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Oct 13, 2026 - Lifestyle

From a vessel for grieving parents to a seal for packaged foods, this year’s Good Design award recipients won praise for providing thoughtful solutions to extraordinary or everyday scenariosSolar ‘traffic controller’ for apartments takes top design award‘Floats above the landscape’: the architect whose designs touch the earth lightly Continue reading...

Oct 9, 2026 - Lifestyle

After 10 years as creative director of the Paris-based luxury brand, the designer bows out. From a rock’n’roll aesthetic to see-through brogues, here are 10 stand-out moments Continue reading...

Oct 3, 2026 - Lifestyle

The 20 best residential gardens have been revealed in the first-ever Landscape Australia awards shortlist. Jury chair Emily Wong said each project was a response to urgent issues such as the climate crisis, fire and flood resilience, and the loss of biodiversity. They saw gardens as ‘part of a larger living commons that supports different ecologies and also … the future of Australian cities’. Wong also noted that private gardens take up a large quantity of space in Australian cities. ‘So really, these gardens are about seeing the design as a contribution to shared infrastructure’ Continue reading...

Oct 2, 2026 - Lifestyle

A great blender is a kitchen workhouse – I tested more than a dozen options including the Vitamix and Breville for budget, size, mulch factor, speed and whether they had plastic or glass jarsIn the UK? Check out Filter UK’s top-rated blenders hereThere are few breakfasts that feel as healthy and refreshing as the ever-mutable smoothie. You can make them virtuous, with lots of greens and nut milk, or luscious, with full-fat dairy and cocoa powder – but in order to make a good one, you need a really good blender.And while smoothies are the classic use for a blender, these appliances can do so much more; a truly great blender is a kitchen workhorse that can make your morning smoothie, your afternoon dip, your evening soup and even a frozen drink if you’re feeling frisky.Best overall: Breville Fresh & FuriousThe very best blender (luxury): Vitamix 5200 Continue reading...

Oct 2, 2026 - Lifestyle

From a neo-baronial country house with turrets in acres of grounds in Scotland to a modernist tower block in a bustling part of London Continue reading...