Our Art Deco Centenary series rounds off where it began, with the 1925 exposition in Paris. We take a look at 10 stand-out ...

They glowed like shiny pearls plucked from exotic climes, gleaming through the smoke and haze of crowded cities built on industrial dirt and grime.

You might not know how they work, but there’s a good chance you’ve heard about non-fungible tokens or NFTs. They became extremely popular in 2021 when a digital artist named Beeple sold one ...

Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in Britain? Was it because they were particularly ingenious and industrial people or just luck of history? Various theories have been proposed, but which ...

Bevis Hillier's 1968 book Art Deco of the 20s and 30s made art deco famous. As part of our Art Deco Centenary series, he reflects on the style's lasting legacy. In 1968, when I was 28, I wrote the ...

The French inventor Jacques de Vaucanson is remembered for, among other things, producing three curious automata in the 18th century. A poster from the time advertised them all side by side: a ...

German exports fell by 2.5% in January Industrial production rose in January by 2.0% Trade conflict with the US would be a big hit to output BERLIN, March 10 (Reuters) - German industrial output ...

People in China are expressing alarm at what looks like a familiar authoritarian turn in the United States, their longtime role model for democracy. By Li Yuan As the United States grapples with ...

Alice Gibbs is a Newsweek Senior Internet Trends & Culture Reporter based in the U.K. For the last two years she has specialized in viral trends and internet news, with a particular focus on ...

In the first of our Art Deco Centenary profiles, we look at the Russian-French artist and designer Romain de Tirtoff – better known as Erté – who became credited as "the father of art deco".

In the 14th century, Duccio and others developed ways of painting that had never been seen before. By Michael Prodger On 9 June 1311, the people of Siena witnessed the most extraordinary sight they ...