A new kitchen is a thing of beauty, but it requires careful planning to bring it to life. A range of components must work together to create a dream kitchen, including worktops. They are vital to the ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. “You look at it and suddenly think: oh my God we’ve got a piece of Vietnam in here,” says Marcelo Carvalho, a ...