Rodarte x & Other Stories: next season’s best high-street collaboration

Swedish brand & Other Stories have announced a collaboration with one of fashion’s favourite designers – Rodarte. From Black Swan to day lace, here what’s we can (probably) expect

Thoroughly modern Stella McCartney muses over real women

The idea of the artist and their muse influenced the designer’s Paris fashion week show, but her interpretation was firmly rooted in real life

Damien Hirst’s Newport Street Gallery is a grown-up gem that shows he’s sobered with age

Caruso St John architects have conjured an immaculate new home for the art prankster’s collection in an unlikely south London setting – and there’s not a diamond skull or formaldehyde animal in sight

Playgrounds for sheikhs and oligarchs: the secret world of ​London’s luxury hotels

With their discreet lobbies and Michelin-starred restaurants, the capital’s high-end hotels have become a new green zone of affluence, where the global super-rich book entire floors to do business away from prying eyes

Mercedes-Benz is entering the market for luxury serviced apartments

Mercedes-Benz Living @Fraser residence. Mercedes-Benz is looking to translate its expertise in cutting-edge design and innovative technologies to the serviced apartment sector. The premium automotive brand is entering the market for premium business apartments in collaboration with the Frasers Hospitality Group, a leading international provider of luxury serviced apartments. From Autumn 2015, as part of … Read more

Meet the Turner prize shortlist, from the musician to the mind-reader

Architecture, opera, fashion, parapsychology … this year’s contenders are taking contemporary art into exciting new territory. We sent our experts to meet the artists on the shortlist