John William Waterhouse’s Flower make a loving Valentine’s Day gift
Searching for a timely yet timeless lover’s gift? Here’s why, this February 14, you should pluck a copy of Flower for them
The Albers Foundation and Daniel Humm need your help
The chef and the artists’ foundation are raising money for a Senegalese hospital via an unusual charity auction
Lessons in art and life from the late Jonas Mekas
The filmmaker and Warhol collaborator died yesterday. Here’s his guide to film making, from our book Akademie X
Sarah Sze fills the square Portland fought to keep
Portland, Maine's citizens managed to keep a hotel out of Congress Square; now they’ve getting a Sze sculpture
Sou Fujimoto breaks down the walls in Switzerland
The architect’s newly approved HSG Learning Center opens up high-tech business education to the elements
Magnus Nilsson's Momentous Moments: The day Magnus realised copying other chefs is OK
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
Get to know Rihanna Queensize via the people who made it
Our book, Rihanna Queensize is a hugely luxurious and wildly revealing new publication, which captures the superstar and her lifestyle perfectly
One brilliant black building to see in Chicago
In Illinois? Looking for an architecturally themed trip this weekend? Then try this Mies classic, from our book Black
Do you know that Dieter Rams was a major influence on this year’s biggest video game?
The German product designer informed Cyberpunk 2077’s futuristic cityscape, reports Architectural Digest
Hand-made by Design
A human touch completes many of the looks in our new overview of contemporary interior design
Will Warhol’s first selfie sell for £7m?
That’s certainly the hope when Sotheby’s puts this iconic piece of pop art up for auction in London later this month
Phaidon book names the 100 best and most creative global interior designers and decorators
Our new book, By Design, features 100 individuals and studios working at the forefront of innovation and creativity, all selected by an esteemed, expert panel
Look at OMA's first NYC apartment block
Flawless floor-to-ceiling windows form part of Rem Koolhaas’ practice’s debut Manhattan apartment tower
One brilliant black building to see in Los Angeles
In LA? Looking for an architecturally themed trip this weekend? Then try this house, from our new book, Black
Give the gift of beautiful books filled perfect design objects
Exquisite books are a great way to celebrate the holidays. Give these gifts to someone you love, who also loves design
Snøhetta gives The French Laundry a refresh
The Scandinavian practice has worked agricultural and gastronomic motifs into the restaurant's new spaces
How to read Anselm Kiefer’s colossal new book
The artist will put a snake and a book in the Rockefeller Center later this spring. Here’s some insight into its meaning
nendo turn phone stores into ‘gardens’
The innovative design practice works with one of Japanese biggest mobile-phone providers to turn their shops into places for everyone
A Jew-ish guide to Jewish food: Sahlab
Feeling the chill? Then try this unusual warming winter drink, courtesy of The Jewish Cookbook
Understanding Stella: the Notched-V series
Here's how the artist broke up his working practices, imposed new restrictions and found new sources of creativity
Noma tops the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list – for the fifth time!
The brilliant, hard working chef, René Redzepi, says he feels ‘electric’ to have topped the list once again
Don't miss this if you're visiting Dubai!
Heading to the Emirates? Make sure you take a look at this 21st century wonder, courtesy of Destination Architecture
Five famous (and one infamous) Freud
From the Windsors to the Krays, no other portraitist straddled society quite like the British artist Lucian Freud
25 artistic influences from 25 years of our Contemporary Artist Series
Whether its Paul McCarthy channelling Duchamp or Sterling Ruby digging Bruce Nauman, our series has covered it all
Naoto Fukasawa's bendy new chair for a 90-year-old firm
Fukusawa's incredible bent-plywood chair launches this month to mark Japanese firm Maruni's 90th year in business
Massimo Bottura - still the best chef in the world!
The Skinny Italian chef retained his 50 Best #1 slot in Melbourne today!
A Brutal tour of Washington D.C.
From the FBI building to the city’s subway, here are some highlights from our Brutalist tour of the US capital
Get to know Rihanna *** via the people who made it
Our book, Rihanna *** is a hugely luxurious and wildly revealing new publication, which captures the superstar and her lifestyle perfectly
All you need to know about Ezra Stoller
See the beautiful images and understand the ideals that raised this Mid-Century Modern photographer above the rest
Foster has lofty ambitions in Warsaw
Verso Tower will be Poland’s tallest, outstripping Soviet architect Lev Rudnev’s Palace of Culture and Science
Destination Food - Greece
Transport your taste buds with some simple snacks and ambitious dishes drawn from Greece’s unique, and delicious culinary culture
The rags-to-riches tale of the world’s most prized jeweller
Wallace Chan combined hard work and skillful innovation to reach the glittering heights of his profession, our new book Coveted explains
Ten takeaways from our JR interview
The artist, activist and Phaidon author describes how Banksy gave him his big break, why he lied about his age, and how his new book How Old Am I? came about
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The author of The Turkish cookbook understands his country's regions and divisions, and sometimes ignores them
Massimo Bottura opens up Refettorios in NYC and San Fran
The chef, philanthropist and Phaidon author can’t quite welcome diners to these places yet, but they are sending out meals to those most in need during the pandemic
This brick reservoir just won a top architecture prize
The derelict reservoir may not be by a big name, yet it still won the World Archiecture Festival's photography prize
IGNORE - All you need to know about Annie Leibovitz: Wonderland
Revel in the fashion photography created by one of the medium’s true contemporary greats
Why we shouldn't see Ai Weiwei as Warhol's heir
The new exhibition Andy Warhol | Ai Weiwei, is thrilling, but the beauty lies in the artists' differences
War, sex and pugs
There was a time when this Chinese breed symbolised exoticism, military defeat and foreign licentiousness
All you need to know about Us & Our Planet
IKEA presents an innovative meditation on the many ways to live more sustainably, based on experience
INTERVIEW Reem Kassim on the Arabesque Table ROUGH CUT
Following the global success of The Palestinian Table the ..... is back with a new title. . . . .
The clubs that drove Jim Hodges’ Art
New York’s clubs and bars both excited and terrified the artist, as he explains in our new book
Ogata Kōrin's Flowers for Valentine’s Day
Searching for a timely, yet timeless lover’s gift? Here’s why, this February 14, you should pluck Flower
The beautiful location that makes monk truly special
Yoshihiro Imai knew the rundown, canalside building would make a perfect spot for his contemplative restaurant, and he’s been proven right
KAWS and his phone booth art
Our new book explains how the artist’s subversive advertising interventions introduced him to the wider world of fashion and marketing
Antoni Gaudí gem opens to the public
First house ever designed by the Art Nouveau architect reopens as a museum this autumn
Rihanna Met Gala
The recording artist’s papal look was one of the stand-out outfits of this year’s AAA-list costume party
Abraham Bosse’s Body of Art- ‘Sovereign authority'
The body politic is personified in this 17th century work, another highlight from our brilliant new book, Body of Art
Sarah Sze, Thelma Golden and Kering help launch Great Women Artists
The luxury goods group hosted a starry art-world dinner to celebrate our new book in New York earlier this month
Massimo’s plan for 1,000 Reffetorios
If you’re down and out almost anywhere in the world your diet is about to get a lot better, thanks to this chef's book
A museum-grade Lego gift for Frank Lloyd Wright’s birthday
The toy firm marks the 150 anniversary of Wright’s birth with a replica of the architect’s Guggenheim museum
Our World is the gift to reintroduce them to the beauty of the planet
Our introduction to geography for young children is one of our better books for a better year ahead. Give someone you love a copy!
Art of the Map – Saul Steinberg
Understand how this well-known, humorous cartoon tells us something serious about our mental geography
Did Turner’s paintings inspire Moby-Dick?
That’s the claim put forward by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in its new show of the British artist's whaling scenes
Phaidon chefs are heading West for Food Bowl
Virgilio Martinez, Enrique Olvera and Musa Dağdeviren co are LA-bound for the city’s annual culinary festival
The scraps and junk that Jim Hodges turns into art
There’s something truly sublime about that way this American artist fashions his found objects into fine art
What would art look like after mankind has gone? Adrián Villar Rojas has an idea
In the artist’s 2017 LA show, The Theater of Disappearance, Villar Rojas considered our post-human future
JR and Timothée Chalamet rework the Frick
The artist and the film star debuted a new performance and installation just prior to attending the Met Gala
Find a new way to impress guests, with Middle Eastern Sweets
Add fresh flavours and textures to show-stopping desserts via our new book
Ferran Adrià believes elBulli-style restaurants will help the industry bounce back
Innovation, says the Spanish chef and Phaidon author, will blaze new trails in the culinary arts after Covid-19
When Marcel Breuer settled in London
How the war brought the architect and designer to the UK and how its climate led him back to carpentry
The Flowers that died to create a womb
Our new book, Flower features this incredible installation, featuring around a million decaying blooms
Mauro Giaconi - Why I Draw
At primary school the Vitamin D3 artist would exchange his drawings for homework, now he prefers to construct complex drawings that don’t reveal their intention immediately
Here's how Sou Fujimoto fitted a chair into a bookcase
The Japanese architect and designer puts the reader first with this neat addition to a conventional set of bookshelves
Visit a Virtual Open Studio with the Haas Brothers
The Californian artists shared their working space and practice with Sharon Coplan Hurowitz and Amanda Benchley, authors of our new book Open Studio: Do-It-Yourself Art Projects By Contemporary Artists
The project that pushed Stephen Shore away from pop
Edwynn Houk’s show of Uncommon Places prints reminds us of Shore’s switch from America’s surfaces to its depths
Herman Miller is showing its brands in Milan – here’s a guide
The US furniture designer has quite a few other firms within its family, as a new Milan exhibition makes plain
Okwui Enwezor on El Anatsui
The late, great curator knew how to interpret, and how not to interpret, this important contemporary artist
On Stop Food Waste Day, turn Bread into Gold
Here’s Massimo Bottura’s titular dish from the book all about turning unwanted food into great meals for the poor
Spencer Bailey on minimalism, Covid-19 and the making of contemporary memorials
The author of In Memory of describes the role, development and beauty of today’s memorials
Virgilio Martínez on painting, raw fish and the future
The Peruvian chef and Phaidon author shares his passions, culinary perspectives and travel tips with Barron’s
JR celebrates French health heroes on the site of the Bastille
The artist has installed a new work on the site of the prison stormed by French revolutionaries 231 years ago
The High Line team let everyone into the V&A’s vault
Diller Scofidio + Renfro has entirely reinvented the museum store for the V&A's new London space
Lili Reynaud-Dewar wins the Prix Marcel Duchamp
The prestigious prize recognises the way in which the artist has celebrated the lives of figures such as Jean Genet, Sun Ra and Josephine Baker
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The author of The Turkish cookbook understands his country's regions and divisions, and sometimes ignores them
All you need to know about Bird
Our new book dedicated to avian imagery will delight anyone who has ever been drawn to our feathered friends
The desk is dead, say Barber Osgerby
The designers say our work habits are a remnant from the Industrial Revolution, and they can sweep them away
The ingredient that evokes Reem Kassis’s childhood salads
The author of The Arabesque Cookbook recalls a sharp observation from her father, and how it reminded her of one evocative vegetable
Get to know Rihanna: Queen Size
Our book, Rihanna: Queen Size is a hugely luxurious, limited edition (500) heavyweight (60lbs) volume of the star’s stunning large format visual biography
What to expect from Paul McCarthy's 'Brown Rothkos'
Here’s how messed up carpets from a 2013 installation turned into a ‘homage' to the prominent Ab-Exer
Michael and Darroch Putnam share their enthusiasm for their new book
The masterful floral designers explain why Flower Color Theory is something they really want to share with the world Darroch and Michael Puttnam talk us through their new book Flower Color Theory (with a little help from their furry friends)
Vitamin D3 interview Christina Quarles
We speak to this contemporary artist, featured in Phaidon's new, indispensable survey of contemporary drawing
The Best of Nest is the gift to reopen their love of interiors
Our celebration of this extraordinary interior design magazine is one of our better books for a better year ahead. Give someone you love a copy!
