London to host self-curated Azzedine Alaïa exhibition next spring

Design Museum to launch retrospective on late Tunisian couturier ‘who expressed timeless beauty of the female form’

The top 10 architecture and design events of 2017

It was a year that celebrated new dawns. From plywood to postmodernism, from the return of council housing to a Cornish art gallery, our critic picks his highlights

Laura Cumming’s best art of 2017

There was revolutionary fervour from Russia, dazzling critiques of the American dream, and unforgettable faces…

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V&A futuristic exhibition: from a drone to clean oil spills to a towel-folding robot

Museum plans 2018 exhibition, called The Future Starts Here, exploring how groundbreaking technologies could change the world

Fashion’s interwoven relationship with nature to go on display at V&A

From 1780s waistcoat to bioluminescent GM dress, exhibition traces interaction and celebrates sustainable yet desirable fashion

Audrey Hepburn exhibition celebrates star’s enduring appeal

From her Burberry mac to Givenchy dress, the actor’s private possessions go on show in London before largest-ever auction