In 1842, the US patent office registered 14 designs, including a bathtub and a ‘corpse preserver’. It now handles 35,000 a year. Why did this once Read More
Apr 13, 2021
Art and design
Dec 06, 2020
Nazi art dispute goes to US supreme court in landmark case
Heirs of Jewish art dealers bring case over Guelph Treasure that defence lawyers say could open floodgatesA 12-year wrangle over a rare collection of Read More
Oct 12, 2020
Furlough fraud, snooping and firings: architects speak out over lockdown exploitation
Endless hours, home-surveillance, fear of reprisals – complaints in this already stressful industry have soared during Covid-19. We speak to Read More
Sep 17, 2020
Banksy trademark ‘at risk’ after street artist loses legal battle
Anonymous artist loses case against greeting card firm over use of Flower Thrower muralBanksy’s trademark may be at risk after the street artist lost Read More
Jul 07, 2020
‘People say we don’t exist’: the scandal of excluded black architects
In one London borough, a quarter of residents are black. Yet of the 110 firms selected by the council to compete for £100m in fees, not a single one Read More
Jul 07, 2020
‘People say we don’t exist’: the scandal of excluded black architects
In one London borough, a quarter of residents are black. Yet of the 110 firms selected by the council to compete for £100m in fees, not a single one Read More
Feb 19, 2020
Laia Abril: the photographer bearing witness to rape
In a devastating exhibition, the Spanish artist depicts the clothes women, girls – and some men – were raped in. She talks about how her work reveals Read More
Feb 12, 2020
Guerrilla painters in Melbourne’s Hosier Lane expose our hypocritical ideas about street art
Jackson Pollock embraced paint’s capacity to express dynamism and movement. When it’s most effective, graffiti works in a similar wayOn Saturday Read More
Oct 01, 2019
Banksy launches homewares shop in dispute over trademark
Artist opens Gross Domestic Product for sale of ‘impractical and offensive’ merchandiseIn the run-up to a potentially record-breaking auction of his Read More
Oct 01, 2019
Silence or death: Turner finalist Lawrence Abu Hamdan on recreating a horrific Syrian jail
Saydnaya prison is a black hole of abuse where inmates are forced into silence on pain of death. The artist reveals how his library of sound effects Read More
Oct 01, 2019
Silence or death: Turner finalist Lawrence Abu Hamdan on recreating a horrific Syrian jail
Saydnaya prison is a black hole of abuse where inmates are forced into silence on pain of death. The artist reveals how his library of sound effects Read More
Sep 03, 2019
Nicer-looking prisons aren’t the solution | Letters
Alexandra Cox and Tim Barrett respond to an article on the effect of better architecture on the prison populationRegarding the article on prisons by Read More