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Hard-wearing and beautiful designs in harmonious neutral colours
Rock stars at Louis Vuitton, regeneration in Beirut and running up cliffs in the Dolomites
An exhibition in Manchester celebrates the music label which ushered sophisticated design into clubs and record shops
One of the Art Deco ceramic artist’s prime talents was to make a virtue of imperfection
The virtues of applying minimalism to difficult problems
The designer and associate of Le Corbusier cut a perfect path through Modernism, a new exhibition shows
Take the indoors outdoors with these alfresco innovations
As seaside holidays beckon, peruse our selection of essentials
Edwin Heathcote selects his best mid-year reads
Fischli/Weiss’s edition of the 1933 stool by Alvar Aalto comes with its own slogan-bearing T-shirt
Queen Victoria’s husband Prince Albert commissioned watercolours of the Crystal Palace exhibition from artists Joseph Nash and Louis Haghe
‘We need to celebrate this summer, even if we end up only able to make merry in our back gardens’
Michele De Lucchi and other designers are collaborating with a Chinese company to make mid-range, accessible pieces
Coffee-drinking has long been associated with the intellectual life
A selection of chairs for refined reclining
‘They are often very big spaces, and as much as one might like to fill it with an enormous Canaletto, what realistic options are there?’
London’s expanded Museum of the Home explores the richness and hybrid tastes of ordinary lives
Celebrities have embraced this historic amenity and sales are rising, but what explains the resurgence?
Meet the artisans reviving the region’s rich traditions
From furniture designer Ini Archibong to future fabrics, via department stores and Covid-era design
Mushroom leather and pineapple fabric are helping luxury brands respond to consumer pressure for greener textiles
A marshmallowy aesthetic is enveloping interiors and fashion as the soufflé look resonates with those seeking comfort
As we’ve hunkered down, domestic spaces have turned into sanctuaries, spas and restaurants
The designer on furniture, heritage and his new Pavilion of the African Diaspora at the London Design Biennale
Conservation and the flux created by the pandemic are central themes in the show at Somerset House
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