Very expensive to dye, red fabrics were historically a sign of wealth and status. Red textiles from throughout the ages, like this 16th-century velvet fragment from Turkey, are on display at the ...

From fabrics on your bed, ... It’s true that every color pairs well with white, but there seems to be something extra special about a red and white color combo when decorating.

Red is perhaps the most manipulative colour, influencing everything from your behaviour in the workplace to your love life. How? David Robson finds out. We can never know what was going through ...