Tag: The Observer
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Miuccia Prada: I hate the idea of being a collector. I really hate it
She’s one of the industry’s biggest names but thinks life is about ideas, not frocks. Armani described her designs as ‘ugly’ but they remain hugely desired. She has opened a giant gallery in Milan but doesn’t like being called a collector. So exactly who is Miuccia Prada?
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Can sushi ever be sustainable?
With many fish stocks in decline, the ethics of ‘sushinomics’ are seriously dubious
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56th Venice Biennale review – more of a glum trudge than an exhilarating adventure
There’s an awful lot of fretting about the state of the world in the Biennale’s 88 national pavilions, but little power, wit or bravado
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Britain’s craft boom produces new model artisan army
From furniture to ceramics, small-scale businesses – all 12,000 of them – are satisfying consumer demand for ethical, handmade goods
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Top London museums focus on our obsession with the shoe
Three major summer exhibitions will highlight how footwear can define and transform us
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Camera-makers focus on adapting to smartphones’ market surge
The rise of smartphones has hit sales of top of the range cameras, but Sony is looking at the bigger picture