Twenty tech trends for 2020

From new gaming consoles to activism at Apple, we predict the things you will – or won’t – see in tech this year

This is how Porsche’s first starship design looks like

  “It is thrilling to infuse Star Wars with Porsche styling to create an iconic new spaceship that could exist both on Earth or in the cinematic universe” – Doug Chiang, Vice President and Executive Creative Director for Lucasfilm. Star Wars x Porsche’s fantasy starship goes perfectly with the launch of the Taycan. Designers from … Read more

Would you pay $120 to attend a fashion show?

It was once the exclusive domain of media, buyers and VIPs but in 2020 Australian fashion week will open its runways to the public for the first time

Christmas gift ideas for food lovers 2019

From stocking fillers to hampers, great Christmas presents for foodies, selected by Observer Food Monthly

Vy 400R – the luxe version of the Vy 400 vertical takeoff and landing aircraft

    Transcend Air Corporation is partnering with renowned VIP aircraft interior design firm Huslig Collective in the building of the new luxury edition of its VTOL aircraft, the Vy 400R. The base Vy 400 will be used in airline service between major city pairs. No additional airport or runway construction required. No congestion emissions from … Read more

Giorgio Armani on billionaire bashing, throwaway culture – and choosing his successor

The 85-year-old master of understated design talks about his lifelong belief in sustainable fashion, his love of Downton Abbey – and the troubling matter of his eventual retirement