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
