BBC Designed

"They seem to erupt from the rocky earth, their concrete structures taking on the appearance of once-sacred natural formations." bbc.in/2mepds0 by @a_nugent88

"Queer Looks argues that clothing has played – and still plays – a key role in shaping personal identities beyond conventional gender roles" bbc.in/2MSwMjh by @dominicLut #Pride

"Kahlo’s powerful style is as integral to her myth as her paintings. It is her construction of identity through her ethnicity, her disability, her political beliefs and her art." bbc.in/2JWwzuH by @LindsayKB

The diversity in Art Nouveau may be surprising – but “a style wasn’t defined simply by how things look, it was also an intellectual and ideological outlook.” bbc.in/2LNrA0A by @catherine_pound

Will Meghan go for pared-down chic or Hollywood glam on the big day? bbc.in/2ItaGT2 by @bel_jacobs #royalwedding #bridalwear #fashion #meghanmarkle

How royal women have influenced fashion by @LindsayKB bbc.in/2r0Jofb

"There is no better designer than nature." bbc.in/2JXoaaJ by @LindsayKB

'Art Deco design has endured like no other style, and it is in jewellery that the era’s influence has proved particularly lasting.' bbc.in/2IJMgVT

The objects provide an insight into the luxurious lifestyle of an Islamic dynasty. bbc.in/2DGSkug

Why Antwerp should be high up on Europe's design map. 🗺👇 bbc.in/2IuIrne by @LizaForeman

How can staircases even DO that. 😍bbc.in/2H648bQ by @dominicLut via @BBC_designed

Italy's innovative eco-mission is transforming Milan from the 'grey' city into a green rural metropolis. bbc.in/2A6AC2Q

Can radical fashion ask profound questions about life and society? bbc.in/2FhxJ4I

'The Bauhaus was much more than an architectural style – it was a new way of thinking.' bbc.in/2hjOUVI

High-resolution photographs of this tiny seal stone, which was found in the grave of a Mycenaean soldier, uncover an extraordinary fight scene. #Civilisations

"I always try to tell a story through my designs." bbc.in/2tcjgSI

Can a Lebanese fashion brand turn this former imperial ornament into a fashion statement in the Arab world? bbc.in/2CNi2wF by @sophiasgaler

I went back to #Beirut this month to cover a bunch of stories there and my first one is out today for @BBC_designed! All about the mighty (tar)boosh - how one Lebanese designer is 'neo-Orientalising' the hat most of us know as the fez. bbc.in/2FBB5NF

Take a look back at these six amazing superyacht concepts from last year. 🛥 bbc.in/2Ac43TS

The psychological mind games restaurants like to play. bbc.in/2CGFMTe