V&A's acquisition of Dali Lips sofa an "absolute triumph"
London's V&A ended months of speculation about the fate of one of Salvador Dalí's rare Mae West Lips sofas after purchasing it for its permanent collection. More
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Frida Kahlo's possessions showcased at the V&A alongside fragments of her home
The Blue House, home of Frida Kahlo, has been partially recreated inside the V&A museum in London, for an exhibition of the artist's belongings. More
V&A Dundee secures funding to rebuild lost Charles Rennie Mackintosh tearoom
An interior from the celebrated Ingram Street Tearooms by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, who was born 150 years ago today, is set to be rebuilt inside the soon-to-open V&A Dundee. More
V&A director defends Robin Hood Gardens display at Venice Biennale against claims of "art-washing"
Tristram Hunt, director of the V&A museum in London, has defended the institution's decision to exhibit a section of the Robin Hood Gardens housing estate at the Venice Architecture Biennale. More
V&A unveils huge section of demolished Robin Hood Gardens at Venice Architecture Biennale
Visitors to the Venice Architecture Biennale can walk the "streets in the sky" of London's Robin Hood Gardens, as the V&A museum has shipped a huge chunk of the brutalist housing estate to Italy. More
V&A's The Future Starts Here exhibition explores bright and dark sides of tomorrow
A presentation by Cambridge Analytica, portraits generated from DNA and a Facebook drone sit beside each other in a new design exhibition that opens to the public this weekend at London's V&A. More
10 designs that predict the future, selected by curators of the V&A's The Future Starts Here
Ahead of new V&A exhibition The Future Starts Here, the curators pick 10 objects in the show that can help us predict what's in store in years to come. More
V&A to recreate Robin Hood Gardens' streets in the sky at Venice Architecture Biennale
A fragment of the Robin Hood Gardens housing estate salvaged from the demolition site by London's V&A museum is to be transported to Italy and displayed at this year's Venice Architecture Biennale. More
Drone footage shows the V&A Dundee nearing completion
This captioned movie features recent drone footage of the V&A Museum of Design Dundee, showing that the Kengo Kuma-designed building is nearly complete. More
Christopher Raeburn designs new uniforms for V&A staff
Fashion designer Christopher Raeburn has created a capsule collection of uniform pieces for staff at London's V&A, which feature prints inspired by the museum's collection. More
V&A acquires entire one-bedroom flat from Robin Hood Gardens
The V&A museum has salvaged a three-storey section of Robin Hood Gardens, the much-debated brutalist social housing estate by Alison and Peter Smithson that is currently being demolished in east London. More
Rob Flowers designs entirely edible posters and tickets for children's exhibition
London-based illustrator Rob Flowers has created a series of edible posters for an exhibition aimed at encouraging children to experiment with their food. More
V&A "to step in and do something" about fall in UK students studying design and technology
V&A director Tristram Hunt has announced that the museum will spearhead a campaign to get more children taking design and technology subjects at GCSE level in the UK. More
Carmody Groarke's V&A Members' Room combines heritage references with contemporary details
London studio Carmody Groarke has completed a top-lit members' room at the Victoria & Albert Museum, featuring mirror installations that provide reflected views of spaces inside and outside the building. More
AAU Anastas stacks robotically cut stone blocks into tower at V&A
Robots cut the curvy blocks that make up this stone tower, which Palestinian studio AAU Anastas has built in the V&A's Simon Sainsbury Gallery Prince Consort Gallery for this year's London Design Festival. More
Ross Lovegrove installs 21-metre-long fabric snake in V&A tapestry room
British designer Ross Lovegrove has used suede-like fabric to create a huge serpentine sculpture in one of the V&A's tapestry galleries, as part of this year's London Design Festival. More
Flynn Talbot transforms V&A's former textile room into colourful hall of light
Vibrant blue and orange lights clash in this installation by Australian designer Flynn Talbot, which takes over the V&A's Prince Consort Gallery throughout the London Design Festival. More
V&A acquires "Nike" T-shirt designed in support of Jeremy Corbyn
London's V&A museum has acquired a T-shirt designed for Jeremy Corbyn's political campaign, which features a "bootlegged" version of the Nike logo topped with the UK Labour Party leader's name. More
Watch our talk on the politics of passport design at the V&A museum
V&A curator Corinna Gardner spoke to designer Julian Payne and Dezeen Studio director Ben Hobson about the politics of passport design at the V&A museum in London. We streamed the talk live via our Facebook page. More
V&A and Dezeen explore the politics of the passport for Friday Late event
Tomorrow at London's V&A museum, Dezeen will be in conversation with curator Corinna Gardner and designer Julian Payne about the politics of passport design, and the winners of our Brexit passport design competition go on show. More