Masters and machines: the best art and architecture of 2019

Van Gogh comes to London, Keith Haring scribbles over Liverpool, Jean Nouvel gets weird in Qatar, and the V&A hits top gear

The amateur golfers taking on the might of Wimbledon: ‘It’s like Brexit. It has split members’

For months, a battle has raged between the legendary tennis club and the golfers who play next door. Will they give up their fairways for £65m?

Mercedes-Benz, Gucci, and BMW among Instagram Top 5 Most successful Brands

  Most successful brand on Instagram cracked the magic milestone of one billion likes Instagram Top 5 Love Brands: Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Gucci, H&M, and Disney have the most likes. Mercedes-Benz is the brand with the most likes on Instagram. While losing some momentum in October, Mercedes-Benz was the first brand out of the Interbrand Best … Read more

Why people limit how they use their wearable devices. Study

  Since people use wearables for select, limited tasks, wearable devices do not motivate owners to invest in other IoT devices, says a new study released by leading B2B ratings and reviews firm Clutch.co. Clutch surveyed over 500 people who own connected devices to learn how they interact with popular consumer IoT technologies. “We found that … Read more

Discover who has been nominated for the 17th-annual British Luxury Awards. Jason Isaacs to host the 2018 Awards

  The annual British Luxury Awards by Walpole take place The Dorchester on Monday 19th November. Fortnum & Mason, Sunseeker, Boodles, Royal Ballet x Erdem, Roja Dove, Donmar Warehouse and Mulberry join a prestigious collection of British Luxury Brands in the 2018. The 17th-annual British Luxury Awards celebrate the achievements of some of Britain’s most … Read more

David Hockney painting earns record $90.3m for living artist

Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) beats $58.4m record set by Jeff Koons