Art and soul

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

On the catwalk, this season’s most covetable prints are gallery-worthy. Naomi Pike traces fashion’s renewed love of wearable art

ALEXA CHUNG HAS BEEN MANY THINGS – MTV GIRL, CREATIVE DIRECTOR, BALLET-FLAT AFICIONADO – BUT SHE REMAINS, FOREVER, A BRITISH STYLE ICON. IN CONVERSATION WITH NICOLA COUGHLAN, SHE REFLECTS ON THE INDIE-SLEAZE ERA (’IT REALLY WAS AS FUN AS IT LOOKED’) AND REVEALS HER NEXT MOVE

TEAM LIVINGETC ’S PICKS FOR AN EATING AND ENTERTAINING SPACE THAT IS A PARAGON OF GOOD TASTE

Inspired by chic metropolitan apartments across Europe, Ruth Corbett and Paul Rodgers channelled a similar aesthetic for their own home

Between 13-21 September, the capital comes alive with creativity and experimentation, as exhibitions, installations, talks and workshops take over its streets and fill its venues. If you want to know where British design is headed next, read on…