When buying a product from a shop or online, how often do you think about where the product has come from or how it may be affecting the people who made it? Or how it will benefit someone else if you bought it? Stuart Graham explores whether consumerism is taking over our lives.
Venice holds a unique and romantic allure for the millions of tourists that visit every year. But its population is in decline and its buildings sinking – Dr Carl O’Coill investigates the past and future of this fragile, floating fantasy.
It is almost inconceivable that a diamond-encrusted fruitcake sold for almost £1.08 million in 2005 – and even more inconceivable that someone actually bought it. Gourmet is great, writes Rachel McKenzie, but is our love of expensive food getting out of hand?
Period properties often present a dilemma when it comes to interior design, with homeowners torn between preserving the building’s sense of history and injecting their own individual style. Here, interior designer Ceri Rocca shares her advice on creating a scheme that will stand the test of time.
Kirsty Swift pays homage to the iconic British fashion designer, who took his own life in February this year.
Stuart Graham