Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Georgia Somary wants to turn people’s homes into “contemporary castles”, where historically inspired decor ...

There’s something magical about chainmail when its shimmer catches your eye in a room. Back in 2022, we coined the term Middle Ages Modern after noticing the emergence of medieval aesthetics and the ...

Medieval garb has been out of style for centuries. But for Dave Cain, it's essential to his jewelry business. Chainmail refers to a sheet made of small, metal rings linked together to form a secured ...

A 2D mechanically interlocked polymer mimicking chainmail shows high flexibility and stiffness, offering promise for lightweight protective and smart armor systems. (Nanowerk News) Researchers at ...

At times, the barefoot shoe movement has played out like an all-out unleashing of designers' unbridled creativity. We've seen foam feet, ruggedized socks, foot condoms, half shoes and every other type ...

No one was more surprised than medieval armourer Matthew Finchen. One of the most memorable looks from all of London Fashion Week was not made in an airy studio in Stoke Newington, but crafted with a ...