Brussels sprouts into life

Marie Antoinette’s passion for furniture and genius for bagatelles, however evanescent their purpose, filled the French royal palaces with beauty and charm, as Matthew Dennison reveals

After a life-threatening illness spurred Helene Kröller-Müller to make plans for a museum, she bought modern art voraciously, forming an extraordinary collection that shaped the early-20th-century perception of Vincent van Gogh

There are many reasons that an artist’s ambitions can be thwarted, including the decision to become a teacher. Later this month, an exhibition will shine a light on talent obscured by a career in the classroom

From furniture and textiles to silverware and glass, these up-and-coming designers and makers are creating the most delightful designs

As London Design Festival returns to the capital 13-21 September, we’ve curated some of the top highlights to look out for

A new exhibition of Neo-Impressionists celebrates an influential art patron