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
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
