The handbag proves fashion’s great survivor
The popularity of the V&A’s new exhibition and the resilience of bag sales, proves our love of It bags is here to stay
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Tristram Hunt: ‘In the era of fake news, museums allow a better understanding of truth and history’
The director of the V&A on the institution’s expansion into east London, the antisemitism row in the Labour party, and the changing role of museums
Wet docks, giant ducks and the zero-waste city: the best architecture and design of 2018
Windermere catches a wave, the V&A unveils the city of tomorrow, and Hope to Nope harnesses the explosive power of graphic design
The inaugural 2017 Leopards Awards For Excellence In Jewellery – a celebration of jewellery’s exquisite craft at its heart
The inaugural Leopards Awards celebrated the art and heritage that fuels the jewellery design world. The Awards For Excellence In
V&A makes case for the rebellious beauty of Balenciaga
It is milder than McQueen, but there are monsters, ghosts and glamour in the museum’s account of a fashion giant
Rising stars of 2017: architecture practice Interrobang
By daring to cross the disciplines of architecture and engineering, Maria Smith, Steve Webb and Andy Yates can approach their projects in a fresh way
• Click here to see the Observer’s rising stars of 2017 in full