Detail from ‘Grand Opera, Paris’ (1995) by Valery Koshlyakov ©Saatchi Gallery From VISUAL ARTS Nov 24, 2012

Russian and Soviet art at the Saatchi gallery

Jackie Wullschlager reviews a new exhibition that gets under the skin of life in the former USSR

Alexander Calder’s ‘Small Crinkley’ outside Tadao Ando’s reception building at the Château La Coste ©Tom Cannavan From COLLECTING Nov 23, 2012

Contemporary vintage

Works by leading sculptors adorn Château La Coste’s vineyard in Provence

An aerial view of Roosevelt Island and the memorial park at its tip ©Polaris/Eyevine Nov 23, 2012

Shared memorial

A monument to Franklin Delano Roosevelt also serves as a fitting tribute to its late architect Louis Kahn

A rendering of the Klein Bottle Playground by Vito Acconci ©Courtesy of Acconci Studio Nov 17, 2012

Tubular belles

The works of architect Vito Acconci, 71, DesignMiami/’s designer of the year, are informed by his past as a countercultural poet and performance artist. Caroline Roux talks to him

Aron Losonczi’s ‘Litracon’ ©AP Nov 17, 2012

The stuff of modernity cements its reputation

Users of concrete shift to delicate or conceptual applications

Three-seater sofa ©Jon Lam Nov 17, 2012

Sit up and take notice

Miami online; Riyadh on the radar; a bespoke speedboat for ‘everyday oligarchs’

Psychedelic wall design with John Currin painting above an 18th-century chest in New York City, US From HOUSE & HOME Nov 16, 2012

Inside outstanding

An extract from ‘100 Interiors Around the World’ looks at spectacular houses from Acapulco to Zurich that exhibit the effects of a modern aesthetic evolution

An interior view of the Gepparo tea pavilion in the Katsura Imperial Villa ©Corbis From HOUSE & HOME Nov 9, 2012

Proportional perfection

The latest in the series examines two homes, far apart in time and space, that influenced the modern movement

Dasha Zhukova ©Jérome Bonnet From FT MAGAZINE Nov 9, 2012

Interview: Dasha Zhukova

Dasha Zhukova, partner of Roman Abramovich, is expanding her Garage arts centre in Moscow, and now has designs on St Petersburg. Her critics in the art world may still not take her seriously, but they can’t ignore her

Day of the Dead skull ©Alamy From HOUSE & HOME Nov 2, 2012

On a wave of colour

A new generation of Mexican designers is attracting the attention of the international market

From COLLECTING Oct 26, 2012

Spreading their wings in style

Following the influx of Chinese artists and photographers, designers hit the market

Oct 26, 2012

Towers of babble

Deafened in restaurants? Assaulted by noise in offices? Sound design is an essential but all too often neglected question

Oct 26, 2012

A breath of fresh air for public spaces

Ambitious initiatives are seeking to inject new life into the modern city

Oct 26, 2012

Shape shifters

One of the year’s wider themes in the arts is the interplay between past and present, and about the juxtapositions they can create. But does it work?

Oct 26, 2012

Bare Conductive design studio’s work is based on one sparky idea

That single material looks dark and a bit gunky. But its potential is in what it does – conduct electricity

Oct 26, 2012

Heaven and hell

Five young practitioners name the best and worst of design

From HOUSE & HOME Oct 26, 2012

Escapes and dreamscapes

The fourth of a series on influential homes looks at the great outsiders who rebelled against the tyranny of straight lines to create anti-architect wonders

Oct 26, 2012

Things ain’t what they used to be ...

A new industrial revolution, or a posh garden-shed hobby? A look into what the coming of 3D printing will mean

From FT MAGAZINE Oct 12, 2012

Morning glory: England’s cathedrals through a lens

Can a camera capture the sense of mystery that pervades an ancient monument? Peter Marlow’s solution, when photographing England’s 42 cathedrals, was to arrive before dawn, turn off the lights and let the building reveal itself...

From COLLECTING Oct 10, 2012

PAD London, Berkeley Square

The boundary between art and design is profoundly – and profitably – blurred at this sleek showcase for objects of desire