William Morris, Islamic art and a reason to fall in love with the ‘enamelled lawn’ again
The Arts and Crafts designer incorporated patterns from Islamic art into carpets, textiles and wallpaper, as an exhibition ...
She ‘defies the archetype of the good feminist’ — now Lisa Yuskavage is on top of the art world
The artist once courted disapproval from critics but her latest paintings prove that she’s at the peak of her powers ...
The Banksy market peaked — but there’s a reason his prices are still riding high
He’s the ultimate outsider-insider artist, balancing rebellion with celebrity owners — even if not everyone is a fan ...
Innovation and the cult of the firestarter
“I am a firestarter.” So sang Keith Flint, the late lead singer of techno-punk band The Prodigy. With so many fires burning globally, both literal and metaphorical, you might think it would be the ...
Statement nails aren’t just for the red carpet
The latest disrupters in the nail market are innovative stick-on gels and nails. Glaize, which sells gel nails laser cut to size in its south London factory sold 100,000 sets (priced from £9.60) last ...
Your Life Is Manufactured — the genius and perils of supply chains
Academic Tim Minshall’s enthusiastic study of globalised production is also a warning on the loss of local expertise ...
What happens at Chateau Marmont…
It is the castle on the hill, the grand dame of Tinseltown, the old lady of La-La Land. For almost 100 years, Chateau Marmont ...
Rural England considers redrawing the map
Greater Manchester could boost Derbyshire communities but historical attempts to alter local government administrations have been unpopular ...
Sadler’s Wells East sparks a dance revolution
Artistic director Alistair Spalding and associate artist Jules Cunningham inaugurate a new venue – and everyone’s invited ...
Samba queen Sabrina Sato: ‘Heaven must be similar to Carnival’
I have a collection of sunglasses – I must have 300 pairs, from 1970s Chloé to an Alain Mikli pair from 1988. Like, if you were to say, “Sabrina, I need sunglasses with crystals,” I have about seven ...
Culture is a major tourist draw for the UK — let’s start charging to preserve it
Rather than introduce paid museum entry as the Louvre plans to do, a UK hotel tax should help fund our global collections ...
Letter: Interpreter or translator? They’re not the same
From Janet Fraser, Freelance translator, reviser and editor; Fellow of the Institute of Translation and Interpreting, London TW1, UK ...