Rick Edwards on style: men’s bags
Buying a bag can be fraught with problems if you’re a man. Here’s Rick’s pick (and not a carrier bag in sight)
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Farshid Moussavi: ‘We are in a world where ideas migrate’
The in-demand architect behind projects ranging from Parisian housing to Victoria Beckham’s Mayfair store talks about fashion, function and the power of physical space in a virtual world
Charlotte Dellal: ‘I named my bag collection after men, as I’d rather have a man on my arm’
Charlotte Dellal, designer of fanciful high heels and luxury bags, knows shoes inside and out. Alice Fisher meets her in Mayfair to talk glamour, fashion and fun
How ethical is shipping goods by sea?
Greenhouse gases from shipping are set to rise – but it’s still better than flying goods out
If you have an ethical dilemma, email Lucy at lucy.siegle@observer.co.uk
The future of technology? It’s in your hands
Now that everyone owns a smartphone, technology’s advances will be imperceptible
New York, Paris … Dubai. Why the desert mall is the height of couture
It attracts 80 million shoppers spending £3bn a year – but it’s never been seen as cool. Until last week, when Vogue went to the Gulf …