Sex, Death, Sigmund Freud and Sarah Lucas
Here’s how the controversial artist showed her risqué sculptures in Freud’s historic London house
![The Pleasure Principle (2000) by Sarah Lucas at the Freud Museum, London, featuring Hysterical Attack (Eyes) (1999) (centre) and Priere de Toucher (2000) (photograph, far wall) both by Sarah Lucas.](/resource/p7710-0253.jpg)
The war that made Robert Capa
On the Magnum founder’s birthday, we look back at his most famous book, Death in the Making
![Robert Capa, Death in the Making, published by Covici-Friede, New York, 1938. As featured in Magnum Photobook: The Catalogue Raisonné](/resource/capadeathinmaking.jpg)
How Annie Leibovitz caught Richard Nixon's final flight
Leibovitz recalls teaming up with Hunter S. Thompson to document Tricky Dicky’s dishonourable departure
![Richard Nixon Leaving the White House, Washington, D.C., 1974. Photograph © Annie Leibovitz. From ‘Annie Leibovitz At Work’](/resource/021-nixon.jpg)
'Exhausting, Exhilarating, Exasperating but Inspiring' - David Dawson at Sotheby's on sitting for Lucian Freud
Long time assistant and Freud Archive Director reveals what it was like to sit for the great painter
![David Dawson (right) and Sotheby’s Michael Macaulay, SVP, Senior International Specialist, Contemporary Art All Photographs by Stephen Bondio](/resource/screen-shot-2018-10-19-at-17-40-05.jpg)
How Annie Leibovitz captured Emily Dickinson’s absence
This photograph of the poet’s pressed-flowers album serves as a tribute to not one, but two, writers
![Emily Dickinson’s herbarium, Houghton Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2010. Photograph: © Annie Leibovitz. From ‘Annie Leibovitz At Work’](/resource/200-ed-herbarium.jpg)
5 things we learned on the Brutal Bus tour
Prince Charles called the National Theatre a nuclear power station, The Royal College of Physicians is based on the human body and only 50 people lived in the Barbican when the Barbican was built (none of them architects!)
![The Barbican as featured in Atlas of Brutalist Architecture](/resource/brutal-barbican.jpg)
How to do a wedding Putnam & Putnam style
The only thing that’s monochrome is the dynamic duo's workwear, as you can tell from these stunning displays
![Putnam & Putnam's recent wedding production in the Hamptons. Image courtesy of their Instagram](/resource/putnamweddingflowers.jpg)
'A walking Gallup poll' - the social side of Andy Warhol’s incredible creativity according to Arnold Lehman of Phillips
Warhol may have borrowed some ideas from others but that doesn't mean his work wasn't 100 per cent Andy
![Andy Warhol, Self-Portrait with Skull, early 1978, acrylic and silkscreen ink on linen, 16 x 13 inches, 40.6 x 33 cm. Picture credit: The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh; Founding Collection, Contribution The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., NY, Photo by Phillips/Schwab](/resource/05b-278-fl-self-portrait-w-skull.jpg)
Who’s top dog here?
Here’s how we buddied up with NYC’s best four-legged, furry influencers to launch our new book Feed Me
![A very happy Cruz the Frenchie at our Feed Me launch, held earlier this week at Canine Styles, New York City](/resource/feedmeusa1.jpg)
How Annie Leibovitz revealed Kendrick Lamar's inner visions
Having shot Jagger and Lennon, Annie is capturing the musical voice of a new generation for Vanity Fair
![Kendrick Lamar, The Bronx, New York, 2018. © Annie Leibovitz. From ‘Annie Leibovitz At Work’](/resource/214-kendrick-lamar.jpg)
What are all these people trying to get a photograph of?
Could this paw-parazzi shot have anything to do with our Feed Me and Pet-tecture launch this morning?
![The paw-parazzi out in force at our Pet-tecture and Feed Me launch this morning](/resource/img-9542.jpg)
On National Pasta Day, why not try this Middle Eastern take?
These grain-sized pasta shapes are popular across the Middle East, and go great with kale and feta
![Quick orzo with kale and sumac from The Mezze Cookbook](/resource/176-orzo-kale-sumac.jpg)
'To me there’s no argument' – the Whitney’s Donna De Salvo says Andy’s 70s paintings are unquestionably great
The curator of the forthcoming Warhol retrospective says that was the era when Warhol truly engaged with painting
![Andy Warhol, Self-Portrait, early 1978, acrylic and silkscreen ink on linen, 40 x 40 inches, 101.6 x 101.6 cm. The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh; Founding Collection, Contribution The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., NY Photo by Phillips/Schwab](/resource/05b-259-self-portrait.jpg)
Cool Designs for Cultured Kids – The Eames Elephant
This pint-sized pachyderm was created for Charles and Ray’s offspring but is now available to all cultured kids
![Eames Elephant by Charles and Ray Eames. As featured in Design for Children](/resource/13-eames-elephant.jpg)
'Campbell’s Soup Cans is the real model for the portraits' - Andy Warhol biographer Blake Gopnik on Andy's '70s portraits
'The collapse of the portraits into a single series is Warholian – things in series without individual characteristics'
![Andy Warhol, Ashraf Pahlavi, early 1978, acrylic and silkscreen ink on linen, 40 x 40 inches, 101.6 x 101.6 cm. Picture credit: Private Collection © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., NY, Photo by Phillips/Schwab](/resource/05a-280-l-ashraf-pahlavi-recovered.jpg)
How Annie Leibovitz showed her mother's honesty
She’s shot everyone from the Queen to Kanye, but she says this picture of her mother is probably her favourite
![Marilyn Leibovitz, Clifton Point, New York, 1997. Photograph © Annie Leibovitz. From ‘Annie Leibovitz At Work’](/resource/167-marilyn-leibovitz.jpg)
Did you spot Mark Bradford at the Royal Wedding?
Some work by the artist made a sneak appearance at Princess Eugenie's wedding ceremony a few days ago
![](/resource/006-7-mark-bradford.jpg)
“The galleries were scared to show them” Factory studio boss Vincent Fremont on Andy Warhol’s Sex Parts series
Here’s what happened when Andy finally expressed his sexual desires in the late 1970s
![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)
Get to know Cape Cod Modernism in Massachusetts
This is what happened when Walter Gropius and co took the summer off and went to the beach
![The Chapel of St. James the Fisherman in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, by Olav Hammarstrom. As featured in Mid-Century Modern Architecture Travel Guide: East Coast USA. All photographs by Darren Bradley](/resource/ccchapel1.jpg)
The hidden story in Olafur Eliasson’s new book
Here’s why the world-famous artist hopes Olafur Eliasson: Experience will help him reach a new audience
![Olafur Eliasson](/resource/portrait-of-olafur-eliasson-121752.jpg)
'He saw hammers and sickles when he went to Italy in the 70s' - Factory studio boss Vincent Fremont on Andy Warhol
How Andy's Skull series and Hammer and Sickle images were inspired by the extreme politics of 1970s Europe
![Andy Warhol, Hammer and Sickle [Still Life], late 1976, acrylic and silkscreen ink on linen, 72 x 86 inches, 182.9 x 218.4 cm. MAXXI - Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo, Rome © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., NY, Photo by Phillips/Schwab](/resource/05a-114-l-hammer-and-sickle.jpg)
How Annie Leibovitz saw Nicole Kidman's face light up
Turns out some people are truly photogenic as the legendary photographer explains in her new book
![Nicole Kidman, Charleston, East Sussex, England, 1997. Photograph by © Annie Leibovitz. Shot for Vanity Fair. From ‘Annie Leibovitz At Work’](/resource/153-kidman.jpg)
The Nordic Baking Book is a Bible for Bakers says WSJ.
Magnus Nilsson's new book 'captures the heart of baking culture across Scandinavia' the magazine says
![Magnus Nilsson](/resource/magnus-nilsson-y7a8043-ok.jpg)
Want to catch up with the Harvard Five? Go to New Canaan
The Connecticut village is an architectural gem, says our new Mid-Century Modern Architecture Travel Guide
![The Glass House, New Canaan, Connecticut, by Philip Johnson, as featured in Mid-Century Modern Architecture Travel Guide: East Coast USA. All photographs by Darren Bradley](/resource/088-the-glass-house.jpg)
How Annie Leibovitz learned to dance with Mikhail Baryshnikov
Her photos of Baryshnikov’s company are a lesson in the beauty, and difficulty, in photographing dance
![Mikhail Baryshnikov and Rob Besserer, Cumberland Island, Georgia, 1990. Photograph © Annie Leibovitz. From ‘Annie Leibovitz At Work’](/resource/086-mikhail-rpb.jpg)
Get to know Frank Lloyd Wright in Pleasantville
You’ll never see so much of Wright’s style in a single place than when you tour this small, New York state enclave
![A house in the Usonia Historic District, Usonia Road, Pleasantville, NY 10570, photographed by Darren Bradley](/resource/usonia2.jpg)
Why Sharon Hayes came out as a dyke but lives as a lesbian
On National Coming Out Day, here’s how the artist helped wrench one term from the field of psychiatry
![Sharon Hayes in The Lesbian, 1998](/resource/sharonhayeslesbian.jpg)
Mario Sorrenti talks Kate Moss and more in New York
Sorrenti tells former W and Barneys Creative Director Dennis Freedman about his love for Kate and conceptual art
![Mario Sorrenti and Dennis Freedman discuss Mario's new book Kate in New York's SVA Theatre earlier this week](/resource/img-6671.jpg)
Get to know Doo-Wop architecture in Wildwood
The Jersey Shore resort is full of this kitsch take on modernism according to our mid-century East Coast guide
![One of the Doo-Wop buildings, in Wildwood, NJ, as featured in Mid-Century Modern Architecture Travel Guide: East Coast USA. All photographs by Darren Bradley](/resource/179-a-wildwood.jpg)
Nan Goldin goes back to the dive bars in The Deuce
The photographer put in a cameo performance on the HBO show beside James Franco, critiquing her early work
![James Franco and Nan Goldin in The Deuce. Photograph Paul Schiraldi / HBO](/resource/goldintheduce.jpg)
Highly unusual homes for highly unusual animals
Got a homeless horse or a hermit crab looking for a crib? Then pick the perfect place from our book Pet-tecture
![Shelter for Hermit Crabs by Aki Inomata](/resource/122-shelter-hermit.jpg)
A very funny man for A Very Serious Cookbook
Comedian Eric Wareheim opens up on why he loves the amazing food and wine at Contra and Wildair
![Eric Wareheim. Image courtesy of Eric's Instagram](/resource/ericwareheimwine.jpg)
When Jannis Kounellis painted with horses
On the 85th anniversary of the artist's birth, we look back at the time Kounellis coaxed 12 horses into a gallery
![Jannis Kounellis, Untitled (Cavalli), 1967, 12 horses, installation view at Galleria L’attico, Rome, 1969. Artwork © Jannis Kounellis](/resource/042-3-cavalli.jpg)
Cool Designs for Cultured Kids – Dada Marionettes
Children will love these colourful string puppets - parents will appreciate the marionettes' avant-garde origins
![Marionettes for König Hirsch, 1918, by Sophie Taeuber-Arp (1889–1943) IC Design](/resource/p7519-004-b.jpg)
How Annie Leibovitz drew star power from the Rolling Stones
In Annie Leibovitz at Work, she explains how she picked up 'power by association' shooting their 1975 tour
![The Rolling Stones, Philadelphia, 1975. Photograph © Annie Leibovitz. From ‘Annie Leibovitz At Work’](/resource/033-rolling-stones.jpg)
Putnam & Putnam choose the 'It Flowers' of 2018
New York’s hottest floral designers capture this year’s most coveted flowers in their new book, and post some online
![Michael and Darroch Putnam](/resource/dmputnam.jpg)
Stephen Shore's personal tribute to Andy Warhol
On Stephen Shore's birthday, we look back at his formative relationship with the pop art master
![A young Stephen Shore with Andy Warhol at the Factory. From Factory: Andy Warhol](/resource/015-s-shore-and-aw.jpg)
Massimo Bottura is the Pavarotti of Pasta, says 60 Minutes
The show traces his career from a first taste of tortellini under his grandma's table to becoming world’s best chef
![Massimo Bottura on 60 Minutes](/resource/massimo60mins1.jpg)
Here's a sneak peak of Massimo Bottura on 60 Minutes tonight!
Watch Channel 2 at 7pm tonight to see our Bread is Gold and Skinny Italian Chef author interviewed by Lesley Stahl
![Massimo Bottura filming a 60 Minutes segment in the Mercato Storico Albinelli market in Modena, March 2018](/resource/screen-shot-2018-10-07-at-18-03-27-2.jpg)
What is Sharon Hayes trying to tell us?
Discover how this contemporary artist uses vintage protest to open up new possibilities
![In The Near Future (detail), 2009, multiple slide projection, installation, 13 actions, 13 projections, 1053 slides. Artwork © Sharon Hayes](/resource/064-5-near-future.jpg)
Cool Designs for Cultured Kids – The Optischer Farbmischer
Get your pre-schoolers into Goethe and Schopenhauer with this deceptively simple-looking spinning top
![Optischer Farbmischer, 1924, by Ludwig Hirschfeld-Mack. As featured in Design for Children](/resource/253-optischer-farbmischer-a.jpg)
How Annie Leibovitz let Patti Smith become herself
In Annie Leibovitz At Work, the photographer looks back at two key portraits of one remarkable singer
![Patti Smith, New Orleans, 1978. Photograph © Annie Leibovitz. From Annie Leibovitz At Work](/resource/123-patti-smith.jpg)
Astonishing Animals – The Panda
On World Animal Day we look at the panda's remarkable role in wildlife conservation
![Untitled, 2015 by Ami Vitale. From Animal: Exploring the Zoological World](/resource/vitale.jpg)
These doghouses will make your home look good too
No more ruff sleeping with these beautiful pieces of dog-focused design featured in our new book Pet-tecture
![Cromo by FORMA Italia](/resource/238-cromo.jpg)
How Annie Leibovitz got Keith Haring to go black and white
In Annie Leibovitz at Work the photographer reveals the fascinating story behind her photo of the great artist
![Keith Haring, New York City, 1986. Photograph: © Annie Leibovitz. From ‘Annie Leibovitz At Work’](/resource/060-haring.jpg)
Brutalist buildings you can only see in our new book
The wrecking ball has levelled them but they live on forever in our new Atlas of Brutalist Architecture
![Prentice Women’s Hospital, Chicago, USA, 1975 by Bertrand Goldberg Associates](/resource/prenticewomenshospital-ii.jpg)
Destination Art every kid will love!
Taking a trip with children? Then pick out somewhere from our great new travel guide to art around the world
![Fusterlandia, 2000–Present, Havana, Cuba, by José Rodríguez Fuster](/resource/519-rodriguez.jpg)
Cool Designs for Cultured Kids – Montessori Geometric Solids
This early 20th century developmental toy was one of the first design products created specifically for children
![Geometric Solids, c. 1910 by Maria Montessori (1870–1952). From Design for Children](/resource/075-woodie-and-camper-1sharpen.jpg)
How does Annie Leibovitz do it?
On the photographer’s birthday, read the stories behind the images in her new book Annie Leibovitz At Work
![The Rolling Stones, Philadelphia, 1975. Photograph © Annie Leibovitz. From ‘Annie Leibovitz At Work’](/resource/033-rolling-stones.jpg)
Sketch to Skyline - what Luis Barragán’s Las Arboledas development in Mexico looked like on day one
The Pritzker laureate brought nature, order and colour together in this Mexican residential development
![](/resource/labarragan.jpg)
How Steve McCurry captured the lives of coffee growers
On International Coffee Day take another look at the photos in From These Hands: A Journey Along The Coffee Trail
![A woman prepares for a coffee ritual, Amaro region, Ethiopia, 2014. All photographs by Steve McCurry](/resource/141-ritual-web.jpg)
These Brutalist buildings look a bit like Jenga blocks
There are plenty of structures in our new Atlas that look just a little bit like the popular wooden building block game
![Petrobras Headquarters, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1973, by Roberto Gandolfi and José Sanchotene](/resource/page-132.jpg)
The perfect beer for Nordic Baking
After centuries apart, Evil Twin's Swedish Fika Biscotti Break brings Nordic brewing and baking together again
![Poppels and Evil Twin Brewing's Swedish Fika Biscotti Break beer. Image courtesy of Evil Twin's Instagram](/resource/swedishfika.jpg)
Elmgreen & Dragset have a tall tale to tell about this pool
Don't believe everything you see and read at their excellent new Whitechapel Gallery show
![The Whitechapel Pool by Elmgreen & Dragset. Image courtesy of the artists' Instagram](/resource/elmgreendragsetpool.jpg)
Instagrammers campaigned to save these Brutalist buildings
...but they didn't always succeed. Luckily, you can still see the ones they couldn't save in Atlas of Brutalist Architecture
![Atlanta Central Library, Atlanta, USA, 1980, by Marcel Breuer & Associates](/resource/atlantalibrary.jpg)
Destination Art in the most beautiful settings
Come for the art but stay for the views around these important contemporary artworks from new book Destination Art
![Foggy Wake in a Desert: An Ecosphere, 1976, National Gallery of Australia Sculpture Garden, Canberra, Australia, by Fujiko Nakaya](/resource/018-nakaya.jpg)
How bad cities can kill us (and better cities might cure us)
Cholera no longer infects our water supplies but other threats lurk in our cities - Shaping Cities has a way forward
![Fans of Nintendo’s Pokémon Go, a location-based augmented reality game, cause a traffic jam at a PokéStop, a physical space where gameplay occurs.
Picture by Liau Chung Ren](/resource/217-pokestop.jpg)
Putnam & Putnam create an autumn display for Martha Stewart
New York City's greatest floral designers prove there's more to flowers than simple summer blooms
![Putnam & Putnam's decorative mantel in this month's issue of Martha Stewart Living. Image courtesy of Putnam & Putnam's Instagram](/resource/putnamflowers1.jpg)
Cool Designs for Cultured Kids – The Giulia Rocking Horse
Can you afford kids and a Maserati? Then try this stylish Italian toy featured in new book Design for Children
![Giulia Rocking Horse, 2008 by Pininfarina Extra, as featured in Design for Children](/resource/guilarockinghorse.jpg)
These cat homes will make your home look good too
Get your beloved kitty a bit of furniture like this and you’ll soon be feline very house proud . . .
![](/resource/cattable2.jpg)
How better cities will save the world
By locking in good habits with infrastructure the mega cities of the future could help us avert ecological disaster
![New York City, USA. Climate change exposes cities, especially coastal ones, to greater environmental risks and uncertainty. In 2012, Manhattan suffered a major blackout affecting 600,000 people after Hurricane Sandy struck New York City. This was due to defensive walls not being high enough to protect the 14th Street power station from the storm surge. Photo by Iwan Baan / Getty Images, from Shaping Cities in an Urban Age](/resource/204-5-ny-blackout-i.jpg)
These Brutalist War memorials have very brutal back stories
World War II hit the former Yugoslavia hard and it has many poignant concrete creations to commemorate it
![Battle of Sutjeska Memorial, Sutjeska National Park, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1917 by Miodrag Živković, as reproduced in Atlas of Brutalist Architecture](/resource/sutjeska400.jpg)
Destination Art you can get to in your lunch break
Are you in a big city? Got an hour to spare? Then get out and see some art from our new book Destination Art
![Shirazeh Houshiary and Pip Horne, East Window and Altar, 2011, St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 4JJ, England. Photograph by Marc Gascoigne](/resource/114-houshiary-horne.jpg)
Destination Art that looks like a LOT of fun!
Find art difficult sometimes? Don't fret. Take a look at these works in Destination Art and you'll soon by smiling
![Super Lambanana, 1998, by Taro Chiezo, Liverpool, UK, as featured in Destination Art](/resource/lambanana.jpg)
Sketch to Skyline - what Louis Kahn’s Salk Institute in La Jolla, California looked like on day one
Did you know Kahn originally planned a garden in the middle of the site? Drawing Architecture takes up the story
![Salk Institute, 1959, by Louis Kahn. Charcoal on paper. From Drawing Architecture](/resource/salkinstitutedrawing.jpg)
Cool Designs for Cultured Kids - Alexander Girard's dolls
Discover how Herman Miller's design director channelled his love of folk art and bright colours into these figures
![Wooden Dolls, 1963 by Alexander Girard, as featured in Design for Children](/resource/007-girard-dolls.jpg)
Great Art in the Great Outdoors
Sometimes it pays to think outside the white-walled box as our new book Destination Art shows
![Crouching Spider, 2003, by Louise Bourgeois, Château La Coste, France, as reproduced in Destination Art](/resource/173-bourgeoisi.jpg)
The surprisingly bookish origins of German trifle
Discover a story of rich lives and tragic decline behind the sweet Lübeck-style trifle in The German Cookbook
![Apple and Pumpernickel Trifle, a slightly lighter alternative to the heavier Lübeck-Style Trifle. From The German Cookbook](/resource/337-trifle.jpg)
Cool Designs for Cultured Kids - The Radio Flyer Wagon
Here’s how an ambitious Italian-American created a cheap, safe wagon and earned himself the name ‘Little Ford’
![Classic Red Wagon, 1940, by Radio Flyer, created by Antonio Pasin, as featured in Design for Children](/resource/screen-shot-2018-09-21-at-11-00-11.jpg)
"What is the size of ‘we’?" – Olafur Eliasson on public art, building bridges, and his Experience of togetherness
Eliasson understands the limits of civic engagement, but says he is trying to push the envelope nevertheless
![Olafur Eliasson, photograph by Anders Sune Berg](/resource/portrait-of-olafur-eliasson-121758.jpg)
Do you recognise these Brutalist buildings from the big screen?
From sci-fi to horror, indie drama to LA caper, movie makers love a Brutalist backdrop, as our new Atlas notes
![Lecture Centre, Brunel University, London, UK, 1968, by Richard Sheppard. As featured in our new Atlas of Brutalist Architecture](/resource/bruneluniversity.jpg)
Robert Venturi dies aged 93
The American architect, whose work helped define postmodernism, died on Tuesday in Philadelphia
![Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown, I am a Monument, 1972, ink on paper. Picture credit: Architectural Archives of the University of Pennsylvania | Venturi, Scott Brown Collection. From Drawing Architecture ](/resource/237-venturi-scott-brown.jpg)
Lucian Freud Slices of Life - The Latter Years
The passing years didn’t dim Freud’s ambition - in fact his talent, along with his canvas sizes, grew as he aged
![Lucian Freud, Benefits Supervisor Sleeping, 1995, oil on canvas, 151.3 × 219 cm, 59½ × 86¼ in. © The Lucian Freud Archive / Bridgeman Images; photography by John Riddy (volume 2, pages 176-177)](/resource/vii-176-7-benefits-supervisor.jpg)
Lucian Freud Slices of Life - The Middle Years
A friendly intervention by the Palace helped Freud and his family escape peril - half a century later he repaid the debt
![Lucian Freud, Wasteground with Houses, Paddington, 1970–2, oil on canvas, 167 × 101 cm, 65¾ × 39¾ in. © The Lucian Freud Archive / Bridgeman Images; photography by John Riddy (volume 1, page 285)](/resource/vi-285-wasteground.jpg)
Lucian Freud Slices of Life - The Early Years
The artist mixed with rogues and royals in his early London life and kept in touch with both during his gambling days
![Lucian Freud, Portrait of Kitty, 1948–9, oil on panel, 35 × 24 cm, 13¾ × 9½ in. © The Lucian Freud Archive / Bridgeman Images; photography by John Riddy (volume 1, page 166)](/resource/vi-166-kitty.jpg)
The surprisingly British origins of German currywurst
The street food was first cooked with a little help from Germany’s enemies as The German Cookbook explains
![Currywurst, as featured in The German Cookbook](/resource/039-currywurst-i.jpg)
Cool Designs for Cultured Kids - The Frisbee
Discover how an amateur American designer took a cake tin and turned it into one of the world’s most popular toys
![The Frisbee, as featured in Design for Children](/resource/frisbee.jpg)
These Brutalist buildings look like they shouldn't stay up
A smart choice of materials and techniques enables architects to dazzle as Atlas of Brutalist Architecture reveals
![Grand Central Water Tower, Midrand, South Africa, 1996 by GAPP Architects & Urban Designers](/resource/470-b-grand-water-tower1.jpg)
Scholten & Baijings rework afternoon tea in London
The Dutch design duo has filled Fortnum & Mason with pale green products for their new tea installation
![](/resource/time-for-tea-header.jpg)
A Brutalist guide to Open House London
Londoners – here’s how to satisfy your craving for mid-century concrete this coming weekend
![The Royal College of Physicians, Denys Lasdun & Partners, 1964. All images featured in Atlas of Brutalist Architecture](/resource/royalcollege.jpg)
What is it with Sarah Lucas and eggs?
Volunteers just smashed 1,000 eggs at the artist’s request - our new book explains why she works with them
![Sarah Lucas,](/resource/sarahlucastwofriedeggs.jpg)
Astonishing Animals – The Male Diving Beetle
The microscopic intricacy of this insect’s foot belies a deeply sinister mating habit
![A male diving beetle (Acilius sp.) front foot (2015), digital image created by laser scanning confocal
microscope by Igor Siwanowicz](/resource/maledivingbeetle.jpg)
The surprisingly political origins of German pickled herring
How Otto von Bismarck came to lend his name to one of Germany’s best-loved seafood dishes
![Bismarck Herring, from the German Cookbook](/resource/131-bismarck-herring.jpg)
Look who turned up at our Kate Moss book launch!
Kate stopped by to see photographer boyfriend Mario Sorrenti as we publish the photos that wowed Calvin Klein
![Photographer Mario Sorrenti and Kate Moss at Matches, 5 Carlos Place](/resource/mario-sorrenti-kate-moss-at-kate-launch-at-5-carlos-place-for-matchesfashion-com-2.jpg)
'Street dance is crucial' – Olafur Eliasson on Harlem Gun Crew, his teenage years and the Experience of space
Eliasson doesn’t hide his early breakdancing achievements; instead he incorporates them into his artistic career
![Olafur Eliasson by Silja Magg](/resource/eliasson2.jpg)
These Brutalist buildings are actually really beautiful
It might not be known for its pretty ornamentation or well-balanced forms but Brutalism can still embody beauty
![Cathedral of Brasília, Brazil, 1970, by Oscar Niemeyer as featured in Atlas of Brutalist Architecture](/resource/brutalbeautiful1.jpg)
Sketch to Skyline - what Foreign Office Architects' Yokohama International Ferry Terminal looked like on day one
Sometimes the finished structure doesn't look much like the drawing - as this early ink on paper sketch reveals
![Yokohama Ferry Terminal, 2002 Ink on paper Foreign Office Architects](/resource/screen-shot-2018-09-17-at-09-25-45.jpg)
Astonishing Animals – The Spoonworm
These six different images depict one obscure marine animal, captured by one dedicated photographer
![Thalassematid echiuran, 2013 Digital photograph, by Arthur Anker.](/resource/055-anker.jpg)
How the cities of the future will look
80% of urban infrastructure that will exist in 2050 isn't built yet. Ricky Burdett is about to give us a sneak peak
![Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. In areas where land is cheap and unregulated, informal
development encroaches on the countryside that surrounds growing urban centres. As in many parts of rapidly urbanizing Sub-Saharan Africa, the edges of Kinshasa are being eroded as the city expands horizontally without regulation.](/resource/072-3-congo.jpg)
The surprisingly sacred origins of German pretzels
Read how old prayer traditions found their way into popular baked goods, according to The German Cookbook
![Bavarian Soft Pretzels featured in The German Cookbook](/resource/pretzels1.jpg)
Putnam & Putnam fill trucks with flowers for Gaga designer
Michael and Darroch Putnam give fashion director Brandon Maxwell's tailgate-themed show a floral accompaniment
![Michael Putnam with one of his displays for Brandon Maxwell. Image courtesy of Putnam & Putnam's Instagram](/resource/putnamflowersbrandonmaxwell.jpg)
Anna Dello Russo lights up Fifth Avenue
The Italian super stylist was joined by top models and designers at her NY Fashion Week party earlier this week
![Anna Dello Russo arrives at Saks Fifth Avenue during New York Fashion Week 2018](/resource/saks-fifth-avenue-book-signing-with-anna-dello-russo-4.jpg)
How Roald Dahl ended up with a Bacon Portrait of Freud
On Roald Dahl day, we take a closer look at the author’s love of these monumental British artists
![Francis Bacon - Study for Head of Lucian Freud, 1967 oil on canvas 14 x 12in. (35.5 x 30.5cm.) Image courtesy of Christie's](/resource/baconfreudstudy.jpg)
‘An exhibition is like a small weather system’ - Olafur Eliasson on art, audience and the Experience of putting on a show
![Olafur Eliasson Photo by Ari Magg, 2014 © 2014 Olafur Eliasson](/resource/portrait-of-olafur-eliasson-121753.jpg)
U2 play Massimo Bottura’s Refettorio Paris
Bono and the band took an opportunity during their tour to entertain guests at Massimo's Bread Is Gold restaurant
![U2 at Refettorio Paris. Image courtesy of Refettorio Paris's Instagram](/resource/u2refettorio.jpg)
Wolfgang Tillmans makes a return to the photocopier
The photographer says his first camera was the copy machine and he’s gone back to the office staple for a new show
![Filigran III, 2018, unique photocopy, by Wolfgang Tillmans. As featured in his new show How likely is it that only I am right in this matter? at David Zwirner, New York. Image courtesy of the artist and the gallery](/resource/filigreniii.jpg)
How Ernö Goldfinger brutalised both east and west
The architect built iconic towers on both sides of London - and was immortalised as a Bond baddie
![Trellick Tower (1972) in West London by Ernö Goldfinger - featured in Atlas of Brutalist Architecture](/resource/goldfingertrellick.jpg)
Sketch to Skyline - What Richard Rogers and Renzo Piano's Pompidou Centre in Paris looked like on day one
This cultural centre in a rundown part of Paris epitomised 'the Bilbao effect' years before the term was coined
![Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers - Pompidou Centre, 1971 Pencil on paper - as featured in Drawing Architecture](/resource/screen-shot-2018-09-11-at-11-54-08.jpg)
‘I grew up surrounded by art that embraced abstraction, mythology and allowed space for imagination' - Olafur Eliasson on landscape, Experience and the art his father made
![Olafur Eliasson. Photo by Thilo Frank, Studio Olafur Eliasson](/resource/oe-portrait-thilo-frank.jpg)
Now you can cook like Massimo Bottura (kind of)
The chef and philanthropist has designed his own range of cooking toys - with a little help from Grundig
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