Offcuts are increasingly moving from the scrap heap to the home — and the finished look is evolving from rustic to refined ...

Hand-crafted, sustainable and incredibly charming, patchwork quilts and fabrics are making a real comeback, and they are much ...

I recently looked into my closet and realized I’ve siloed myself into a dreary color palette of whites, blacks, and greys—the silence of my everyday staples was deafening. And while those shades ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Miuccia Prada pieced together ornate jacquard fabrics into trophy coats and shift dresses; Junya Watanabe, with his ...

In an early scene in Kate Evans' Patchwork: A Graphic Biography of Jane Austen, she depicts 3-month-old, bundled-up baby Jane being smuggled out through the back door of her family's large home. The ...

Whether you're gearing up to get your first-ever tattoo or you're a seasoned pro with a recurring appointment on the calendar every year, figuring out what your next piece should be can feel ...

Amongst the many myths out there about music-making—especially in jazz, where the improvisation quotient is often so high—is that composing may, indeed, be work, but doesn't require the kind of ...