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

Totally Mexico: how fashion stole Frida Kahlo

A new V&A exhibition examines the artist’s enduring image. But is fashion’s co-opting of her aesthetic reductive or true to her maverick spirit?

V&A’s £80m Dundee museum to open in September

Building inspired by Scottish cliffs will house Beano art and feature ocean liners exhibition

Wet docks, giant ducks and the zero-waste city: the best architecture and design of 2018

Windermere catches a wave, the V&A unveils the city of tomorrow, and Hope to Nope harnesses the explosive power of graphic design

The top 10 architecture and design events of 2017

It was a year that celebrated new dawns. From plywood to postmodernism, from the return of council housing to a Cornish art gallery, our critic picks his highlights

Shenzhen’s new V&A-approved culture centre to showcase city’s artistic side

The Chinese megacity has grown rapidly over the last 35 years and with its new Sea World Culture and Arts Centre opening in December it’s looking to make as big an impact in culture as it has in industry