Tag: Life and style
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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?
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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
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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?
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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
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Mutts-have: architects create luxury kennels for pet charity auction
Celebrities and designers also turn their hand to producing pooch palaces for event
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‘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