Sex sells: why Modigliani’s 98-year-old hymn to lust is worth $170m
Painted through an absinthe haze as the first world war raged, Amedeo Modigliani’s Nu couché mixes modernist thrills with age-old hedonism. No wonder it still seduces
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The beauty of bikes – redesigning two wheels
The bicycle’s technical evolution and symbolic power are soon to be celebrated in Cycle Revolution at London’s Design Museum
It’s only rock’n’roll but they like it: Hedi Slimane’s Saint Laurent makes it simple
Some accuse him of denigrating a hallowed legacy, but the French fashion house’s current designer is pulling in celebrity fans, and money
Garance Doré on what makes the French so chic: ‘Elegance is refusal’
The fashion icon and daughter of immigrants grew up in Corsica and made it to the top of the fashion world. One thing is certain: she’s not going back to France
Dutch museum achieves the impossible with new Hieronymus Bosch show
To mark the artist’s 500th anniversary, the director of small Dutch museum secures 20 of 25 surviving panels by ‘the devil’s painter’
Nicholas Kirkwood’s 10 Year Anniversary Numbered Edition Made-to-Order Collection takes luxury footwear into the playful world of video games
Craftsmanship plays an integral role in all of Nicholas Kirkwood’s footwear collections. His creations focus on the innovation of curvilinear forms. Striking, sharp and considered, Kirkwood’s designs feature unexpected fabrications and techniques with intricate detailing. “I design for a sophisticated woman with an implicit understanding of luxury and has a strong defined vision of herself … Read more