Gucci tops the 2019 BrandZ Top 30 Most Valuable Italian Brands ranking

  ‘Brand Italy’ continues to make its mark on the world. Italy is recognised as a world leader in exquisite food, fast cars and elegant fashion. According to research by WPP’s BAV Group, the Italian brands perform exceptionally well in other sectors such as Energy, Oil & Gas and Cruises. ‘Brand Italy’ performs exceptionally well, … Read more

The flying saucers have landed: Qatar’s thrilling new supersized museum

It took 18 years to build, has nearly a mile of galleries and is inspired by a desert rose. But is Jean Nouvel’s eye-popping creation for the world’s wealthiest nation too extravagant to fill?

How to move a masterpiece: the secret business of shipping priceless artworks

What happens when a forklift goes through your Picasso? By Andrew Dickson

Still fresh as a daisy: Mary Quant’s era-defining fashion

Her exuberant clothes catered to women’s new sense of freedom in the 60s and a V&A retrospective shows Mary Quant is as relevant as ever

• My Mary Quant gem: women on the treasures they donated

Back-to-front dressing: the Duchess of Cambridge knows what she’s doing

When Kate opted to wear her lilac Gucci blouse backwards, she tapped into the fashion zeitgeist

Buyer beware: Amsterdam seeks to ban buy-to-let on newbuild homes

London and others will be watching closely as Dutch city tries to tackle housing shortage