Who is Tom Wainwright giving his book to this Christmas?
The design writer and Pet-tecture author tells us his highs and lows of 2018 and who’ll be getting a great gift
![Tom with girlfriend Laura and dog Vlad](/resource/twvladlaura.jpg)
Seriously, are Jeremiah Stone and Fabián von Hauske GQ’s Chefs of the Year?
Yes! Our Contra and Wildair chefs are ranked alongside Serena Williams, Michael B Jordan and Jonah Hill in men and women of the year issue
![A composite of GQ's Men and Women of the Year covers for 2018, alongside their feature on Jeremiah and Fabián](/resource/contraoftheyear.jpg)
Take a look at Artspace and Phaidon's VIP lounge in Miami
Come along to enjoy art, music, design and plenty of beautiful books at Untitled, Miami Beach
![Our VIP lounge with Artspace and Maison de la Luz at Untitled Art, Miami. Image courtesy of Maison de la Luz's Instagram](/resource/untitledartfair2.jpg)
A few more reasons to buy The Nordic Baking Book
Acclaimed chef Magnus Nilsson explains why baking from his new book is so easy a child could do it (he made some of the recipes in it when he was a schoolboy!)
![Magnus Nilsson with The Nordic Baking Book](/resource/magnusvideobakingbook.jpg)
Who is John Pawson giving his book to this Christmas?
The architect and author reveals his 2018 highs and lows and which lucky baby will be getting a great gift
![John Pawson - photographed by Orla Connolly](/resource/john-pawson-2-orla-connolly.jpg)
Who knows why these Agnes Martin paintings are hanging beside Navajo blankets?
Agnes Martin friend and expert and Pace Gallery founder Arne Glimcher that's who. His new exhibition of her work draws a line (and a thread) between the artist's canvases and the folk art that surrounded her
![Installation view,](/resource/martin-inst-2018-vm.jpg)
Who is Alexandra Sankova giving her book to this Christmas?
The Moscow Design Museum director and Designed in the USSR author tells us she's already given some of the creatives featured in the book their own copy for Christmas (and here's the proof!)
![Some of the designers featured in Designed in the USSR: 1950-1989 photographed at the Tretiakov Gallery in Moscow last month. Sitting, from left to right: Oleg Kostenko, Irina Kostenko, Vladimir Runge, Alexander Grashin; Standing, front, left to right: Olga Druzhinina, Alexandra Sankova, (unknown), Marina Timofeeva, Sveta Chirkova; Standing, back, left to right: Stepan Lukyanov, Alexander Lavrentyev, (unknown), Alexey Kolotushkin, (unknown), (unknown), Igor Lisenko](/resource/sankova1.jpg)
The NY Times loves everything about our Freud book
New York Times’ Sunday Book Review praises the text, images and colour choices - and it's not alone
![Our new Lucian Freud two-volume set](/resource/9780714875262-ph-940-2.jpg)
And we have lift off!
Trevor Paglen’s Orbital Reflector launched yesterday. This is how you can track its progress through the heavens
![SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launching in California yesterday. Image courtesy of Space X's Instagram](/resource/spacexfalcon9takeoff.jpg)
The vintage handbag that never was (but is now)
A 1963 Dieter Rams handbag, originally designed for his wife, is finally available to buy
![The new 931 handbag beside a Braun D6 Combiscope slide projector from 1963. All images courtesy of Tsatsas](/resource/tsatsas-bg-931-06.jpg)
David Dawson reveals how Lucian Freud painted in private
The artist’s former assistant discusses Freud’s passion and painting techniques with London Art Studies
![David Dawson in London Art Studies' new video](/resource/londonartstudiesdavid2.jpg)
A Phaidon chef is up for the Nobel Peace Prize (and it's not the one you think it is!)
This Spanish chef likes small plates, making a big difference, and he might win out in Oslo in 2019
![José Andrés, 2011. Photograph byThe Q Speaks, via Flickr. Creative Commons licence.](/resource/joseandres-1.jpg)
In Miami this week? Then come to the Artspace and Phaidon VIP lounge
We’ve teamed up with Maison de la Luz to offer a taste of New Orleans during Art Basel Miami Beach
![Lounge rendering by Studio Shamshiri](/resource/loungrendering-ii.jpg)
Who is Stephen Harris giving his book to this Christmas?
The Sportsman chef and author tells us his personal highs and lows of 2018 and who’ll be getting a great gift
![Stephen Harris. Photo by Toby Glanville](/resource/058-sh-at-table.jpg)
Massimo Bottura says his food is like this Ai Weiwei artwork
'Ai Weiwei told me to break a 2,000-year-old vase is to break tradition but breaking it is a starting point,' he says
![Ai Weiwei, Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn (1995)](/resource/ai-weiwei-edit.jpg)
Who is Kimberlie Birks giving her book to this Christmas?
The Design for Children author tells us about her highs and lows of 2018 and who’ll be getting a great gift
![Design for Children author Kimberlie Birks](/resource/kbirks-headshot-2.jpg)
Jenny Holzer will Light The Fight in NYC this weekend
The artist is sending five LED-sided trucks out across Manhattan tomorrow to refocus the fight against AIDS
![IT IS GUNS, 2018 © 2018 Jenny Holzer, photo Collin LaFleche](/resource/d0-53-0003.jpg)
Who is Fredrik Berselius giving his book to this Christmas
The chef and Phaidon author tells us his personal highs and lows of 2018 and who’ll be getting a great gift
![Fredrik Berselius photographed by Charlie Bennet](/resource/fredrikberselius-by-charlie-bennet.jpg)
Martin Parr talks Manchester on BBC 6 Music this weekend
The Magnum photographer talks through his trip to the north with Mary Anne Hobbs
![Martin Parr, Autoportrait (1997), Benidorm, Spain, as reproduced in our monograph](/resource/martinparrportrait1.jpg)
Case Study perfection - up for sale at $3.6 million
It was built as an affordable home, but this Mid-Century beauty has risen in price considerably since 1959
![Case Study House #21 by Pierre Koenig - photograph by Darren Bradley featured in Mid-Century Modern Architecture Travel Guide: West Coast USA](/resource/169-case-study-house-21.jpg)
A few more reasons to buy Beauty by Sagmeister & Walsh
Watch these videos and find out about the great arguments and imagery you'll find in their cool new book
![Stefan Sagmeister and Jessica Walsh. Photograph by John Madere](/resource/jsw-by-johnmadere.jpg)
Christmas baking - the Nordic way!
Magnus Nilsson’s new Nordic Baking Book is packed with easy Christmas treats, both familiar and unexpected
![Reindeer. All photographs by Magnus Nilsson, for The Nordic Baking Book](/resource/360-1-reindeer.jpg)
Who is Matt Abergel giving his book to this Christmas?
The chef and Phaidon author tells us his personal highs and lows of 2018 and who’ll be getting a great gift
![Chicken and Charcoal author and chef Matt Abergel - photograph by Jason Lang and Siu Yan Fung](/resource/newmatt.jpg)
Get to know Tomi Ungerer in five images
On the author’s birthday (happy 87th, Tomi!) we look back at his work via a handful of key illustrations
![Tomi Ungerer. Photo by Herman Baily](/resource/294-tu-by-herman-baily.jpg)
5 things we learned from Magnus Nilsson’s chat in Interview
The chef talks food, architecture and art with the artists Carsten Höller, Rirkrit Tiravanija, and Tobias Rehberger
![Magnus Nilsson. Photo by Erik Olsson](/resource/mn-by-erik-olsson-4-bw.jpg)
Have yourself a very Mezze Christmas
Tired of the mince pie, mulled wine and turkey routine? Then try these dishes from The Mezze Cookbook
![1. Tahini Brownies 2. Ma’mool Cookies 3. Pistachio and Pomegranate Cake 4. Orange Blossom Water and Saffron Tartlets, as featured in The Mezze Cookbook](/resource/mezzechristmasmamool.jpg)
Who is Nick Bonner giving his book to this Christmas?
Made in North Korea's author tells us about his highs and lows of 2018 and who’ll be getting a great gift
![Nick Bonner with his book, Made in North Korea](/resource/nicktwo.jpg)
Moshe Safdie reworks his old brutalist apartment
The Israeli-Canadian architect's firm has gone back to Habitat 67 to rework its founder’s old brutalist unit
![The newly refurbished unit at Habitat 67. Photograph by Marc Cramer & Thomas Miau](/resource/00-h67-1011-09-16x9.jpg)
No wigs required for this Warhol Xmas card!
His Santa prints are well known, but few Warhol watchers will know this card, made for a favourite restaurant
![Andy Warhol's Christmas card for Serendipity 3, from the early 1960s. As reproduced in Andy Warhol Giant Size](/resource/warholhairlessxmascard.jpg)
A German guide to a spicy Christmas!
Alfons Schuhbeck, author of The German Cookbook, picks out five of his favourite spices for the festive season
![Dresden-style Christmas stollen from The German Cookbook](/resource/stolengermanexmas.jpg)
A few more reasons to buy our Atlas of Brutalist Architecture!
Watch Virginia McLeod, the book’s commissioning editor, talk through the making of this great new title
![Atlas of Brutalist Architecture's commissioning editor Virginia McLeod](/resource/brutalismvideolead.jpg)
Who is Jean Jullien giving his book to this Christmas?
The artist, illustrator and Phaidon author tells us his personal highs and lows of 2018 and who’ll be getting a great gift
![Jean Jullien. Photograph by Daniel Arnold](/resource/jean-jullien-by-daniel-arnold-ii.jpg)
Who is Massimo Bottura giving his book to this Christmas?
The chef and Phaidon author tells us his personal highs and lows of 2018 and who’ll be getting a great gift
![Massimo Bottura with a copy of his book in Eataly, New York City - photo Mat Smith](/resource/massimobarista.jpg)
David Dawson guides the BBC through our Lucian Freud book
Freud archive director David Dawson talked about posing, paintings and placing bets for the great artist
![David Dawson leafs through our Lucian Freud book on the BBC's Newsnight](/resource/newsnightfreudbook2.jpg)
Putnam & Putnam share the secrets of their success in London
NYC’s flower power couple took an invited audience at the London Flower School through their floral achievements
![Darroch and Michael Putnam at the London Flower School](/resource/darrochmichaelsigning.jpg)
Who is Will Goldfarb giving his book to this Christmas?
The chef and Phaidon author tells us his personal highs and lows of 2018 and who’ll be getting a great gift
![Chef and Room For Dessert author Will Goldfarb - photo by Martin Westlake](/resource/willgoldfarbnewphoto.jpg)
Wolfgang Tillmans creates sculpture for ENO debut
Take a look at this bulbous silver stage prop made by the photographer for his production of Britten's War Requiem
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Joel Meyerowitz looks back at Thanksgiving
It might look like a contemporary photograph but Joel’s view of the NYC parade actually dates from 1963
![Thanksgiving Day Parade, New York City, 1963 by Joel Meyerowitz. Image courtesy of the photographer's Instagram](/resource/joelthanksgiving1963.jpg)
Who is Jill Greenberg giving her book to this Christmas?
The Animal photographer tells us her personal highs and lows of 2018 and who’ll be getting a great gift
![Jill Greenberg. Photograph courtesy of Greenberg's studio](/resource/headshot-jill-greenberg.jpg)
Watch Magnus Nilsson and Stephen Harris talk Nordic Baking
The Faviken chef discusses The Nordic Baking Book, and plenty more besides, with the Sportsman’s founder
![Magnus Nilsson and Stephen Harris](/resource/magnusstephen.jpg)
Who is David Dawson giving his book to this Christmas?
The Lucian Freud archive director tells us about his highs and lows of 2018 and who’ll be getting a great gift
![Lucian Freud archive director David Dawson](/resource/david-dawsonbandw.jpg)
How Thanksgiving leftovers helped Andy Warhol hook up with one of his most infamous Seventies collaborators
![Andy Warhol, Torso (Male Buttocks), mid–late 1977, acrylic and silkscreen ink on linen, 50 x 40 inches, 127 x 101.6 cm. Picture credit: Mugrabi Collection © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., NY](/resource/05b-074-torso-m-buttocks.jpg)
Good for You, Massimo!
Chef and Phaidon author gets a medal in the Dominican Republic for sharing his ideas on eradicating hunger
![Massimo with the Dominican Republic's Vice President Margarita Cedeño de Fernández and Evelyn Betancourt Holt-Seeland, founder of the Santo Domingo Times](/resource/44715186-1980800592219881-6505641593444209911-n.jpg)
Who is Sam Lubell giving his book to this Christmas?
The architectural writer and curator tells us about his highs and lows of 2018 and who’ll be getting a great gift
![Sam Lubell, author of Life Meets Art](/resource/samlubell.jpg)
5 things Stefan Sagmeister thinks are beautiful and you will too
Well at least we hope so. The designer finds beauty in unexpected places (and shares them in his new book)
![Ihwa Mural Village, South Korea. Photograph by Wei-Te Wong, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons](/resource/600px-26691785474.jpg)
Who are Putnam & Putnam giving their book to this Christmas?
The New York floral designers tell us their personal highs and lows of 2018 and who’ll be getting a great gift
![Michael and Darroch Putnam](/resource/dmputnam.jpg)
Why Magnus Nilsson doesn't do sourdough cinnamon buns
Sweet buns and complicated techniques are a truly awful combination, says the chef and author
![Magnus Nilsson. Photo by Erik Olsson](/resource/mn-by-erik-olsson-3.jpg)
Who is Liviana Prola giving her book to this Christmas?
The nutritionist and Feed Me author tells us her personal highs and lows of 2018 and who’ll be getting a great gift
![Liviana with her dog Oliver](/resource/oliverandme.jpg)
The plastic pleasure-boat worlds of Verner Panton
How the Danish designer worked with a chemical manufacturer to create a new world of interior design - on water
![Visiona 2 (1970). A glimpse of Panton’s renowned exhibition for the Bayer textile firm, presented at the furniture fair in Cologne in 1970. The most spectacular exhibit was a 48 m2 (517 sq ft) landscape, where the visitor was literally immersed in a sea of colours and undulating forms.](/resource/013-visiona-2.jpg)
“Very tasty” - Why Magnus Nilsson bakes with blood
It might sound a bit old fashioned but the chef says this recipe isn’t especially uncommon - and tastes great!
![Magnus Nilsson](/resource/magnus-nilsson-y7a8043-ok.jpg)
The cow skull and Georgia O’Keeffe
On the artist’s birthday, we consider why she chose this powerful image for one of her most famous paintings
![Cow’s Skull: Red, White, and Blue, 1931](/resource/okeeffe-p105.jpg)
Who is Stefan Sagmeister giving his book to this Christmas?
The designer and Phaidon author tells us his personal highs and lows of 2018 and who’ll be getting a great gift
![Stefan Sagmeister. Photograph by John Madere](/resource/jsw-by-johnmadere-ii.jpg)
Catch Magnus Nilsson baking in LA today!
The Swedish chef and Nordic Baking author is cooking food and signing books at Los Angeles' acclaimed Sqirl
![The menu board at Sqirl today.](/resource/magnusla3.jpg)
Seriously, is Thanksgiving Contra's biggest day of the year?
The Contra co-founder, NYC chef, erstwhile fussy eater and wannabe DJ, Jeremiah Stone, talks turkey
![Contra's Jeremiah Stone. Photograph by Matty Yangwoo Kim](/resource/253-jeremiah.jpg)
'Highly recommended' - Magnus Nilsson on the sandwich torte
The author of The Nordic Baking Book shares a mid-century Swedish dish that’s still a popular party recipe today
![Magnus Nilsson's sadwich torte, as prepared on PBS's Mind of a Chef](/resource/tortecake.jpg)
Who is Trevor Paglen giving his book to this Christmas?
The author and artist tells us about his highs and lows of 2018 and who’ll be getting a great gift
![Trevor Paglen. Image courtesy of the John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation](/resource/paglen-2017-hi-res-download-4.jpg)
Stefan Sagmeister finds beauty in New York
The designer and Phaidon author picks out 12 of the most beautiful lots in Phillips' upcoming sales
![Stefan Sagmeister with Nick Cave's Soundsuit, 2006, now on view at Phillips New York](/resource/stefanphilips3.jpg)
The revealing story behind Alejandro Aravena's Novartis HQ
Reclaimed bricks, and less-than-accurate interpretations of his plans formed part of his 'more or less’ strategy
![Novartis Campus Office Building, 2010, Shanghai, China](/resource/128-9-novartis.jpg)
Who is Nancy Singleton Hachisu giving her book to this Christmas?
The author of Japan: The Cookbook tells us about her highs and lows of 2018 and who’ll be getting a great gift
![Japan: The Cookbook author Nancy Singleton Hachisu](/resource/nancychef.jpg)
Here’s Annie Leibovitz at Work, in Paris!
Find out what happened when the photographer met her fans and talked through her career in the French capital
![Annie Leibovitz beside her 2012 portrait of Michelle Obama, at the MK2 Cinema in Paris](/resource/mk2-talk.jpg)
Seriously, won’t this Contra chef give us his sauce secrets?
Well, sort of. But this is why Jeremiah Stone feels his XO Sauce is one secret that shouldn’t make it into print
![Contra's Jeremiah Stone](/resource/jeremiah-stone-headshot-contra-and-wildair.jpg)
How Pollock and Mapplethorpe shaped Warhol’s Oxidation paintings
Should we see these urine-based works as a punky insult or an art-historical series? Perhaps they’re both
![Andy Warhol, Oxidation, 1977–78, urine and metallic paint on canvas, six canvases, 14 x 10 inches, each, 35.6 x 25.4 cm, each. Picture credit: Collection Norman and Norah Stone, San Francisco © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., NY, Photo by Phillips/Schwab](/resource/05b-203-oxidation.jpg)
Who is Noah Charney giving his book to this Christmas?
The Museum of Lost Art author tells us his personal highs and lows of 2018 and who’ll be getting a great gift
![Noah Charney. Photograph by Urska Charney](/resource/u-nportrait1.jpg)
'Ferran made me realise fewer sweet things are better!'
Albert Adrià reveals how his infamous brother’s inventiveness made him push the definitions of dessert
![Albert Adrià. Image via Wikimedia commons](/resource/albert-adriaii.jpg)
Theaster Gates and David Adjaye join Bono’s fight against AIDS
Going to Art Basel Miami? Then drop in on this exceptional charity auction, curated by these great creatives
![Theaster Gates and David Adjaye. Image courtesy of Sotheby's](/resource/adjaygates.jpg)
Putnam & Putnam's Paltrow flowers went to good causes!
Here’s how the arrangements they created for Gwyneth's Hamptons wedding went on to delight others too
![Putnam & Putnam's flowers for the wedding of Gwyneth Paltrow. Image courtesy of Putnam & Putnam's Instagram](/resource/gwynethflowers.jpg)
Olafur Eliasson and a French opera of forbidden love
The artist and Phaidon author is overseeing the stage, set and costume design for an opera with Sir Simon Rattle
![Olafur Eliasson works on his new opera set. Image courtesy of Olafur's Instagram](/resource/olafurstagedesign.jpg)
Seriously, is this how the Contra chefs got a Michelin star?
No! It was exceptional yet simple cookery, not cuddling up to The Michelin Man that won over the judges
![Jeremiah Stone and Fabián von Hauske at the NYC Michelin party. Image courtesy of Stone's Instagram](/resource/michelinstarcontra.jpg)
Debbie Harry and friends talk about posing for Warhol
Andy’s portrait subjects tell the New York Times what it was like being pictured in (and paying for) Andy’s portraits
![Debbie Harry with her portrait at a preview of the Whitney's new Warhol retrospective. Image courtesy of Blondie's Instagram](/resource/warholharry3.jpg)
Putnam & Putnam did Gwyneth Paltrow’s wedding!
The star just married film producer Brad Falchuk, and America’s greatest floral designers were there to help
![Brad Falchuk and Gwyneth Paltrow at their wedding in the Hamptons. Image courtesy of Gwyneth's Instagram](/resource/patrowputnam1.jpg)
Want Modernism beside the sea? Go to Fire Island!
This summer resort is home to some of America’s best mid-century architecture, as our new guide explains
![4 Ocean Walk, Fire Island, by Peter Asher. All photographs by Darren Bradley from Mid-Century Modern Architecture Travel Guide: East Coast USA](/resource/4oceanwalk2.jpg)
Why the Whitney’s Warhol exhibition goes big on the 1970s
Donna De Salvo, curator of the Whitney's retrospective, says Andy’s later decades were among his greatest
![Andy Warhol (1928–1987), Mao, 1972. Acrylic, silkscreen ink, and graphite on linen, 14 ft. 8 1⁄2 in. x 11 ft. 4 1 ⁄2 in. (4.48 x 3.47 m). The Art Institute of Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. Frank G. Logan Purchase Prize and Wilson L. Mead funds, 1974.230 © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS) New York](/resource/mao.jpg)
Why did Magnus Nilsson put pizza in The Nordic Baking Book?
The Nordic Baking Book author has a slightly controversial but well-reasoned take on pizza's 'Nordic origins'
![Magnus Nilsson's creates a Hawaiian pizza, Nordic style, in PBS's Mind of a Chef](/resource/nordicpizza.jpg)
John Waters thinks our Warhol book is 'Like a detective novel’
The filmmaker, artist and Warhol confidant explains why the new Catalogue Raisonné is his bedtime companion
![ters at Pen America/Free Expression Literature, May 2014. © Ed Lederman/PEN American Center. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons](/resource/john-waters-2014-cropped.jpg)
Where to Drink Beer’s author has got Thanksgiving covered
Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergsø has added a little seasonal colour to Evil Twin Brewing’s line-up. Praise be!
![Cranberry Saus Baus by Evil Twin Brewing. Image courtesy of their Instagram](/resource/thanksgivingbeer.jpg)
Prada reissues Verner Panton’s classic blow-up stool
The fashion house loves this innovative transparent cube, the first piece of inflatable furniture
![Prada's new resort campaign featuring Verner Panton's Inflatable Stool. Photograph by Willy Vanderperre](/resource/prada-resort-ss19-advertising-campaign-raised-consciousness-02.jpg)
Seriously, were Contra's chefs once enemies?
Sort of, but they overcame their differences to make their joint venture one of New York's most exciting restaurants
![Jeremiah Stone and Fabián von Hauske, wine lovers and authors of A Very Serious Cookbook](/resource/018-jeremiah-fabian.jpg)
Meet Jean-Christian Jury - he's a vegan!
And he's looking good! But it wasn't always this way. On World Vegan Day our author reveals how heart failure made him reassess his diet for the better. Want to give it a go? Vegan: The Cookbook will show you how
![Jean-Christian Jury - author of Vegan: The Cookbook](/resource/hua-hin-blue-lotus-23.jpg)
WSJ's Alexandra Wolfe is an Animal lover!
The WSJ writer raves over our beautiful new exploration of the zoological world
![The Sweat Bee digital photograph featured in Animal: Exploring the Zoological World](/resource/317-bee-inventory.jpg)
Phaidon chefs score at Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants list
Virgilio Martinez, Enrique Olvera, Rodolfo Guzmán, Alex Atala and Gastón Acurio win big at the 2018 ceremony
![Winning chefs at at Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants list in Bogota earlier this week](/resource/50bestlatincrowd.jpg)
Trevor Paglen borrows from On Kawara for his midterm poster
Artist, activist and Nam June Paik award winner takes a conceptual art classic and reworks it for the elections
![Trevor Paglen's For Freedoms poster. Image courtesy of For Freedom's co-founder and fellow artist Eric Gottesman](/resource/forfreedomstevorpaglen.jpg)
Seriously, what have Contra’s chefs got against microgreens?
When it comes to teeny-weeny garnishes, Jeremiah Stone and Fabián von Hauske really think less is a bore
![Carrot, Uni, Genmaicha, from A Very Serious Cookbook. Photography by Matty Yangwoo Kim. All ceramics by Noble Plateware](/resource/119-carrott-uni.jpg)
Sharon Hayes wants to take Stonewall on the road
The artist wants to put a PA system on a vintage station wagon to commemorate the momentous protest
![From In the Near Future (2005) by Sharon Hayes](/resource/hayesiamaman.jpg)
5 Phaidon books Spencer Bailey really likes
The editor, journalist and incoming Phaidon editor-at-large on his pick of our architecture and design titles
![Spencer Bailey. Photo by Saito Ogata](/resource/spencer-16y-03-23-n1-step4-color.jpg)
For Halloween, the story behind Warhol's 'classic still life'
The pop pioneer said his Skulls were facist symbols, though the truth seems to be a little more complicated
![Skull (1976) by Andy Warhol](/resource/dali-warhol-skull-1976.jpg)
The sweet (and sour) side of Swedish candy
Magnus Nilsson’s new book boasts some great confectionary recipes and reveals a forgotten candy scandal
![From top: Leila’s Rocky Road; Peppermint and Chocolate Pastilles; Chocolate Cookie Crumb Rolls Flavoured with Punsch; Chocolate Oatmeal Balls. As featured in Magnus Nilsson's The Nordic Baking Book.](/resource/389-sweets-chocolates-ii.jpg)
Michael Putnam makes a GREAT Frida Kahlo!
The co-founder of New York’s greatest floral design studio is pretty hot when it comes to fancy dress too
![Michael Putnam (centre) and friends. Image courtesy of Putnam & Putnam's Instagram](/resource/putnamfrida.jpg)
Seriously, what’s so special about the wine at Contra?
Quite a lot! Here’s how friendship, open-mindedness and all natural ingredients make for such a good pairing
![Fabián von Hauske and Jorge Riera check out a vineyard (nice work if you can get it)](/resource/042-3-nice-day.jpg)
Was Verner Panton the Bond villain's favourite designer?
From the late 1960s to the early 21st century Bond baddies have enjoyed the designs of the sensual Scandinavian
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Olafur Eliasson on social media, Experience and his next show
The author, activist and artist has an idea that smart phones might not be so bad for his next Tate show after all
![Olafur Eliasson holding a signed copy of his new book Experience. Head into the store now to buy one](/resource/img-4815.jpg)
'Sweet bread mingling with the scent of volcanic activity'- Magnus Nilsson on Icelandic traditional baking techniques
The Nordic Baking Book author definitely knows a natural steam oven from a hole in the ground!
![Thermally active area, south of Lake Mývatn, Iceland, May 2013; the site is considered a communal area and each family in the neighbouring village has their own hole in the ground in which they bake Icelandic Rye Bread. Photography by Magnus Nilsson](/resource/127-thermal.jpg)
Brae and Faviken are two of WSJ’s Five Restaurants Genuinely Worth Traveling For
Magnus Nilsson and Dan Hunter’s bucolic ventures are both on a small, but perfectly formed, list
![Fäviken Magasinet, Sweden, and Brae, Australia](/resource/braefaviken.jpg)
'Bitter, almost spicy'- Magnus Nilsson on the surprising, evergreen element in Nordic bread
Axes at the ready! One recipe in The Nordic Baking Book requires both culinary and arboreal skills
![Magnus Nilsson](/resource/9780714868721-magnus-nilsson-3.jpg)
Swearing, shopping, Tracey Emin and Sarah Lucas
It may have only lasted six months, but Sarah Lucas’s ‘90’s retail venture still resonates, a quarter century later
![Sarah Lucas and Tracey Emin at The Shop in 1993](/resource/shopsarahlucas.jpg)
Seriously, Contra began as an ice cream shop?
Here’s how a sweet, icey way to keep one chef in NYC developed into one of the city’s best restaurants
![From left: Fabián von Hauske and Jeremiah Stone. Image courtesy of Contra](/resource/fabian-von-hauske-and-jeremiah-stone-headshot-2.jpg)
Five great Picasso works in great destinations
On the artist’s birthday, we pick out some of Pablo's finest pieces, courtesy of our new book Destination Art
![War and Peace (1952-54) Musée National Picasso La Guerre et la Paix, Vallauris, France. All works by Pablo Picasso](/resource/peacemural.jpg)
'Naps with eating' - Magnus Nilsson on Nordic snack breaks
Coffee and snack breaks are known as 'fika' the Nordic Baking Book author says - and they're great for productivity
![Sweet pastries, as photographed by Magnus Nilsson, for The Nordic Baking Book](/resource/279-sweet-pastries.jpg)
Raf Simons on why Warhol is a perfect fit for Calvin Klein
Raf says Warhol’s portraits prove he was truly democratic (but he does love the Death and Disaster series too)
![An Andy Warhol self-portrait printed on a crew-neck shirt by Calvin Klein Jeans. Image courtesy of Calvin Klein's Instagram](/resource/warholck1.jpg)
Alejandro Aravena’s brutal beach house is for sale
Like to slip off your office gear and gaze into a fire at weekends? Got $1.5m? This place could be right for you
![The Ocho Quebradas House by Elemental](/resource/cavemanhouse1.jpg)
Was Verner Panton the most avant-garde of Danish designers?
The 20th century design visionary took Scandi interiors for a walk on the wild side of industrial production
![Verner Panton with his Spiegel sculpture (1965)](/resource/006-vp-spiegel.jpg)