5 Countryside Retreats Chosen by Architecture Legends

Where Architects Sleep opens up a whole new world of hotel hopping for anyone planning a stylish weekend escape

Dunton Hot Springs, Colorado, USA. All images courtesy of the hotels

Kate Moss in Four Looks (and Four Books!)

The supermodel celebrates her birthday today. Read how the mercurial beauty went from beach babe to skate icon

Kate Moss by Mario Sorrenti, from Kate by Mario Sorrenti

Supreme in 6 Collabs: Harmony Korine

The filmmaker and the skate brand share a history and an aesthetic as our new Supreme book reveals

Jason Dill photographed by Harmony Korine for Supreme, Miami, 2017. As reproduced in our new Supreme book

From Pot to Plate: How to grow and cook Globe Artichokes

You don't actually need a garden to grow beautiful and tasty fruit and vegetables says Great Dixter’s Aaron Bertelsen

Globe artichokes growing at Great Dixter, and stuffed artichokes, both as featured in our new book, Grow Fruit & Vegetables in Pots

How the New Nordic brought back foraging in Ireland

In the Irish Cookbook, Jp McMahon writes that the stigma of picking your own food persisted for generations after the potato famine

The Irish coastline, from The Irish Cookbook

5 City Break Hotels Chosen by Architecture Legends

Where Architects Sleep opens up a whole new world of hotel hopping for anyone planning a quick and stylish escape

Hotel Raphaël, Rome. All images courtesy of the hotels

Supreme in 6 Collabs: Kate Moss

The British model and the NYC clothing brand have more in common than you might imagine

Kate Moss by Alasdair McLellan, London, 2012, as reproduced in our new Supreme book

Magnus Nilsson takes tips from The Irish Cookbook author

Catch Nilsson and Jp McMahon, author of The Irish Cookbook, at Food On The Edge 2020 in Galway later this year

Jp McMahon and Magnus Nilsson at Food On The Edge 2017. Image courtesy of Food on the Edge

The singular thinking behind Stan Douglas’s two-screen show

Why has the artist chosen to create a film from two, parallel points of view? The answer may lie in our new Video Art book

A still from Doppelgänger (2019) by Stan Douglas. Image courtesy of the artist and David Zwirner and Victoria Miro

So good they named it once? Harland Miller returns to York

The acclaimed British artist will stage his largest exhibition to date at York Art Gallery next month

Harland Miller. Photo by George Darrell

How Chanel and Peter Marino supersized Jean-Michel Othoniel

The French sculptor says the US architect's fashion commissions helped him work towards 'the monumental'

Collier Cascade, 2013, Hand-blown mirrored glass pearls, stainless-steel structure and base 36 ft. × 12 ft. 3 in. × 6 ft. 3 in. (10.97 × 3.72 × 1.90 m) Chanel, New Bond Street, London, UK, by Jean-Michel Othoniel. From Peter Marino: Art Architecture

How Supreme (and other Phaidon friends) ditch their Xmas trees

The holidays might be over but that doesn't mean you can't have a little fun unloading that browning conifer

Ben Kadow gets rid of his Christmas tree. Image via Supreme's Instagram

5 winter getaways chosen by Architecture legends

Our new book Where Architects Sleep opens up a whole new world of hotel hopping. These ones could brighten up your January

The pool at the Four Seasons Hotel at the Surf Club. Photograph by Christian Horan. All images courtesy of the hotels

All you need to know about Video/Art: The First Fifty Years

Get a detailed, authoritative first-hand account of the first half-century of this vital form, from one of its key figures

Video/Art: The First Fifty Years by Barbara London

One thing not to miss in Vancouver

Heading to Canada’s West Coast in 2020? Then look out for this brand-new Bjarke Ingels landmark featured in our new Wallpaper* City Guide

Vancouver House, as featured in our newly updated Wallpaper* City Guide to Vancouver

Remembering John Baldessari

Following the artist’s death a few days ago, we look back at his prodigious and influential career

John Baldessari, 2004, by Analia Saban. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

INTERVIEW: John Pawson on Calvin Klein, The Design Museum and one piece of advice he'd give to his younger self

The architect talks through the projects in his new book and why it's never a good idea to send your fee back in our Holiday Long Read

John Pawson

INTERVIEW: Jane Hall on the walls women must climb to make great buildings

Breaking Ground's author says prejudice isn’t the only reason women find it hard to make it in architecture in our Holiday Long Read

Jane Hall

INTERVIEW: Leah Koenig on the reinvention of Jewish food

The Jewish diaspora has cooked more or less everywhere on the planet and, in the process, has created a cuisine that's constantly changing says the author of The Jewish Cookbook in our Holiday Long Read

Jewish Cookbook author Leah Koenig

INTERVIEW: Bronson van Wyck: 'How did I get into this? I had no other marketable skills outside of the bedroom!'

Planning a party tonight? You'll need this Holiday Long Read. The party planner on how good guests behave, why flirting is fun and one event that nearly ended in disaster

Bronson van Wyck

INTERVIEW: Pierluigi Serraino on the 'emotional intensity' of Ezra Stoller

The architect and author of our Ezra Stoller book explains why the photographer's archive took his breath away in this Christmas Long Read

Ezra Stoller: Frank Lloyd Wright, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (1959), New York, NY, 1959. 
All images courtesy and copyright Esto

INTERVIEW: Fabien Baron on Kate, craft and creativity

The most sought-after creative director in the world reveals why the last 36 years have been 'a blast of good times' in this Christmas Long Read

Fabien Baron

INTERVIEW: Nick Bonner on art in North Korea

The Printed in North Korea author on socialist realism and the star system (and what might happen if Damien Hirst went to Pyongyang) in this Christmas Long Read

Nicholas Bonner, author of Printed in North Korea

INTERVIEW: Dominic Bradbury on how Mid-Century Modernism took over our world - and why we're happy it did

'It was all so evocative, so mesmerising,' the Atlas of Mid-Century Modern Houses author says in this Christmas Holiday Long Read

Kaufmann House, Richard Neutra, Palm Springs, California (US), 1947. Photo by Julius Shulman / © J. Paul Getty Trust

Five Christmas treats from America the Cookbook

Here’s how Kentucky whiskey, Nordic biscuits and Spanish traditions shaped the taste of Christmas in America

Biscochitos, from America the Cookbook

3 Christmas Breads to make from The Nordic Baking Book

The chef and author Magnus Nilsson proves that Christmas is the season to get baking!

Clockwise from top left: Karlsbader Buns with Almond Paste Filling; Norwegian Christmas Bread; Boys; Danish Almond Tart Leavened with Yeast. All images by Magnus Nilsson from The Nordic Baking Book

Smoking slippers and an Ally McQueen silk scarf – Bronson van Wyck’s festive dress codes revealed!

Remember to restrain your inner Christmas elf, if you feel yourself going all red and green, advises the party planner

Bronson van Wyck puts the finishing touches to the Jimmy Choo ICONS Collection Dinner. As reproduced in Born to Party, Forced to Work

John Pawson brings less to Los Angeles

Working with legendary hotelier Ian Schrager, Pawson conjures up sophisticated tranquillity on Sunset Strip

A room at The West Hollywood EDITION. Hotel images courtesy of The West Hollywood EDITION

GIFTING: The Art of Anatomy - Brain Map

Could this colourful brain visualisation help researchers understand what stops you, um, er, forgetting things?

Brain map, 2016, by Matthew F. Glasser and David C. Van Essen. As featured in Anatomy: Exploring the Human Body

The Turkish Cookbook is shortlisted for André Simon Awards

Musa Daĝdeviren’s exhaustive but never exhausting look at Turkish cuisine is recognised for its seasonal detailing

The Turkish Cookbook author Musa Daĝdeviren

Fabien Baron finds religion via his new book

The legendary French art director and designer says faith and decay run surprisingly deep through the pages

Typography, 2007 (left), Interview, photography, 2012 , from chapter 10, “Sacred, Secular, Faith, Doubt, Terror, Beauty, Totem, Plinth, Pillar, Subvert, Submerge, Sublime,” of Fabien Baron: Works 1983-2019

JR talks about the pains of being an anonymous artist

The sunglasses can get annoying, and you can't really reveal a work's hidden depths, the artist explains, but. . .

JR

GIFTING: Who is William Hall giving his book to this Christmas?

The author of Stone takes us through his year and which family member he's inspiring to become an architect. . .

William Hall - author of the books: Stone, Concrete, Brick and Wood

The Lives of Artists – George Condo

The New Yorker writer Calvin Tomkins offers readers insight into the artfully crumpled life of this great painter

George Condo

One thing not to miss in Cape Town

This beautiful, arty coffee shop takes a bit of South Africa’s wildlife and presents it in a refined city setting

The Haas Collective, Cape Town, South Africa. As featured in our newly updated Wallpaper* City Guide

Watch this tasty trip through 300 years of culinary creations

Got one-and-three-quarter minutes to spare? Lucky you! Then watch this video tribute to Signature Dishes

Spherical-I Green Olives, Ferran Adrià and Albert Adrià, elBulli, Spain, 2005

Why does Snøhetta's co-founder feel like a dinosaur?

Over 30 years, Kjetil Trædal Thorsen recognises how his practice has changed, and how it was ahead of the times


How our Lucian Freud co-author ended up in Downing Street

Whoever ends up in No.10 today will get a peek into an art world inner sanctum, thanks to David Dawson

David Dawson

A Jew-ish guide to Jewish food: Hanukkah

You don’t need to be Jewish to enjoy the great recipes associated with this Festival of Lights

Sufganiyot, a traditional Israeli Hanukkah treat that actually comes from Poland, according to our new book

Tequila, taxis and face time – Bronson van Wyck’s festive season party guide

The world-famous event planner and author of Born to Party, Forced to Work, shares his tips with The New York Post

Bronson van Wyck and family

Finn Juhl’s living room is one of The NY Times’ most influential spaces

'This room shows you how small doesn’t necessarily mean cheap,' says the news site's influential panel

The Living room at Finn Juhl's house in Ordrupgaard, as featured in our new book Finn Juhl: Life, Work, World

GIFTING: Open up a world of fine art and food, sports and science to kids this Christmas!

Our new children’s books make young readers better cooks, better gallery goers - and better custodians of our planet

Pages from our new children's book Extinct

JR shoots more Wrinkles in the City

The artist and activist returns to Cuba and finds a little more history written on the faces of its citizens

A photograph taken in Guantanamo, Cuba, by JR, December 2019

The Lives of Artists – John Currin

The New Yorker writer Calvin Tomkins explores the personal strengths and weaknesses in the life of this great artist

John Currin beside Ludovico Carracci's The Lamentation at the Metropolitan Museum, New York. Photo by Jackie Neale/Kathryn (from our book The Artist Project)

Massimo Bottura gives the NY Times his recipe for beauty

The chef and philanthropist owns a sizeable art collection but sees real beauty at the dinner table

Massimo Bottura photo by Mat Smith

The Lives of Artists – Maurizio Cattelan

The New Yorker writer Calvin Tomkins describes an encounter in Paris with the Italian satirical contemporary artist

Maurizio Cattelan - photo courtesy WikiCommons

GIFTING: Who is Emily Elyse Miller giving her book to this Christmas?

The author of Breakfast: The Cookbook runs us through her year, and who she plans to give her book to

Emily Elyse Miller, author of Breakfast: The Cookbook

From Book to Bid – Paul Rudolph's Walker Guest House

Here's how this playful little beach house - up for sale via Sotheby's - exemplifies Mid-Century Modern architecture

The Walker Guest House by Paul Rudolph,(1953) Sanibel Island, FL 1953, Ezra Stoller/Esto. All images © Ezra Stroller/ESTO Archive, courtesy of Sotheby's

Mamma Knows Best: How to make great, fresh pasta

The Big Mamma chefs are pasta masters. Here’s how you can make ravioli, spaghetti and linguini just like them

Big Mamma chef Rocco Dimartino making pasta, as featured in our new book Big Mamma Cucina Popolare

All you need to know about Supreme

Read how the NYC skate brand turned cool kids on to the likes of Nan Goldin, Cindy Sherman, John Baldessari et al

Supreme

The Lives of Artists – Vija Celmins

The New Yorker writer Calvin Tomkins describes the tough upbringing and robust attitude of one of America’s leading émigré artists

Vija Celmins, 2015. Photograph by Lorenz Seidler. Creative Commons licence

Farming in North Korea is a little bit different. . .

The country’s art depicts both high and lo-tech agriculture, both of which keep the DPRK going

The Scent of Potatoes by Hwang In Jae, 1999. All images are reproduced in Printed in North Korea

GIFTING: Who is Fabien Baron giving his book to this Christmas?

The legendary art director talks us through his year and why his mother will be getting his book this Christmas!

Fabien Baron

GIFTING: 'What Christmas taught me about party preparation’

For Bronson van Wyck, America’s greatest party planner, the season begins with hard work and ends with a feast

Bronson van Wyck and family

The Lives of Artists – Christo and Jeanne-Claude

The New Yorker writer Calvin Tomkins describes the inner workings of one of the world’s best known art duos

Christo and Jeanne-Claude in 2005 - photo by Martin Dürrschnabel - courtesy Wikimedia Creative Commons

Rihanna wins at The Fashion Awards in London

The recording artist, songwriter, philanthropist and entrepreneur picked up the Urban Luxe prize last night

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky at The Fashion Awards in London last night

Mamma knows best: How to make great gnocchi

Big Mamma chef Loris Drazhi has some tips on how to make, cook and store these tasty, floury potato dumplings

Loris Drazhi making gnocchi, as featured in Big Mamma Cucina Popolare

GIFTING: Who is Jane Hall giving her book to this Christmas?

The Assemble architect and Breaking Ground author runs us through her year and tells us who's on her Christmas list

Jane Hall

Picturing Jonas Wood – Ceramics

By depicting pottery in his paintings, the contemporary artist Jonas Wood closes the gap between life and art

Red Rug Still Life (2015) by Jonas Wood

INTERVIEW: 'The Rihanna cover image is obviously instantly iconic. You will always remember that cover and that image'

Jonathan Barnbrook and Marwan Kabour on typography, technology and not being chopped off by Instagram

Rihanna

The Lives of Artists – Peter Doig

The New Yorker writer Calvin Tomkins describes an encounter with one of the world’s leading figurative painters

Peter Doig. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

The Instagram account that made it into Art & Queer Culture

One entry in our newly updated survey takes a look at how social media has addressed the aftermath of AIDS

Images from the AIDS Memorial Instagram, as featured in Art & Queer Culture

INTERVIEW: Gideon Schwartz on the rise, fall and rise again of high-end hi-fi

Think music sounds good enough on your phone? You really need to get Hi-Fi: The History of High-End Audio Design

Gideon Schwartz

The Lives of Artists – Mark Bradford

The New Yorker writer Calvin Tomkins describes an encounter with the acclaimed abstract painter (and tallest artist he knows)

Mark Bradford. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

GIFTING: Who is David Dawson giving his Lucian Freud book to this Christmas?

The painter and Director of the Lucian Freud Archive tells us who’s on his gift list this holiday season

David Dawson

The Lives of Artists – Jeff Koons

Amazingly naïve or slyly performative? The New Yorker writer Calvin Tomkins watches one of the world’s most successful artists at work

Jeff Koons. Photograph by Bengt Oberger

Three Simple & Classic Thanksgiving desserts

Let the British cook Jane Hornby walk through these tasty, timely treats, from her book, Simple & Classic

Pumpkin Pie, from Simple & Classic by Jane Hornby

GIFTING: Who is Adriano Rampazzo giving his book to this Christmas?

The illustrator behind Signature Dishes That Matter tells us about his year, and who is on his gift list this season

Adriano Rampazzo

The Lives of Artists – Damien Hirst

The New Yorker writer Calvin Tomkins describes the surprising, family side of Hirst during his ‘90s heyday

Damien Hirst; still image from the 2010 documentary The Future of Art. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

GIFTING: Who is Dominic Bradbury giving his book to this Christmas?

The author of the Atlas of Mid-Century Modern Houses tells us about his year, and who is on his gift list this season

Dominic Bradbury. Photograph by Richard Powers

GIFTING: Who is John Pawson giving his book to this Christmas?

The architect and Phaidon author runs us through his year, and tells us who is on his Christmas list

John Pawson

GIFTING: Who is Nick Bonner giving his book to this Christmas?

The author of Printed in North Korea runs us through his year, and tells us who is on his gift list this holiday season

Nicholas Bonner, author of Printed in North Korea

Take a look at Black Axe Mangal's fiery launch party

London chef Lee Tiernan drew down some of the city’s brightest culinary stars to his cookbook launch

Black Axe Mangal's Lee Tiernan with drag act Miss Ava Cardo  at the Black Axe Mangal launch party at the Bethnal Green Working Men's Club, London. All photos by James Mason.

GIFTING: Who is Martin Parr giving his book to this Christmas?

The world-famous photographer runs us through his year, and who’s on his gift list this holiday season

Martin Parr, online dating profile picture, Hey Saturday, London, England, 2016. From Only Human:  Photographs by Martin Parr

GIFTING: Who is Bronson van Wyck giving his book to this Christmas?

The author of Born to Party, Forced to Work runs us through his year, and who’s on his gift list this holiday season

Bronson van Wyck

GIFTING: Who is Vince Aletti giving his book to this Christmas?

The author of Issues: A History of Photography in Fashion Magazines tells us who is on his Christmas list

Vince Aletti photographed by Steven Haas

INTERVIEW: 'The sheer scale of this book and the number of images allowed us to tell a very detailed and intimate story'

Jonathan Barnbrook and Marwan Kabour on how the photos in the new Rihanna book take the viewer on a journey


GIFTING: Who is Mitchell Davis giving his book to this Christmas?

The Signature Dishes That Matter contributor runs us through his year of extreme eating all across the world

Mitchell Davis, contributor to Signature Dishes That Matter

GIFTING: Who is Pierluigi Serraino giving his book to this Christmas?

The author of our new Ezra Stoller book runs us through his year, and tells us who is on his Christmas list

Pierluigi Serraino. Photograph by Rondal Partridge

Mamma Knows Best: How to eat pizza like a Neapolitan

Eaten in the street folded into four and wrapped in paper, it’s known as pizza al portafoglio, ‘walletstyle’ pizza

Andrea de Michele with a Pizza al portafoglio, as reproduced in Big Mamma

The New Stone Age: Himalesque radio station, Nepal

What do you use when you're building a multipurpose radio station in the Himalayas? Stone, as our new book notes

Himalesque, Jomsom, Nepal, 2013, by Archium. From Stone

Roast your Thanksgiving turkey the Silver Spoon Classic way

Give this year's Thanksgiving meal an Italian twist, using our perfect gift book The Silver Spoon Classic

Roast turkey from The Silver Spoon Classic

GIFTING: Who is Leah Koenig giving her book to this Christmas and Hanukkah?

The author of The Jewish Cookbook runs us through her year, and who’s on her gift list this holiday season

The Jewish Cookbook author Leah Koenig

Winter holidays in North Korea are a little bit different. . .

Ever thought of mixing a dose of patriotism in with your next Alpine break? It's a common combination in the DPRK

Soldiers of the North by Pak Won Il, 2011

One thing not to miss in Havana

This modernist tribute to ice cream is one of the many highlights in our newly published Wallpaper* City Guide

Coppelia, Havana. From our newly updated Wallpaper* City Guide to Havana


The Lives of Artists – Andy Warhol

The New Yorker writer Calvin Tomkins describes his first meeting with Warhol - and the brief exchange that established who was in charge

Portrait of Andy Warhol at his exhibition dedicated to Black transvestites in the US. Ferrara, November 1975 - photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons

Jonas Wood talks about his new print edition Bball Studio

'It's almost like a blueprint, or a skeletal part of my studio practice, but it's also a drawing'

Jonas Wood: Bball Studio (2019) limited edition print

Mid-Century Modern World: White Fox Lodge

Take a tour with the Atlas of Mid-Century Modern Houses. Next stop: The English countryside

White Fox Lodge, John Schwerdt, Udimore, Rye, East Sussex, England (UK), 1965

Mamma knows best: How to make great pesto

Big Mamma chef Andrea Zambrano has some tips on how to create, and keep excellent, Italian-style green pesto

Big Mamma chef Andrea Zambrano

Ezra Stoller's Modern America: Kimbell Art Museum

The symbolic breadth of Kahn’s buildings resonated deeply with Stoller, and he shot them for love not money

Louis Kahn, Kimbell Art Museum, (1972), Fort Worth, TX, 1972 by Ezra Stoller

Picturing Jonas Wood – Tropical Foliage

Want to know why the painter includes so many plants in his pictures? The answer lies in the lush history of modernism

Jungle kitchen (2017) by Jonas Wood

INTERVIEW: 'We wanted to show the crazy universe that Rihanna occupies!'

Jonathan Barnbrook and Marwan Kaabour tell us how (and why) they came up with the distinctive look and feel of the incredible new visual biography

A spread from Rihanna: Fenty x Phaidon edition

Military life in North Korea is a little bit different. . .

Driving livestock and playing the squeezebox is part of life in the forces, as our book of North Korean prints shows

Rosa Rugusa of my Heart by Ko Il Chol, 1998

Mamma Knows Best: How to choose fruit and veg

Big Mamma chef Raffaele Santopaolo shares his tips for choosing the best Italian produce

Chef Raffaele Santopaolo, from Big Mamma Cucina Popolare

13 things we learned from Jean-Michel Othoniel’s new interview

Read how childhood museum visits and spells in New York and Paris formed this entrepreneurially-spirited artist

Jean-Michel Othoniel, Paris, 2014

Ezra Stoller's Modern America: The Whitney Museum

Despite Stoller’s admiration for the architect, this is the only large-scale Marcel Breuer project he photographed

Marcel Breuer, Whitney Museum of American Art, now Met Breuer (1966), New York, NY, 1966 by Ezra Stoller

How landscape and Rodarte changed Fashion in LA

Kate and Laura Mulleavy turned their love of the nature surrounding the city into a series of fruitful collections

The Rodarte Fall/Winter 2019 show at The Huntington in Pasadena, California. As reproduced in Fashion in LA

Mid-Century Modern World: Ses Voltes

Take a tour with the Atlas of Mid-Century Modern Houses. Next stop: Ibiza

Ses Voltes, Raimon Torres and Pierre Colin, Cala Carbó, Sant Josep, Ibiza, Balearic Islands (ES), 1964. From Mid-Century Modern Houses

INTERVIEW: 'We wanted to show the insanity of the universe Rihanna occupies.'

Jonathan Barnbrook and Marwan Kaabour tell us how (and why) they came up with the distinctive look and feel of our exciting new visual biography

A spread from Rihanna: Fenty x Phaidon edition