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When architect Nabil Gholam first saw Villa Z, an old abandoned house damaged by years of civil war and military occupation, it was far from love at first sight. From an architectural perspective, it was no gem, with a façade covered in rough stone coursing and a red tile roof that seem…
Una Burke creates unconventional leather accessories that shock a little before they seduce. Handcrafted in her London atelier, they are favoured by collectors and costume designers alike. She tells Nadia Michel why leather captivates her.
Founded in 1950, Vitra has made an art form of collaborating with the world’s best designers to create groundbreaking, iconic furniture and now they have a new gabled brick structure to house their 7,000-plus furniture portfolio. Clearly, this creative incubator is in better shape than …
The latest project by Vector Architects speaks for a new generation of Chinese architects resisting the trend for mega-scale schemes, producing instead human-centred, low-level, contextually driven work, even when it gently belies its function as a library.
Looking at Marc Quinn’s most recent work in the Middle East, as part of an inaugural ‘The World Meets Here’ group show in Dubai’s Custot Gallery, it’s difficult not to reflect on what a far cry it is from that which first brought him to fame. If “blood head” doesn’t sound familiar, then…
The bestselling author and social-science observer turned his name into shorthand for big-picture thinking. He cheerfully admits he is no scientist, yet his elegant theories still reshape how we read modern life.
Estimated to be worth over 400 million dollars, Gisele Bündchen is by far the most successful model ever. As a final adieu to a twenty-year career, she has created this 536-page tome with Taschen.
Donatella Versace has confronted death and addiction and come out the other side. Still staying true to the baroque-inspired sexualised and glamorous aesthetic established by her late brother, Gianni, she is staging the ultimate comeback, one that is totally Donatella. Donatella Versace…
Flown to Munich for BMW's centenary, our writer braced for two days of M3s, Hofmeister kinks and ultimate driving machines, but never expected a rival marque to muscle in on the carmaker's big day.
Founded in 1980, PETA lives and breathes a single mission: animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on or use for entertainment. Whatever you make of their tactics, you cannot but respect their dedication.
As Wikipedia – the free, open content digital encyclopaedia created through the collaborative effort of a community of online users – celebrates its 15th anniversary, its co-founder, Jimmy Wales, says his dream is that every single person on the planet has free access to knowledge. Acco…
In a world awash with crude, drilling nears completion at southern Azadegan, the region's largest oilfield. After years of sanctions, the struggle to bring new production online is etched across the ageing infrastructure.