Dream ticket: how sleep became a billion-dollar business
Tiredness is the new norm – no wonder companies are selling sleep aids from spooning robots to cuddle blankets. How did a restful night become a luxury item?
Life and style
Stella McCartney: ‘Only 1% of clothing is recycled. What are we doing?’
The designer’s ethical stance made her a style outsider – but now the industry is finally catching up. Ahead of a new V&A show, she talks about reclaiming her name, the joy of nature and the trouble with fast fashion
Top of the pots: the smashing rise of ceramics
Record auction prices, pottery classes bursting at the seams, Instagram superstars and innovative young artists … what’s behind the boom in all things clay?
10 of the best design hotels in the world
Charles Eames said the role of the designer is to be a good, thoughtful host and for a design hotel to work, it should do just that. These 10 – from Bali to Budapest – are hard to beat
Mutts-have: architects create luxury kennels for pet charity auction
Celebrities and designers also turn their hand to producing pooch palaces for event
‘First luxury space hotel’ plans to offer zero gravity living – for $792,000 a night
Self-described ‘serial entrepreneur’ behind the Aurora Station says it is selling the astronaut experience and plans to open in 2021