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
![Olafur Eliasson. Photograph by Heike Gottert](/resource/oe-portrait-by-heike-gottert.jpg)
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
![The Annunciation According to Mikey Pinero (Cupcake and Paco) (1984) by Martin Wong](/resource/martin-wong-annunciation.jpg)
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
![Giorgio Armani's Acqua di Giò, 1996, designed by Fabien Baron](/resource/aquadigio.jpg)
The Interiors Monologues - Alexander Gorlin
The greatest designers of the century talk about Interiors: The Greatest Rooms of the Century
![Southampton Beach House, Long Island, NY - Alexander Gorlin - Photo © Michael Moran/OTTO](/resource/p7821-0160-alexander-gorlin-p183.jpg)
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
![A meal at Olafur Eliasson's Berlin studio, 2008. Image reproduced in Studio Olafur Eliasson: The Kitchen.](/resource/044-life-is-space-ii.jpg)
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
![A still from DADDA – Poodle House Saloon, party of CSSC / DADDA Coach Stage Stage Coach / Donald And Daisy Duck Adventure by Paul McCarthy and Damon McCarthy](/resource/stillfromfilm.jpg)
The Interiors Monologues - Deborah Berke
The greatest designers of the century talk about Interiors: The Greatest Rooms of the Century
![North Penn House, Indianapolis, IN,USA - Deborah Berke](/resource/054-berke.jpg)
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
![Chef Stephen Harris in his vegetable plot beside The Sportsman, in Seasalter, UK](/resource/145-b-sportsman.jpg)
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
![Mary Corse Untitled (White Multiband, Beveled)
2019 © Mary Corse, Courtesy Pace Gallery](/resource/group-inst-pgl-2019-valt-01.jpg)
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
![The living room in Michael Graves' warehouse home, completed in 1996. As reproduced in Interiors](/resource/187-graves-ii.jpg)
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
![Jeremy Charles with his catch at Pratt Falls, Labrador. Image courtesy of Jeremy Charles's Instagram](/resource/jeremycharlesfish.jpg)
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 Glass House by Philip Johnson. Photograph by Staib, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons](/resource/glasshouse-philip-johnson-ii.jpg)
The Interiors Monologues - Dan Fink
The greatest designers of the century talk about Interiors: The Greatest Rooms of the Century
![Los Angeles Residence, private client - Dan Fink](/resource/p7821-0149-dan-fink-p162.jpg)
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
![Fish Torta from Tu Casa Mi Casa](/resource/113-fish-torta.jpg)
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
![Lindsey, 18, at a Fourth of July party three days after her nose job, Calabasas, California, 1993. Five of her friends at high school have already had plastic surgery. From Generation Wealth by Lauren Greenfield](/resource/034-5-lindsey.jpg)
The Invention of America
On American Independence Day, we look at how old-world artists came to terms with the New World
![Charles de La Fosse, America, c.1672. Detail from the ceiling of the Salon of Apollo, Versailles. From Exotic](/resource/070-america.jpg)
Bruce Springsteen, Annie Leibovitz and Independence Day
These US icons go way back, as our books Annie Leibovitz at Work Portraits 2005-2016 reveal
![Bruce Springsteen on tour, Paris, 2016 by Annie Leibovitz. © Annie Leibovitz/Trunk Archive](/resource/290-1-bruce-springsteen.jpg)
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
![Jean Jullien's take on the French heat wave. All images courtesy of his Instagram, @jean_jullien](/resource/heatjullien.jpg)
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
![The Kansas pages from United Tastes of America](/resource/kansas-tasteofamerica.jpg)
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
![Rendering for Yiwu Grand Theatre, by MAD. All images courtesy of MAD](/resource/03-mad-yiwu-grand-theater.jpg)
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
![Bubble Palace, 1989, Théoule-sur-Mer, France, Antti Lovag. Picture credit: © Yves Gellie for The Maison Bernard Endowment Fund, as reproduced in Houses: Extraordinary Living](/resource/214-bubble-palace.jpg)
The Interiors Monologues - Emiliano Salci and Britt Moran
The greatest designers of the century talk about Interiors: The Greatest Rooms of the Century
![Saint Germain Studio, Saint-Germain-Des-Prés, Paris, France - Dimore Studio](/resource/140-dimore.jpg)
Remembering Min Hogg
We look back at the life of the editor and designer who popularised the term "shabby chic", following her recent death
![Living Room, the Hogg Residence, by Min Hogg. Photograph by Simon Upton/The Interior Archive. Image used with kind permission. As reproduced in Interiors](/resource/minhogginteriorimagebysimonupton.jpg)
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
![JR at work at the Louvre. From his new documentary](/resource/jratwork-i.jpg)
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
![Jeremy Charles, chef and Phaidon author](/resource/014-5.jpg)
The Interiors Monologues - Paul Fortune
The greatest designers of the century talk about Interiors: The Greatest Rooms of the Century
![Paul Fortune's living room, Laurel Canyon - photo courtesy Tim Street-Porter (timstreetporter.com)](/resource/p7821-0066-paul-fortune-p165.jpg)
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
![The Horrors of War (1637–1638) by Peter Paul Rubens. As reproduced in 30,000 Years of Art](/resource/los-horrores-de-la-guerra.jpg)
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
![Kate Fowle. Photograph by James Hill, courtesy of MoMA PS1](/resource/kate-fowle-photo-by-james-hill.jpg)
Frieze adds textiles to its London fair
New section for 2019 features eight textile-based artists from around the world
![L.A. Liberty (1992) by Patricia Apad. Image courtesy of Frieze and Silverlens Galleries, Manila](/resource/1-attribution-laliberty-silverlens-ae47fy.jpg)
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
![Harland Miller. Photo by George Darrell](/resource/004-5-harland-miller.jpg)
The Interiors Monologues - Jan Showers
The greatest designers of the century talk about Interiors: The Greatest Rooms of the Century
![Belgravia Townhouse of Jeremy King and Lauren Gurvich King - By Jan Showers as featured in Interiors: The Greatest Rooms of the Century](/resource/375-showers.jpg)
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
![Michael Putnam with part of his rainbow display. Image courtesy of Putnam & Putnam's Instagram](/resource/putnamrainbow.jpg)
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
![The brigade at Cosme. Image courtesy of Enrique Olvera's Instagram](/resource/cosmeteam1.jpg)
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
![Mauro Colagreco at Mirazur, in Southern France. As featured in The Garden Chef](/resource/073-b-mirazur.jpg)
Talking Textiles with Hana Miletić
Textiles sometimes become 3D representations of this Zagreb-born, Belgium-based artist's street photography
![Hana Miletic photographed in her studio by Bea Borgers](/resource/hanamileticbybeaborgers.jpg)
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
![The Teresian College of Barcelona. Photograph by Enric Fontvila, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons](/resource/gaudibrick3.jpg)
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
![Oven-fried catfish, from United Tastes of America](/resource/friedcatfish.jpg)
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
![Elmgreen & Dragset standing with Statue of Liberty at Hamburger Bahnhof. © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Nationalgalerie / Mathias Völzke. © Elmgreen & Dragset](/resource/04-hbf-ed-statue-of-liberty-elmgreen-dragset-i.jpg)
The Interiors Monologues - Brian J McCarthy
The greatest designers of the century talk about Interiors: The Greatest Rooms of the Century
![Alfalfa House, Ulster County, New York - Brian J McCarthy. As featured in Interiors: The Greatest Rooms of the Century](/resource/p7821-0252a-brian-mccarthy-p272.jpg)
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
![Thierry Mugler](/resource/10913-1.jpg)
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. . .
![Jeff Koons. Photograph by Bengt Oberger, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons](/resource/jeff-koons-01-i.jpg)
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
![Magnus Nilsson](/resource/magnus-nilsson-y7a8043-ok.jpg)
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
![Olafur Eliasson, Tanya Bonakdar and Andy Hall in Elmgreen & Dragset's Unholy Trinity (2009). Photograph courtesy of Eliasson's Instagram](/resource/olafurelmgreen.jpg)
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
![The Pride flag on the steps at the Four Freedoms Park in New York. Photograph by Cory Antiel](/resource/worldpridedayrushes-13.jpg)
Is it time to invest in Harry Bertoia?
That's certainly the suggestion given in a new Architectural Digest article highlighting overlooked designers
![Joe Munroe portrait of Harry Bertoia in July 1942. As featured in Bertoia: The Metal Worker](/resource/051-bertoia-1942.jpg)
The Met on the Moon
America’s biggest art museum marks the Apollo landing anniversary with a show of moon photography
![John Adams Whipple and James Black, The Moon, 1857–60, salted paper print made from a glass negative, 21.1 × 15.8 cm (8¼ × 6¼ in), copy of a daguerreotype made 193 at Harvard College Observatory, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Public domain. As reproduced in Sun and Moon](/resource/whipplemoon-i.jpg)
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
![Daniela Soto-Innes and Blaine Wetzel. Image courtesy of Wetzel's Instagram](/resource/blainedaniela2.jpg)
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
![Herman Miller advertisement featuring inaugural appearance of the M trademark, designed by Irving Harper, 1946. As reproduced in Herman Miller: A Way of Living](/resource/logoimage1.jpg)
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
![Designer, beauty advocate and Phaidon author, Stefan Sagmeister](/resource/sagmeister-horizontal.jpg)
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
![Not Giving In To Will Power, 2018, oil on canvas, 236 × 156.5 cm (92 15/16 × 61 5/8 in). © Harland Miller](/resource/115-not-giving-in.jpg)
Watch Garden Chef Niko Romito as he takes you on a tour around his Reale restaurant garden in Abruzzo, Italy
![Niko Romito of Reale, Abruzzo, Italy](/resource/screen-shot-2019-06-18-at-16-11-40.jpg)
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
![Photograph by PaJaMa (Paul Cadmus, Jared French and Margaret French), from lot 48 of Sotheby's forthcoming sale, Bent. Image courtesy of Sotheby's](/resource/pajama193947.jpg)
The Interiors Monologues - Penny Drue Baird
The greatest designers of the century talk about Interiors: The Greatest Rooms of the Century
![Private Residence, Long Island - Penny Drue Baird. As featured in Interiors: The Greatest Living Rooms of the Century](/resource/p7821-0461-penny-drew-baird-p36.jpg)
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
![The Kettal VDL Pavilion. Image courtesy of Kettal](/resource/kettal-vdl-pavilion1.jpg)
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
![Paul Jararuse from Wildness by Jeremy Charles. Photograph by John Cullen](/resource/paulpolarbear.jpg)
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
![A film still from Powers of Ten (1977) by Charles and Ray Eames, as featured in Sun and Moon](/resource/powersoften3.jpg)
Phaidon Introductions: Sam Lubell on houses and homes
The influential architectural writer looks at how domestic designs have changed to match our aspirations
![Edgeland House, 2012, Austin, Texas, USA, Bercy Chen Studio. Photo by Paul Bardagjy](/resource/101-edgeland.jpg)
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
![US Open, New York, USA, 2017, by Martin Parr](/resource/112-b-us-open.jpg)
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
![Brian Dalton, as featured in Wildness. All photographs by John Cullen](/resource/brainhuntetr.jpg)
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
![Self-portrait with Chinese Lanterns (1912) by Egon Schiele. As reproduced in 30,000 Years of Art](/resource/1265px-egon-schiele-self-portrait-with-physalis-google-art-project.jpg)
The Interiors Monologues - Martin Brudnizki
The greatest designers of the century talk about Interiors: The Greatest Rooms of the Century
![Brudnizki Residence London, UK. Designed by Martin Brudnizki and featured in Interiors: The Greatest Rooms of the Century](/resource/078-brudnizki.jpg)
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
![Marc Jacobs. Photograph by Peter Lindbergh](/resource/mj-peter-lindbergh.jpg)
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
![Wernher von Braun in front of F-1 engines for the first stage of a Saturn V rocket, US Space and Rocket Center, Huntsville, Alabama, 1959. As reproduced in Sun and Moon](/resource/259-w-v-braun.jpg)
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
![](/resource/014-4-van-gogh.jpg)
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
![Driving Series, 1970-1984 (2019), © Annie Leibovitz; courtesy of the artist and Hauser & Wirth; Photo: Genevieve Hanson](/resource/leibo94574-crp-gh-hires.jpg)
The Interiors Monologues - Ashley Hicks
The greatest designers of the century talk about Interiors: The Greatest Rooms of the Century
![Ashley Hicks's home in the Albany, Piccadilly London. Designed by Ashley Hicks - as featured in Interiors: the Greatest Rooms of the Century](/resource/212-hicks.jpg)
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
![Forager Lori McCarthy, from Wildness by Jeremy Charles. Photograph by John Cullen](/resource/125-foragerwildness.jpg)
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
![Untitled (Sunbather) (2019) by Matt Johnson. Image courtesy the artist and Blum & Poe](/resource/30kartsunbather.jpg)
The Interiors Monologues - David Netto
The greatest designers of the century talk about Interiors: The Greatest Rooms of the Century
![Netto Residence, Silver Lake, Los Angeles. As featured in Interiors: The Greatest Rooms of the Century](/resource/screen-shot-2019-06-07-at-11-33-38.jpg)
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
![Bayman Jerry Hussey, as featured in Wildness: An Ode to Newfoundland and Labrador by Jeremy Charles](/resource/093-jerry-hussey.jpg)
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
![La Meninas (1656) by Diego Velázquez. As reproduced in 30,000 Years of Art and The Story of Art](/resource/890px-las-meninas-by-diego-velazquez.jpg)
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
![The first wave of American troops landing on D-Day,Omaha Beach, Normandy Coast, France, 6 June 1944 by Robert Capa. As reproduced in our Robert Capa book and in Magnum Stories](/resource/capadday1.jpg)
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
![Ellsworth Kelly’s “Romanesque Series,” 1973–76, which were gifted to the Blanton by the artist. Photo: Ellsworth Kelly Foundation](/resource/screen-shot-2019-06-05-at-13-31-36.jpg)
The Interiors Monologues - Veere Grenney
The greatest designers of the century talk about Interiors: The Greatest Rooms of the Century
![The Temple, Veere Grenney, drawing room, Stoke-by-Nayland, Suffolk, UK completed 1985](/resource/screen-shot-2019-06-03-at-17-03-39.jpg)
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
![Smog Free Tower, 2015–present, aluminium, patented positive ionization technology, 700 x Ø 250 cm, installation view at Vierhavensstraat 52, Rotterdam, 2015. Artwork © Daan Roosegaarde](/resource/011-smog-free.jpg)
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
![670 chair and 671 ottoman within the Eames House, photographed by Charles and Ray Eames, c. 1956. As reproduced in our new Herman Miller book](/resource/180-b-eames-house.jpg)
NYC’s influencers love Breakfast: The Cookbook
Editors, journalists and Instagrammers joined author Emily Elyse Miller and helped her book reach 1.5m viewers
![Phaidon's Emily Elyse Miller at the launch of Breakfast: The Cookbook in New York. All photographs courtesy of Chameleon Cold Brew/Lydia Lee.](/resource/lydialeephoto-breakfast-kingny-3874.jpg)
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
![Ed White's Space Walk, 3 June, 1965. Image courtesy of NASA](/resource/g04-s65-30431.jpg)
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
![Grace Coddington and Marc Jacobs at last Friday's Times Talk](/resource/marctimestalk2.jpg)
Daan Roosegaarde turned a dancefloor into a power plant...
...and the dancers made him rethink his art in the process!
![Sustainable Dancefloor (2008) by Daan Roosegaarde](/resource/01-sdf-full-view-studio-roosegaarde-highres.jpg)
The Interiors Monologues - Sasha Bikoff
The greatest designers of the century talk about Interiors: The Greatest Rooms of the Century
![Garden State Revival House, Newark, New Jersey by Sasha Bikoff for Ed Schoenfeld and Elisa Herr. As featured in Interiors: The Greatest Rooms of the Century](/resource/p7821-0514-sasha-bikoff.jpg)
How Stuart Franklin took his Tank Man photograph
On the 30th anniversary of Tiananmen Square, the photographer tells the story behind his iconic image
![Tank Man, Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China, 1989 by Stuart Franklin](/resource/newtankmanstuartfranklin.jpg)
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
![Harland Miller, 2019, courtesy White Cube. Photo by Ollie Hammick](/resource/millerhkxxx.jpg)
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
![Theaster Gates, Sound Cube, 2019 © Theaster Gates. Photo © White Cube (Ollie Hammick)](/resource/theaster-gates-sound-cube-2019.jpg)
Seriously, do the Contra guys have their own ceramicist?
Well, sort of. Their restaurants definitely like one brilliant New York ceramic studio in particular. . .
![Carrot, Uni, Genmaicha, from A Very Serious Cookbook. Photography by Matty Yangwoo Kim. All ceramics by Noble Plateware](/resource/119-carrott-uni.jpg)
JR faces down European racism
The artist’s Inside Out Project teams up with a Belgian anti-racism group to help fight intolerance
![The Inside Out Project x 50 Shades of Racism, in Brussels, Belgium. Images courtesy of JR's Instagram](/resource/jr-insideout-brussels1.jpg)
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 1970 poster for Herman Miller's summer picnic, by Steve Frykholm, as reproduced in Herman Miller: A Way of Living](/resource/406-corn-festival.jpg)
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
![The 29 May 1919 solar eclipse, as shown in the report of Sir Arthur Eddington on the expedition to verify Albert Einstein's prediction of the bending of light around the sun. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons](/resource/1919-eclipse-positive.jpg)
'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
![Trevor Paglen. Image courtesy of the John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation](/resource/paglen-2017-hi-res-download-4.jpg)
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
![Marc Jacobs and Grace Coddington at their New York signing. Photograph by Jim Shi, courtesy of his Instagram @jshi809](/resource/sweatshirtjacobs.jpg)
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
![Chimichurri-style burgers by Jane Hornby from Simple & Classic. Photography by Liz and Max Haarala Hamilton](/resource/267-chimchurri-burgers.jpg)
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?
![Albert Frey (designer and client) Frey House II, living room, Palm Springs, CA, USA, completed 1964. Photo by Darren Bradley](/resource/frey-desertmodernism.jpg)
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
![London partygoers inspect our new book Blooms beside Scarlet & Violet's display at 5 Carlos Place, London](/resource/bloomesmatches4.jpg)
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
![Slow-cooker pork shoulder, from United Tastes of America](/resource/slowcookerporkshoulder-iii.jpg)
Paris loves the Putnams
Darroch and Mikey shared their floral artistry with the clientele of the Parisian ceramics boutique Astier de Villatte
![Mikey and Darroch Putnam at Astier de Villatte in Paris](/resource/putnamparis5.jpg)
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
![Japan: The Cookbook, a winning book at last night's D&AD awards](/resource/9780714874746-fbcat.jpg)
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
![Fabian von Hauske and Jeremiah Stone; image courtesy of their podcast Istagram @elfabandjerryshow](/resource/jerryelfab.jpg)
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
![Maize in Pujol's new illustrations, by Diego Martínez. All illustrations courtesy of the artist](/resource/pujolimage.jpg)
A birthday song for Martin Parr
In his humorous tribute, John Shuttleworth wonders when the Magnum photographer will start taking ‘proper’ pictures
![Martin Parr, online dating profile picture, Hey Saturday, London, England, 2016. From Only Human: Photographs by Martin Parr](/resource/martinparrdatingprofile.jpg)
The Putnams hit the Chelsea Flower Show
Darroch and Michael take in Britain’s most prestigious horticultural show on their mini Euro tour
![Darroch and Mickey Putnam at the Chelsea Flower Show, London, May 2019. Image courtesy of Putnam & Putnam's Instagram](/resource/putnamschelsea1.jpg)