Introducing our new books for fall 2021!
Phaidon’s fall titles cover everything from men's fashion to African art, interior design to beautiful birds. Find out more about our new list, and how you can buy very limited edition signed copies
Paul Smith is shortlisted for a D&AD award
The fashion legend’s Julia Hasting-designed Phaidon book is singled out for its design excellence in this year’s shortlist
Catherine Opie on surfers, sexuality and caring for one another
In a recent Cornell lecture, the fine art photographer picked out the key themes in her hugely varied body of work
Nike harnesses the butterfly effect
How the insect world brought colour to the Air Jordan 3 RTNA - currently on display at Kew Gardens, London
The 80's collective still helping to shape our cities
A new exhibition looks at how the work of feminist architecture group Matrix reveals the flaws in a manmade world
Adam Pendleton and David Adjaye talk about the freedom and abstraction in their work
The artist and architect discuss politics and mark-making in a new video interview
Jp McMahon and Matt Orlando talk responsibility, cookery and not striking it rich
The author of The Irish Cookbook talks to the founder chef of AMASS about his recipe for creative success
Diane von Furstenberg on serendipity, Little Island, and Owning It
The designer, philanthropist and Phaidon author is very happy about New York’s magical new public park
The peculiar, and peculiarly tasty, history of Australian-Chinese Cuisine
Ross Dobson, author of Australia: The Cookbook reveals how an 1800s gold rush changed Aussie cuisine forever
The hidden meanings in The Arabesque Table
Discover how a ballet position expresses Reem Kassis's view of her contemporary Arabian cookery
KAWS is now offering balloon rides!
Sign up for a trip in the KAWS:HOLIDAY hot air balloon and you’ll get a certificate, a uniform and a collectable from this brilliantly unconventional contemporary artist
Jonas Wood breaks auction record at Christie's
The Contemporary Series Artist's Two Tables with Floral Pattern broke its $2 million estimate when it sold for $6.5million at this week's 21st Century Evening Sale
Diane von Furstenberg on books, feminism, and Owning It
The designer, philanthropist and Phaidon author talks to the Women’s Prize for Fiction Podcast about her favourite books
Cooking for Your Kids: child-friendly dishes that will impress the adults too
In our new book, star chefs reveal the recipes that get cries for 'more!' from everyone at the table
Catherine Opie is set to light up LA’s billboards
The artist joins The Propeller Group and Pipilotti Rist in a new fine-art initiative for Los Angeles
The Design Museum celebrates Charlotte Perriand
The London museum’s new show highlights a great modernist overshadowed by her male counterparts
End Ramadan with these sweet treats!
Try these toothsome recipes from The Arabesque Table for Eid-ul-Fitr
Nike’s new ad proves it isn’t always about winning
The company’s latest clip underlines its commitment to those who don’t always finish first
When KAWS sent his COMPANION into space
Our new book, KAWS: WHAT PARTY, looks at the boundary-defying relationship between the artist and his best-known creation
'It's all about sympathy, synergy and respect' - the Australia: The Cookbook author on the key to Australian cookery
Ross Dobson describes the 'delicious sense' Aussie cooks have found in mixing up classic recipes
Cooking for Your Kids: Fun food guaranteed to put a smile on little faces
These playful creations from professional chefs will satisfy kids’ appetites and provide welcome meal time fun
Here’s how you can view KAWS’s new NYC installation
The Frieze piece can’t be seen with the naked eye so you’ll need a fine art app for this augmented reality work
A ‘Midwest Mexican’ dish for Cinco de Mayo
Our book Today’s Special features one promising chef bringing together the tastes of Mexico and the USA
A new Trevor Paglen documentary shows how AI gets it wrong
The artist outlines how machine learning just 'doesn't get art' in a new film, Unseen Skies
The NY Times rediscovers Aussie cuisine via our new book
The newspaper’s Besha Rodell finds a definitive description of her country’s cooking in Australia: The Cookbook
The winning recipe behind Today’s Special
Emilia Terragni tells Salon how our new book offers a diverse taste of what’s going on in the world of gastronomy
A simple way to give the greatest gift on Mother’s Day
From flowers to fine art, cookery to jewelry, we have the perfect choices, and you can even get them wrapped and delivered before the big day
JR’s monumental tribute to a dying river
The artist draws attention to the exploitation of one of Australia’s longest rivers in a new series of huge portraits
David Adjaye unveils memorial to victim of police shooting
Cherry Groce’s shooting sparked the 1985 Brixton Riots in south London - 35 years later, the architect has created a more fitting legacy
6 things we learned from the new Today’s Special talk
Manoella 'Manu' Buffara and Diana Dávila discussed family, creativity, and Beyoncé at our virtual conversation
Snarkitecture fill Kith Paris with plaster cast Nikes
Read on to find out why the Air Max 1 is a fitting addition to the brand's latest French flagship
Catherine and John Pawson share their designs for life with Vanity Fair
Sofas and electrical sockets may have sparked a few disagreements, but the couple bonded over the food they create at Home Farm
How David Rockwell turned a station into the Oscars venue
Hidden speakers, classic architecture and neoclassical art all fed into Rockwell’s designs for the 93rd Academy Awards
The artists who flock to John Audubon
On the great bird artist’s birthday we take a look at the contemporary painters who draw upon his seminal work
What the early graffiti of KAWS tells us about his later success
The artist made his name in train yards and on the street, and, in the process, learnt some big lessons about art, commerce and communication
Share the love (and art) this World Book Day with My Art Book of Friendship
Our new title combines great art with an excellent read-along lesson in making friends
Cooking for Your Kids: Fun dishes to make together
Entertain your children and feed them something delicious, by following one of these recipes from our new book of professional chefs' recipes for kids
Architecture and the future of Earth
On Earth Day, we dig into Beatrice Galilee’s new book, to see how architecture can help - but also harm - our world
Why Pace is showing Adam Pendleton’s paintings alongside David Adjaye’s sculptures
Here's why Pendleton’s text paintings complement Adjaye's pyramid sculptures so well at this new Hong Kong show
Peter Marino tells the FT about his new passion for bees
The architect, collector and Phaidon author says he can taste the flowers from his garden in his bees’ honey
How KAWS and his cartoon sculptures capture compassion and companionship
Our new book describes how the artist’s pop appropriations bring humanity into a highly commodified world
The British press loves Patented
The Guardian and the Financial Times delight in the hidden histories contained in our new patent design book
Patience, tolerance, and less screen time: Grace Coddington offers careers advice on her 80th birthday
The world-famous fashion editor looks back on her career in the latest edition of Vogue
The Putnams show us how to make a perfectly pigmented wedding bouquet
Michael and Darroch Putnam discuss color in wedding florals in their latest Instagram video
The NY Times is won over by Ward Bennett's warm modernism
The newspaper reflects on the simple charms of Bennett’s Sugarman House, on the shore in Long Island
When KAWS art-bombed phone booths and billboards
Our new book explains how the artist’s subversive advertising interventions helped introduce him to the wider world
The spiritual location that makes monk so special
How did Yoshihiro Imai know that a rundown, canalside building would make such a perfect spot for his contemplative restaurant?
Yayoi Kusama’s new show bursts into life at The New York Botanical Garden
The New York institution displays new works exploring one of the artist’s life-long obsessions - flowers!
Homer Simpson, KAWS and the cartoon mind
An early trip to Japan led the artist to reassess and reintegrate American cartoon culture into his practice
Fashionable By Design
The dividing line between fashion and interior design is getting pretty blurred, as our overview of contemporary interiors shows
6 things we learned from the latest Today’s Special talk
Chefs Hugh Acheson, Mei Lin and Flynn McGarry talked books, ambition and rapid-fire chicken sandwiches at our specially convened virtual conversation
All you need to know about iittala
Our new book, published to mark iittala’s 140th anniversary, is the first to document the influence of the Finnish company's legendary product designs
Cooking for Your Kids: Family meals for cultured kids and evolved adults alike
From pasta, to sandwiches to summer Sunday roasts, our book of chefs' recipes for children has it all
The Royal Family marks Prince Philip’s passing with an Annie Leibovitz portrait
The Palace posts Leibovitz’s dual portrait of the Queen and her consort following the Duke of Edinburgh’s death
Google marks The Met’s birthday with a Doodle
The search engine celebrates The museum’s birthday with a homepage illustration
Cooking for Your Kids: Adventurous dishes to push their palate
In our new book, acclaimed chefs from around the world share their favourite children’s dishes. Here are a few to try at home
Referential By Design
In our survey of contemporary interior design, plenty of new talents pay their respects to past masters
Introducing Don Marron: Chronicle of Collecting
Phaidon is proud to publish a momentous volume exploring and celebrating the renowned art collection of financier, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Don Marron
Cooking for Your Kids: Guilt-Free Treats
Satisfy the kids' demands for something sweet (and your desire to keep it nutritious) with these dishes from our new book
The firewood that makes monk remarkable
Every part of this incredibly simple, yet refined restaurant is perfectly conceived, including its wood pile
All you need to know about Cooking for Your Kids
Competent cooks and first-time family chefs will appreciate these home-cooking recipes used by famous foodies to feed those they love
The foraged ingredients that bring a taste of the wild to monk
Patron chef Yoshihiro Imai’s love of the natural world comes through in his choice of wild herbs, nuts, fruits and vegetables
Natural By Design
Many of today’s greatest interior designers have a highly cultivated love of nature, as our new book shows
'Drawing should be a strain' Christina Quarles tells W Magazine
The Vitamin D3 artist describes her early tuition, her racial identity and her love of ambiguity
Catherine Opie and Landscape
Discover how and why this fine-art photographer works depictions of the natural world into her varied body of work
The Sportsman tops the 50 Best Gastropubs awards!
Stephen Harris’s Michelin-starred seaside pub wins again, thanks to its inspired, local menu
The Putnams create the floral designs for Kirsten Dunst’s W Magazine photo shoot
Michael and Darroch Putnam contribute to Sofia Coppola’s Director’s Issue cover, which heralds a return to glamour
Massimo Bottura opens Refettorios in NYC and San Francisco
The philanthropist chef can’t quite welcome diners to these places yet, but they're already sending meals to those in need
Take a look at the beautiful brick hospital the Albers Foundation is building in Senegal
The foundation is putting an ancient building material to a new use with architect Manuel Herz
Australia in 5 unusual dishes: Poached Quince
Australia’s answer to Alice Waters resurrected this long-forgotten fruit, explains Australia: The Cookbook
The interior that adds a poetic flourish to monk
Japanese craftsmanship, vintage British furniture and happy accidents add to this restaurant’s magical interior
Diane von Furstenberg on the pandemic, procrastination and Owning It
The designer, entrepreneur and Phaidon author admits that lockdown may have helped her write her new book
Australia in 5 unusual dishes: Lamb Ragù Pappardelle
This Italian-inspired dish encapsulates the kind of European cooking that took hold after WWII says Australia: The Cookbook
The seasonal produce that sets monk apart
In his new book, patron chef Yoshihiro Imai explains how picking great local herbs and vegetables has given him newfound purpose
Enjoy Today’s Special in your own kitchen
Chefs featured in our new book of hot culinary talent are now offering dine-at-home boxes. This is how you can get a taste
Australia in 5 unusual dishes: Colonial Goose
Australia: The Cookbook features this fowl-free substitute, popular with early settlers who couldn’t get goose, but still pined for their homeland
David Rockwell is setting the scene for this year's Oscars
You can look forward to a little intimacy and depth when Rockwell oversees the production design for this year’s Academy Awards
Australia in 5 unusual dishes: Bugs with Aioli
Australia: The Cookbook describes the odd looking crustacean that actually tastes better than lobster
The wild flowers that fill monk with delight
Patron chef Yoshihiro Imai doesn’t just create the food at his 14-seat restaurant - he also looks after the floral arrangements
All you need to know about How To Become A Successful Artist
In his new book the acclaimed art economist Magnus Resch guides fine artists towards their fortunes
How Catherine and John Pawson celebrate Easter
The Pawsons adopt old country ways in their inimitable, contemporary style
Australia in 5 unusual dishes: Asian Coleslaw
Australia: The Cookbook tells the story of the country’s culinary and cultural development - in hundreds of little-known and delicious recipes
The devotion to dough that makes monk perfect
How do you make truly great pizza dough? monk restaurant founder Yoshihiro Imai treats his as if it were another member of the family
Antique By Design
Our new overview of contemporary interiors demonstrates how new designers are working with classic furniture and furnishings
Catherine Opie and Friends
Can the fine art photographer’s dignified images of her friends help people become more empathetic?
JR opens up Italian art to all - despite the lockdown
The artist's startling new collaboration with Palazzo Strozzi in Florence raises serious questions about access to the arts in an age of Covid
How Jannis Kounellis and 12 horses made an Arte Povera masterpiece
On the 85th anniversary of the artist's birth, we look back at his most famous work, and how it embodies all the great contradictions in his art
How a childhood without boundaries helped make Bruce Mau
The world-famous designer believes a free and easy upbringing helped shape his boundless ambition
'An artist and a citizen'– Glenn Ligon on Okwui Enwezor and Grief and Grievance
Vintage footage of Enwezor is shown alongside a new interview with his fellow curator in a PBS report on the New Museum show
Artfulness By Design
Our overview of contemporary interior designers demonstrates the way today’s practitioners work photographs, sculptures and paintings into their artful interiors
Deanna Petherbridge - Why I Draw
This Vitamin D3-featured artist uses pen, ink and her internal moral compass to create her detailed images of urban landscapes characterized by vertiginous perspective and dramatic shifts in scale
Nick Kennedy - Why I Draw
This innovative artist removes human gesture from his drawings, relying instead on machines that recall and parody scientific processes
Catherine Opie and Sex
In our new monograph, the American fine art photographer discusses Robert Mapplethorpe’s influence and her own work within her community
Beatrice Galilee praises the 2021 Pritzker Prize winners
The author of Radical Architecture for the Future describes the visionary work of Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal
Here's all you need for a DIY St. Patrick’s Day!
Stuck at home this 17 March? That’s no reason not to celebrate in grand style with some uplifting cocktails and a simple stew!
Ten takeaways from our JR preview
The artist and activist describes how Banksy gave him his big break, why he fibbed about his age, and how his new book How Old Am I? came about
How to make John Pawson’s minimalist Yorkshire puddings
Learn how to make a Yorkshire Man's inherently English recipe from Home Farm Cooking
Ditch social media and pick up Simon Doonan’s book, advises the NY Times
America’s paper of record admires how this British transplant doles out bracing self-help advice in a manner quite unlike today’s influencers
Storytelling By Design
A strong narrative thread sometimes runs through the work of today’s best interior designers as our new book, By Design, reveals
