The enduring power of Martin Luther King
On Martin Luther King Day, we look at how Dr King’s work is remembered and celebrated in art, architecture and text

All you need to know about Architizer: The World's Best Architecture 2020
See the greatest new buildings from 2020 and learn where the architecture world is taking us

All you need to know about Grief and Grievance: Art and Mourning in America
The book is a timely exploration of the ways artists have grappled with race and grief in modern America, from the great curator Okwui Enwezor

All you need to know about Own It: The Secret To Life
Read why you really need Diane von Furstenberg’s manifesto for personal growth

All you need to know about The Arabesque Table
Bring the tastes of the Arabian diaspora to your kitchen, with this beautiful, authoritative new cookbook

All you need to know about Vitamin D3
This indispensable survey of contemporary drawing captures the beautiful range of new works created in this oldest of media

All you need to know about The Origins of Cooking
Want to know how early man made the jump from simple nourishment to cultured cookery? Ferran Adrià's elBullifoundation has the answers

All you need to know about Today’s Special
Get to know 100 of the most exciting rising-star chefs from around the world — as selected by 20 culinary masters

All you need to know about Radical Architecture of the Future
Beatrice Galilee’s revolutionary survey looks towards tomorrow’s built environment via today’s most exciting architectural projects

Tasty dishes to help you through Veganuary
Signed up to a meat-free start to 2021? Then it's time to tuck into Vegan: The Cookbook - here's a taster to get you started

Have you seen Jim Hodges' and Elmgreen & Dragset’s new pieces in NYC stations?
The artists have installed two very different works across Manhattan’s public transport network

The Wall Street Journal identifies Anni and Josef Albers as the preeminent modernist power couple
For longevity and aesthetic give-and-take, no one beats Anni and Josef, argues the newspaper’s Ann Landi

Sober up with these Spirited but alcohol-free drinks
Going dry for the first month of 2021, or just ‘sober curious’? Either way, there’s great drinks for you in our new cocktail book

2020 in 20 stories
Here are the things we learned, that surprised us, that made us laugh, (or stifle a tear) and generally got us through this year - all from Phaidon.com

Now Available - Rihanna: Queen Size
The statement volume for Rihanna fans, this new luxury edition is limited to just 500 copies worldwide

INTERVIEW: Adrienne Stillman on classic cocktails, today’s great mixologists, and which drinks are due a renaissance
The Spirited author talks us through today’s great drinks, the importance of good ice, and picks the long lost bar where she would love to have placed an order

Pentagram reveal the hidden messaging in their Fäviken cover design
How the acclaimed design agency captured Magnus Nilsson’s restaurant and career trajectory in one fell swoop

The Haas Brothers line up an exhibition, a bar and an adult cartoon for 2021
The artists and Rihanna collaborators have an action packed year coming up!

Pantone Colour of the Year 2021? Anni & Josef Albers got there half-a-century earlier!
Pantone’s pigments for the New Year capture something of the months ahead, but they also reflect the work of these 20th century pioneers

Jp McMahon guides us through that other great European Christmas tradition, fish on Christmas Eve
Are you going to dine seafood on the night before Christmas? Here’s how to do it properly, courtesy of the Irish Cookbook author

Holiday decor tips, 2020 style, from the Putnams
The A-list floral designers know just how to get your place looking extra Christmassy to round out a tough year

Give the gift of beautiful books filled with fantastic food
Exquisite books are a great way to celebrate the holidays. Give these gifts to someone you love, and taste the difference

Give the gift of beautiful books on great lives
Exquisite books are a great way to bring us together during the holidays. Give these gifts to someone you love, you’ll both revel in the lives of the greats, past and present

Watch the Haas Brothers in their studio
The Californian artists shared their working space and practices with Sharon Coplan Hurowitz and Amanda Benchley, authors of our new book Open Studio

Give the gift of beautiful books for their home
Exquisite books are a great way to celebrate the holidays. Give these gifts to someone you love and spark a great interiors monologue

Give the gift of books filled with beauty
Beautiful books are a great way to bring joy to loved ones this holiday. Give these gifts to someone you love and share in that joy

Give the gift of beautiful books for celebrations
Exquisite books are a great way to celebrate the holidays. Give these gifts to someone you love, and let the merrymaking begin!

Putnam & Putnam share a Christmassy, Candy Cane-like display from their new book
The floral designers and Phaidon authors pull out a wonderful red-and-white composition from their 2021 book, Flower Color Theory

Simon Doonan recalls Joan Rivers' rude Christmas joke
The author of How to Be Yourself pays tribute to another great, idiosyncratic talent

Read Magnus Nilsson’s simple tips for roasting the bird right
The chef and Phaidon author shares some very effective culinary advice with Monocle Radio

Grow Fruit & Vegetables in Pots is The Times’ gardening book of the year!
The paper’s Ann Treneman praises Aaron Bertelsen’s practical and inspirational new book

Mark Bradford shares his pandemic memories with the Smithsonian
The artist is one of 85 artists, teachers, curators and administrators looking back on 2020

Announcing a landmark publication - Nike: Better is Temporary
This immersive visual survey offers an unprecedented, behind-the-scenes exploration into Nike's ethos-driven design formula, placing industry-defining innovations and globally recognized products alongside previously unpublished designs, prototypes, insider stories, and more

Magnus Nilsson's Momentous Moments: The point he understood that fame helped with cookery, just a little
The chef, Nordic food authority and Phaidon author doesn’t mind posing for selfies, just maybe steer clear of him when he’s queuing for the log flume

Who was the jeweler who created feathers made of gold?
Our new book Coveted profiles the emigrée family at the forefront of the contemporary Latin American jewelry scene

The NYC AIDS Memorial replays voices of a past epidemic
The memorial’s new sound installation, Hear Me, featuring work from Larry Kramer and David Wojnarowicz, can be heard throughout December

Exploring the Elements is the gift to reengage their love of learning
Our young person’s guide to the Periodic Table is one of our better books for a better year ahead. Give someone you love a copy!

Art= is the gift to reawaken their love of great works and museum visits
This innovative guide to the Met Museum’s masterpieces is one of our better books for a better year ahead. Give someone you love a copy!

All you need to know about The Fife Arms
Pique your nascent love of travel, art and design with this book about the remarkable interiors of one of the world’s most exquisite hotels

How to Be Yourself is the gift that will reset their year ahead
Simon Doonan’s life-changing guide is one of our better books for a better year ahead. Give someone you love a copy!

Coveted is the gift to renew their love of the high life
Our jewelry as art overview is guaranteed to make their next year sparkle and is one of our better books for a better year ahead. Give someone you love a copy!

Open Studio is the gift to reinvigorate their artistry
This collection of DIY projects by contemporary artists is one of our better books for a better year ahead. Give someone you love a copy!

On World AIDS Day Red Hot founder John Carlin talks about reimagining David Wojnarowicz and Jenny Holzer's iconic T-shirts for a new age and audience

The Garden: Elements and Styles is the gift to regrow their love of green spaces
This compendium comprising hundreds of horticultural masterpieces is one of our better books for a better year ahead. Give someone you love a copy!

Paul Smith is the gift to relight their love of fashion
This brilliant object-by-object career history is one of our better books for a better year ahead. Give someone you love a copy!

Life Meets Art is the gift to rekindle their creativity
Our collection of creative people's private homes is one of our better books for a better year ahead. Give someone you love a copy!

Spirited is a great gift to restart the party
Our global cocktail compendium is one of our better books for a better year ahead. Give someone you love a copy!

Flower is the gift to fill their life with colour again
Our fabulous floral survey is one of our better books for a better year ahead. Give someone you love a copy!

Flower is the gift to reseed their love of visual arts
Our fabulous floral survey is one of our better books for a better year ahead. Give someone you love a copy!

INTERVIEW: Toby Musgrave on garden artistry, the power of the plastic pot and how to add a lot with just a little
The Garden: Elements and Styles author tells us which parts of the book he's put into practice, and who he thinks is the most influential gardener of all time

Sterling Ruby, Fai Khadra and Sotheby’s celebrate our Contemporary Artist Series
The auction house convened a special panel featuring the artist and the collector to discuss the book series' quarter century legacy

How to host Thanksgiving 2020 socially and safely
From table displays to turkey, tasty cocktails to avoiding family fallouts - our authors have the lowdown on what to do (and what not to do)

Watch Nigel Cooke describe his new show
The painter guides us through Oceans at Pace Geneva and recalls making his Phaidon Contemporary Artist series book

Something beautiful happens when artists make jewelry
Our new book Coveted looks at a gilded world in which fine art (and the occasional fine artist) meets high end jewelry

The 16th century medina house beloved by a British minimalist
Our new book, The Best of Nest, features an early John Pawson gem, nestling in the heart of the Tunisian capital

Five Spirited Thanksgiving drinks to think about now
Our perfectly presented global guide to cocktails has the upcoming holiday covered (and plenty of others too)

Watch Melanie Grant tell you about Coveted: Art and Innovation in High Jewelry
The author and contemporary jewelry expert visited Christie's in London to talk us through her beautiful new book

All you need to know about Exploring the Elements
Our new children’s book bonds hard science with fun facts in its brilliant exploration of the periodic table

INTERVIEW: Spirited photographer Andy Sewell talks cocktails, cables and fine art photography
The master of mixed-drinks photography explains how he created such perfect cocktail imagery for our new book

INTERVIEW: Sam Lubell on why the homes of Versace, Monet and Elvis reflect their creators (and why those of Ibsen, Pollock and Corbusier kind of don't)
The Life Meets Art author on the home life of creative people

The NY Times calls Spirited a ‘lavish, gift-worthy stunner’
Cheers! We’re pleased with our beautifully produced, comprehensive guide to cocktails from around the world too

The cabin made from Coca-Cola crates
Our new book, The Best of Nest, proves that when it comes to off-the-wall interiors, you can’t beat the Real Thing

Why Magnus Nilsson writes in English but adds just a touch of Swedish
The chef and Phaidon author explains why he loves to keep a few Nordic idiosyncrasies in his books

The Brazilian jeweler turning rainforest wood into precious works
Our new book Coveted looks at one contemporary jewelry designer reworking one of the world’s oldest, most humble materials

The postmodern palace fit for a Queen
Our new book, The Best of Nest, showcases the wild side of interior design, including one very well known royal residence

Jason Rosenfeld praises Cecily Brown’s new show
The art historian and Phaidon author admires the artist’s restless energy as well as her classic influences

Snacky Tunes talk us through their new t-shirt line
The guys behind the hit podcast and accompanying book tell us about their new capsule line of clothing

Adam Pendleton on the pandemic, painting and beautiful mistakes
The artist says he's learned how to adapt under lockdown but still keep on raising important questions

Why prehistoric rock and bone might be the latest thing in contemporary jewelry design
Our new book Coveted looks at one New York jeweler reaching far back in time to move the medium forward

INTERVIEW: Snacky Tunes on DJing, the rise of the cult chef and why the best food record ever is only 17 seconds long
Darin and Greg Bresnitz, the brothers behind the hit podcast and new Phaidon book, talk us through their climb to the top of the food chain and which culinary masters and recording artist they’ve grown to admire

You really must watch our Flower panel talk at the V&A
The expert panel pulled in a wide and varied international audience to hear the chat about our beautiful new book

The bedroom made from beauty queen memorabilia
Our new book, The Best of Nest, showcases the wild side of interior design, including this Farrah Fawcett superfan’s pad

Rare colour works by Francesca Woodman revealed in new show
The late, great woman artist, best-known for her black-and-white imagery, also produced some full-colour photos

The LA jeweler pairing wildlife with precious gems
Daniela Villegas brings coyotes, crabs and snakes to life in her jewelry, as our new book Coveted explains

Simon Doonan marks his birthday in style
The writer, TV personality and fashion authority goes for natural presents (rather than unnatural co-worker celebrations)

Here's why W Magazine loves our new book, Open Studio
The Condé Nast title appreciates the way our new publication brings big name artists right into your home

A Robert Mapplethorpe birthday party guestlist
On the 74th anniversary of his birth we take another look at the exquisite portraits of his friends and acquaintances

The jeweler turning rubber and aluminium into prized necklaces
Our new book, Coveted: Art and Innovation in High Jewelry, doesn't only highlight hot rocks and precious metals

Five Spirited drinks to get you through the election
Whether you're celebrating, drowning your sorrows or just trying to stay sober, there's a great drink in Spirited for you

Dave Eggers says Tomi Ungerer’s last children’s book can help us all handle a very (scary) adult world
The writer says Ungerer’s final book is a fitting work for an age of eco collapse and very bad politics

The Flowers fighting hate crimes
Flower describes how one photographer is attempting to cultivate personal growth and wider positivity

Why is Marina Abramović counting out rice and lentils?
The contemporary artist explains her work in a video with Phillips to accompany our new book Open Studio

Watch Michael and Darroch Putnam talk about their latest book
The masterful floral designers talk us through Flower Color Theory (with a little help from some furry friends)

25 neat numbers from 25 years of our Contemporary Artist Series
Want to know The number of blacks in Kerry James Marshall’s palette? How many volts Mona Hatoum ran through her early, dangerous works? The number of photos Nigel Cooke has on the walls of his studio? Our CAS books have the answers!

Yoshitomo Nara and Cecily Brown create plates to feed needy New Yorkers
The NYC charity Coalition for the Homeless is working with 50 prominent artists to raise money in new ways this autumn

Theaster Gates makes a holy New York debut
The artist’s first solo show in NYC, draws together pottery, tar paintings and a pandemic-focused take on the religious space

25 key events from 25 years of our Contemporary Artist Series
Love, death, political dissent and new masterpieces are all chronicled in our landmark series of monographs

Watch David Adjaye, Michael Bierut and Spencer Bailey talk about contemporary memorials
The architect, designer and author got together yesterday to discuss all aspects of Bailey's new book, In Memory Of

Sarah Sze on art, life and Covid
Find out why time and space have strangely flipped for our Contemporary Artist Series artist

Smart things to say about Signature Dishes: Peach Melba
Served on an ice sculpture and named after a soprano, this dish’s secret is actually its simplicity!

KAWS, Adam Pendleton and friends reimagine the I Voted sticker
Postal ballot voters can take pride in wearing these new versions of the classic lapel label

Michele Robecchi on 25 years of Phaidon's Contemporary Artist Series
Phaidon's Commissioning Editor talks about the series' beginnings, why he always wants the books to 'introduce, celebrate and surprise', and what he's learned from working so closely with artists over the years

25 things we learned from 25 years of our Contemporary Artist Series
Did you know about Wolfgang Tillmans’ short spell in social care, Yayoi Kusama’s Broadway musical, Kerry James Marshall’s brush with Hanna Barbera, Jonas Wood’s highly illegal ingredient, Paul McCarthy’s unlikely Vietnam link and Trevor Paglen’s days as punk club promoter?

25 great quotes from 25 years of our Contemporary Artist Series books
Here's a quarter century of artistic excellence and explanation, in each artist's own words, courtesy of our era-defining list

The Flowers caught in a design classic
Fake rather than real roses ended up looking pretty inside this masterpiece of 80s furniture design

Buy art and help Beirut get back on its feet
Denise Maroney of Dear Beirut outlines a special new auction, aiding those made homeless by the recent explosion

Secrets from The Garden: There's nothing black and white about a monochrome planting
Our new book, The Garden: Elements and Styles, unpicks the tricksy terms underpinning some of the world’s most beautiful gardens

Magnus Nilsson's Momentous Moments: The day he understood Fäviken couldn’t have survived Covid
The chef knows his restaurant wouldn’t have beaten the pandemic, but he remains optimistic about post-pandemic eating

Our Snacky Tunes authors hit the (virtual) road
Greg and Darin Bresnitz team up with 8 chefs and their favourite musicians for virtual events this month and next

Secrets from the Garden: Today’s wildlife friendly gardens owe a lot to big city parks
This 'natural' planting style might look countrified, but it owes its popularity to urban landscapes

Watch Will Cotton make a candy crown
The contemporary artist is one of many who've made videos with Phillips auction house to accompany our new book Open Studio

Want to cook like Lee Tiernan? Here’s the music to help you
The chef shares his Skepta, Stormzy and slowthai musical passions and some (surprisingly vegetarian) culinary ones too in Snacky Tunes

The Flowers that dance to the seasons
Our new book Flower features a brilliant stop-motion work that celebrates the miracle of spring

JR’s biggest exhibition ever is opening in London next month
The new show will cover the artist’s entire career, from the streets of Paris to political hotspots across the globe

The Flowers that haunted Yayoi Kusama
Our new book Flower features a highly prescient, early portrait of the world-famous Japanese artist

Magnus Nilsson's Momentous Moments: The day he knew he had to close Fäviken
'When I got home I went straight back to bed and cried. I didn’t understand. It was a kind of sadness that I had never felt before'

Marcel Dzama on Goya, Ghosts and his Artspace edition The illumination of the sisters of paradise
The Canadian artist discusses his early life, his experiences during the pandemic, and how they both fed into this beautiful new work

Spencer Bailey on monuments, memorials and minimalism - and why it really is time to stop putting people on pedestals

Secrets from The Garden: Don't forget to add some colour!
When it comes to colour, many of the best gardeners set down their plans on paper before digging in the plants

Want to cook like Alex Atala? Here’s the music to help you
The chef shares his musical and culinary passions in our new book Snacky Tunes

Magnus Nilsson's Momentous Moments: The day Magnus realised influence is OK, copying is not!
The words of one hallowed French chef led Nilsson to realise that, in some instances, a re-appropriated recipe idea can be a tribute, rather than a theft

Magnus Nilsson's Momentous Moments: The day he realised chefs could learn a lot from high fashion
They both command high prices, Nilsson believes haute couture has higher standards and a better work ethic than haute cuisine

Simon Doonan shares his Zoom style tips with Page Six
Western shirts and the wise words of Iris Apfel are helping the author and fashion pro through the pandemic

The Flowers that stopped wars
Our new book Flower includes this delicate recreation of a 2013 centrepiece that played its part in high power global politics

David Netto helps Sotheby’s with its new Phaidon library
To mark the inauguration of a new library at Sotheby’s East Hampton, the interior designer discusses collecting with the auction house

Want to cook like Matt Abergel? Here’s the music to help you
The chef shares his musical and culinary passions in our new book Snacky Tunes

Spirited home bartending on a budget
You don’t need a lot of fancy equipment to make great mixed drinks, as our book Spirited explains

Secrets from The Garden: Wild gardens aren't really that wild
Our new book, The Garden Elements and Styles, traces the trend for unruly planting back to an outspoken critic of Victorian formality

9 smart moves Annie Leibovitz has used to shoot great pictures
On her 71st birthday, we share some of the photographer's working practices from Annie Leibovitz At Work

Mocktails have grown up, it’s time to learn how to make them
Our new book Spirited explains how soft drinks can be spectacular when put together with skill and great ingredients

El-P from Run the Jewels tells Snacky Tunes about making music and bagels
The New York rap star looks back fondly on a time when he could only afford one meal per day

RIBA winner Sir David Adjaye on the future of memorials
Following the announcement that the architect is to receive RIBA’s Royal Gold Medal, British architecture’s highest honour, we share some of his thoughts from our new book In Memory Of: Designing Contemporary Memorials

Five Spirited winter warmers to try during the colder months
These heated drinks are perfect evening accompaniments to autumnal and winter evenings

Putting together an autumn wardrobe? Here's how to truly be yourself
Simon Doonan, the fashion pro, professional contrarian and author of How to Be Yourself advises us all to dig deep and find our own personal style

5 things we learned from a short chat with Sir Paul Smith
We just previewed our book Paul Smith in an online chat with the fashion legend. Here are a few things he said

Lizzo keeps her Rihanna book right next to her Grammys!
Vogue just interviewed the singer at her LA home, revealing our great looking book on her display shelves

The Flower that symbolised new life in Ancient Greece
Our new book Flower features an incredible trove of ancient ornaments, proving the reverence for floral forms stretches back millennia

Want to cook like Sean Brock? Here’s the music to help you
The chef shares his musical and culinary passions in our new book Snacky Tunes

Secrets from The Garden: Sometimes the best elements aren't 'real'
Our new book, The Garden, reveals the lengths garden creatives can go to to get the perfect vista

The folk art that changed Anni and Josef Albers
Our book Anni & Josef Albers includes an examination of the couple’s love of pre-Columbian art and its influence on them

Secrets from The Garden: You don't have to own the best bit of your garden
Some of the greatest horticulturalists look towards the horizon when reworking the ground beneath their feet, explains our book,The Garden: Elements and Styles

Japan The Cookbook inspires Nancy Singleton Hachisu's menu at new London restaurant
Nordic and Japanese concept store Pantechnicon will host new restaurant Sachi with a menu devised by Hachisu

The Flowers frozen in time
Marc Quinn's high tech Garden of Eden is submerged in 25 tons of frozen silicon

Secrets from The Garden: Spanish colonial gardens aren't actually colonial
The Garden: Elements and Styles untangles the roots of horticultural terminology with beautiful images and crisp text

The square paintings that established Anni and Josef Albers
Anni & Josef Albers, examines how a series of repetitive paintings went from object of ridicule to high society status symbol

The Flowers that became street art
Discover how NYC florist Lewis Miller took his stems to the street, in our new book Flower

The style that defined Anni and Josef Albers
Our new book, Anni & Josef Albers, examines the clothes the couple favoured, in their own unwavering way

All you need to know about The Garden: Elements and Styles
Our beautiful new book is the quintessential reference guide to garden design, its rich history, and the creative art of horticulture

The Flower that symbolises Japanese spirituality
Our book Flower brings together an unimaginably varied bouquet of fine art blooms, including Rinko Kawauchi's powerful image

Best in Show! Simon Doonan indulges in a bit of doggy dressing for his new book
Window dressing gave the author confidence and this recent post proves he's still very much the master

Trevor Paglen: 'I’d go outside and have this overwhelming sense of fear but at the same time I was watching nature explode'
How the artist made his new show in the midst of a pandemic

Magnus Nilsson's Momentous Moments: The night he realised a good cook is a caring cook
In his new book, Nilsson describes how an intimate dinner in Paris led him to realise that hospitality is all about being truly hospitable

How Herman Melville worked from home
The novelist found nautical inspiration in this modest farmhouse far from the sea, where he wrote Moby-Dick, its whale inspired by the snowy curves of Mount Greylock

How Philip Johnson and America saved Anni and Josef Albers
Our new book describes how a chance meeting in the street and the invention of Black Mountain College helped the couple escape Nazi Germany

Cecily Brown takes on English country life in her new Blenheim Palace show
The artist retains a love for her homeland, though she admits, Britain is going through a traumatic time with Brexit right now

Magnus Nilsson's Momentous Moments: The day he met Joel Meyerowitz
A walk with New York’s greatest street photographer taught Magnus Nilsson something crucial about craft, as he recalls in Fäviken: 4015 Days, Beginning to End

The school that changed Anni and Josef Albers forever
The Bauhaus had a crucial influence on both their careers, though Josef had a slightly easier time than Anni. . .

All you need to know about Flower
Take a trip across continents and cultures to discover how artists and image makers have employed floral motifs throughout history

How a boyhood bike purchase inspired Paul Smith to find beauty in the details
In our book Paul describes how a teenage cycle upgrade led him to appreciate simple design finesse

The love that drove Anni and Josef Albers
Our new book, Anni & Josef Albers, describes the couple’s courtship, honeymoon and their romantic challenges

Sir Terence Conran on the founding of the Design Museum
The great designer and entrepreneur, who died at the weekend, said the museum was the single most rewarding achievement of his long and illustrious career

How Charlie Chaplin worked from home
The film star edited films, created music and wrote his autobiography at his home on the shore of Lake Geneva

How Jony Ive inspired Paul Smith to be curious
The tech designer met Smith before joining Apple, and the two have remained mutual admirers ever since

Mark Bradford on the lockdown, LA and how his latest paintings ended up in a grain silo
The Los Angeles artist tells the New York Times that Covid-19 has pushed him into survival mode

Join Jeanne Gang and Jane Hall at RIBA this Monday!
The Studio Gang founder is in conversation with Breaking Ground author Jane Hall and you're invited

How Jean Cocteau worked from home
The French artist mixed business with pleasure when he painted the walls of this Mediterranean villa

How Yves Saint Laurent inspired Paul Smith to show his love
In our book Paul describes commissioning perhaps the last, genuine YSL tuxedo for his supportive, loving wife

Does the new Xbox owe a debt to Dieter Rams?
Er, yes! Commentators point out the similarities between Microsoft’s next-gen gaming console and Dieter's 20th century classics

Eater loves our new Fäviken book
The authoritative food and fine dining site praises Magnus Nilsson’s new book for its passionate but measured take on modern gastronomy

All you need to know about Nonstop
We're proud to publish world-famous children’s author Tomi Ungerer's final book this season. It is, without doubt, a masterpiece

Adam Pendleton helps save Nina Simone’s home
The contemporary artist has helped preserve the singer’s childhood home

How Dieter Rams inspired Paul Smith to be brave
The British designer admires the way the German minimalist managed to resist the allure of decoration

How René Magritte worked from home
A simple Belgian apartment was all the great surrealist needed to create some of his best-known works, as our new book explains

How Christo and Jeanne-Claude inspired Paul Smith to believe in the unbelievable
The art duo’s audacious, site-specific works left a big impression on the British designer, as he explains in our new book

All you need to know about Cecily Brown
Our vital new book is the first to truly chart the rise of one of the most influential painters of our time

Try this tasty, child-friendly Labor Day recipe
Get that end-of-summer flavor without the leaping flames, courtesy of our kids' cookbook, United Tastes of America

How Elvis Presley worked from home
Graceland might be better suited to play rather than work, but the singer still recorded his last two albums here

All you need to know about Adam Pendleton
Appreciate and understand the work of this groundbreaking American artist in his first all-encompassing publication

Five things we learned from Snacky Tunes' Frieze Sessions
The podcast hosts and Phaidon authors tell Frieze’s publisher how they put their hit show on the printed page

Okwui Enwezor on art, race and school uniform
As the late curator and Phaidon author is awarded a Special Golden Lion, we look back at his radical life and work

All you need to know about Flower Color Theory
Get the ultimate flower arrangement reference book from the greatest contemporary floral design studio

All you need to know about Fäviken: 4015 Days, Beginning to End
Magnus Nilsson lifts the lid on what it was really like to run one of the world's most successful restaurants, in this wonderfully detailed cookbook and memoir

How Anni and Josef Albers holidayed
Newly unearthed vacation photographs from the artist couple prove that they were inveterate explorers

Philip Johnson’s religious side
Our new book highlights the American architect’s surprising enthusiasm for houses of worship

8 Martinis with a twist
Yes of course you should never really drink more than two, but, as our book Spirited makes clear, there’s a lot of great variations on this classic to sample

Yoshitomo Nara on his worst studio, his favourite chocolate, and why his forthcoming LA show will be a class reunion
The painter shares his thoughts on his art, diet and well-known works with the New York Times

How JR and Yayoi Kusama are guiding gallery goers towards a new type of art
Pace’s new public art venture focuses more on the ticket-buying public and less on rich patrons

Cocktail makers get mobile in New York and London
Is this the way we should be enjoying our mixed drinks during the pandemic? Or would a copy of our new book Spirited make things a little easier?

All you need to know about The Best of Nest
The beautiful, much-loved, much-missed interiors magazine, Nest, is brought back to life in this lavish overview of exciting and unusual home décor

All you need to know about Coveted: Art and Innovation in High Jewelry
The first comprehensive book on jewelry as an art form shows the beauty, and explores the craft, behind some of today’s most precious creations

Dreaming of entertaining again?
In this clip the floral designer and Phaidon author Michael Putnam shows how a display can become an interactive experience for every guest

How Gianni Versace worked from home
Versace’s place in Miami Beach managed to combine Old World motifs with a New World easiness

Annie Leibovitz curates Henri Cartier-Bresson
It was Cartier-Bresson’s photobook that made the photographer pick up a camera. Now she repays the debt by co-curating a new show of his work

Betak stages the perfect pandemic fashion show
The fashion show master moved everything to a field outside Paris, in a beautifully simple response to Covid-19

All you need to know about Anni & Josef Albers
A moving, Modernist life story told with wit, precision and beauty, our new book is a fitting tribute to these two Bauhaus pioneers

How Eliel Saarinen worked from home
The Finnish architect was born on this day, 20 August. His studio home, on the shores of Lake Vitträsk, is a masterpiece of early 20th century architecture

All you need to know about In Memory Of: Designing Contemporary Memorials
Our new book looks at some of the most beautiful, moving and thoughtful memorials of the past four decades

All you need to know about Snacky Tunes
Discover the delicious and unexpected interplay between stove and stereo in this tasty new overview of great chefs and their love of music

A Phaidon guide to New York’s museum reopenings
Heading out to admire art in Manhattan again? Then pack these books alongside a face mask and hand sanitizer

How our Casa Mi Casa co-author wants to change the restaurant business
In a New York Times profile Daniela Soto-Innes explains why she wants to make restaurants kinder, less gruelling, places to work post-Covid

Wolfgang Tillmans and Olafur Eliasson reopen Berghain
They are among 80 Berlin artists taking part in a new show housed inside the city's cavernous techno club

Take a look at the beautiful NY summer house where our new writer lives and works
Simon Doonan and husband Jonathan Adler have been in their Shelter Island summer house since March, and they just gave the NY Times a tour

Snacky Tunes talk food and music with Frieze next week
Darin and Greg Bresnitz, hosts of the hit podcast, will chat with Frieze’s publisher, Rebecca Ann Siegel, about the cultural significance of our listening and eating habits

The best thing to spin on a Dieter Rams record player
Brian Eno is releasing his Dieter Rams documentary soundtrack on a suitably minimal, limited edition, vinyl LP to mark Record Store Day

All you need to know about Paul Smith
In this bright new monograph, the legendary designer selects 50 objects that have influenced his 50-year-old brand

Martin Creed’s new work welcomes post-lockdown visitors to The Fife Arms
The Glasgow-raised artist has some neon reassurance for the Scottish fine art hotel’s well-heeled clientele

Designers should be optimists, Bruce Mau tells Monocle Radio
The designer, author and educator says he doesn’t have the luxury of cynicism, and his profession is a noble calling

All you need to know about How to Be Yourself
Simon Doonan, author and Creative Ambassador-at-Large for Barneys has figured it all out and has a solution for all of life’s challenges

Grace Coddington and Fabien Baron on fashion after Covid
Two hugely influential figures believe fashion will change, and that, in someways, a little lockdown can do some good

Studio Gang win big at the Architizer A+ Awards
The Chicago practice receives four awards for three of its innovative new buildings

All you need to know about Open Studio
KAWS, Marina Abramovic, George Condo, Mickalene Thomas and more invite you into their studios to share artworks you can recreate at home

When Philip Johnson joined the protest marchers
In 1963 the great American modernist took to the streets of New York, becoming an unlikely voice against the destruction of a Beaux-Arts landmark

Here's how to make a Putnam & Putnam floral display
In this clip, Michael Putnam builds up a beautifully coordinated display, on location at Rose Story Farm in California

Brutalism catches up with the Kardashians
'I’ve finally made it,' says This Brutal World’s author, as he spies his book in Kylie Jenner’s home

The true tales behind the world's greatest cocktails
Spirited: Cocktails from Around the World reveals the fascinating origins of the drinks we enjoy today

All you need to know about Life Meets Art
Our new interiors title delivers a peerless tour of the homes of some of the most inspiring, extraordinary and creative people to have ever lived, from Elvis Presley to Leonardo da Vinci, Herman Melville to Moby

Pile on! It's the last few days to get Wolfgang Tillmans' fine art posters, and help save the world's nightlife
You've got one week to secure works by Tillmans, Andreas Gursky, Jeff Koons and others, and help struggling venues

Mikey and Darroch Putnam make lockdown work for them
Beyoncé, Bougainvillea and some good books become part of the happily married couple's new LA lifestyle

Ready for retail therapy again? Peter Marino's new Dior store in Paris is a beautiful place to start!
The architect and collector has overseen Dior’s huge new, art-filled retail space on rue Saint-Honoré in the French capital

The message behind Kerry James Marshall’s new avian art
The American painter draws on the work of John James Audubon when creating his own American birds series

All you need to know about Spirited - Cocktails from Around the World
Our authoritative, global overview of cocktail recipes, from the classic to the cutting-edge, is a deeply satisfying mix

Great Woman Artist Ruth Asawa gets her own set of stamps
The 2020 set of 10 postage stamp designs showcases the wiry work of the American sculptor

What happened when Aaron Bertelsen tried Stephen Harris’s ice cream recipe?
The Great Dixter gardener and cook goes from pot to plate, courtesy of a recipe from The Sportsman chef

How Philip Johnson looked back, as well as forward
Take a look at the other New Canaan house that proves the acclaimed architect was more than a Mies-inspired Modernist

Jenny Holzer on the creation of the New York City AIDS Memorial
'Love, and lovely words overflowing, ardent unashamed people abounding.' The artist is 70 today - here she remembers one of her most important works

Marc Jacobs remembers his friend Kansai Yamamoto
Jacobs recalls the fortuitous, early commission he received from the late, great Japanese fashion designer

The Korean war may have split the country - but it helped shape its two art scenes
On the anniversary of the armistice, we examine how conflict and military influence changed North and South Korean art

The motherly ambition that spurred on Philip Johnson
Philip was the vehicle for achieving his mother’s cultural aspirations, and she poured all of her knowledge and energy into his intellectual formation

Bruce Mau Know How - Draw a Stick Man To Unlock a Big Idea
In Bruce Mau: MC24, the designer, thinker and educator argues that everyone can improve their thought processes through a simple sketch

Pentagram turns The High Line dotty to help fight Covid-19
Paula Scher oversees a new visual identity to aid social distancing following the park’s reopening

Ana Roš : 'Globalisation didn't touch us and it's helped the food'
'Slovenia might not have had a high-class dining culture, but whatever it lacks in haute cuisine, it more than makes up for in ingredients and tradition' she says in new interview

Here's Bruce Mau to tell you about his new book!
MC24 is the book we need right now to change our lives, change how we work and change our futures. Watch the legendary designer explain

The New York restaurant where Philip Johnson held court
Did Johnson’s gossipy nature, often indulged at the Four Seasons restaurant help improve architecture in America?

Art = Faith
Our new book Art = doesn’t just explore 6,000 years of art history via 800 works from The Met’s collection. Its glossary is also filled with fascinating facts and connections. We consider the religious roots of so much artistic creation

The struggle for NASA's moon photographs
51 years on from Apollo 11's moon landing, we look at how those now iconic photos of the moon reached their audience

Bruce Mau Know How - To Truly Challenge Yourself, Crunch the Numbers
To really seize the day you really need to seize the data - even if you're 'not a numbers person'

10 Questions for Met Museum Director Max Hollein
The art world legend tells us why Art = is the most innovative look at art history ever, how being taken to galleries not the beach as a kid inspired him, and what it’s like to roam The Met’s empty corridors right now

Take a look at what Phaidon chefs are cooking up after lockdown
Massimo reaches for a classic album; Ana Roš heads for the river; and Stephen Harris digs into British baking

Rob Pruitt releases limited edition print in 'A Message of Solidarity'
"'Stronger Together' means being there for one another. We are experiencing a long overdue awareness of human rights issues like race, gender, and sexual orientation," he says in exclusive Artspace interview

Have you seen Martin Parr’s new Vogue cover?
The photographer’s landscape image is one of sixteen covers which highlight the steadying force of nature

How Rembrandt made his name
On the Dutch master’s birthday, we look at how, like Kanye and Madonna, he became a single-named star

Bruce Mau Know How - How Getting Lost Can Help You Find Your Way
Mau’s childhood experiences of getting lost in the forest has helped him find new pathways for life

On Bastille Day, Joel Meyerowitz recalls a moment of French nonchalance
France's revolutionary spirit lives on, as Joel's photograph of a deeply disrupted pavement cafe shows!

Viktor&Rolf's new collection requires social distancing
The fashion house's clothes for A/W 2020 have some extraordinary detailing to suit our extraordinary times

The author of Breakfast: The Cookbook creates the first female cereal mascots
Could Dash and Zombie, a couple of very different cereal-box characters, change the way you start your day?

Destination Food – Puglia
Transport your taste buds with some simple snacks and ambitious dishes inspired by southern Italy’s unique and delicious combination of culture and ingredients

The Putnams share their interior design tips with InStyle
That textile centrepiece in Michael Putnam’s Brooklyn apartment? It’s a gift from his loving husband

Hosting a virtual event? Read Bronson van Wyck’s advice first
The author of Born to Party, Forced to Work, has some great tips if you're planning a special occasion Zoom get together

See Modena with Massimo or Peru with Virgilio (and help save the future of eating out)
Big name chefs donate priceless prizes to The World’s 50 Best Bid for Recovery Auction, aiding restaurants across the globe

'My job was to go treasure hunting!' Author Ian Volner on his revealing Philip Johnson visual biography
On Johnson’s birthday, the author of Philip Johnson: A Visual Biography discusses his new publication with Hilary Lewis, Chief Curator and Creative Director of The Glass House

Art = Technique
Our new book Art = doesn’t just explore 6,000 years of art history via 800 works from The Met’s collection, its glossary is also filled with fascinating information. In our new series, we lay out the facts behind some familiar art-making techniques

Frida Kahlo, divided
On her birth anniversary, we look at the painting that captured the two, conflicted sides of a Great Woman Artist

Robert Mapplethorpe and the tale of two American Flags
To celebrate Independence Day we look at the two Stars and Stripes images that bookend our Mapplethorpe monograph

Destination Food – The Nordic Region
Transport your taste buds with some simple snacks and ambitious dishes inspired by the Nordic Region’s unique, and delicious combination of ingredients

Art = Place
Our new book Art = doesn’t just explore 6,000 years of art history via 800 works from The Met’s collection. Its glossary is also filled with fascinating facts and connections. In our new series, we examine how location can be key in artistic creation

How to watch Phaidon chefs’ cookery classes
Want to make pasta like Massimo, or uncover Jp McMahon’s Irish cookery secrets? You can right now, via your nearest screen

The New York Times loves Korean Art from 1953: Collision, Innovation, Interaction
America’s paper of record describes our new book as 'the most significant English-language overview yet of modern and contemporary art on the peninsula'

Art = Rebellion
Our new book Art = doesn’t just explore 6,000 years of art history via 800 works from The Met’s collection. Its glossary is also filled with fascinating facts and connections. In the first of a new series, we locate the rebellious streak at the heart of so many art movements

Destination Food - Mexico
Transport your taste buds with some simple snacks and ambitious dishes inspired by Mexico's Mediterranean, Arab and Jewish influenced fantastic food culture

Adriano Rampazzo's Lockdown Life
Our Signature Dishes illustrator has been catching up on Sopranos and Boardwalk Empire box sets, playing his old vinyl and cooking, cooking, cooking!

Where’s the beef in Irish cuisine?
The Galway chef, author and food scholar Jp McMahon on the history behind Irish cattle

Great Women Artists whose partners were 'also artists'
Krasner, Carrington and Claudel all had famous husbands - but did it help or hinder them?

Destination Food - Cuba
Transport your taste buds with some simple snacks and ambitious dishes inspired by the country's many cultural influences

Love, Rihanna: Luxury Supreme - The Making of an Iconic Book
It takes five people a total of four days to make each copy of this incredible new limited edition visual biography, designed by The Haas Brothers and Barnbrook Studio and hand signed by Rihanna herself!

Bruce Mau Know How - A Methodology to Inspire Action
Design isn't just making things look good. Freed from its visual definition it can become a method for leadership

David Dawson's Lockdown Life
Lucian Freud's former assistant turned Archive Director has been making some rather nice paintings in the Welsh hills these past few months. . .

Destination Food - Turkey
Transport your taste buds in the first of a new summer series with some simple snacks and ambitious dishes from The Turkish Cookbook

Reem Kassis' Lockdown Life
Our Palestinian Table author has become a fan of The Great British Baking Show, pasta making with the kids, and has been reminded of her own teenage days of shuttered schools in Jerusalem

Stephen Harris' Lockdown Life
The award winning founder chef of The Sportsman has been spending time writing his first, Gothic, novel and enjoying the slower pace of life

Nigel Cooke's Lockdown Life
'Since we’ve been in lockdown, I’ve found it easier to work at night. The darkness of night somehow unifies what's outside the window,' the painter says in our interview

Leah Koenig's Lockdown Life
Our Jewish Cookbook author has morphed into hiking guide and IT Girl, and has ensured the family eats together every night in this challenging time (she is SO looking forward to the most leisurely brunch ever. . . )

Fabien Baron's Lockdown Life
'I start my day, alone with the company of the sunrise, the sound of the waves, the occasional dolphin or seal. There’s never anyone else around. It’s cold and often windy but I breathe in every second of it, and take my pictures'

All you need to know about Materialising Colour
Our new book reveals how Giulio Ridolfo takes inspiration from nature, pop culture and traditional craft to help Kvadrat find the colours for its collections

John Pawson's Lockdown Life
Britain's best minimalist is loving the long hair and not shaving - and he's been working on some very cool furniture and objects in the last few weeks

Bruce Mau Know How - Make Fact-Based Optimism Your Mantra
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams - Bruce Mau has a way to help you dream smarter

Martin Parr's Lockdown Life
We've been catching up with the stars of Phaidon books and finding out what they've been doing all day

All you need to know about Art =
Our groundbreaking book, made with The Metropolitan Museum of Art, heralds a fresh and unconventional approach to exploring 6,000 years of art history

Bruce Mau Know How - Your 3-Minute Manifesto
We all have an image of a more abundant and equitable world we'd like to live in - Bruce Mau is here to show us how to make it a reality

Watch Jeanne Gang talk about the Flow in her buildings
Learn how she makes smooth geometries work together to make visitor movements poetry in motion

INTERVIEW: Stephen Shore: 'The current moment recontextualises the photos in American Surfaces'
In the third and final part of our interview with the photographer, he talks about some of the people in the book, rediscovering new/old photos and his favourite shot

Why Bruce Mau's new book is exactly what we need right now
The designer is out to change the world - and he's just given us the tools to help him do it

Watch Jeanne Gang talk about the rhythm in her buildings
Architecture is an unmoving, monumental art, but that doesn't mean it doesn't have rhythm. Watch as the acclaimed architect draws your attention to the sun patterns moving across the face of her buildings

Soviet Space Dreams: It's Not Rocket Science (Actually, It Is)
How the reclusive rocket scientist, mathematician and writer Konstantin Tsiolkovsky shaped the USSR's space race

Sorry if we messed up your love life Selena!
Gomez says our Rihanna book is too much distraction when guys come round

5 Phaidon Quarantinis to shake up at home!
Whether it's the taste of the French countryside or a higher meditative plane, for your next Zoom party serve a cocktail that truly takes you out of your lockdown locale

Art & Hope: Kim Whanki's abstract answer to oppression
This Korean modernist orchestrated a beautiful harmony on the canvas - even while his identity was under threat

INTERVIEW: Stephen Shore: 'I didn’t like getting criticism but it didn’t cause me to doubt what I was doing'
In part two of our American Surfaces interview Shore talks about Instagram culture, a trip to New Orleans with William Eggleston and what Nan Goldin told him

Wolfgang Tillmans enlists famous friends to help Corona-closed clubland
Elizabeth Peyton, Luc Tuymans, Elmgreen & Dragset, Gillian Wearing, Marlene Dumas, Thomas Ruff, Seth Price, Isa Genzken, Mark Leckey and Andreas Gursky will sell print posters to help locked down clubs, gig venues and bars

INTERVIEW: Stephen Shore: 'I wanted to find America, but I think I was finding myself too'
In part one of an extensive three part interview to celebrate the expanded edition of American Surfaces, the legendary photographer reflects on a series of images that changed the way we look at photography

How slick thinking on city design can stop future pandemics
The downsides of density are obvious when contagion strikes. Shaping Cities in an Urban Age has a fascinating tale of one simple fix

Eric Fischl on Art School, 80s New York, and His New Artspace Limited Edition Print
Learn how anger, arrogance, suspicion, and curiosity led the painter to pick up an iPad and create a great new work

How two completely isolated restaurants came up with very different cuisines
As if we needed reminding right now, sometimes, being far from the crowd helps. These two restaurants made a virtue of very different remote locations

Philip Johnson and Friends: Andy Warhol
“It was joked about Andy that he would ‘attend the opening of an envelope’ — and so might Philip, if only the name on the envelope were interesting enough"

Soviet Space Dreams: Pioneers, Trailblazers and Eternal Optimists
Many of the artists who illustrated the celebrated Soviet-era space magazines had already enjoyed a glittering first act - in the skies and heavens above mother Russia

The Phaidon Nutri Blast - Harvest Salad Sandwiches
This quick Italian lunch, as featured in The Vegetarian Silver Spoon, is a great dish to make while working from home

Art & Hope: Yoshitomo Nara’s love of music
A look at the ways in which artists offer us hope. Here’s how a childhood trek to buy a 45, café culture and The Ramones instilled a love of art in a young mind

The Phaidon Nutri Blast – Parm Butter, Fried Egg and Asparagus Toast
Start your day by spoiling yourself with this nutritious, fancy looking, but easy to make, meal from our book Toast

Phaidon’s 15 Minute Art Lesson - The Point and Pitfalls of Art by E. H. Gombrich
Elevate your appreciation of fine art via this long read from the most famous art book of them all - The Story of Art

Soviet Space Dreams: ET and the USSR
Our new book, Soviet Space Graphics, reminds us how even the most fantastic of visions can’t help but show a little of their time and place

The Phaidon Nutri Blast: Pea and Mint Soup
Getting livid with the lockdown? Then give yourself a little meal-time lift with this easy, healthy, simple recipe

Philip Johnson and friends: Alfred Barr
The inaugural MoMA director shaped Johnson’s tastes - the architect repaid him by donating paintings by Paul Klee, Willem de Kooning, Jasper Johns and Andy Warhol to the museum

Phaidon's 15 Minute Art Lesson - How Freeze Introduced the YBAs to the World – by Bruce Altshuler
Guerrilla tactics, showmanship and commercial acumen helped Damien Hirst and friends change art history

Art & Hope: Jonas Wood’s tender, loving home life
A look at the ways in which artists offer us hope. Here’s how the LA painter locates love in domesticity

Phaidon's 15 Minute Art Lesson - Impressionism and The Great Outdoors – by Carla Rachman
Do you miss the smells, sounds and sensations of the outside? Then thank Monet and the other artists who brought them into the gallery

Why does Yoshitomo Nara’s girl have a knife in her hand?
Our new book on this Japanese contemporary artist tells the fascinating story behind Nara’s best-known work

The Phaidon Nutri Blast - Acai Bowl
This Brazilian dish from Breakfast: The Cookbook is a great way to start the day

Phaidon's 15 Minute Art Lesson - How Abstract Expressionism made NYC the centre of the art world – by Morgan Falconer
Discover how Surrealism, primitive art and plenty of drips helped establish New York as the preeminent art town

Soviet Space Dreams: Underwater Socialism
Our new book, Soviet Space Graphics, recalls a time when Russian popular science magazines flirted with fiction

Philip Johnson and Friends: Jackie O
JFK's widow was a great friend of the architect but what was the key work of his that she never visited - and why?

Phaidon’s Upskill Sessions - How to Make a Really Good Martini
Self-isolation isn’t an end to self-improvement. Use this time to master those skills normal life got in the way of

Soviet Space Dreams: Spreading Communism from the Moon
Our new book, Soviet Space Graphics, recalls a time when Russian popular science magazines flirted with fiction

Phaidon’s Upskill Sessions - How to Make Authentic Tortillas
Self-isolation isn’t an end to self-improvement. Use this time to master those skills normal life got in the way of

The Great Dixter Guide to Creating a Kitchen Garden: Get Planning
Aaron Bertelsen knows how to grow great, fresh produce almost anywhere. This is how you can follow his lead

Phaidon’s Upskill Sessions - How to Make a Great Burger
Self-isolation isn’t an end to self-improvement. Use this time to master those skills normal life got in the way of

Phaidon's 15 Minute Art Lesson - Sex and the Viennese Secession – by Peter Vergo
Read how Klimt and Schiele, both of whom died in the Spanish Flu pandemic, shook up European art and sex

Mapplethorpe’s Muses - Andy Warhol
In his photographs, Mapplethorpe highlighted something serene and almost saintly in Warhol's final years

The Phaidon Nutri Blast - Panzanella
This healthy Tuscan salad, as featured in The Silver Spoon Classic, is a great dish to make while working from home

Phaidon’s Upskill Sessions - How to Cook the Perfect Steak
Self-isolation isn’t an end to self-improvement. Use this time to master those skills normal life got in the way of

The Phaidon Nutri Blast – Macaroni and Roasted Cauliflower Bowl
Feeling a bit low today? Then treat yourself to some simple and nutritious comfort food from Vegan The Cookbook

Phaidon's 15 Minute Art Lesson - Picasso and Cubism – by E. H. Gombrich
Read how primitivism and playfulness led to one of the most important artistic developments of the 20th century

Mapplethorpe’s Muses - Patti Smith
Find out more about the tender link that bound the photographer to his first lover and friend to the end

Phaidon’s Upskill Sessions - How to Make a French Baguette
Self-isolation isn’t an end to self-improvement. Use this time to master those skills normal life got in the way of

Phaidon's 15 Minute Art Lesson - Andy Warhol's Voice - by Glenn O'Brien
The Warhol confidant and Interview magazine editor remembers how Andy said everything by saying almost nothing

The Phaidon Nutri Blast – Turmeric Smoothie
Get yourself a quick, delicious nutritious lift with this easy recipe from our book, Raw

Mapplethorpe’s Muses - Javier Gonzalez
Discover the story behind photographer Robert Mapplethorpe’s Spanish assistant and model

Phaidon's 15 Minute Art Lesson - Why Art Gives Us Hope - by Alain de Botton
Self-isolation is an opportunity for self-improvement. So elevate your fine art appreciation without leaving your sofa with this new series of long reads from our best selling books

Phaidon’s Upskill Sessions- How to make Fresh Egg Pasta
Self-isolation isn’t an end to self-improvement. Use this time to master those skills normal life got in the way of

The Phaidon Nutri Blast – Beet and Fennel Gazpacho
This quick, healthy dish, as featured in The Vegetarian Silver Spoon, is great to make while working from home

Mapplethorpe’s Muses - John McKendry
Read how the photographer immortalised the last day of the man who helped him in his photography career

The Phaidon Nutri Blast – Traditional Lamb Stew
Stuck at home and stuck for something to cook? Then try this easy, hearty recipe from The Irish Cookbook

How to set up a windowsill herb garden according to Aaron Bertelsen
Wherever you are for the next few months, Spring is in the air, so it's time to enliven your culinary routine

Massimo Bottura is offering free cookery lessons via Instagram
The chef’s new Kitchen Quarantine series is a fun, useful way to share his skills with a world in lockdown

Mapplethorpe’s Muses - Phillip Prioleau
We focus on a few of the photographer’s favourite models, including the lover he put on a pedestal

The Phaidon Nutri Blast - Winter Salad with Mustard Dressing
Fresh, seasonal vegetables, easily prepared, with an Italian twist from The Vegetarian Silver Spoon. This is a great dish to make while working from home

Philip Johnson, the AT&T Building, and a fling with postmodernism
Here’s how the mercurial Mr. Johnson first launched, then abandoned a major 20th century architectural movement

Mapplethorpe’s Muses - Lisa Lyon
We focus on a few of the photographer’s favourite models, beginning with this female bodybuilder friend

The Phaidon Nutri Blast - Bircher Muesli
Invented by a Swiss doctor, and a favourite of Great Dixter’s Aaron Bertelsen this is the way to start your day of working from home

Adrián Villa Rojas staged a global rebirth on an Istanbul island
The artist turned the site of one failed world into a beautiful, dreamlike installation staged after the fall of mankind

Jp McMahon on what to cook for St. Patrick’s Day
Tomorrow's parades might be cancelled and the supermarket shelves may be thinning out, but that’s no reason not to celebrate Irish heritage

When the Cold War went Sci-Fi
Our new book, Soviet Space Graphics offers an alternate, spacey look at the rise and fall of the Iron Curtain

Take a road trip back to the 1970s with Stephen Shore
Travel in retro style with Shore, via his newly updated book, American Surfaces

Splendid isolation - 5 places we wouldn't mind holing up in
See how some self-isolate in these beautiful homes featured in Living on Vacation

All you need to know about Robert Mapplethorpe
Discover the enduring appeal of this wildly inventive photographer via our expertly curated, beautifully bound book

Philip Johnson and the making of the Seagram Building
Mies’s masterpiece might never have towered over NYC, had Johnson not put in some skillful, social groundwork

Ana Roš on her first (and worst) ever recipes!
The chef and Phaidon author tells the Financial Times about her culinary triumphs and tragedies

Want to be in JR’s new children’s book? Then write to him here!
The artist and Phaidon author is gathering together 100 portraits of people aged one to 100 from around the world

Philip Johnson, the Glass House, and its dark secrets
Though Mies van der Rohe’s influence is undeniable, this weekend retreat was not without some hidden depths of its own...

Make your own kitchen garden, more or less anywhere!
Aaron Bertelsen, Great Dixter's gardener and cook, guides us through the foundation of a fertile container garden

The wild styles behind Charles Moore’s last home
Take a look at the eclectic house where this PoMo proponent felt truly at home

One thing not to miss in Reykjavík
The city’s leading art gallery, i8, is one of the many highlights in our new Wallpaper* City Guide

What should we expect from the new Wes Anderson and Steven Spielberg films?
Annie Atkins has worked on The French Dispatch and West Side Story. Here’s how she engages with each director

Think you can’t forage in the desert? Think again!
In Cooking in Marfa the couple behind the acclaimed Capri restaurant explain how a lack of natural resources can focus the mind

Massimo Bottura meets Pope Francis
The capo of Italian culinary creativity says the head of the Catholic Church showed him 'a new light'

All you need to know about Philip Johnson: A Visual Biography
Get up close with the mercurial Mr Johnson - one of the most important figures in American architecture

Martha Stewart loves Aaron Bertelsen's Grow Fruit & Vegetables in Pots!
The Great Dixter cook and gardener wowed Stewart - and plenty of others - on his recent US book tour

Best Products, the 70s store that thought outside the box
Our book Postmodern Architecture: Less is a Bore features the catalog chain that disrupted the retail environment

Read Jeff Goldblum’s letter to Annie Atkins
The star acknowledges the behind-the-scenes magic of the woman who brings Wes Anderson's films to life

Grafton Architects win the 2020 Pritzker Prize
Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara’s Dublin practice is singled out for its integrity

All you need to know about Korean Art from 1953: Collision, Innovation, Interaction
Post-war art from this hugely cultured, divided peninsula is brought together in this ground-breaking new publication

Cooking in Marfa, Donald Judd style
Here's how the greatest restaurant in a tiny desert town loved by the minimalist artist drew on Judd’s inspiration

Stephen Shore - 'People would chase me off sidewalks!'
The veteran street photographer remembers the unwanted attention he got shooting American Surfaces in the 1970s

You've met Ana Roš but do you know about her sommelier husband Valter?
He loved natural wines long before they were fashionable, and his chaotic skills complement his wife’s perfectly

The tale behind the whale that Adrián Villas Rojas left at The End of the World
How did this artist make his name with a beautiful, but incredibly obscure, work that’s almost impossible to experience first-hand?

All you need to know about Cooking in Marfa
At The Capri, they have found a way to bring the finest of dining experiences to one of America's most remote towns

You can join Jp McMahon on The Irish Cookbook tour
The chef and author launched the book in Dublin last night, and he’s coming to London on Monday 2 March

Giving up meat for Lent? We’re here to help!
Your diet might be limited, but that doesn’t mean your cookbook collection needs to be meagre. Here’s how to make a meat-free Lent more plentiful!

The Postmodern pool house where Egyptian and old English architecture get on swimmingly
Robert A.M. Stern's indoor pool features John Nash columns and fake Palm trees - and it's in New Jersey

The sporting success (and failure) that drove Ana Roš
Discover how this dancer and competitive skier finished up in first place in the culinary world

The guy behind Parasite loves the new Annie Atkins book
Oscar nominated production designer Han-Jun Lee says everyone should take a look at Fake Love Letters, Forged Telegrams, and Prison Escape Maps

How Adrián Villar Rojas 'threw a dinner party' on the Met roof
The Theater of Disappearance featured artefacts from the Met’s collection, spanning thousands of years

An Irish take on Pancake Day
Try a variation from across the Irish Sea this Shrove Tuesday, courtesy of Jp McMahon and The Irish Cookbook

All you need to know about Adrián Villar Rojas
Get to know the contemporary sculptor who will never have a proper retrospective, and creates his own ruins

The landscape that shaped Ana Roš
Her mother longed for the sea; her father hunted in the mountains; both informed Ana's sensitive Slovenian cookery

All you need to know about Living on Vacation
Retreat from the world in the most civilized style, via our exquisite survey of beautiful, contemporary holiday homes

A great night for Great Women Artists
Phaidon joined auction house Christie’s and luxury group Kering to celebrate great female artistry during Frieze LA

From Pot to Plate: How to grow and cook tomatoes
You don't actually need a garden to grow beautiful and tasty fruit and vegetables says Great Dixter’s Aaron Bertelsen

Catch The Irish Cookbook author Jp McMahon on tour
The chef and author is coming to Dublin, London, Liverpool and Galway soon

All you need to know about The Vegetarian Silver Spoon
Make and enjoy the best meat-free recipes from the world’s most authoritative Italian cookbook

Rubber boots, electric shocks and Zen Buddhism – this is what a 1970s visit to Nam June Paik’s studio was like
Barbara London recalls the pioneering video artist’s chaotic working environment and sharply focussed ambitions

All you need to know about Peter Saul: Crime and Punishment
Part way between Goya and Warhol, Saul makes the best paintings about the ugliest aspects of American life

This is the tastiest collab in Supreme’s S/S ’20 collection!
A Supreme-red Oreo cookie pack features in the New York City skatewear brand’s latest collection

How skiing, dance, and diplomacy fed into Ana Roš’s culinary excellence
She never hung on to her mother’s apron strings, but Ana’s parents helped her reach the pinnacle of her profession

When Annie Atkins faked Royal love letters
The designer's on-screen letters not only required skilful calligraphy, they also called for a little bit of costume work

All you need to know about Ana Roš: Sun and Rain
Find out how sport, politics, smuggling and love fed into this soon to be world famous chef’s success

Rick Owens loves our new Peter Marino book
The fashion designer says Marino's Théodore Deck book will make a worthy edition to his library

Announcing Love, Rihanna: Luxury Supreme
This large-format, limited edition book is signed 'Love Rihanna' by Rihanna herself and numbered 1-500

Why not try cooking with stout this weekend?
Ireland’s famous black beer isn’t just for drinking, as Jp McMahon explains in The Irish Cookbook

Look at the Olympic torch formed from the Fukushima quake
Designer Tokujin Yoshioka used recycled aluminium from quake housing to create the 2020 torch

Sorry, columns don't always make a new building look old!
A draft US govt order could impose classical architecture styles on new Federal buildings. But might it actually lead to a little Postmodernism?

All you need to know about Soviet Space Graphics
How did the Communists picture the Cosmos? See the final frontier from the Soviet side of the Iron Curtain in our new book

Steven Klein and Rihanna on set in Paris
The beautifully candid shot, which Klein has just shared on Instagram, also appears in our new Rihanna book

When Annie Atkins faked the plans for the Titanic
The designer favoured by Steven Spielberg and Wes Anderson sometimes breaks the rules to tell a great story

The groundbreaking video artist inspired by the Oscars
In her new book Barbara London charts the development of the genre-defying video artist Kahlil Joseph

Massimo and JR party with Gwyneth Paltrow and Oscars stars
Both chef and artist helped launch Gucci’s Los Angeles restaurant during the Academy Awards weekend

Bill Viola, the artist who linked martyrdom to the moving image
In Video/Art: The First Fifty Years, Barbara London recalls how this artist paired modern tech with ancient truths

JR unveils gigantic group portrait in New York
The new public work The Chronicles of New York City just went on show at Domino Park, Brooklyn

Grafton Architects win RIBA’s Royal Gold Medal
The Dublin-based practice receive RIBA’s highest honour for their generous, humane and humble work

How Postmodernism became a dirty word
Did politics play a part in the backlash against this permissive, fun and irreverent architectural style?

All you need to know about Fake Love Letters, Forged Telegrams, and Prison Escape Maps: Designing Graphic Props for Filmmaking
The graphic prop designer behind Bridge of Spies, The Grand Budapest Hotel and Isle of Dogs lets us all in on the magic she helps create

Stephen Shore shoots Debbie Harry for W
The native New Yorker was the perfect choice for this cover feature, shot in, and dedicated to New York City

Why Jp McMahon thinks eating rabbit is more ethical than chicken
It came as game, turned into a pest, then a pet but The Irish Cookbook chef says we should find room for it on our plate

Supreme in 6 Collabs: Fox Racing
The New York skatewear brand traded four wheels for two when it teamed up with the Cali motocross team

Phaidon acquires The Monacelli Press
Acquisition expands Phaidon's global publishing program in interior design, architecture, applied arts and culture

One thing not to miss in Los Angeles
The art-filled restaurant Manuela is one of the many highlights in our new Wallpaper* City Guide

Why Vito Acconci’s seduction tape is a video art classic
Channelling pop music allowed this video artist to stay ahead of the pack, says Barbara London in our new book

Did Postmodern Architecture help Disney win over big talent?
That was the view of Disney's CEO, who commissioned 5 of the buildings in our new Postmodern Architecture book

JR tells Jerry Saltz how his hat and sunglasses set him free
The Turkish authorities ran into a couple of difficulties when they tried to punish the French artist and activist

Do you know about Julia Scher, the original surveillance artist?
Barbara London, the founding curator of MoMA’s video art program, recalls the artist who predicted digital coercion

Religion, the secret ingredient in Irish cookery
Jp McMahon considers the foods that his fellow countrymen eat and don’t eat, thanks to the Church

5 Budget Hotels Recommended by Architecture Legends
Where Architects Sleep opens up a world of globe hopping for anyone planning a stylish (and affordable) escape

From Pot to Plate: How to Grow and Cook Lemons
You don't actually need a garden to grow beautiful and tasty fruit and vegetables says Great Dixter’s Aaron Bertelsen

Supreme in 6 Collabs: Dash Snow
Here’s how the NYC brand revived the work of one of Manhattan’s late, infamous 21st century artists

The Residents rise from anonymous musicians to video art pioneers
Barbara London, founding curator of MoMA’s video program, recalls her fight to get avant-garde rock footage into museum collections

All you need to know about Postmodern Architecture: Less is a Bore
You might be shocked and possibly even outraged by the buildings in our new book, but you really won’t be bored

From Pot to Plate: How to grow and cook cucumbers
You don't actually need a garden to grow beautiful and tasty fruit and vegetables says Great Dixter’s Aaron Bertelsen

Collective Intuition guides Snøhetta’s Wikipedia re-design
The Norwegian practice employs its crowd-sourcing techniques in developing the foundation's visual identity

Soda bread isn’t as Irish as you think
In the Irish Cookbook, the chef and scholar Jp McMahon digs deep into his country’s varied baking traditions

JR remembers Kobe Bryant
The artist and Phaidon author recalls a rendezvous with the sports star, who died in a helicopter crash yesterday

Meet the Riot Grrrl video artist who upset older feminists
The founding curator of MoMA’s video program recalls how Cheryl Donegan and the MTV generation changed the visual arts

Supreme in 6 Collabs: HR Giger
The Alien artist was best known for heavy metal and monsters, but the NY label knew he was right for the streets too

Martha Rosler is the video artist who sliced TV clichés to pieces
The founding curator of MoMA’s video program looks back on a media-art veteran and her place in identity politics

5 Desert Getaways Chosen by Architecture Legends
Where Architects Sleep opens up a whole new world of hotel hopping for anyone planning a stylish escape

The Turkish Cookbook wins at the André Simon Awards
Author Musa Dagdeviren received a Special Commendation for his groundbreaking book in London earlier this week

Curator and Editor Michele Robecchi Picks his Favourite Affordable Works on Artspace
The man behind our Contemporary Artist Series picks out the works he likes most right now from the art-selling site

From Pot to Plate: How to Grow and Cook Carrots
You don't actually need a garden to grow beautiful and tasty fruit and vegetables says Great Dixter’s Aaron Bertelsen

Frieze Los Angeles zooms in on video art
Next month's art fair draws on LA's moving-image heritage. If you're going, we have a book you should read first!

Jp McMahon is on a mission to make fish fun
The Irish Cookbook author has a hunch why seafood isn’t so popular in the Emerald Isle (and a few tricks to turn things around)

INTERVIEW: Barbara London on the birth of video art
The founding curator of MoMA’s video program describes how Warhol and Bowie shaped the form, and how gallery staff have had to acquire old skool TV repair man skills to keep early works looking good

Supreme shares Martin Luther King’s Dream
On Martin Luther King Day we look at the skate brand’s support for the Civil Rights leader

Supreme in 6 Collabs: Louis Vuitton
Discover how old streetwear pros reconnected to create one of the fashion world's less likely hit collaborations

From Pot to Plate: How to Grow and Cook Blueberries
You don't actually need a garden to grow beautiful and tasty fruit and vegetables says Great Dixter’s Aaron Bertelsen

5 Countryside Retreats Chosen by Architecture Legends
Where Architects Sleep opens up a whole new world of hotel hopping for anyone planning a stylish weekend escape

Kate Moss in Four Looks (and Four Books!)
The supermodel celebrates her birthday today. Read how the mercurial beauty went from beach babe to skate icon

Supreme in 6 Collabs: Harmony Korine
The filmmaker and the skate brand share a history and an aesthetic as our new Supreme book reveals

From Pot to Plate: How to grow and cook Globe Artichokes
You don't actually need a garden to grow beautiful and tasty fruit and vegetables says Great Dixter’s Aaron Bertelsen

How the New Nordic brought back foraging in Ireland
In the Irish Cookbook, Jp McMahon writes that the stigma of picking your own food persisted for generations after the potato famine

5 City Break Hotels Chosen by Architecture Legends
Where Architects Sleep opens up a whole new world of hotel hopping for anyone planning a quick and stylish escape

Supreme in 6 Collabs: Kate Moss
The British model and the NYC clothing brand have more in common than you might imagine

Magnus Nilsson takes tips from The Irish Cookbook author
Catch Nilsson and Jp McMahon, author of The Irish Cookbook, at Food On The Edge 2020 in Galway later this year

The singular thinking behind Stan Douglas’s two-screen show
Why has the artist chosen to create a film from two, parallel points of view? The answer may lie in our new Video Art book

So good they named it once? Harland Miller returns to York
The acclaimed British artist will stage his largest exhibition to date at York Art Gallery next month

How Chanel and Peter Marino supersized Jean-Michel Othoniel
The French sculptor says the US architect's fashion commissions helped him work towards 'the monumental'

How Supreme (and other Phaidon friends) ditch their Xmas trees
The holidays might be over but that doesn't mean you can't have a little fun unloading that browning conifer

5 winter getaways chosen by Architecture legends
Our new book Where Architects Sleep opens up a whole new world of hotel hopping. These ones could brighten up your January

All you need to know about Video/Art: The First Fifty Years
Get a detailed, authoritative first-hand account of the first half-century of this vital form, from one of its key figures

One thing not to miss in Vancouver
Heading to Canada’s West Coast in 2020? Then look out for this brand-new Bjarke Ingels landmark featured in our new Wallpaper* City Guide

Remembering John Baldessari
Following the artist’s death a few days ago, we look back at his prodigious and influential career

INTERVIEW: John Pawson on Calvin Klein, The Design Museum and one piece of advice he'd give to his younger self
The architect talks through the projects in his new book and why it's never a good idea to send your fee back in our Holiday Long Read

INTERVIEW: Jane Hall on the walls women must climb to make great buildings
Breaking Ground's author says prejudice isn’t the only reason women find it hard to make it in architecture in our Holiday Long Read

INTERVIEW: Leah Koenig on the reinvention of Jewish food
The Jewish diaspora has cooked more or less everywhere on the planet and, in the process, has created a cuisine that's constantly changing says the author of The Jewish Cookbook in our Holiday Long Read

INTERVIEW: Bronson van Wyck: 'How did I get into this? I had no other marketable skills outside of the bedroom!'
Planning a party tonight? You'll need this Holiday Long Read. The party planner on how good guests behave, why flirting is fun and one event that nearly ended in disaster

INTERVIEW: Pierluigi Serraino on the 'emotional intensity' of Ezra Stoller
The architect and author of our Ezra Stoller book explains why the photographer's archive took his breath away in this Christmas Long Read

INTERVIEW: Fabien Baron on Kate, craft and creativity
The most sought-after creative director in the world reveals why the last 36 years have been 'a blast of good times' in this Christmas Long Read

INTERVIEW: Nick Bonner on art in North Korea
The Printed in North Korea author on socialist realism and the star system (and what might happen if Damien Hirst went to Pyongyang) in this Christmas Long Read

INTERVIEW: Dominic Bradbury on how Mid-Century Modernism took over our world - and why we're happy it did
'It was all so evocative, so mesmerising,' the Atlas of Mid-Century Modern Houses author says in this Christmas Holiday Long Read

Five Christmas treats from America the Cookbook
Here’s how Kentucky whiskey, Nordic biscuits and Spanish traditions shaped the taste of Christmas in America

3 Christmas Breads to make from The Nordic Baking Book
The chef and author Magnus Nilsson proves that Christmas is the season to get baking!

Smoking slippers and an Ally McQueen silk scarf – Bronson van Wyck’s festive dress codes revealed!
Remember to restrain your inner Christmas elf, if you feel yourself going all red and green, advises the party planner

John Pawson brings less to Los Angeles
Working with legendary hotelier Ian Schrager, Pawson conjures up sophisticated tranquillity on Sunset Strip

GIFTING: The Art of Anatomy - Brain Map
Could this colourful brain visualisation help researchers understand what stops you, um, er, forgetting things?

The Turkish Cookbook is shortlisted for André Simon Awards
Musa Daĝdeviren’s exhaustive but never exhausting look at Turkish cuisine is recognised for its seasonal detailing

Fabien Baron finds religion via his new book
The legendary French art director and designer says faith and decay run surprisingly deep through the pages

JR talks about the pains of being an anonymous artist
The sunglasses can get annoying, and you can't really reveal a work's hidden depths, the artist explains, but. . .

GIFTING: Who is William Hall giving his book to this Christmas?
The author of Stone takes us through his year and which family member he's inspiring to become an architect. . .

The Lives of Artists – George Condo
The New Yorker writer Calvin Tomkins offers readers insight into the artfully crumpled life of this great painter

One thing not to miss in Cape Town
This beautiful, arty coffee shop takes a bit of South Africa’s wildlife and presents it in a refined city setting

Watch this tasty trip through 300 years of culinary creations
Got one-and-three-quarter minutes to spare? Lucky you! Then watch this video tribute to Signature Dishes

Why does Snøhetta's co-founder feel like a dinosaur?
Over 30 years, Kjetil Trædal Thorsen recognises how his practice has changed, and how it was ahead of the times

How our Lucian Freud co-author ended up in Downing Street
Whoever ends up in No.10 today will get a peek into an art world inner sanctum, thanks to David Dawson

A Jew-ish guide to Jewish food: Hanukkah
You don’t need to be Jewish to enjoy the great recipes associated with this Festival of Lights

Tequila, taxis and face time – Bronson van Wyck’s festive season party guide
The world-famous event planner and author of Born to Party, Forced to Work, shares his tips with The New York Post

Finn Juhl’s living room is one of The NY Times’ most influential spaces
'This room shows you how small doesn’t necessarily mean cheap,' says the news site's influential panel

GIFTING: Open up a world of fine art and food, sports and science to kids this Christmas!
Our new children’s books make young readers better cooks, better gallery goers - and better custodians of our planet

JR shoots more Wrinkles in the City
The artist and activist returns to Cuba and finds a little more history written on the faces of its citizens

The Lives of Artists – John Currin
The New Yorker writer Calvin Tomkins explores the personal strengths and weaknesses in the life of this great artist

Massimo Bottura gives the NY Times his recipe for beauty
The chef and philanthropist owns a sizeable art collection but sees real beauty at the dinner table

The Lives of Artists – Maurizio Cattelan
The New Yorker writer Calvin Tomkins describes an encounter in Paris with the Italian satirical contemporary artist

GIFTING: Who is Emily Elyse Miller giving her book to this Christmas?
The author of Breakfast: The Cookbook runs us through her year, and who she plans to give her book to

From Book to Bid – Paul Rudolph's Walker Guest House
Here's how this playful little beach house - up for sale via Sotheby's - exemplifies Mid-Century Modern architecture

Mamma Knows Best: How to make great, fresh pasta
The Big Mamma chefs are pasta masters. Here’s how you can make ravioli, spaghetti and linguini just like them

All you need to know about Supreme
Read how the NYC skate brand turned cool kids on to the likes of Nan Goldin, Cindy Sherman, John Baldessari et al

The Lives of Artists – Vija Celmins
The New Yorker writer Calvin Tomkins describes the tough upbringing and robust attitude of one of America’s leading émigré artists

Farming in North Korea is a little bit different. . .
The country’s art depicts both high and lo-tech agriculture, both of which keep the DPRK going

GIFTING: Who is Fabien Baron giving his book to this Christmas?
The legendary art director talks us through his year and why his mother will be getting his book this Christmas!

GIFTING: 'What Christmas taught me about party preparation’
For Bronson van Wyck, America’s greatest party planner, the season begins with hard work and ends with a feast

The Lives of Artists – Christo and Jeanne-Claude
The New Yorker writer Calvin Tomkins describes the inner workings of one of the world’s best known art duos

Rihanna wins at The Fashion Awards in London
The recording artist, songwriter, philanthropist and entrepreneur picked up the Urban Luxe prize last night

Mamma knows best: How to make great gnocchi
Big Mamma chef Loris Drazhi has some tips on how to make, cook and store these tasty, floury potato dumplings

GIFTING: Who is Jane Hall giving her book to this Christmas?
The Assemble architect and Breaking Ground author runs us through her year and tells us who's on her Christmas list

Picturing Jonas Wood – Ceramics
By depicting pottery in his paintings, the contemporary artist Jonas Wood closes the gap between life and art

INTERVIEW: 'The Rihanna cover image is obviously instantly iconic. You will always remember that cover and that image'
Jonathan Barnbrook and Marwan Kabour on typography, technology and not being chopped off by Instagram

The Lives of Artists – Peter Doig
The New Yorker writer Calvin Tomkins describes an encounter with one of the world’s leading figurative painters

The Instagram account that made it into Art & Queer Culture
One entry in our newly updated survey takes a look at how social media has addressed the aftermath of AIDS

INTERVIEW: Gideon Schwartz on the rise, fall and rise again of high-end hi-fi
Think music sounds good enough on your phone? You really need to get Hi-Fi: The History of High-End Audio Design

The Lives of Artists – Mark Bradford
The New Yorker writer Calvin Tomkins describes an encounter with the acclaimed abstract painter (and tallest artist he knows)

GIFTING: Who is David Dawson giving his Lucian Freud book to this Christmas?
The painter and Director of the Lucian Freud Archive tells us who’s on his gift list this holiday season

The Lives of Artists – Jeff Koons
Amazingly naïve or slyly performative? The New Yorker writer Calvin Tomkins watches one of the world’s most successful artists at work

GIFTING: Who is Adriano Rampazzo giving his book to this Christmas?
The illustrator behind Signature Dishes That Matter tells us about his year, and who is on his gift list this season

Three Simple & Classic Thanksgiving desserts
Let the British cook Jane Hornby walk through these tasty, timely treats, from her book, Simple & Classic

The Lives of Artists – Damien Hirst
The New Yorker writer Calvin Tomkins describes the surprising, family side of Hirst during his ‘90s heyday

GIFTING: Who is Dominic Bradbury giving his book to this Christmas?
The author of the Atlas of Mid-Century Modern Houses tells us about his year, and who is on his gift list this season

GIFTING: Who is John Pawson giving his book to this Christmas?
The architect and Phaidon author runs us through his year, and tells us who is on his Christmas list

GIFTING: Who is Nick Bonner giving his book to this Christmas?
The author of Printed in North Korea runs us through his year, and tells us who is on his gift list this holiday season

Take a look at Black Axe Mangal's fiery launch party
London chef Lee Tiernan drew down some of the city’s brightest culinary stars to his cookbook launch

GIFTING: Who is Bronson van Wyck giving his book to this Christmas?
The author of Born to Party, Forced to Work runs us through his year, and who’s on his gift list this holiday season

GIFTING: Who is Martin Parr giving his book to this Christmas?
The world-famous photographer runs us through his year, and who’s on his gift list this holiday season

GIFTING: Who is Vince Aletti giving his book to this Christmas?
The author of Issues: A History of Photography in Fashion Magazines tells us who is on his Christmas list

INTERVIEW: 'The sheer scale of this book and the number of images allowed us to tell a very detailed and intimate story'
Jonathan Barnbrook and Marwan Kabour on how the photos in the new Rihanna book take the viewer on a journey

GIFTING: Who is Mitchell Davis giving his book to this Christmas?
The Signature Dishes That Matter contributor runs us through his year of extreme eating all across the world

GIFTING: Who is Pierluigi Serraino giving his book to this Christmas?
The author of our new Ezra Stoller book runs us through his year, and tells us who is on his Christmas list

Mamma Knows Best: How to eat pizza like a Neapolitan
Eaten in the street folded into four and wrapped in paper, it’s known as pizza al portafoglio, ‘walletstyle’ pizza

The New Stone Age: Himalesque radio station, Nepal
What do you use when you're building a multipurpose radio station in the Himalayas? Stone, as our new book notes

Roast your Thanksgiving turkey the Silver Spoon Classic way
Give this year's Thanksgiving meal an Italian twist, using our perfect gift book The Silver Spoon Classic

GIFTING: Who is Leah Koenig giving her book to this Christmas and Hanukkah?
The author of The Jewish Cookbook runs us through her year, and who’s on her gift list this holiday season

Winter holidays in North Korea are a little bit different. . .
Ever thought of mixing a dose of patriotism in with your next Alpine break? It's a common combination in the DPRK

One thing not to miss in Havana
This modernist tribute to ice cream is one of the many highlights in our newly published Wallpaper* City Guide

The Lives of Artists – Andy Warhol
The New Yorker writer Calvin Tomkins describes his first meeting with Warhol - and the brief exchange that established who was in charge

Jonas Wood talks about his new print edition Bball Studio
'It's almost like a blueprint, or a skeletal part of my studio practice, but it's also a drawing'

Mid-Century Modern World: White Fox Lodge
Take a tour with the Atlas of Mid-Century Modern Houses. Next stop: The English countryside

Mamma knows best: How to make great pesto
Big Mamma chef Andrea Zambrano has some tips on how to create, and keep excellent, Italian-style green pesto

Ezra Stoller's Modern America: Kimbell Art Museum
The symbolic breadth of Kahn’s buildings resonated deeply with Stoller, and he shot them for love not money

Picturing Jonas Wood – Tropical Foliage
Want to know why the painter includes so many plants in his pictures? The answer lies in the lush history of modernism

INTERVIEW: 'We wanted to show the crazy universe that Rihanna occupies!'
Jonathan Barnbrook and Marwan Kaabour tell us how (and why) they came up with the distinctive look and feel of the incredible new visual biography

Military life in North Korea is a little bit different. . .
Driving livestock and playing the squeezebox is part of life in the forces, as our book of North Korean prints shows

Mamma Knows Best: How to choose fruit and veg
Big Mamma chef Raffaele Santopaolo shares his tips for choosing the best Italian produce

13 things we learned from Jean-Michel Othoniel’s new interview
Read how childhood museum visits and spells in New York and Paris formed this entrepreneurially-spirited artist

Ezra Stoller's Modern America: The Whitney Museum
Despite Stoller’s admiration for the architect, this is the only large-scale Marcel Breuer project he photographed

How landscape and Rodarte changed Fashion in LA
Kate and Laura Mulleavy turned their love of the nature surrounding the city into a series of fruitful collections

Mid-Century Modern World: Ses Voltes
Take a tour with the Atlas of Mid-Century Modern Houses. Next stop: Ibiza

INTERVIEW: 'We wanted to show the insanity of the universe Rihanna occupies.'
Jonathan Barnbrook and Marwan Kaabour tell us how (and why) they came up with the distinctive look and feel of our exciting new visual biography

Pawson Projects: L’Anatomie de la Sensation
How does the noted minimalist architect approach stage design? In his own signature simple, yet emotional, way

Picturing Jonas Wood – Picasso, Albers and other greats
Why does the Californian artist include works by other famous painters in his pictures? Our new book explains all

Ezra Stoller's Modern America: Philip Morris Research Center Tower
Our new Ezra Stoller book uncovers some little-seen mid-century classics - like this Brutalist tobacco facility

Come inside Great Woman Artist Pat Steir's studio
In this video the painter shows us how she made her hit Hirshhorn Museum show, why random is always better than planned and why you should only make art if it's the only thing you can do

The life that led to Kaiyue’s Wrinkles
Children starting out on their own journey can read the life stories of their elders in JR’s charming new book

All you need to know about Big Mamma Cucina Popolare
Unlock the secret behind these big-hearted, fun-fillled restaurants, winning over the discerning diners of Europe

Smart things to say about Signature Dishes: California Roll
Aware Americans might not take to authentic sushi, one Japanese chef reinvented the dish for the US market

INTERVIEW: Peter Marino on Théodore Deck
The architect and collector describes how he first came across, and learned to love, this master of French ceramics

Childhood in North Korea is a little bit different. . .
Can't always hit your targets at work? Consider the kids who study under this strict, reward-based system. . .

Get to know this Great Woman Artist
Come to Waddington Custot to admire the work of European Modernist Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

The Art of Anatomy – Eye Teaching Model
This 19th century model used a glass lens to demonstrate to both opticians and keen amateurs how our vision works

Focusing on Freud's family
The artist’s grandfather helped Lucian settle in London, where he fathered a large, unconventional family of his own

How Jennifer Aniston and the Red Carpet changed fashion in LA
The city's movie business has shaped the way LA designers design for its stars, in public and in private

Smart things to say about Signature Dishes: the Cronut®
Trademarked before it reached a bakery counter, it became the first signature-dish sensation of our social-media age

The life that led to Ada’s Wrinkles
Children starting out on their own journey can hear the life stories of their elders in JR’s charming new book

Industry in North Korea is a little bit different. . .
Who doesn't love a well turned out lathe? Or a professionally run ammonium sulphate production factory? In the DPRK even an espresso machine can be deemed heroic - and it's all led to some strange but beautiful artworks

The Art of Anatomy - The Anatomage Table
This touch-screen human cadaver enables students to get under the skin without reaching for the scalpel

Mid-Century Modern World: The Kaufmann House
Take a tour with the Atlas of Mid-Century Modern Houses. Next stop: the home that defined Desert Modernism

Picturing Jonas Wood - Sports
The artist composes his work using many sources of inspiration. Here’s what he has to say about his love of sports

Great Women Artists is the French Art Book of the Year
The French booksellers’ award singles out our new book for its physical beauty - and the way it rewrites art history

Ezra Stoller’s Modern America: The Glass House
Philip Johnson resisted the photographer's influence, but Stoller's shots may have helped the architect's reputation

Landscapes in North Korea are a little bit different...
In the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea even a forest or a waterfall can be political, as our new book reveals

Mid-Century Modern World: Thredbo Ski Lodge
Take a tour with the Atlas of Mid-Century Modern Houses. First stop: a ski-lodge in New South Wales

How the paparazzi and TMZ culture changed fashion in LA
Juicy Couture’s founders took athleisure wear to the masses via tabloid news - now they’re back for more

All you need to know about Black Axe Mangal
Feel the heat of Lee Tiernan’s fiery London restaurant, known for its flatbreads, flames and smoking techniques

Pawson Projects: Product Design
How do you express the monastic life in a steak knife, or a geological age in an oil lamp? Well, take a look...

One thing not to miss in Barcelona
This beautifully restored bar is one of the many highlights in our newly released Wallpaper* City Guide

The New Stone Age: Uchimura Kanzo Memorial Stone Church
When a very unconventional sect sought to memorialise its founder it chose very conventional building blocks

A Jew-ish guide to Jewish food: Tuna Brik
Here's how this comforting lunch option made its way from North Africa into Jewish cuisine

The Art of Anatomy – Mark Fairchild
Our ability – and inability – to see colour is laid bare in this illustration of two very different human retinas

How Man Ray and Art Deco changed Fashion in LA
Art Deco buildings and early art photographers have inspired LA's designers, including the jeweller Sophie Budhai

Smart things to say about Signature Dishes: Avocado toast
Here’s how this casual, Australian breakfast dish became a symbol of the 21st century wellness movement

The Art of Anatomy - Jan Wandelaar
This 18th century engraving is perfect for Halloween, but what's the story with the rhino in the background?

How to get Gigi Hadid and Naomi Campbell out on Halloween
One October 31 a few years back, Bronson van Wyck raised a dead NYC district to the heights of high society

Fabien Baron in 4 groundbreaking fragrances
The art director has designed forty fragrance bottles, so why does he find perfume the strangest thing to work on?

11 things we learned from Jonas Wood’s new interview
The artist sat down with fellow painter Mark Grotjahn for a candid Q&A for our new book. Here are the highlights

Ferran Adrià and Fredrik Berselius host dinner in New York
The two world-famous chefs used their combined repertoire to turn homegrown ingredients into something special

The New Stone Age: Sancaklar Mosque
This stone building proves you can respect religious needs with challenging contemporary designs

Smart things to say about Signature Dishes: Spherical Olives
Albert Adrià came across the chemical process behind this dish at a sauce factory, and adapted it to suit elBulli

The Art of Anatomy – Ron Mueck
The artist’s large and lifelike sculpture puts the viewer in the uncomfortable position of voyeur

How Dogtown and skate culture changed Fashion in LA
Read how Adaptation's Ali Fatourechi won over LA's skaters - and Vogue's Anna Wintour

The life that led to Nidia's Wrinkles
Children starting out on their own journey can hear the life stories of their elders in JR’s charming new book

Ezra Stoller’s Modern America: The Seagram Building
Stoller's images of Mies van der Rohe's NYC masterpiece may be wonderful but their relationship was not

Pawson Projects: Palmgren House, Sweden
Look at how the famed British minimalist created a contemporary house in Stockholm’s lakeside suburbs

The Art of Anatomy - Wilhelm Röntgen's X-ray
The first scan of the human body was both a medical breakthrough and an early international media sensation

A Jew-ish guide to Jewish food: Hamin
It may have begun as wheat and lamb porridge but this Shabbat speciality is just as easily made with pasta

The Haas Brothers talk about their work on the Rihanna book
The artists tell Artspace's Loney Abrams about the bespoke mounts they created for the Rihanna: Fenty x Phaidon edition

Smart things to say about Signature Dishes: Black Cod with Miso
The recipe wasn’t new and the ingredients weren’t rare, but its simplicity enabled its chef to build an empire

Ezra Stoller’s Modern America: The TWA Terminal
Eero Saarinen wanted to be a part of history, and he knew Ezra Stoller's photography would secure him a place

A Signature Dish - cooked by its creator!
Daniel Boulud kicked off our Signature Dishes dinners with Open Table in New York this week with his DB Burger

Free your mind in the kitchen with the Silver Spoon Classic
Our luxury edition of the famous Italian cookbook says make something simple - then master it completely!

Architecture by Women: Sharon Johnston
The pioneering architect proves you can minimise environmental impact, while maximising views

Pawson Projects: Montauk House, USA
John Pawson carved out a family home with a strong sense of place in the shifting dunes of Long Island

The Art of Anatomy – Louis Allen Vaught
This illustrated profile demonstrates how anatomical drawings can sometimes be thoroughly wrong-headed

The New Stone Age: Lanyang Museum
Kris Yao's museum in Taiwan mixes ancient local stone and aluminium in a thoroughly 21st century way

How Elton John, Johnson Hartig and the music biz changed Fashion in LA
The Californian designer found a wider audience for his glitzy thrift-store clothes thanks to LA's recording artists

One thing not to miss in Seoul
Art galleries and clubs are just a few of the many new highlights in our newly released Wallpaper* City Guide

Be the first to buy a signed Rihanna book at Harvey Nichols tomorrow!
Get down to Harvey Nichols for their 8am opening tomorrow (Saturday 19th) and snap up a signed Rihanna book - five days before they go on sale

'What Andy Warhol and 80s New York taught me about partying'
Andy’s Studio 54 chat with Bronson van Wyck's mom gave the future party planner ideas about who to invite

The life that led to Rafael and Obdulia’s Wrinkles
Children starting out on their own journey can hear the life stories of their elders in JR’s charming new book

Ezra Stoller’s Modern America: The Guggenheim Museum
The great architectural photographer regarded Wright as a genius, and the feeling may have been mutual

Architecture by Women: Su Rogers
Rogers helped introduce a ground-breaking, high-tech substance into domestic architect via this holiday home

Pawson Projects: St Moritz Church, Germany
The parishioners of Augsburg, Germany wanted a simpler, sparer space. John Pawson answered their prayers

The Art of Anatomy – Life Saving Cell
This beautifully spiky microscopic white blood cell uses its crinkly surface to kill off bodily infections

Fabulous Finn Juhl Furniture: The Wall Sofa
Why did the Scandinavian designer play down the artful aspects of this beautifully sculptural sofa?

Smart things to say about Signature Dishes: Hawaiian Pizza
It wasn’t made in Hawaii, nor invented by a Hawaiian, but that hasn’t stopped it spreading across the world

The house where Charles Jencks explored the cosmos
Following the architectural writer’s death, we look back at his highly decorative - and meaningful - London home

'What Puff Daddy taught me about creating a scene'
Bronson van Wyck, author of Born to Party, Forced to Work, recalls the rap mogul’s last-minute birthday request

The New Stone Age: Church of San Giovanni Battista
When Mario Botta came to design a new church, he took ancient building materials and gave them a novel twist

INTERVIEW: Ghada Amer - 'Being a woman artist makes me sell for less money and closes doors for solo museum shows'
Read our interview with the Egyptian born, French artist featured in the new book Great Women Artists

Fabien Baron in 3 brilliant fashion campaigns
The President, the FBI and, of course, the fashion world, have all been struck by Baron's incredible imagery

Pawson Projects: Home Farm, England
Why did the minimalist architect choose to turn a disordered group of rural buildings into a new home for himself?

What is it with Big Mamma's recipe names?
Egg Sheeran? Daft Punch? Ceviche Guevara? Here’s why the ebullient restaurant group goes big on menu puns

A Jew-ish guide to Jewish food: Sukkot
You don’t need to feast outside in order to enjoy the dishes served at this Jewish harvest festival

Fabulous Finn Juhl Furniture: The FJ45 chair
This pioneer of modernism designer created a chair so delicate, it pushed the skills of master craftsmen to their limit

Drawing up a menu The Silver Spoon Classic way
Our new book goes beyond just recipes - it tells you how to put together a menu fit for the most exacting diner

INTERVIEW: Monica Bonvicini: 'My collectors are women, the curators I work with are women, my studio is run by women'
Read our interview with the Italian artist featured in the new book Great Women Artists

Ezra Stoller’s Modern America: The Breuer House
With the help of the architect himself, Stoller captured a brilliantly cohesive vision of mid-century domesticity

Architecture by Women: Elizabeth Diller
The Broad is characterised by Diller's honeycomb outer shell that provides filtered light to view the art inside

How Tamara Mellon and the tech effect changed Fashion in LA
The co-founder of Jimmy Choo drew on California’s digital culture when she came to launch her new company

Fabien Baron in 5 classic magazines
The masterful creative director first made his name via the glossies. Here’s a handful of titles he changed for good

Smart things to say about Signature Dishes: Pastrami Sandwich
Turkish preservation techniques, German bread and US beef all contributed towards this NY Jewish classic

A Jew-ish guide to Jewish food: Yom Kippur
You don’t need to observe this solemn Jewish holiday in order to enjoy the dishes served once this 25-hour fast ends

The life that led to Antonio’s Wrinkles
Children starting out on their own journey can hear the life stories of their elders in JR’s charming new book

Ezra Stoller’s Modern America: The Finnish Pavilion
Stoller’s shot of Aalto’s NYC pavilion initiated an approach that led to some of the best ever architectural photos

Phaidon publishes first ever visual autobiography by Rihanna
Large-format, 504-page book, with more than 1,000 photos features intimate moments from her life and creative journey

INTERVIEW: Shoplifter: 'I’m honored to be a part of an historical publication that eradicates the exclusion of women'
Read our interview with the Icelandic artist featured in the new book Great Women Artists

Architecture by Women: Špela Videčnik
This Slovenian architect used restriction as a starting point for her creativity with this spectacular new stadium

One thing not to miss in Tokyo
The Sumida Hokusai Museum is one of many highlights in our newly released Wallpaper* City Guide

Fergus Henderson on Black Axe Mangal and the importance of the 5am tequila haze
The restaurant world legend says chefs should act like whales and suck it all in - and he thinks Black Axe Mangal's Lee Tiernan sets a great example!

How Big Mamma turned up the heat (and with it, the love)
It took two French trattoria enthusiasts to work out what makes Italian restaurants great, then recreate it outside Italy

Jonny Ive, Marc Newson and Erin O'Connor join Fabien Baron for the MATCHESFASHION launch party of his new book

INTERVIEW: Adriano Rampazzo on drawing Signature Dishes
The artist behind Signature Dishes describes his route to our new book, via art school and restaurant kitchens

Fabulous Finn Juhl Furniture: The Chieftain Chair
Why did the Danish designer show pictures of African warriors beside this chair when he first unveiled it?

INTERVIEW: Kiki Smith - 'When I was young, being marginalized gave me energy'
Read our interview with the German-born American artist featured in the new book Great Women Artists

The Art of Anatomy - Alain Pol
Our new book Anatomy explains how the photographer makes otherworldly images via a life-saving medical process

Fabien Baron in 6 incredible photographs
You've seen his fashion campaign designs, but have you ever seen the art director’s beautiful landscape photos?

Smart things to say about Signature Dishes: Gelato
Italian ingenuity, French royal patronage and theatrical exaggeration all helped bring this dish to a wider audience

Gwyneth Paltrow celebrates with The Jewish Cookbook
The movie star marked Rosh Hashanah and her first wedding anniversary with dishes from our new book

INTERVIEW: David Dawson on how hard work kept Freud fit
Wild meat, game, gambling and good quality jazz also kept Lucian on his feet all day and every day

Architecture by Women: Mariam Kamara
Find out how one female architect brought religious worship and secular learning together in a remote African village

The life that led to Rolando's Wrinkles
Children starting out on their own journey can hear the life stories of their elders in JR’s new book

The Art of Anatomy - Lennart Nilsson
Discover the murky origins and starry afterlife of this foetal image, as featured in our new book Anatomy

Fabulous Finn Juhl Furniture: the Poet Sofa
Our new book explains how a long-running Danish comic strip christened this modernist classic

When Great Women Artists paint nudes
Strip out the male gaze, and you end up with some fairly remarkable artworks, as our new book makes clear

INTERVIEW: Thomas Schnalke on the beauty of Anatomy
Take a trip from the Renaissance to the AI age with one of the writers of our new book Anatomy

How a riot, an earthquake and a drought shaped LA fashion
Krista Smith on how some pretty apocalyptic events shook-up La La Land and made room for creatives to move in

Smart things to say about Signature Dishes: The Big Mac
It took a while to get the name right - The Aristocrat and Blue Ribbon Burger were early versions - but now it's so popular The Economist uses it to make exchange rate theory understandable

One thing not to miss in Venice
The Olivetti Showroom is one of many highlights in our newly released Wallpaper* City Guide

Deyan Sudjic says John Pawson is a bit like Stanley Kubrick
The Design Museum director says the moviemaker and the architect share a remarkable purity of purpose

INTERVIEW: William Hall on why the future of architecture is set in Stone
The author of the latest book in our Building Materials series believes Stone is hard to beat in a climate emergency

INTERVIEW: Emilia Terragni on The Silver Spoon Classic
Phaidon’s publisher discusses table settings, the necessity of avoiding TV dinners and why she thinks pesto is magic

Bronson van Wyck and the dark arts of party planning
Here’s how a little heavy metal once helped America’s greatest event producer out of a late-night jam

How did Peter Marino discover Théodore Deck?
Which famous fashion figure led The 21st century architect to the work of the 19th century ceramicist?

INTERVIEW: Mitchell Davis on why we love signature dishes
The James Beard expert knows where they came from, what they mean culturally, and which ones not to order

All you need to know about Théodore Deck
Discover the masterful 19th ceramicist whose work Peter Marino has been collecting for the past four decades

The starry rise of magnetic tape
Plundered from the Third Reich, tape enabled Elvis to record his first song - and the Beatles their best-loved album

All you need to know about John Pawson: Anatomy of Minimum
This powerful new monograph showcases the elements and architectural anatomy at the heart of Pawson's work

The real ingredients that go into a great Signature Dish
Mitchell Davis considers how nouvelle cuisine, chef ego and social media fed into a culinary phenomenon

INTERVIEW: David Dawson on Lucian Freud's Famous Friends
Frank Auerbach and Francis Bacon were regular guests - the Director of the Freud Archive recalls their influence

A tasty way to celebrate Mexican Independence Day
Today is Grito de Dolores. Here’s why it matters to Mexico, and what you can make, if you want to mark it

The battle between anatomy, religion and magic
Why did it take us so long to learn about how our bodies work? Thomas Schalke explains how belief held us back

All you need to know about Born to Party, Forced to Work
America’s host with the most, Bronson van Wyck, shares anecdotes, memories and tips on throwing parties that are as much fun to give as they are to go to

The making of Mid-Century Modernism
How did one style of architecture spread right across the globe? Through adaptation, argues Dominic Bradbury

Kate Moss on Fabien Baron
'He senses the future, because he’s there before the rest of us,' Moss writes in her introduction to Baron's book

INTERVIEW: JR’s studio director on his life with the world's coolest artist
Marc Azoulay tells us how he went from investment banking to game-changing art installations - all thanks to JR

All you need to know about Hi-Fi: The History of High-End Audio Design
A very cool look at high-end audio design for audiophiles and design aesthetes alike

Joel Meyerowitz - 'The day I met Robert Frank'
Robert Frank, the Swiss-born, US based photographer and filmmaker died yesterday at the age of 94. In our video another photographic legend, Joel Meyerowitz, recalls how a chance meeting with Frank changed his life

All you need to know about Fabien Baron: Works 1983 – 2019
See the best work by the world’s most sought-after creative director, all in one volume, designed by Baron himself

All you need to know about Anatomy
Enjoy the visual interplay between art and science in a book that focuses on our inner workings

All you need to know about the Atlas of Mid-Century Modern Houses
Love good living? Then you need the most wide-ranging survey of Mid-Century Modern homes around the world

How JR went global
In our newly expanded edition of JR: Can Art Change the World? we explain why he focused on the flashpoints

All you need to know about Signature Dishes That Matter
You really need this global celebration of the iconic restaurant dishes that defined the course of culinary history

How women architects shape the way we think about building
New book Breaking Ground argues that the theoretical side of the profession can enable women to thrive

Set the perfect Italian dinner table the Silver Spoon way
The Silver Spoon Classic goes beyond recipes - it also tells you how to make your table fit for the most stylish guest

What the Notre Dame fire taught our author about stone
As William Hall watched the Parisian cathedral burn he realised the durability of this ancient building material

So how do you judge what makes a Great Woman Artist?
In our new book, Great Women Artists, editor Rebecca Morrill recalls one key feminist text and its repercussions

All you need to know about JR: Can Art Change the World? (Revised and Expanded Edition)
The most comprehensive monograph on the French artist - newly updated to include his latest works

A kids' guide to Yves Klein’s blue
Think art history is hard? Think again. The Italian painter and illustrator Fausto Gilberti has made it child’s play!

The rise, fall and rise again of Finn Juhl
The designer fell out of fashion towards the end of his life but today his designs are rightly regarded as classics

Art school in North Korea is a little bit different...
Ideology moulds creativity and students study art’s purpose and the social obligation that comes with being a pro

All you need to know about Breaking Ground
Get this pioneering visual manifesto of 200 plus incredible buildings designed by women all over the world

'I’m not frightened in the slightest of death' - Lucian Freud on his final years
Lucian Freud: A Life is an unprecedented look at the private life of Lucian Freud - beginning with childhood snapshots and ending with rarely seen photos taken in his studio in the last weeks of his life

All you need to know about The Lives of Artists
The definitive collection of artist profiles by New Yorker writer Calvin Tomkins - from the 1960s right up to today

All you need to know about Stone
Take a tour of some of the world's best buildings - all made from the oldest and most enduring building material

A Jew-ish guide to Jewish food: Potato Latkes
Discover how this New World ingredient changed an Old World recipe and became a firm, seasonal favourite

All you need to know about The Silver Spoon Classic
New photography, table setting suggestions and a tightly curated collection of recipes - our new luxury edition is the best ever version of an unbeatable cookbook

All you need to know about Great Women Artists
Get 500 years of art history, as told through the brilliant work of 400 great female artists

All you need to know about Yves Klein Painted Everything Blue and Wasn’t Sorry
Now kids can delight in the life story of this major artist, thanks to Fausto Gilberti's quirky, picture-book biography

All you need to know about Finn Juhl: Life, Work, World
Get the first-ever comprehensive monograph on the designer who introduced Danish Modernism to America

All you need to know about Lucian Freud A Life
From early family photos to his final portraits our new book takes an intimate look at the private life of the painter

All you need to know about Printed in North Korea
It's a unique glimpse into the art behind the politics and the individual creativity at work beneath the propaganda

All you need to know about The Jewish Cookbook
Leah Koenig's celebration of an inspiring and diverse cuisine features 400 contemporary and traditional recipes

Morten Bo Jensen on how to build an extraordinary house
The architects in Houses: Extraordinary Living explain how they put drama into domestic living

Talking Textiles with Josh Blackwell
How the New Orleans born artist elevates the cultural status of materials that might otherwise be considered garbage

Virgilio Martinez swaps altitude for some great attitude
Peruvian chef's new restaurant will give back to Amazonian community and highlight indigenous produce

Unpicking the Bauhaus’s woven legacy
The Art Institute of Chicago’s new show looks at how the German school changed the course of American textile art

Fredrik Berselius is cooking dinner for Ferran Adrià (and you)
Come and sample the Aska chef recreating the food of el-Bulli legend Ferran Adrià and meet the man himself

Tom Kundig on how to build an extraordinary house
The architects in Houses: Extraordinary Living explain how they put drama into domestic living

The Interiors Monologues - Roger de Cabrol
The greatest designers of the century talk about Interiors: The Greatest Rooms of the Century

Steve McCurry recalls the shells falling in Kashmir
The Magnum photographer remembers his time in the region where tensions are fast rising again

Worried about the planet? Our cookbooks can help!
A new UN report suggests upping plant-based dishes could improve both our own health and the land around us

JR features one thousand New Yorkers in his epic new work
For his Brooklyn Museum show the French artist has created a huge new mural, inspired in part by Diego Rivera

Denise Scott Brown wins Lifetime Achievement Award
She missed out on the Pritzker Prize back in 1991; can a Lisbon Triennale award redress the balance a little?

Here’s where Phaidon authors are going on holiday
From southern France to the Faroe Islands, our creatives are carving out time to kick back this summer

Eight sides of Andy
The Pope of Pop was born 91 years ago today. Here’s how he went from magazine illustrator to art world superstar

The Interiors Monologues - Marc Sadler
The greatest designers of the century talk about Interiors: The Greatest Rooms of the Century

The Baltimore Museum of Art devotes a year to women artists
The museum’s 12-month long 2020 Vision initiative will attempt to redress gender imbalance in the art world

Marc Jacobs to receive MTV’s first Fashion Trailblazer award
The designer will be the inaugural recipient of this new accolade at the Video Music Awards on August 26

Jake Gyllenhaal helps install JR’s latest NYC project
The star pasted up part of the new installation onto the Broadway Theater where he’s currently performing

Lie back and soak up six very different visions of summer
From 19th century New Jersey, to noughties Playboy grotto, these pictures should put you in holiday mode

3 Pools to dive into (and one you might want to avoid)
They look welcoming, though you wouldn’t want to break the surface of every swimming pool in our books. . .

Pipilotti Rist and The New Museum create AR works for Apple
New Museum and tech titan commission augmented reality works from seven contemporary artists

Home with the kids? Here's a day's worth of fun recipes
Our book United Tastes of America is packed with child-friendly summer holiday recipes from across the States

Fergus Henderson on lunch, Martin Parr and our new chef
The chef and friend of Phaidon celebrates his 56th birthday today. Here are his views on photos, food and friends

Did you spot this LA landmark in the new Tarantino film?
Once Upon a Time in ... Hollywood features one of LA's best-loved buildings, immortalised by Marvin Rand

Henry Moore's ancient Mayan tribute
On the artist's birthday, we look at why Moore rejected ancient Greek art in favour of Pre-Columbian influences

When Francis Alÿs tried to build a bridge to Europe
A line of kids marching into the sea is all that remains of his attempt to bridge the gap between Europe and Africa

6 Beautiful beach houses to admire this summer
Wherever you end up during your time off we hope it’s as striking as these wonderful waterside retreats

Marc Jacobs recalls his student days in three Eighties IDs
These identity cards capture some of the designer's earliest dramatic personal looks

JR documentary is nominated for an Emmy
His TIME magazine video project on guns in America is on the shortlist for the world’s best-known TV awards

Reclaim long lost New York with Elliott Erwitt
On the photographer’s 91st birthday, we look at his classic NYC street scenes, available as limited edition prints

Want to garden like Andoni Luis Aduriz?
Then you have to travel! The Mugaritz chef is proudly Basque but he isn't afraid to import and plant herbs from Asia

The American realist who made it into Art & Queer Culture
Thomas Eakins was born on this day in 1844. Was he a dispassionate admirer of the male form or a queer pioneer?

Stefan Sagmeister quits the commercial to focus on Beauty
The designer is turning commercial assignments over to partner Jessica Walsh to focus on self-generated projects

Feeling the heat? Try this Simple & Classic ice cream recipe!
Beat the European heatwave with Jane Hornby’s berry ice cream. It tastes great and is really easy to make

How Olafur Eliasson's 'hedonistic' dad helped his art
The artist says sailing as a kid with his father helped him find a crucial link between art and nature

When Herman Miller took on the USSR
A ‘jungle gym’ of US capitalism went on show in Moscow 60 years ago today - Herman Miller was there too

Lauren Greenfield on bling, shopping and the American Dream
In a new video clip, the award-winning photographer says feelings of inadequacy turn us into avid consumers

Remembering Marisa Merz
Merz, who died last week, was the only woman in Arte Povera; she may have been the best in that movement too

Want to garden like Carlo Mirarchi? Then change the soil
The ground at Roberta's in Brooklyn was tainted by big-city life. So they decided to bring in some fresh earth

The paintings that almost killed Harland Miller
They may look dreamy, but Miller had to be rushed to an Austrian clinic after making his Poets series

Marc Jacobs is learning to drive!
Having snagged a beautiful suburban house, the New York fashion designer is ready to pick up a new life skill

Massimo and Alice Waters talk sustainability in San Francisco
The Italian chef attends the Basque Culinary Center’s SF symposium and meets a few Bay Area big names

Ben van Berkel on how to build an extraordinary house
The architects in Houses: Extraordinary Living explain how they put drama into domestic living

The Moon landings and the American aesthetic
It was one giant leap for mankind but not such a big step for the photographic depiction of the American landscape

Snarkitecture put a brick in Hudson Yards’ window
The NY practice provides a surprising, see-through intervention in Forty Five Ten’s new Manhattan store

Want to garden like Skye Gyngell? Then look to the heavens
The acclaimed chef has made sure Heckfield Place’s kitchen garden is attuned to both earthly and cosmic forces

The refugees who remade British art
Sotheby’s exhibition, Brave New Visions, looks at the wartime arrivals who revolutionized London’s gallery system

Snøhetta's brainy mountain trail
The architecture practice’s new Path of Perspectives encourages hikers to slow down, think, and take in the view

Olafur Eliasson on Rauschenberg, glasses and black mirrors
In a new interview, the Scandinavian artist reflects on his past, his successes, his strengths and his weaknesses

Harland Miller’s visions of hell
The artist’s experience taking coach journeys back in the 1980s inspired this colourful series on damnation

The Holiday home that Herman Miller built
The furniture company rules the workplace but its director of design, George Nelson, loved downtime too

Want to garden like John Mooney? Then head to the roof
The chef at NYC’s acclaimed Bell, Book & Candle grows 60 percent of his ingredients right above his restaurant

Our Interiors editor discusses good taste and his favourite room
William Norwich runs through the places that didn’t make it in, and explains how reality TV might harm your home

The famous (and infamous) deaths in Harland Miller’s art
A comedian, a cartoonist, a car designer and a politician all feature in the artist's unending, obituary series

Seriously, are the Contra guys opening their own wine shop?
Yes. It will be called Peoples, it's going to be close to their restaurants and you should look out for it later this summer

Making Saturn V, the rocket that carried man to the moon
One small step for man was made possible thanks to one enormous rocket, as our book Sun and Moon explains

The bedroom where Zaha Hadid displayed her Murano glass
Nearly every object in the architect's bedroom was her own work – except for her prized collection of glassware

Want to garden like Alice Waters? Then put in a night shift
In The Garden Chef, the Chez Panisse founder shares growing tips and what just might be her favourite recipe ever!

Fran Silvestre on how to build an extraordinary house
The architects in Houses: Extraordinary Living explain how they put drama into domestic living

Raymond Pettibon paints the Dior logo
Unseen works by the American artist feature in Dior’s latest collection and campaign

Got a question for Olafur Eliasson?
Tweet a question tagged #askSOE during the run of his Tate show and you could find it answered by the man himself

The jail scene that made it into Art & Queer Culture
On the day of his birth, we look back at the work of Martin Wong, the painter and chronicler of the Lower East Side

Fabien Baron, Giorgio Armani and a world-beating scent
On Giorgio Armani's birthday, we look back at the world-beating men's fragrance he created with Fabien Baron

The Interiors Monologues - Alexander Gorlin
The greatest designers of the century talk about Interiors: The Greatest Rooms of the Century

3 dishes to look out for in Olafur Eliasson's kitchen at the Tate
The artist's studio cooks are in London serving eco-friendly dishes to accompany his show. Here are the highlights

Paul McCarthy on playing Trump in his new movie
'There’s this transition from Reagan to Trump to a sort of mafioso to Hitler,' he tells film maker Harmony Korine

The Interiors Monologues - Deborah Berke
The greatest designers of the century talk about Interiors: The Greatest Rooms of the Century

Want to garden like Stephen Harris? Then grab some seaweed
The patron chef of the acclaimed Sportsman restaurant in England has some unusual ways of improving the soil

Agnes Martin, Jo Baer and Mary Corse are on the edge at Pace
Shown together for the first time, seminal works illuminate their contribution to the history of abstraction

Inside the warehouse where Michael Graves made his designs
The designer and architect was born today, 9 July, in 1934. Here’s why he chose to live in a New Jersey warehouse

Look what Jeremy Charles just caught!
The Newfoundland chef says there's something quite zen about sitting on a riverbank waiting for the fish to come in

Philip Johnson’s Glass House - inside and out
On the anniversary of the architect’s birth, we take a look at the legacy of his most famous domestic creation

The Interiors Monologues - Dan Fink
The greatest designers of the century talk about Interiors: The Greatest Rooms of the Century

7 street foods to try in the US, Mexico, Greece and Turkey
From salads to sorbet, our cookbooks offer a great guide to street treats in popular holiday destinations this summer

A Fourth of July party pictured by Lauren Greenfield
The photographer’s 1993 image captured a new kind of wealth adoration that’s since caught on across the world

The Invention of America
On American Independence Day, we look at how old-world artists came to terms with the New World

Bruce Springsteen, Annie Leibovitz and Independence Day
These US icons go way back, as our books Annie Leibovitz at Work Portraits 2005-2016 reveal

Jean Jullien illustrates the French heat wave
Having moved back to France, the artist and Phaidon author captures summer on the continent with accuracy and wit

A Taste of American Independence Day
Hot dogs and ice cream are great ways to mark the Fourth of July, says our book, United Tastes of America

MAD’s theatre brings bling to China's jewellery city
The innovative Chinese practice has chosen an ancient motif for its winning design: junk sails

The building of Pierre Cardin’s curvy Bubble Palace
On the designer’s 97th birthday, we take a look at his famously futuristic summer house on the French Riviera

The Interiors Monologues - Emiliano Salci and Britt Moran
The greatest designers of the century talk about Interiors: The Greatest Rooms of the Century

Remembering Min Hogg
We look back at the life of the editor and designer who popularised the term "shabby chic", following her recent death

JR’s new film documents his Louvre extravaganza
The video shows how the artist engaged with the museum’s visitors not only as spectators, but also as participants

Jeremy Charles on Newfoundland's Renaissance
The chef is proud to able to bring the people and produce of Newfoundland to the wider world, via his book

The Interiors Monologues - Paul Fortune
The greatest designers of the century talk about Interiors: The Greatest Rooms of the Century

When Rubens painted war for peace
On the anniversary of his birth we dig into 30,000 Years of Art to see how he combined painting and diplomacy

MoMA picks Phaidon author as its new director
Kate Fowle, the British-born co-author of our Sterling Ruby book, is the new director of MoMA PS1

Frieze adds textiles to its London fair
New section for 2019 features eight textile-based artists from around the world

Harland Miller on the YBAs, hangovers and his new book
The artist reveals why he had to drink a little less than his conceptual colleagues from the 90s

The Interiors Monologues - Jan Showers
The greatest designers of the century talk about Interiors: The Greatest Rooms of the Century

Flowers, art, flags and photos: a cultured take on Pride
Phaidon authors are finding new and innovative ways to recognise the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots

Get home recipes from America's new best restaurant
Cosme’s founder Enrique Olvera and head chef Daniela Soto-Innes share domestic classics in Tu Casa Mi Casa

Want to garden like the world’s best chef? Then break the rules
In The Garden Chef, Mauro Colagreco of 2019’s World’s Best Restaurant Mirazur, urges you to go a bit wild

Talking Textiles with Hana Miletić
Textiles sometimes become 3D representations of this Zagreb-born, Belgium-based artist's street photography

When Gaudí found beauty in brick
On the great Spanish architect’s birthday we look back at his ornate treatment of this humble building block

Have a Mississippi fish fry on National Catfish Day
25 June is the day to celebrate this delicious fish, and United Tastes of America has the perfect, kid-friendly recipe

Elmgreen & Dragset on the beautiful mess of 90s Berlin
The artists look back at the fall of the Wall, what came afterwards, and their newly installed tribute to that time

The Interiors Monologues - Brian J McCarthy
The greatest designers of the century talk about Interiors: The Greatest Rooms of the Century

Thierry Mugler is working on a new Wayne McGregor ballet
The designer will be in London this December, to co-direct the Bolshoi’s Svetlana Zakharova in a new production

Jeff Koons on his teenage meeting with Salvador Dalí
The artist recalls calling Dalí at his New York hotel and the gallery meeting that ensued. . .

Nordic baking is the world's most diverse Magnus tells the BBC
Chef says amateur bakers and less-than-perfect farmland gave rise to the region's incredible variation

Olafur Eliasson knows his place at Elmgreen & Dragset show
Eliasson poses in a piece by his fellow Scandinavian artists, who also take a sideways look at the art world

Pride flag adorns the steps of Louis Kahn’s Four Freedoms Park
The New York City park has added a splash of colour to Louis Kahn’s minimal designs in Pride month

Is it time to invest in Harry Bertoia?
That's certainly the suggestion given in a new Architectural Digest article highlighting overlooked designers

The Met on the Moon
America’s biggest art museum marks the Apollo landing anniversary with a show of moon photography

These two chefs and Phaidon authors are getting married!
In fact, Cosme's Daniela Soto-Innes and Willows Inn’s Blaine Wetzel may open their own place after they've wed

Herman Miller's logo took an hour to make and is 73-years-old!
Here’s how George Nelson and Irving Harper came up with an elegant solution to a knotty visual challenge

A lack of beauty makes people stupid says Stefan Sagmeister
The designer makes the case for holding aesthetic enjoyment in higher esteem on Spencer Bailey’s podcast

Why Harland Miller's paperbacks are like Andy's soup cans
The artist has consumed and appropriated Penguin's paperbacks - just like Andy did with Campbell's cans

Watch Garden Chef Niko Romito as he takes you on a tour around his Reale restaurant garden in Abruzzo, Italy

An Art & Queer Culture guide to the Pride sale at Sotheby’s
From the Bloomsbury Group to the Lower East Side, Sotheby's Pride auction draws in a wide range of great artists

The Interiors Monologues - Penny Drue Baird
The greatest designers of the century talk about Interiors: The Greatest Rooms of the Century

Want a mid-century Richard Neutra classic of your own?
Furniture and kit house company Kettal are offering two new structures based on his classic VDL House

Meet Paul the Inuit elder - one of Jeremy Charles’s Wild Bunch
In his new book, the Newfoundland chef celebrates his best ingredient: his characterful suppliers and friends

Charles and Ray Eames’s positive cosmic vibes
On the anniversary of Charles's birth here's how their Powers of Ten film helped change our view of a scary universe

Phaidon Introductions: Sam Lubell on houses and homes
The influential architectural writer looks at how domestic designs have changed to match our aspirations

Martin Parr's Flag Day Stars and Stripes
The British photographer has a keen eye for how people around the world weave nationalism into their identity

Meet Brian the Hunter - one of Jeremy Charles’s Wild Bunch
In his new book, the Newfoundland chef celebrates his best ingredient: his skilled, characterful suppliers

The sexy, deathly gaze of Egon Schiele
30,000 Years of Art looks at the Freudian impulses in the great 20th century Viennese artist - born today in 1890

The Interiors Monologues - Martin Brudnizki
The greatest designers of the century talk about Interiors: The Greatest Rooms of the Century

Marc Jacobs on Pride, married life (and skin care)
'Accept me for who I am, how I am, what I am, who I love,' the New York fashion designer says

The Rocket Man of Sun and Moon
5 things to know about Saturn V’s Wernher von Braun - the man who helped America win the space race

Daan Roosegaarde's bike path follows Van Gogh's route
Take a look at another incredibly cool Daan Roosegarde project from our new book with the Dutch genius

Annie Leibovitz opens up her archive for Hauser & Wirth
Photographer says she's happy to have found an artworld home alongside Paul McCarthy and Mark Bradford

The Interiors Monologues - Ashley Hicks
The greatest designers of the century talk about Interiors: The Greatest Rooms of the Century

Meet Lori the Forager - one of Jeremy Charles’s Wild Bunch
In his new book, the Newfoundland chef celebrates his best ingredient: his skilled, characterful suppliers

Matt Johnson turns our book into art in Basel
30,000 Years of Art takes its own place in art history in the American sculptor's new work - on show at Art Basel

The Interiors Monologues - David Netto
The greatest designers of the century talk about Interiors: The Greatest Rooms of the Century

Meet Jerry the Bayman - one of Jeremy Charles’s Wild Bunch
In his new book, the Newfoundland chef celebrates his best ingredient: his skilled, characterful suppliers

The true meaning of Las Meninas by Velázquez
On the anniversary of Velázquez’s birth, we look at the composition and techniques used in his most famous painting

When Robert Capa shot D-Day
The Magnum founder recalled being among the first of the Allied forces landing in Normandy, 75 years ago today

A huge cache of Ellsworth Kelly works is headed for Austin
76 works, including pieces produced in France in the ‘40s, have been donated to the University of Texas

The Interiors Monologues - Veere Grenney
The greatest designers of the century talk about Interiors: The Greatest Rooms of the Century

Daan Roosegaarde's Smog Free Towers made dogs' tails wag
On World Environment Day 2019 a story to both warm the heart ... and give cause for concern

Which bit of sporting equipment inspired this classic?
Our new Herman Miller book uncovers the story behind Charles and Ray Eames's 670 chair and 671 ottoman

NYC’s influencers love Breakfast: The Cookbook
Editors, journalists and Instagrammers joined author Emily Elyse Miller and helped her book reach 1.5m viewers

The astronaut who didn’t want his spacewalk to end
Our book Sun and Moon looks back at Ed White, the first American to spacewalk, on this day 3 June, in 1965

Grace tells Marc how he helped her beat a 'fashion nightmare'
The Vogue creative director recalls the designer's grunge collection and how it finished off '80s power dressing

Daan Roosegaarde turned a dancefloor into a power plant...
...and the dancers made him rethink his art in the process!

The Interiors Monologues - Sasha Bikoff
The greatest designers of the century talk about Interiors: The Greatest Rooms of the Century

How Stuart Franklin took his Tank Man photograph
On the 30th anniversary of Tiananmen Square, the photographer tells the story behind his iconic image

New Harland Miller show draws on mid-century American art
Look out for shades of Rothko and Jasper Johns in his new series of book cover paintings in Hong Kong

Theaster Gates puts a Hammond organ in his new show
The artist sees shared beauty and culture in the classic instrument and some accompanying ceramics

Seriously, do the Contra guys have their own ceramicist?
Well, sort of. Their restaurants definitely like one brilliant New York ceramic studio in particular. . .

JR faces down European racism
The artist’s Inside Out Project teams up with a Belgian anti-racism group to help fight intolerance

Are Herman Miller’s posters as enduring as its chairs?
MoMA and the Smithsonian seem to think so. Here’s the story behind the company’s poppy summer picnic graphics

The eclipse that proved Einstein was right - 100 years ago
Shifting of starlight around the sun – seen 100 years ago today – proved our universe wasn't stable

'Don’t shoot!' Trevor Paglen's impassioned plea to the NSA
The artist recalls the time he took a 'perfectly legal' photography flight over the institution's Maryland headquarters

Marc and Grace find the perfect outfit for their NYC signings
Fans came to meet the authors, but stayed to pick up t-shirts, sweatshirts and sticker packs themed around our book

Jane Hornby's Simple & Classic dish for National Burger Day
These chimichurri-style burgers from Simple & Classic add a Latin American twist to the bun and patty combo

The Palm Springs home that gave us desert modernism
Albert Frey helped bring modernism to the Californian desert. Can you tell from his perfectly appointed lounge?

MATCHESFASHION.COM Blooms for Chelsea Flower Show
The fashion retailer hosted some of the world’s best floral designers for the launch of our new book Blooms

Try this easy BBQ hack for Memorial Day
Want to cook with the kids but don’t want them around hot coals? Try this slow-cooker shoulder of pork recipe

Paris loves the Putnams
Darroch and Mikey shared their floral artistry with the clientele of the Parisian ceramics boutique Astier de Villatte

Phaidon books win at D&AD!
Lucian Freud and Japan: The Cookbook pick up prizes at the global design awards alongside Nike and the NY Times

Seriously, have the Contra chefs just launched a podcast?
Jeremiah Stone and Fabian Von Hauske talk food, wine, and ‘other nonsense’ with fellow industry insiders

Enrique Olvera really loves small producers!
These illustrations for Olvera's Pujol restaurant, by Diego Martínez, show the chef is on the little guy's side

A birthday song for Martin Parr
In his humorous tribute, John Shuttleworth wonders when the Magnum photographer will start taking ‘proper’ pictures

The Putnams hit the Chelsea Flower Show
Darroch and Michael take in Britain’s most prestigious horticultural show on their mini Euro tour

Phaidon introductions: Carolina Irving on good and bad taste
The Interiors writer and textile company founder talks about falling foul of 'the chic police'

Marc Jacobs bought this house (but the car didn’t come with it)
Nevertheless, Jacobs’ Frank Lloyd Wright house in Rye, NY State, is still a mid-century modern masterpiece

The riot that made it into Art & Queer Culture
No, this isn’t about the Stone Wall Tavern. Our book looks back at the 40th anniversary of the White Night Riots

Niki Lauda - the man who saved Ferrari
Our book Ferrari: Under the Skin, describes how the driver pulled the Scuderia out of the pits in the 1970s

Virgilio Martínez and Gordon Ramsay go wild in the Andes
The Peruvian chef helps Ramsay shoot an episode of new TV show, Uncharted, in the South American highlands

The room where Britain met the Bauhaus
Inside London's Isokon Building, Walter Gropius and his friends helped change a nation's design culture

A perfect dish for World Bee Day
In The Garden Chef, Christopher Kostow combines beeswax with fresh potatoes and wild oxalis flowers

Is this what Stephen Shore thinks of London?
A dog, a pub and a pea-green soup featured in the Instagram posts from his Photo London trip - oh dear. . .

Got time to unwind in our new reading room?
We’ve teamed up with Herman Miller to create a place to ponder great books inside the TWA Hotel at JFK

I.M. Pei 1917 - 2019
The Chinese-American architect died yesterday - we celebrate his life in 5 of his greatest buildings

Here’s why you should touch the work at Snarkitecture’s show
New York show, Sway, reminds visitors of play, with a sea of lights that react to movement and touch

Massimo Bottura cooks for Dapper Dan in Harlem
The Italian chef rubbed shoulders with the New York designer at this year’s annual Harlem Meat Up

Martin Parr and Nan Goldin show different sides of Versailles
The palace’s 2019 exhibition features the work of photographers who capture the place in new ways

JR’s new mural lets you talk to the crowds of San Francisco
The new SFMOMA work, opening next week, allows local citizens, from the richest to the poorest, to tell their story

Elmgreen & Dragset talk art and books in Berlin
The artists came to König Galerie in Berlin to chat with the people who helped them make their new Phaidon book

Is Jeff Koons on a par with Duchamp?
Christie’s set a new record when it sold Koons's Rabbit last night. Is it time we viewed him as Duchamp’s equal?

The forgotten photographer of NYC's queer piers
The Bronx Museum of Art is mounting the first large-scale retrospective of New York photographer Alvin Baltrop

Phaidon Introductions: Jeremy Charles on Newfoundland
The restaurateur shares childhood memories of his early morning dashes to the bay to collect the fresh fish haul

Herman Miller lays out its design history in NYC
A new exhibition shows the evolution of America’s leading modernist design firm - in time for NYCxDesign

Harland Miller launches In Shadows I Boogie at White Cube
Ron Wood, Gary Lineker and Jarvis Cocker all turn up to say hello and get their books signed

The room that inspired Citizen Kane
Newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst's home became a story in itself thanks to director Orson Welles

What do Koons and Duchamp have in common?
A new exhibition looks at the ways in which the work of these two art giants shares a world view

Virgilio Martínez guides the New York Times around Lima
From ice-cream parlours to ceramics, the chef picks out some highlights in his artsy new Lima neighbourhood

Phaidon Introductions: Snøhetta on the backstories it creates
The world-famous practice explains why, when it comes to creating great buildings, narrative comes first

Talking Textiles with Shoplifter
Vitamin T artist Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir's installation in the Icelandic pavilion is the hit of the Venice Biennale

Mark Bradford is on 60 Minutes this Sunday
"I'm creating my own archaeological digs," he tells Anderson Cooper. "Sometimes when I'm digging on my own painting I'm asking myself, 'Well, exactly what are you digging for? Where do you want to go child?'"

From the tomb to the Moon
Why is one of the earliest astrological maps drawn onto an Egyptian tomb ceiling? Sun and Moon explains

Breakfast in Japan
Japanese author Harumi Kurihara says her mother taught her the importance of making the first meal of the day

Why do Elmgreen & Dragset like swimming pools so much?
David Hockney, the shrinking public space, and being semi-naked around strangers feed into the motif

Phaidon Introductions: José Andrés on the joy of tapas
The Spanish chef and philanthropist explains why, when it comes to small-plate dining, size definitely matters

The race to shoot the Moon
Mark Holborn's new book describes the lengths 19th century star gazers went to in order to depict the Moon

Breakfast in France
The Parisian cookbook writer Clotilde Dusoulier explains why the French prefer thoughtful choices for breakfast

Phaidon Introductions: Michael Bracewell on Harland Miller
The critic and curator sees pop art, abstract expressionist influences and much more in the artist’s pictures

The apartment where Yves Klein turned décor into art
The French artist introduced some of his best-known motifs into his Parisian home - including the idea of the void

Kim Kardashian dips into the Mugler archive for the Met Gala
The social-media star teamed up with Mugler, wearing a wet-look dress based on pieces from the designer's archive

Magnus Nilsson is closing Fäviken
After 10 very successful years Magnus will close the restaurant on December 14 (and yes, it's too late to book)

Phaidon introductions: Peter Meehan on Enrique Olvera
The LA Times’ food editor says Enrique believes the family that eats and cooks together eats and lives better

Got time for our editor-at-large's new podcast?
Spencer Bailey has a great new interview series, focusing on people who have a distinct perspective on time

Why today is actually Sun Day
Jimmy Carter might have linked the third of May to solar power, but the Sun has been central to earlier civilisations

A perfect party dish for Cinco de Mayo
You’ll need a little time to make it - and a lot of friends to help you eat this authentic Mexican party recipe

MATCHESFASHION.COM hosted the launch of Phaidon's Interiors this week and some very special guests came along!

Entertaining this weekend? Try Jane Hornby's spring menu
Spring's here, so why not cook this easy, seasonal, three-course menu, from Jane's new book Simple & Classic

Emily Thompson - Not your Grandmother's Florist
The sculptor-turned-floral designer on how the histories of art, architecture, music and dance inspire her work

The winning shot from our East Coast architecture guide
This garage might be on the eastern seaboard, but that hasn’t stopped an LA association from recognising it

Breakfast in Britain
While he admits to his nation’s culinary shortcomings Sportsman chef Stephen Harris does love a Full English

Prabhavathi Meppayil at Pace
Arne Glimcher has drawn parallels between the Bangalore artist and Agnes Martin - we asked her about them

Could textiles win the Turner Prize?
Oscar Murillo has been shortlisted for this prize, thanks in part to his vulnerable, ripped and cut surfaces

Should we look at deep space images as works of art?
The Hubble Telescope's photos are as mediated as anything created by a contemporary artist writes Mark Holborn

How Annie Leibovitz pictured Sally Mann’s sense of place
On Mann's birthday, we look at how tactfully Leibovitz approached her fellow photographer, on Mann's home turf

Phaidon Introductions: Musa Dağdeviren on food and family
The Turkish cookbook author understands his country's culinary traditions are heavily intertwined with his own story

Do you know about the jazzy side of these artists?
On International Jazz Day take an instrumental break with Robert Ryman, Theaster Gates, Alex Katz and Anri Sala

Matt Abergel's book has just won a James Beard Award!
Chicken and Charcoal has been voted the best 2019 book in James Beard's restaurant and professional category

Breakfast in America
Chef Jason Hammel explains why cooking over-easy eggs is just a little bit like catching a baseball

Suprematism and the Space Race
Mark Holborn’s new book looks at image making, the celestial realm, and its repercussions back on earth

Did you know that artist architecture is a thing?
There are plenty of places made by artists in our book Houses (but you might not want to live in some of them...)

Why we might have misread Delacroix’s most famous painting
On the artist's birthday, we reassess this great work, via Judy Sund's new book Exotic: A Fetish for the Foreign

The bachelor pad where Cary Grant shaped beach house style
Any interiors aesthete who kicks back at the beach should thank mid-century movie stars Grant and Randolph Scott

Ben Affleck will direct a movie about Ellsworth Kelly’s war
The Hollywood star has signed up to both star in and lens a film about Kelly’s camouflage unit, The Ghost Army

Tu Casa Mi Casa co-author wins World's Best Female Chef
The Mexican-born swimmer turned culinary protégée Daniela Soto-Innes just won the World’s 50 Best Award

Phaidon Introductions: Sofia Coppola on Marc Jacobs
The film director describes how the designer influenced her films and supercharged her social life

Turn old food into great new dishes on Stop Food Waste Day
Our new titles Breakfast: The Cookbook and Tu Casa Mi Casa have some wonderful uses for ordinary leftovers

The villa where Jean Cocteau communed with the Gods
Our new book Interiors: The Greatest Rooms of the Century features a Godly work created by the poet and filmmaker

On World Book Day get the kids reading AND cooking!
My First Cookbooks give you pancakes, pizzas, tacos and cookies, as well as literacy and numeracy, all in one box

JR profiles Massimo for Time’s 100 Most Influential list
The French artist and activist says that when he’s with the chef 'we feel like we can do anything in the world!'

Phaidon Introductions: Grayson Perry on Martin Parr
Kicking off a new series, the artist recalls the first time he was blinded by Parr's flash 'and decked in saturated colour'

Marc Jacobs remembers 2011
It was just eight years ago, so why did one photographer tell Marc he'd 'seen the Seventies flash before my eyes'?

The wooden sculpture created to show Christ’s death
At Easter we look at a work of devotional art from our newly updated book 30,000 Years of Art

MetaFlora - Not your Grandmother's Florist
New York dancer turned floral artist Marisa Competello enjoys the moment when flowers stop resembling flowers. . .

Marc Jacobs remembers 2004
John Currin, Rachel Feinstein and Jodie Kidd all feature in Jacobs’ early noughties recollections

The house where Salvador Dalí found peace
This modest fisherman’s cottage morphed into a work of surrealism, serving as the artist’s home for half a century

Martin Parr just sent his new book to the queen!
'I have the honour to remain your majesty's most humble and obedient servant,' the photographer writes

Talking Textiles with Anne Wilson
Cloth's ubiquity, and its close proximity to bodies, is its great strength and great challenge says this Chicago artist

The Madness at the heart of Elmgreen & Dragset's new show
The Scandinavian art duo have found something perfectly spooky in a Danish painter's muted, grey interiors

Vince Aletti’s trick for keeping his magazine collection fresh
The writer and collector tells the New Yorker how he manages to stay engaged with his voluminous stacks of print

A Phaidon author witnesses the Notre Dame fire
Our architectural writer was on hand as the flames engulfed the medieval French cathedral. Here’s what he saw

Breakfast in Australia
Aussie restaurateur Bill Granger describes the development of the great Australian breakfast in our new book

Queer Eye's Antoni guests on Putnam & Putnam's Podcast
Darroch and Mikey Putnam talk first jobs, tattoos, and TV success with one of the stars of the Netflix hit series

The dish that made our Turkish Cookbook author cry
Find out how chef Musa Dağdeviren became aware of the emotional power of home cooking

Take a look at Leonardo da Vinci’s earliest portrait
On the anniversary of the Renaissance master’s birth, we highlight his incredible early skill in 30,000 Years of Art

Marc Jacobs remembers 1995
Kate Moss, Guy Bourdin and the Beastie Boys feature in Marc’s Nineties memories

Art & Queer Culture is on show in the first gender-free store
Our primer on queer art takes pride of place in the windows at The Phluid Project, a new boutique in Manhattan

Verner Panton’s Bond villain chair goes back into production
The Pantonova series was originally made for a Danish restaurant, but later found fame in a bad guy's lair

Breakfast in the Nordic region
Want a hearty, Northern European start to your day? Then try a few new dishes from Breakfast: The Cookbook

Mark Bradford’s ark is heading for Shanghai
The artist's 2008 ark-like sculpture, Mithra, will feature in Bradford’s largest show in China, later this summer

What to catch at Milan Design Week
Phaidon designers are filling 2019's Salone del Mobile with smart answers to today’s design problems

ODORANTES - Not Your Grandmother's Florist
Parisian floral artists Emmanuel Sammartino and Christophe Hervé share a passion for antique roses - find out why

Elmgreen & Dragset want you to put your phones to bed
We don't have much time together, so put down your devices and enjoy those precious me and you moments

Magnus Nilsson is opening a restaurant in a cable car
There will be just three services at Kabin 1274, and to get a seat, you’ll need to think about how you get there

Breakfast in Brazil
Want to start the day like they do in Latin America? Then try a few new dishes from Breakfast: The Cookbook

Marc Jacobs remembers 1994
Christy Turlington, the New York Dolls and Donatella Versace all feature in Jacob's look back at this vintage year

Jimmie Durham wins this year's Venice Golden Lion
Curator Ralph Rugoff singles out Durham’s 'profoundly humanistic' art for the Biennale's top award

Marc Jacobs just married his boyfriend!
Guests received hoodies and vape pens while the happy couple wore matching, jewel-encrusted penguin pins

The apartment where Coco Chanel could see but not be seen
This intimate space above her boutique enabled her to spy on the reactions of fashion show attendees below

5 things we owe to the Bauhaus
The school was founded a century ago this month. Here’s a few things we should thank, or perhaps blame it for

Can you spot the Chinese motif in Snøhetta's Opera House?
Let’s just say the brilliant Norwegian architectural and design firm are big fans of East Asian symbolism

Reading the room at our Interiors launch in New York
Designers, editors and online influencers all loved the launch of our global overview of interior excellence

Kate Moss print proves collectible at Phillips
Missed out on the one at auction yesterday? Fear not Mario Sorrenti fans, we have our own Moss masterpiece. . .

The Roman bathroom where Karl Lagerfeld reinvented himself
This 1990s retreat was just one of many inspiring spaces created by the designer, as new book Interiors explains

Marc Jacobs Remembers 1993
The designer recalls befriending Sofia Coppola, working with Sonic Youth, and drawing from Juergen Teller

Julius Iversen of TABLEAU - Not Your Grandmother's Florist
From cornfields to coloured clouds of flowers, this floral artist makes flowers look (but not always smell) amazing

Vince Aletti on the vital history of fashion magazines
Want to understand Irving Penn or Helmut Newton? Then go back to the magazine page, says our author

Your chance to own a signed Martin Parr beach print
The photographer offers a new take on one of his favourite subjects in this Phaidon Collector’s Edition

Enrique Olvera brings a taste of Mexico to London
Last week, the city’s restaurants welcomed the chef and his innovative take on Mexican home cooking

'Making art about queer sexuality is itself a kind of protest,' says Art & Queer Culture co-author Richard Meyer
The writer fast tracks us through some great art in the newly updated paperback edition of the seminal book

Mario Sorrenti talks Kate Moss in Dallas
This Saturday in Texas the photographer will talk about the relationship that shaped 90s fashion

The German expressionist who photographed teen fashion
In new book Issues, Vince Aletti highlights the American career of German émigré Hermann Landshoff

They might be 'dirty beans' but they taste delicious
In Enrique Olvera’s new book, you get great Mexican recipes, and also some of the wordplay behind them

Doan Ly of a.p. bio - Not your Grandmother's Florist
Inspired by paintings, theatre and dance the New York floral designer is expanding the way we define beauty

How Sir Edwin Lutyens combined old styles in new ways
On the 150th anniversary of Lutyens’ birth we look at Little Thakeham - his fusing of Tudor and Grand Manner

The deer that made it into Art & Queer Culture
In Asia and Latin America the animal is a pejorative term for gay men - but these gay men are taking the term back

James Beard shortlists Phaidon chefs for 2019 awards
Corey Lee’s Benu, Jeremy Fox’s Rustic Canyon and Matt Abergel’s Chicken and Charcoal book are all up for prizes

Elmgreen & Dragset's bar doesn't work (and that's the point)
The pair’s new take on an old work explores the gulf between social spot and gallery

Yes, you can eat cactus - let Enrique Olvera show you how
In Mexico, they don’t let a few pricks get in the way of a good salad - as the chef and author explains

Sophia Moreno Bunge - Not your Grandmother's Florist
The darkroom was this LA photographer-turned-florist's first love but her blooms are as pretty as any picture

Talking Textiles with Terri Friedman
The artist on the influences of Miro, mom and moths and the mathematics of weaving her voluptuous works

Was Farnsworth House a little too perfect for its owner?
On Mies van der Rohe’s birthday, we look back at the fraught relationship between him and his famous client

Samuel Fosso – the African selfie artist shot by Vogue
Vince Aletti's book Issues unveils a fine-art photographer who found a new home in the 90s fashion press

A Simple & Classic Mother’s Day dessert
Stuck for a showstopper meal this Sunday? Then try this dish from new Jane Hornby book Simple & Classic

In Mexico, sometimes your breakfast can get divorced
Enrique Olvera describes the culinary separations that Mexican think of as marriage break-ups

Elmgreen & Dragset turn high finance on its head
The art duo’s new installation, City in the Sky, offers an unusual view of international banking

What does your waffle say about you?
Do you have it with chocolate, cheese or chicken? On Waffle Day, we look at national variations around the world

Cecilia Fox - Not your Grandmother's Florist
The brainchild of Melanie Stapleton, Cecilia Fox has become a big part of Melbourne’s contemporary floral scene

Talking Textiles with Josh Faught
Trompe-l’oeil piano keys, pins and clumsily quilted strips of black and tan crochet are just a few of the things that adorn this San Francisco artist's incredible artworks

Keep It Simple: Useful tips for dairy, pastry and chocolate
Jane Hornby’s Simple & Classic book contains a lot of very effective advice. Here’s a taster for the lactose tolerant

Why a steam whistle signals snack time in Mexico City
In Tu Casa Mi Casa, Enrique Olvera reveals the Mexican sweet potato seller’s unusual calling card

Clifford Coffin - Vogue’s great lost photographer
Vince Aletti recalls the talents and fatal flaws of this brilliant, but self-destructive, fashion magazine photographer

9 reasons to celebrate Yayoi Kusama on her 90th birthday
From inspiring minimalists to wooing President Nixon, Yayoi Kusama is a wild, innovative, brilliant artist - still

Seriously, is Fabian von Hauske's Green Card his most cherished award?
The chef just scooped a Vilcek Prize, to go with his Michelin star and GQ award, but he says his residency tops it all

Keep It Simple: Incredibly useful tips for meat and fish
Our Simple & Classic author Jane Hornby has some great kitchen hacks. Here are a few for meat eaters

Snøhetta create Europe’s first underwater restaurant
The new building on Norway’s southern-most tip will serve as a restaurant and a marine research station

The meal every young Mexican makes when they leave home
In Tu Casa Mi Casa Enrique Olvera shares the chicken recipe that reminds young Mexicans of childhood

Talking Textiles with Cristiana de Marchi
The Turin-born, Arabic peninsula-dwelling, artist lets us in on a few secrets from her studio

Meet Musa Dağdeviren, the saviour of Turkish cuisine
The Turkish Cookbook’s author isn't impressed by modernisation, he wants to preserve his country's great recipes

Bold Oxlip - Not your Grandmother's Florist
Sugary cottage gardens and Christopher’s Lloyd’s Great Dixter are a few of the things that inspire Harriet Slaughter

Keep It Simple: Selecting and storing fruit and vegetables
Jane Hornby has included some smart shortcuts in Simple & Classic. Here’s a few for the fresh produce aisles

Martin Parr's pictures come to life in London!
Dover Street Market stages an installation to launch Parr’s new book Only Human

Why Josef Albers painted his squares
On Albers’ birthday, we look at how this uniform series actually encourages artists to think outside the box

When Martin Parr’s luck came in at the Kentucky Derby
The British photographer loves horse racing, and got lucky in Louisville when this shot lined-up in his viewfinder

Meet Toni Frissell - the woman who made sport fashionable
Vince Aletti credits the photographer with adding a winning streak to fashion magazines in new book, Issues

The trans Virgin Mary who made it into Art & Queer Culture
Giuseppe Campuzano knew the power of church imagery but seriously disliked the power of the church itself

Look at the walls not the women in Matisse’s odalisques
Our book Exotic and a new exhibition agree the painter found more pleasure in Arabian art than in erotica

The fall of Baron de Meyer, fashion’s first big photographer
Photo historian Vince Aletti on the life of one of the most influential men in early 20th century fashion magazines

Talking Textiles with Billie Zangewa
Stitching, sewing, knitting and knotting - Vitamin T artists tell us how and why they do what they do

A sweet treat (and a tall tale) for National Popcorn Lovers Day
United Tastes of America has some sweet recipes, but it doesn’t sugar coat America's less believable food tales

Why was Le Corbusier so intent on meeting Albert Einstein?
On Einstein's birthday we look at the role the physicist played in helping Le Corbusier promote his influential idea

Why Indiana Jones’s artefacts are based on forgeries
The real-life academic Judy Sund questions the authenticity of Dr Jones’s movie treasures in her book Exotic

The greatest fashion photography hits of Thierry Mugler
From Helmut Newton to Inez and Vinoodh, he's drawn in some of the world’s greatest ever image makers

Jeremy Fox brings one of his favourite farms to LA’s tables
The Rustic Canyon chef is teaming up with Californian farmer Kang Thao to stage a special dinner next month

The African god that made it into Art & Queer Culture
Jim Chuchu's images hark back to a pre-Christian Africa, but he has to deal with contemporary bigotry too

Did you know R.E.M. inspired Massimo Bottura’s new hotel?
He says the band prompted his venture and he’s not the only high end chef offering a place to stay. . .

How Anish Kapoor turned an artwork into a concert hall
On his 65th birthday we look at how he and Arata Isozaki created an abstract work to solve a real world problem

Brittany Asch - Not your Grandmother's Florist
From Hollywood blockbusters to the Dalai Lama - Brittany Asch of BRRCH is NY's most in-demand floral artist

The ruin that Thomas Heatherwick redeemed
Ahead of his Hudson Yards opening, here's an earlier derelict site the British designer helped reinvigorate

Here's what's cooking at Mercado Little Spain
The José Andrés Spanish food hall opens this week in Hudson Yards, featuring dishes from The Book of Tapas

Paul Smith threw a party for Martin Parr this week!
'Martin was one of the first photographers who really got my attention for his love of the kitsch and odd,' he said

Some inspirational quotes for International Women's Day
Emotive exhortations from the women's movement and beyond, courtesy of You Had Better Make Some Noise

Both sides of Bertoia
To celebrate his birth anniversary on Sunday we look at how America and Italy shaped Knoll designer Harry

Talking Textiles with Paul Yore
Stitching, sewing, knitting and knotting - Vitamin T artists tell us how and why they do what they do

Lewis Miller - Not your Grandmother's Florist
The New York floral artist is one of 86 featured in new book Blooms. How does he arrange inspiration and emotion?

Ever tried to make your own corn flakes?
On International Cereal Day, Breakfast: The Cookbook helps you cook up something to beat store-bought cereals

The late photographer who made it into Art & Queer Culture
Ren Hang may have died two years ago aged just 29, but the audience for his photographs only seems to grow

Remembering Carolee Schneemann, the artist who took on Greek myths and macho Ab-Ex painters
Schneemann, who died yesterday, managed to link mid-century US painting with sex, magic and ancient myth

Bubbletecture helps Arata Isozaki win the Pritzker Prize
The 2019 prize winner has shown great dynamism in recent years, especially when it comes to inflatable buildings

The Pope, a slave and a Michelangelo-inspired art movement
On the Renaissance artist's birthday we look back at his lowly yet influential marble figure

Elmgreen & Dragset create a basement above Hong Kong
Latest subverted space is a boiler room gracing a third floor gallery in the Pedder building

The Fresco that rebelled against the Enlightenment
Its painter Giambattista Tiepolo, was born today in 1696. This is how he helped the church with his art

A simple & classic recipe for Pancake Day
Try these American style pancakes on this annual celebration of the dish, courtesy of Simple & Classic

How well do you know the author of The Turkish Cookbook?
Flavours and faiths, classical music and a quarterly magazine - the ingredients that make up Musa Dağdeviren

Putnam & Putnam interview the editor of our Interiors book
The brilliant William Norwich shares his recollections with New York's greatest floral designers

Six ruins reborn as great contemporary buildings
It’s not just the High Line. Disused facilities all across the world are being turned into new wonders

Enrique Olvera brings Tu Casa Mi Casa to the US and Europe
This spring the chef and author will share his home-style Mexican cookery with US and European audiences

Frank Gehry’s green dream for the LA River
Will the architect, who turns 90 today, get to transform his hometown’s concrete watercourse?

Thierry Mugler changed the look of music, theatre and politics
The designer never restricted himself to the catwalk, as our new book Thierry Mugler: Couturissime shows

George Michael’s Harland Miller paintings are up for auction
The singer’s estate sale at Christie's next month features two great works by the British contemporary artist

Did the new Mugler show influence Kim Kardashian’s look?
Vogue wonders whether Thierry Mugler: Couturissime led the star to wear the French designer’s vintage garments

Jeremy Fox promises 'the Prada of beets' at new LA restaurant
Fox’s new place, Birdie G's, will pair comfort dishes with the finest vegetables Californian farms produce

The one thing that makes Martin Parr put down his camera
The Magnum photographer discusses what does, and what doesn’t, make him click

Come find us at Hudson Yards!
We’ve found the perfect place for Phaidon within New York City's new 28-acre mega-development

Massimo Bottura and Enrique Olvera’s Oscar winners’ meal
The great chefs just got together in LA to celebrate Academy Award winner Alfonso Cuarón and his movie Roma

One book, 20,000 words and millions of bricks
Watch these videos with William Hall explaining how Brick is even better in its new, mini format

What did Dubai do to get its new Massimo restaurant?
Want the world's greatest chef to open a restaurant near you? Massimo just revealed the key ingredient

Karl Lagerfeld 1933-2019
Remembering the iconic fashion designer through the words he wrote for our Grace Coddington book

New Awards show rewards Mugaritz and Massimo
World Restaurant Awards in Paris recognised big names last night but also unusual start-ups and worthy initiatives

Let's go Dutch Baby!
February is Hot Breakfast Month, and just the time to indulge in a wake-up recipe from Breakfast: The Cookbook

Le Corbusier's Grand Designs: Villa Jacquemet
This house displays his early appreciation of the Arts and Crafts movement (and hides his later love of concrete)

What links Enrique with Richard Dawkins and Jennifer Garner?
Is there a special ability they share? The Wall St Journal asked the Hollywood star chef and biologist

Remembering Keith Haring
On the anniversary of his death, Annie Leibovitz and our Art & Queer Culture authors recall the 80s pop-art star

Lucian Freud’s very English love of animals
Freud’s dog etching is a top lot at Sotheby’s and further proof of the artist's undying affection for the four-legged

The medical textbook that made it into Art & Queer Culture
How depictions of bodies that defy normative male and female distinctions have existed since time immemorial

Are these the best new restaurant awards?
By adding humour and integrity the World Restaurant Awards aim to spice up the recipe for gastronomy prizes

Did you spot Mark Bradford at Frieze LA?
The Californian artist picks a modern policing tool for his new Frieze LA print and raises money for ex-offenders

Check out these beautiful blooms for Valentine’s Day
Our book Blooms brings together the best floral designs. Here’s a few ideas if you need a petal push

Elmgreen & Dragset want you to say sorry in the Rockies
Skiing in Aspen this season? Why not pair that trip with an opportunity to say sorry courtesy of the art duo?

A Valentine's Day suggestion from Putnam & Putnam
Michael and Darroch put these heirloom varieties together so that you don't have to think too much tomorrow

Make something Simple & Classic for Valentine's Day
Cooking for two on Thursday evening? Then try this impressive yet easy meal from Jane Hornby's new book

Massimo has two Spring openings, what should we expect?
The world's greatest chef is offering pedalo picnics in the Persian gulf and a Great Gatsby-style getaway in Italy

The fossils that fought for Darwin
On Darwin Day we look at how a 19th century fascination with fossils spurred on The Origin of Species

What made Robert Ryman unique
Following the artist’s death on Friday aged 88, we offer a little guidance to his ascetic, yet ever-changing work

Cardi B wore three Thierry Mugler dresses at the Grammys!
The winner of the 2019 Best Rap Album made sure she shared the stage with one of the biggest names in fashion

Tomi Ungerer: an outsider who found a home in children's books
We look back at the French writer and illustrator's life and work, following his death on Saturday at the age of 87

Our Tapas writer calls on big names to help with small plates
José Andrés is getting a little help from Ferran and Albert Adrià to launch his NYC food hall, Mercado Little Spain

The Sunday Times picks Jane Hornby’s dishes for its classic weekend menu
The paper's Dish magazine reproduced her Mexican huevos rancheros, tarragon chicken and profiteroles recipes

Did Botticelli burn his greatest paintings?
Today marks the anniversary of the Bonfire of the Vanities. Could the artist have stoked the fire with his own work?

Le Corbusier's Grand Designs: the UN Headquarters New York
Le Corbusier regarded the UN HQ in Manhattan as his work. Despite evidence to the contrary, should we too?

3 things the Duchess of Cornwall will love about Cuban Food
Prior to first Royal visit, Camilla is 'not so sure' about the food. We're here to reassure her with Cuba the Cookbook!

Cardi B loves Grace Coddington’s cat pajamas
The hip-hop star donned Grace’s Louis Vuitton pajamas for a Fanatics performance on Saturday

Enrique Olvera goes back to basics in Mexico
Ever wondered how to make really traditional torillas? Well, Enrique Olvera has done a little show-and-tell

Did you catch Mario Sorrenti’s birthday message to Kate Moss?
The photographer dipped back into his 1990s archive when wishing the supermodel a happy birthday

Make something Simple & Classic for Chinese New Year
Don't order take-out to celebrate the Year of the Pig. Jane Hornby’s crispy duck pancakes are a cinch!

Le Corbusier's Grand Designs: Villa Savoye
You know the house, but have you seen the drawings Le Corbusier made before and after its completion?

Stephen Shore’s 1969 series is coming to Photo London, but you can buy a signed series print from 1969 right now
The artist’s photo series forms part of his Photo London show in May. Jump the line and buy this print

The truth about the Freud in Netflix’s Velvet Buzzsaw
It hasn’t been in a crate since ’92, as the film claims, but it is still the perfect addition to this ghoulish movie

Here's your chance to own an Ellsworth Kelly for just 55 cents
The US postal service has just commemorated the artist with a beautiful set of stamps for launch this year

What Andy Warhol really thought about Coca-Cola
Coke's new Super Bowl ad might focus on its inclusive side, but Andy also saw it as a way to set himself apart

Could Dan Barber get chefs to totally rethink vegetables?
The chef’s new Row 7 Seed company isn’t about old heirloom varieties, but new strains, made for today's kitchens

Elmgreen & Dragset's Berlin memorial vandalized
Memorial for Homosexual Victims of the Nazi Regime was daubed with paint on Holocaust Memorial Day

Can't afford a Scarpa house? Maybe yours can smell like one
A new line of candles and incense sticks aims to capture the aroma of great 20th century architect-designed houses

Rarely seen Freud portrait goes up for auction
This small, beautiful 1956 painting offers some very interesting insight into Freud’s personal life at the time

Add a taste of southern hospitality to your Super Bowl party
Atlanta’s hosting the Super Bowl this Sunday, and we’ve got some great regional dishes for you and your guests

Stephen Harris shows us how to make the dish that just helped The Sportsman win best Gastro pub for the fourth time!
Stephen Harris's seaside establishment is number one on Estrella Damm's Top 50 Gastropub list for 2019

A Movement in a Moment: Purism
Read about the ‘post-cubist’ art movement that helped Le Corbusier make his name

Why did Barnett Newman destroy his old art?
On the abstract expressionist artist’s birthday find out how he went from outcast to father figure of two generations

College, work and play - the lifelong friendship between Harry Bertoia and Florence Knoll
The Knoll doyenne's death at 101 prompts a look at her life - including her student days with Harry Bertoia

Our Peru author is celebrating a big birthday (with some very big name guests)
Gastón Acurio marks 25 years in the biz with help from Albert Adrià, Virgilio Martinez and Andoni Luis Aduriz

William Hall talks about the new mini format Brick
'The smaller format lets the quieter projects stand out' says the author of Concrete, Wood and Brick

José Andrés gets best restaurant in Washington award
The Book of Tapas guest writer's Minibar just topped the Washingtonian's 100 Very Best list for 2019

Our Where to Drink Beer author has opened his NYC brewery!
You can taste Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergsø’s NYC brews at Nowadays Tap Room, Queens, from today, Friday

Government shutdown hits Trevor Paglen’s space art
US government institutions closure means that although Paglen’s Orbital Reflector is in space we can’t track it

Anna Wintour says 'Grace Coddington’s books are amazing'
Vogue’s editor-in-chief opens up on her time with Grace, and recalls her favourite shoots, reproduced in our books

John and Yoko, Warhol and Jonas Mekas
A look back at the life and art of the avant-garde filmmaker (with some Akademie X advice for young artists)

Le Corbusier's Grand Designs: The Unité d’Habitation
You probably know the Marseilles version but have you seen his sketches for the others, completed after his death?

There's a real humanity in this Martin Parr portrait that Stephen Shore took in New York
The photography pioneer trains his lens on the former Magnum president and creator of new book Only Human

You can eat this mid-winter veggie treat guilt free
The mercury is dropping in NYC and snow has hit London. But you can comfort yourself without filling up on junk

The lunch that upset the art world
On the 187th anniversary of his birth, we take a look at Édouard Manet’s other midday scene, Lunch in the studio

Le Corbusier's Grand Designs: The LC2 Chair
You may know Le Corbusier's chair. But have you seen what it looked like on paper before it went into production?

The ancient building block that’s so in right now
New York’s newest luxury condos are using the same building material as Mesopotamia's oldest temples. Why?

Don't stop now! Keep Veganuary going with these great dishes
Raw: Recipes for a Modern Vegetarian Lifestyle by Solla Eiríksdóttir proves healthy food doesn’t have to be hard

How to be happy on Blue Monday
Today getting you down? Then get a lift from Patti Smith, Kurt Vonnegut and Henry James in Every Day a Word Surprises Me

The art of the black struggle, 90 years on from MLK’s birth
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day we look at Arthur Jafa’s masterful take on contemporary race relations

The life that shaped Harry Bertoia’s art
He's best known for his Diamond Chair but nature and necessity fed into the artist’s incredible mid-century sculptures

How to grow your own like one of our star chefs
Is the Shutdown or Brexit making you seriously consider growing your own food? Here’s how the great chefs do it

Thierry Mugler on fur, Trump and his new show and book
The designer may seem to have indulged in excess, yet his new exhibition show remarkable restraint in one area

Why Louis Kahn would often talk to bricks
A simple, quirky piece of advice to his students showed that this building material had a lot to say

7 kitchen shortcuts from Jane Hornby
From shopping to plating up, let one of Britain’s most capable cooks share her kitchen knowledge

De Niro makes a foodie pilgrimage to Central in Peru
The film star visited Virgilio Martínez a few days ago, and he wasn’t the only notable customer at his restaurant. . .

How does our Breakfast: The Cookbook author start her day?
In Beirut or Brooklyn, Emily Elyse Miller finds a way to do the most important meal of the day in style

Space travel, slow food, Fauvism and today's floral design
Think you know about floral design? Think again. Our new book Blooms shows nothing changes quite like flowers

Running late - fashionably late! Alexandre de Betak takes over Milan's Central train station for Men’s Fashion Week
The Fellini of fashion helps Ermenegildo Zegna present its new high-tech menswear collection in a striking location

Elmgreen & Dragset meet Homer and Marge
The artists’ work Prada Marfa appeared in The Simpsons a few days ago. Guess what Homer did behind it. . .

When Cecil Beaton went from hemline to frontline
Born today, 14 January, in 1904, Beaton made his name in fashion, before becoming a great war photographer

This Brutal World stars in the movie of the moment!
In the Netflix thriller Bird Box our brutalist architecture book is a welcome distraction from uglier scenes outside

Take a look at our New For '19 books!
Our spring 2019 list of new titles is ready to launch - we think you'll be impressed. . .

Did Jeremy Fox just create an entire tasting menu from carrots?
Pretty much. What’s more, the dinner sold out and, judging by these pictures, we can see why!

David Chang tries Turkish
His new place doesn’t call itself a kebab joint but it certainly offers a little Turkish flavour to New York

Look at John Pawson’s photos of Peter Zumthor’s first UK house
The architect, photographer and Phaidon author visits Zumthor’s Secular Retreat, commissioned by Alain de Botton

Catherine Deneuve's Yves Saint Laurent collection is up for sale
Christie’s January sale showcases the designer and the film star’s close 43-year friendship

Going vegan? Here’s a shopping list that will help you
From apricots to almond milk, this is what our Vegan author recommends you have in your kitchen

The New York Times loves our new children’s board books
The paper devotes half of its children's books coverage to our new titles A Pile of Leaves and Hug This Book!

Take a tour of our fashion mag book author's NYC apartment
'Magazines come in waves, washing up as stacks around my apartment,' writes Vince Aletti in our new book

What Dan Barber and other star chefs make when they go vegan
Are you choosing a plant-based diet for 2019? Then take a few tasty tips from the world's best chefs

Massimo Bottura brings back the Skinny Chef
Like many of us, the world-famous chef, philanthropist and Phaidon author has a new fitness regime for 2019

Did you know the guy who made this chair also made music?
Harry Bertoia made his own instruments and recorded 11 albums of material. Now you can buy them again

It's Christmas Day in Russia!
Take a look at what the people of the USSR used to give and receive before the fall of the Soviet Union

The National’s guitarist is scoring a Mapplethorpe show
Bryce Dessner looks back on the protests that rocked his town when the photographer's 1990 retrospective opened

How Braille came into being
Louis Braille was born on this day and developed his most famous work of graphic design when just 12-years-old

Meet the artist who plans to bin space waste
Daan Roosegaarde knows there’s tons of junk in the heavens and thinks he can find a way to get rid of it

Enrique Olvera says his new LA restaurant could be his last
The chef outlines his multicultural plans for LA's arts district, due to open this summer

North Korea sees in 2019 with a drone and laser show
Pyongyang’s sky was lit up with lasers, fireworks and illuminated craft earlier this week for its New Year celebrations

Astonishing Animals - The Rhinoceros
Around 5,000 copies of this iconic image were sold during the artist Dürer’s lifetime, making it one of the earliest mass-produced images - but why was the likeness incorrect and how did the unfortunate animal meet its end?

Our Tapas author is feeding US Government workers for free
The Spanish-born, Washington-based chef José Andrés is handing out free sandwiches to Federal employees

Untangling Robert Smithson's Spiral Jetty
Robert Smithson was born today, 2 January, in 1938. Here’s how to get your head around his best-known work

Phaidon authors recognised in the New Year's Honours List
Gillian Wearing, John Pawson and Tacita Dean all made Commander of the Order of the British Empire for 2019

What's Alex from Snarkitecture up to in 2019?
Co-founder Alex Mustonen fills us in on the practice’s plans for its new permanent NYC venue, Snark Park

The best New Year dishes from around the world
Impress family and friends with these international dishes, drawn from our cookery titles

What’s John Pawson up to in 2019?
The architect and Phaidon author will sign off on one of his longest-standing commissions over the next 12 months

Georgette Moger shakes us up 3 New Year cocktails!
Our Regarding Cocktails co-author has come up with three mixes for before, during and (the morning) after

What’s Jean Jullien up to in 2019?
Video games? An animated series? The artist and Phaidon author runs through his big plans for the New Year

What’s Massimo Bottura up to in 2019?
The chef and Phaidon author has plans for new restaurants across the world, and a hotel in the Italian countryside

What’s David Dawson up to in 2019?
Freud's longest-standing assistant opens up on the self-portrait show he is curating at the Royal Academy

What to do with Xmas leftovers, by the world’s best chefs
Here's what Massimo Bottura creates with old turkey when Ferran and Albert Adrià are in his kitchen

Here's something quick and easy to make on Christmas morning
Magnus Nilsson’s Rocky Road recipe is quick to make, tasty, and perfect for an impromptu Christmas party

What are Putnam & Putnam up to in 2019?
It might be cold outside, but NYC's leading floral designers are ready for a blooming marvellous New Year

What’s Stefan Sagmeister up to in 2019?
The designer, design commentator and Phaidon author is thinking small over the next 12 months

What’s Trevor Paglen up to in 2019?
The artist and activist may have reached the stars in 2018, but he has plenty of big shows coming up next year too

What’s Noah Charney up to in 2019?
The Museum of Lost Art author is turning to crowd funding in an attempt to protect art in at-risk countries

Let the Putnams choose your festive florals
Your Christmas can be as colourful as the famous florists and Flower Colour Guide authors’

Can you see what Paul Klee’s cat wants?
Paul Klee was born today, 18 December, in 1879. Our book Animal explains how he worked two beasts into one work

Who is Alex from Snarkitecture giving his book to this Christmas?
Co-founder of the innovative NY design studio reveals his 2018 highs and lows and who’ll be getting a great gift

A photo show that's easy on the eye (but hard on the stomach)
A major new food photography exhibition shows that the best images don’t always show the tastiest of meals

The perfect face for Monkey Day
On 14 December – a day set aside for simian contemplation – we look back at Jill Greenberg’s monkey portrait

Who are Jason Fulford and Tamara Shopsin giving their book to this Christmas?
The designer and photographer couple on their 2018 highs and lows and who’ll be getting a great gift

Annie Leibovitz on Hockney, Lennon and Instagram
The photographer talks through her life, career and new book with US radio host Lois Reitzes

Little kids and big design lovers will adore these gifts
These toys, from Design for Children, could actually make your home look more stylish, not less, on Christmas day

Snarkitecture’s baubles are perfect for a White Christmas
The NY practice has produced a suitably monochrome line of Christmas decorations

Olafur Eliasson's Ice Watch will give you a climate change chill
Eliasson says seeing chunks of the Greenland ice sheet in our city is just the experience we need to force change

Who is Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergsø giving his book to this Christmas?
The brewer, beer expert and author reveals his 2018 highs and lows and who’ll be getting a great gift

Martin Parr swaps Clacton for Cannes, courtesy of Gucci
The photographer headed to the French Riviera to shoot the fashion house's latest campaign

Nordic Christmas recipes to try with young bakers this week
Magnus Nilsson’s Nordic Baking Book is filled with fun treats for this time of year - including this gingerbread house

Did Adolf Loos think Ornament was Crime? And was he right?
The architect was born on this day, 10 December, 1870 and created a style of architecture still debated today

John Pawson got to Pantone's Colour of 2019 in 2017!
The architect and photographer included glimpses of hot new colour Living Coral in his book, Spectrum

Who is Sam Droege giving his book to this Christmas?
The photographer and researcher tells us his personal highs and lows of 2018 and who’ll be getting a great gift

What links these four products?
MoMA has the answer (but if you've bought one of our design books recently you've probably guessed already)

Olafur Eliasson's Ice Watch is headed for London
The artist’s cool but sensual response to climate change will be recreated in the British capital next week

Artspace's pick of Untitled Art, Miami
Artspace scour Art Basel Miami for the best artworks on show this year. Read on to see what they think!

Who is Kim Colin giving her book to this Christmas?
The Industrial Facility designer tells us her highs and lows of 2018 and who’ll be getting a great gift

Watch René Redzepi feed Olafur Eliasson a live scallop
These two great Danes and Phaidon authors still enjoy each other’s company - after all these years

Take a look at the Miami club Theaster Gates just opened
The US artist worked with the fashion brand to install long-forgotten images of black women in his Prada pop-up

Who is Tom Wainwright giving his book to this Christmas?
The design writer and Pet-tecture author tells us his highs and lows of 2018 and who’ll be getting a great gift

Seriously, are Jeremiah Stone and Fabián von Hauske GQ’s Chefs of the Year?
Yes! Our Contra and Wildair chefs are ranked alongside Serena Williams, Michael B Jordan and Jonah Hill in men and women of the year issue

Take a look at Artspace and Phaidon's VIP lounge in Miami
Come along to enjoy art, music, design and plenty of beautiful books at Untitled, Miami Beach

A few more reasons to buy The Nordic Baking Book
Acclaimed chef Magnus Nilsson explains why baking from his new book is so easy a child could do it (he made some of the recipes in it when he was a schoolboy!)

Who is John Pawson giving his book to this Christmas?
The architect and author reveals his 2018 highs and lows and which lucky baby will be getting a great gift

Who knows why these Agnes Martin paintings are hanging beside Navajo blankets?
Agnes Martin friend and expert and Pace Gallery founder Arne Glimcher that's who. His new exhibition of her work draws a line (and a thread) between the artist's canvases and the folk art that surrounded her

Who is Alexandra Sankova giving her book to this Christmas?
The Moscow Design Museum director and Designed in the USSR author tells us she's already given some of the creatives featured in the book their own copy for Christmas (and here's the proof!)

The NY Times loves everything about our Freud book
New York Times’ Sunday Book Review praises the text, images and colour choices - and it's not alone

And we have lift off!
Trevor Paglen’s Orbital Reflector launched yesterday. This is how you can track its progress through the heavens

The vintage handbag that never was (but is now)
A 1963 Dieter Rams handbag, originally designed for his wife, is finally available to buy

David Dawson reveals how Lucian Freud painted in private
The artist’s former assistant discusses Freud’s passion and painting techniques with London Art Studies

A Phaidon chef is up for the Nobel Peace Prize (and it's not the one you think it is!)
This Spanish chef likes small plates, making a big difference, and he might win out in Oslo in 2019

In Miami this week? Then come to the Artspace and Phaidon VIP lounge
We’ve teamed up with Maison de la Luz to offer a taste of New Orleans during Art Basel Miami Beach

Who is Stephen Harris giving his book to this Christmas?
The Sportsman chef and author tells us his personal highs and lows of 2018 and who’ll be getting a great gift

Massimo Bottura says his food is like this Ai Weiwei artwork
'Ai Weiwei told me to break a 2,000-year-old vase is to break tradition but breaking it is a starting point,' he says

Who is Kimberlie Birks giving her book to this Christmas?
The Design for Children author tells us about her highs and lows of 2018 and who’ll be getting a great gift

Jenny Holzer will Light The Fight in NYC this weekend
The artist is sending five LED-sided trucks out across Manhattan tomorrow to refocus the fight against AIDS

Who is Fredrik Berselius giving his book to this Christmas
The chef and Phaidon author tells us his personal highs and lows of 2018 and who’ll be getting a great gift

Martin Parr talks Manchester on BBC 6 Music this weekend
The Magnum photographer talks through his trip to the north with Mary Anne Hobbs

Case Study perfection - up for sale at $3.6 million
It was built as an affordable home, but this Mid-Century beauty has risen in price considerably since 1959
