‘Courage, elegance, grit’: architect David Adjaye makes history by winning RIBA award

For the first time in its 173-year history, RIBA awards its gold medal to a black architect – and his best, and strangest, work may be yet to come

Kenzo Takada remembered for style that meant ‘freedom for the woman’s body’

Critics and models voice heartbreak over death of Japanese designer who was ahead of his time when it came to women’s fashion

We Are Made in Italy: digital fashion show highlights Italian diversity

Five little-known black designers took the spotlight on the final day of Milan fashion week

Norfolk, Wiltshire and Cornwall emerge as £1m property hotspots

£1m-plus houses selling at fastest pace since 2014 as home workers seek more space and leafier locations

Japan’s beloved matsutake mushroom under threat

For diners with money to spare it is the taste of autumn but decline of red pine forests has left it with a precarious future

No catwalk masks for Milan as it looks to brighter post-pandemic future

While showgoers diligently wore face coverings, the mood was upbeat and full of Italian pride