at the Venice Architecture Biennale

Titled "Heatwave", the Bahrain Pavilion's award-winning project addresses the issue of extreme heat by suspending a cooling ceiling over public seating.

Design

Milan Salone del Mobile 2025: Spinning libraries and daring designs

Milan's Salone del Mobile, the world-renowned design fair, showcased cutting-edge furniture from 2,100 exhibitors across 37 countries, with highlights like Es Devlin’s stunning "Library of Light".

ADVERTISEMENT

Art

Tilda Swinton’s new role: What is 'Supersonic Mediaeval'?

Fresh from her Golden Bear win at this year’s Berlinale, acclaimed actress Tilda Swinton is taking a break from acting to take on a new role. She will curate an exhibition showcasing the work of British artist and designer Marianna Kennedy at Christie’s Paris.

Design

Wonderful wallpaper: meet the designers changing homes from inside out

Long perceived by some as old-fashioned, undesirable or even ugly, wallpaper is in leading a design revolution that's taking the world of interior decoration by storm.

Design

Yrjö Kukkapuro, designer of Finland’s most iconic chairs, dies aged 91

His iconic designs, including the Experiment chair, grace homes, offices, and museums like New York's MoMA and London's V&A.

Design

Surrealism shines at France's Maison&Objet interior design show

The Maison&Objet exhibition, held in Paris, brings together 2,400 brands from international lifestyle sectors to show off their new wares and demonstrate the latest trends and designs vying for spots in our homes.

Design

Nostalgia calling: Nokia Design Archive displays titans of 90s tech

This gr8 Nokia Design Archive will take u back 2 the simpler days of Snake, SMS and snap-on covers.

Culture news

Can Abercrombie & Fitch survive sex trafficking scandal?

The former CEO of American fashion brand Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F) Mike Jeffries has been arrested on charges of running a prostitution and international sex trafficking ring.

Design

Dive into experimental design at Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven

Eindhoven is known year round for being the design capital of the Netherlands, but the city’s design credentials peak each autumn with the arrival of Dutch Design Week.

Design

First woman on the moon will wear Prada in historic NASA collab

Prada and Axiom Space have unveiled a specially designed spacesuit for NASA's Artemis III mission, marking the first time a woman will walk on the moon.

Culture news

Madonna’s brother, Christopher Ciccone, dies aged 63

Ciccone, a multihyphenate artist, dancer and designer was deeply intertwined with his sister’s rise in pop stardom in the 1980s. Madonna pays tribute to her brother: "We took each other’s hands and we danced through the madness of our childhood."

Lifestyle

Hedi Slimane steps down as Celine creative director

After seven years as creative director of French luxury fashion house Celine, Hedi Slimane is moving on.

Lifestyle

LVMH sells Off-White: Is this the end for Virgil Abloh's brand?

Off-White, the Virgil Abloh brand that was bought out by LVMH in 2021 at the height of its popularity now faces cultural irrelevancy. Why?

Design

Celebrating 110 years of Maserati's iconic designs

To celebrate the 110th anniversary of Italian luxury sports car manufacturer Maserati, we look back at some of the most iconic designs the company has produced since 1914.