BIG brings floating villages to San Francisco
Bjarke Ingels hopes his scheme for Islais Creek will not only hold back the sea, but also the Bay Area's house prices
What to expect from Grafton Architects’ 2018 Venice Biennale
Look out for space, freedom, generosity and “an enormous tea cosy” of architectural concerns at this year’s Biennale
Can you dress like Anna Dello Russo?
Post a shot of your best (or craziest) AdR look, and you could get to party with Anna and co. in Milan
Understanding Stella: The Imaginary Places series
Here’s how a 1980s travel guide to Narnia, Middle Earth and Oz led Frank Stella on an abstract voyage of his own
Why Chair 14 by Michael Thonet matters
Find out how a German cabinetmaker pioneered new industrial techniques to create this popular, perennial classic
Alexandre de Betak shows Architectural Digest his SoHo loft
The Fellini of fashion has a few surprises in store for AD, including a secret, mirrored room with its own fireman's pole
Concrete nanotecture to solve Hong Kong's home squeeze
Could these contemporary, concrete micro-apartments be in the pipeline for cash-strapped singletons?
Snarkitecture’s fantasy islands
The NYC design practice has worked a vintage video game into its new set of kitchen islands
Is Anna Dello Russo really going to set up a kennel?
Fashion star tells Italian Vogue that her new Phaidon book may mark a key turning point in her life. . .
These Self-Portraits will freak you out
What do you see when you look in the mirror? Let's hope its nothing like this trio of images from 500 Self-Portraits. . .
Understanding Stella: The Benjamin Moore paintings
Discover how Frank Stella's love of commercial house paint helped him catch the eye of pop art pioneer Andy Warhol
Liz Larner - Why I Create
Exploring the inspirations and attitudes of artists working with clay and ceramic, featured in Vitamin C
Why the DSR Chair by Charles and Ray Eames matters
Discover how World War II and MoMA helped popularise the world’s first mass market plastic chair
Anna Dello Russo gets in the ring with Tod’s
The Italian fashion editor creates a circus themed capsule collection for the Italian luxury goods company
California Captured – The Salk Institute
Marvin Rand was California's most inconspicuous photographer - but he defined its architectural iconography
Understanding Stella: The Cones and Pillars series
Want to know why Frank Stella borrowed from fairy tales in his quest to break up the surface of his paintings?
Emily Hesse - Why I Create
Exploring the inspirations and attitudes of artists working with clay and ceramic, featured in Vitamin C
Happy art for Blue Monday from Alain de Botton
Can pretty works by Matisse and Monet get us through the January blues? Yes, argues the Art as Therapy author
How Kerry James Marshall kept MLK's memory alive
The artist was inspired by commercial souvenirs to spread Dr. King's legacy - without desecrating his memory
Markus Karstieß - Why I Create
Exploring the inspirations and attitudes of artists working with clay and ceramic, featured in Vitamin C
Tomi Ungerer is now a Commandeur de la Légion d'Honneur
The 86-year-old author receives one of France's highest honours in the French National New Year's list
California Captured - The Capitol Records Building
Marvin Rand was California's most inconspicuous photographer - but he defined its architectural iconography
Stanfords loves The Palestinian Table
Reem Kassis's book on this highly cultured part of the Levant is up for an Edward Stanford Travel Writing Award
Understanding Stella: The Moby Dick series
Here's how Frank Stella's tribute to the Great American novel also paid a debt to the abstract expressionists
Marco Chiandetti - Why I Create
Exploring the inspirations and attitudes of artists working with clay and ceramic, featured in Vitamin C
Military style invades Men's London Fashion Week
Vivienne Westwood, Craig Green and Charles Jeffrey all use uniform motifs in striking new collections
All you need to know about René Redzepi's Noma 2.0
Cod sperm and weird plants - chef gives us the lowdown as he prepares to open new seven-room restaurant
California Captured - The Palevsky House
Marvin Rand was California's most inconspicuous photographer - but he defined its architectural iconography
Understanding Stella: The Scarlatti K series
Here's how Frank Stella uses 3D printing, cutting-edge software and baroque music to reinvent painting
JR and Massimo team up to feed the needy in Paris
The chef has asked the artist to work on the new Parisian outpost of his successful haute-cuisine refettorio
Who knew Renoir did erotica?
Is this painting of a girl bathing entirely innocent - or loaded with sexual suggestion?
Lynda Draper - Why I Create
Exploring the inspirations and attitudes of artists working with clay and ceramic, featured in Vitamin C
Anna dello Russo wants teens to buy her haute-couture
The Italian fashion editor hopes the sale of her clothes collection will benefit tomorrow’s catwalk stars
JR brings his Rio giants to London
The artist restages his monumental 2016 Brazilian Olympics project at new London gallery
A great new use for old Panettone from Bread is Gold
Want to know what to do with that one you didn't manage to finish? Massimo Bottura has a wonderful recipe
Emre Hüner - Why I Create
Exploring the inspirations and attitudes of artists working with clay and ceramic, featured in Vitamin C
Could wood be the future of urban architecture?
A new exhibition in London will make a strong case for timber's place amid the skyline of tomorrow
Virgilio Martinez and Rodolfo Guzmán go head-to-head
Two of Latin America's leading chefs discuss and cook innovative, local food in Santiago de Chile next week
RIP Betty Woodman - the woman who made clay fine art
87-year-old artist and mother of photographer Francesca died in Italy on January 2
Olafur Eliasson unboxes Bread is Gold
Berlin-based artist and activist instantly recognises the value in Massimo’s extraordinary new book
How Barber Osgerby pitched their Pacific chair to Jony Ive
Apple’s design guru saw how this 'quiet' piece of furniture suited today's less-formal office environment
No one did bags like Yves Saint Laurent
He might not have based a collection around a single handbag but Yves still knew how to make remarkable ones
Delcy Morelos - Why I Create
Exploring the inspirations and attitudes of artists working with clay and ceramic, featured in Vitamin C
Generation Wealth premieres at Sundance
Lauren Greenfield’s film screens beside Carey Mulligan and Jake Gyllenhaal movies at 2018’s festival
What we learned from Nan Goldin’s first 31 Instagram posts
Nan Goldin might deny her role in the development of social media but she's finally joined in!
How Massimo Bottura saw in 2018
The Italian chef may have worked his way into the New Year, but that was no excuse not to party
How to find New Year serenity in the Japanese garden
You can find serenity in a Japanese garden even if it's been left bare by winter - Sophie Walker explains how
How to have a Sportsman-like Christmas
Here’s how Sportsman head honcho Stephen Harris gets festive at his world-beating British restaurant in Kent
Jason Lim - Why I Create
Exploring the inspirations and attitudes of artists working with clay and ceramic, featured in Vitamin C
Who knew Mickalene Thomas did erotica?
In her 2008 painting, Thomas takes a scandalous Balthus work and remakes it in a more loving way
Book of Bones and a Natural History Museum membership – a gift for young naturalists
Know a budding botanist? Then pair our book with membership to one of the world's leading zoological institutions
Come visit our library at the Guild in New York
We’ve teamed up with the acclaimed Roman and Williams to bring a carefully curated library to NYC
John Pawson's World of Colour: Brown
From African graffiti to an Austrian ski town, Pawson finds beauty and playfulness even at this point in the spectrum
Steven Holl unveils his light-filled Maggie’s Centre for London
The building, located beside St Bart’s in London, is a 'joyful, glowing presence' says the architect
Spectrum and a design museum membership – a gift for creatives
Give inspiration, and let them see the finished products at Cooper Hewitt in NY and the Design Museum in London
Alisa Baremboym - Why I Create
Exploring the inspirations and attitudes of artists working with clay and ceramic, featured in Vitamin C
Good Morning America gifts America the Cookbook
America's most popular morning news show just chose America The Cookbook as its only culinary pick for 2017
Baber Osgerby, Projects and their Olio tableware collection – a gift for design lovers
Their tableware is designed to be appreciated piece-by-piece, making it the perfect gift to pair with our new book
10 things they say about Alex de Betak
Mario Testino, Fabien Baron, Jefferson Hack and Karlie Kloss wrap up the Fellini of the fashion show in words
America The Cookbook and a Culinary Institute of America course – a gift for aspiring chefs
Got a lover of American food on your gift list? Then pair our book with a course in American gastronomy
No one did shoes like Yves Saint Laurent
For the designer, shoes were discreet, complementary details - light final touches to be applied sparingly
Massimo Bottura and Enrique Olvera create kitchen alchemy
Enrique dug into Inca history and the Refettorio’s back yard to make a beautiful and healthy mole verde
John Pawson's World of Colour: Violet
18-3838 Ultra Violet is Pantone's colour for 2018. But did Spectrum author John Pawson discover the colour first?
Dan McCarthy - Why I Create
Exploring the inspirations and attitudes of artists working with clay and ceramic, featured in Vitamin C
Bread is Gold and a Food for Soul donation – a gift for caring cooks
Pair Massimo Bottura's new book with support for his non-profit, and you'll satisfy any kind-hearted gourmand
No one did hats like Yves Saint Laurent
The masterful designer loved headwear, even if he apparently wasn’t so keen on its bourgeoisie wearers
John Pawson's World of Colour: Black
Some say black is the total absence of colour but Pawson's dark shots let us see chromatic shades more acutely
The Artist Project: Cecily Brown on a Medieval Madonna
The painter went straight to The Met's medieval sculpture room when asked to choose an artwork that moved her
William Curtis's Le Corb book gets another award!
The International Committee of Architectural Critics honours Ideas and Forms with a Bruno Zevi Award
Annie Leibovitz and a Vanity Fair subscription – a gift for glamour lovers
Gift the book for a look back at Annie's great work - and a subscription to look forward to the images to come
The perfect Japanese Garden for snow
Cursing the cold snap? Perhaps we should be celebrating snow - The Japanese Garden explains why
Where to Drink Coffee and a bean-roasters' subscription – a gift for caffeine lovers
Combine these two gifts and the coffee lover in your life need never drink a bad cup again, either at home or away
The Artist Project: Catherine Opie on Louis XIV’s bedroom
The fine-art photographer believes the Met’s period room dedicated to the Sun King works as a history portrait
The Artist Project and Met Membership – a gift for art lovers
Gift a membership to America's biggest art museum, and have the world’s great artists show your loved-one around
The Artist Project: Sarah Sze on the Ancient Egyptians
The artist finds unlikely parallels between the Tomb of Perneb and the grave-like aspect of her own work
John Pawson's World of Colour: Green
In his new book Spectrum the architect shows sensitivity towards both built and natural environment
Shary Boyle - Why I Create
Exploring the inspirations and attitudes of artists working with clay and ceramic, featured in Vitamin C
Massimo Bottura launches Bread Is Gold in London
'It's all about imagination, knowledge and what one can do with nothing,' chef says at at Refettorio Felix
John Pawson's World of Colour: Red
Israeli porcelain, British pop and Kenyan wildlife all find their way into the red section of Spectrum
Massimo Bottura and Joan Roca create kitchen alchemy
Roca’s use of Italian flatbreads was, for Bottura, as smart and ingenious as an elegantly solved maths problem
Who knew Edward Weston did erotica?
The photographer’s nudes appear abstract but his infamous photo of a pepper packs an unexpected erotic charge
Don't miss this if you're visiting Miami!
Going to Art Basel Miami Beach? Then make sure you take in these towers, featured in Destination Architecture
A Vitamin C guide to Turner Prize winner Lubaina Himid
Here's how the 63-year-old Tanzania-born artist utilised old crockery to win the 2017 contemporary art award
Marlene Steyn - Why I Create
Exploring the inspirations and attitudes of artists working with clay and ceramic, featured in Vitamin C
Who knew Bruce Nauman did erotica?
It wasn't quite sex but the artist still warned gallery goers that his Body Pressure work might get ...'erotic!'
John Pawson's World of Colour: Yellow
See everything from the Buddhas of Myanmar to the cornfields of England via Pawson’s Spectrum
Ivan Chermayeff - Death and Taxis
Following the death of the logo legend, we recall the place he did his best work - the back seat of a cab
Elizabeth Jaeger - Why I Create
Exploring the inspirations and attitudes of artists working with clay and ceramic, featured in Vitamin C
Who knew Henri Matisse did erotica?
Pretty much everyone! Discover how the modernist turned to ancient sex myths to rediscover his wilder impulses
Massimo Bottura - Number ONE in Toronto
The night before his appearance at George Brown chef school, Massimo was hosted by Toronto chef Mark McEwan for Lavazza coffee and cocktails at ONE Restaurant in the Hazelton Hotel
Rose Eken - Why I Create
Exploring the inspirations and attitudes of artists working with clay and ceramic, featured in Vitamin C
John Pawson's World of Colour: Blue
How the architect found beautiful blues in the Aegean Sea and the skies over Chipping Norton
How Yayoi Kusama inspired Donald Judd
If you like Donald's box sculptures you might want to thank Yayoi for helping him come up with them
Kobi Benezri talks about his NYC AIDS Memorial Artwork
'The ripple effect granite sculpture suggested a layered struggle and an aspiration to spread and reach far'
No one did gloves like Yves Saint Laurent
The designer understood how a pair in the right colour, length and cut were crucially important to an outfit's success
Stephen Shore's MoMA retrospective in 5 books
Going to the photographer’s Museum of Modern Art show in New York? These are the books you should get
Why Robert Ryman is having a moment right now
The author of our new monograph explains why critics are returning to the painter’s great white body of work
Gertrude Jekyll's 5 tips to make any garden look great
The gardener and subject of today's Google Doodle was born on this day in 1843
How Stephen Shore's serial pictures changed photography
Why did the MoMA photographer choose to photograph his friend every 30 minutes for a day back in 1969?
Fäviken launches three pop-ups
Can’t get a table at Magnus’s place? Then try the brigade’s new Japanese restaurant, café and cocktail bar