Trends for spring: what’s new in the world of design

A seaweed house, eye-popping cakes, furniture as art and art as furniture are among the ideas turning heads this season

Raf Simons on life after Calvin Klein: ‘I’ve never defined myself as a fashion designer’

In one of his first interviews since leaving the New York fashion house, Simons talks about the joy of designing textiles for Danish fabric company Kvadrat and his plans to open an art foundation

Brutal beauty: how concrete became the ultimate lifestyle concept

After a generation in the doghouse, concrete is more fashionable than ever. So why don’t we take better care of our brutalist architecture?

Selfie v shelfie: fashion’s growing appetite for interiors

Eye-catching backdrops are now just as considered as the clothes we pose in online – and more fashion brands are branching into home accessories and decor