A first look at The Floating Piers by Christo
The veteran environmental artist's new Italian project opens in 10 days time and it's all looking pretty good so far
![Aerial photograph of Christo and Jeanne-Claude's The Floating Piers, Project for Lake Iseo, Italy, 2016. Image courtesy of the artist's Twitter](/resource/piers-christo-lead.jpg)
Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater explained
Discover how this perfect mid-century holiday home, kick-started the brilliant US architect's flagging career
![Fallingwater by Frank Lloyd Wright. Image courtesy of the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy](/resource/corsiniclassicsummer.jpg)
When Breuer joined the Bauhaus
How a brilliant student made the cutting-edge products of the design school available to everyone
![Man and Machine. Marcel Breuer typing at the Bauhaus Dessau, c. 1926](/resource/breuerbauhaus.jpg)
How clutter inspired Richard Sapper’s design classic
Learn why Sapper's own messy desktop spurred him to produce the Tizio lamp, one of today's best-loved designs
![The Tizio lamp by Richard Sapper. Desk clutter not pictured](/resource/finaltizio.jpg)
A first look at Olafur Eliasson's Versailles
The creator of the Little Sun takes on the Sun King, with an installation of clouds, mirrors and waterfalls
![Olafur Eliasson and Catherine Pegard, President of the Château de Versailles, Versailles, June 6th, 2016](/resource/olafurversailles4.jpg)
Danny Lyon's poignant memories of Muhammad Ali
'He was our king, our royalty, we will never have another like him. Goodbye champ - see you on the other side!'
![Muhammad Ali, Miami, 1970, by Danny Lyon](/resource/p4853-0083-copy.jpg)
Parr's Real Food and Kessels' Failures head for Arles
Magnum Photos president’s food van and curator’s failed photos to go on show at the French photo fair
![Martin Parr inside his Real Food van at Photo London, May 2016](/resource/martinparrvan620.jpg)
How a 91-year-old lecturer became a 2016 art star
Etel Adnan's new show at the Serpentine Sackler Gallery shows the fruits of a varied life, lived to the full
![Untitled (Mt. Tamalpais 1), ca. 1983-86 by Etel Adnan; Oil on canvas 35 x 45.5 cm; Courtesy the artist and Sfeir-Semler Gallery, Hamburg / Beirut](/resource/ea-036-untitled-c1995-2000-oil-on-canvas-355x455cm.jpg)
A Movement in a Moment: Land Art
Discover how a generation of artists swapped pencils for dumper trucks as they made the world their canvas
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Alex Katz on his new Serpentine show
We join the painter at The Serpentine Gallery for a guided tour of what he says might be his best show yet
![Our Alex Katz Contempory Artist Series book](/images/9780714867403/a/small/katz_alex_hb_3d_low_res_9780714867403.jpg)
8 more bites from André Chiang’s Asia tour
After wowing diners in Singapore and Taiwan, the Octaphilosophy chef moves on to the Philippines and Hong Kong
![From André Chiang's Asian tour](/resource/manila-andreandchele-iansantoslead.jpg)
Can the Venice Biennale change how the Brits live?
Forget the models and drawings the British Pavilion is addressing the UK's biggest challenge for young people
![The months space at Home Economics, in the British Pavilion at the Venice Biennale](/resource/homeec2.jpg)
Enrique Olvera on how to build a better taco
The star Mexican chef appeared on Good Morning America to explain how he improved the famous street food
![Enrique with anchor Sara Haines on Good Morning America](/resource/enriqueabcmorning1.jpg)
What happened at JR’s Louvre takeover
An all-night concert and a Greco-Roman breakfast both featured in the artist’s 24-hour Parisian extravaganza
![JR and fans outside the Louvre, Paris](/resource/jrlouvreslefielead.jpg)
What's Peter Saville done to the new Tate Modern?
Legendary graphic designer has colour coded and animated Herzog & de Meuron's latest addition
![Peter Saville's graphic identity for Tate Modern](/resource/savilletatemodernlead.jpg)
One thing not to miss in Venice
Planning to visit the Architecture Biennale? Caffè Florian has entertained everyone from Proust to Casanova
![Caffè Florian as featured in our downloadable Wallpaper* City Guide](/resource/ven3-all-24.jpg)
The fascinating tale of Marcel Duchamp's Fountain
Photographed by Alfred Stieglitz, urinated on by Brian Eno, sometimes cited as the work of a German baroness, Marcel Duchamp's Fountain was arguably the first ever piece of conceptual art and harbours a fascinating backstory
![The original Fountain - Marcel Duchamp 1917 - photographed by Alfred Stieglitz](/resource/duchamp-fountaine.jpg)
Why is the USA staging a postcard show in Venice?
Find out why the US Pavilion at the 2016 Architecture Biennale is focusing on just one troubled city - Detroit
![House Fire, 2013 Geoff George, Detroit, MI. From The Architectural Imagination's My Detroit Postcards](/resource/george-geoff-1.jpg)
Wolfgang Tillmans takes to the roof in Mexican show
The fine-art photographer inaugurates a Mexico City billboard space with a massive new text and photo work
![Wolfgang Tillmans' ¿dónde estamos? (2016) at Sonora 128. Photo by Omar Luis Olguín](/resource/wherearewemexico1.jpg)
Arcade Fire jump in the water with JR in Paris
The French artist just called on two of his rock-star friends to help inaugurate his new Louvre installation
![Win Butler, Régine Chassagne and JR in the lake at the Jardin des Tuileries, Paris. Image courtesy of JR's Instagram](/resource/jr-arcadefire.jpg)
10 quick tips for brilliant Instagram food shots
The Kitchen Shelf authors Eve O’Sullivan and Rosie Reynolds have some great style advice for home cooks
![A Pizzarova pizza shot courtesy of Rosie Reynolds' Instagram (@rrfoodstyle)](/resource/rresinstaleadpizza.jpg)
Sou Fujimoto's sensible building with a silly name
The Japanese architect has designed Potato Head's latest outpost in Hong Kong
![A rendering for Potato Head Hong Kong by Sou Fujimoto, courtesy of Potato Head.](/resource/potato-head-hong-kong.jpg)
The world's best libraries look even better as posters
See how architect André Chiote has illustrated buildings by Norman Foster, Oscar Niemeyer, Rem Koolhaas and co
![Ricardo Legorreta's San Antonio library, Texas, as illustrated by André Chiote](/resource/ssanantonio-ricardo.jpg)
5 modern design updates of ancient Indian crafts
From Hermès water carriers to yoga-inspired tables, here's an Indian design update courtesy of our new book Sar
![Damroo from Sar](/resource/damroo-sar.jpg)
A quick look at the new Yayoi Kusama show
Curator Marie Laurberg runs us through the work at Victoria Miro and how it relates to the artist's history
![Yayoi Kusama - Photography © Noriko Takasugi](/resource/yayoi-kusama-portrait-2014-c.jpg)
'Good design should look like this' - Richard Sapper
The late, great designer on how a humble teddy bear inspired his design for the IBM ThinkPad
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Who will save Breuer's Brutalist Atlanta library?
Some see this building as the Whitney of the South. So why is the city so keen to demolish this masterwork?
![Marcel Breuer's Atlanta Central Library. From our new book Breuer](/resource/breueratlanta-lead.jpg)
How Ettore Sottsass reinvented the office space (while working on laughing gas and LSD dispensers)
A new exhibition looks at the designer's bold, though ultimately unsuccessful bid to rework the open-plan office
![Adjustable typist chair from the Sistema 45 collection, 1973, by Ettore Sottsass, and the cover of Sottsass's accompanying Uffici booklet, 1973. From our Sottsass monograph](/resource/leadsistema.jpg)
Around the world with René Redzepi
No plans this week? $135,000 to spare? Then take a foodie tour courtesy of the Noma chef and the Four Seasons
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What's Olafur Eliasson got planned for Versailles?
Fog waterfalls and a disorientating arrangement of mirrors all form part of the artist’s summer installation
![Olafur Eliasson Versailles, 2016. Photo Olafur Eliasson](/resource/versolafur-lead.jpg)
Martin Parr reveals his Death Row Dinner
And it doesn't look like this! But what would the Real Food photographer choose for his last supper?
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Erik Kessels fails his photo shoot at Photo London
The photo curator and author of new book Failed It! brings down the house - before he's even begun his talk
![Erik Kessels Fails It! prior to his Photo London talk](/resource/eriksix.jpg)
When René Burri shot Oscar Niemeyer’s Brazil
Magnum have some of Burri's classic Brazilian shots on show at Photo London. Here's how René took them
![Ministry of Health, Rio de Janeiro, 1960 by René Burri](/resource/rene-burri-brazil-rio-de-janeiro-1960.jpg)
Jean Jullien creates a skateboard line for Almost
Proof that this French artist and illustrator can appeal to all playful types - both young and old
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From Book to Bid – Mapplethorpe's Calla Lily
Read how this 1984 study of a Calla Lily, for sale at Christie's, expresses the deep interplay in Robert's work
![Calla Lily, 1984 by Robert Mapplethorpe. As featured in Mapplethorpe Flora](/resource/callalily1984.jpg)
Visit our Real Food van at Photo London this week!
Good food and great books to be had courtesy of Martin and Ellen Parr at the Somerset House photo fair
![Martin Parr in the Real Food caravan at Photo London May 18, 2016 photo Getty Images](/resource/getty-set-006.jpg)
Watch JR disappear the Louvre’s pyramid
The artist’s show may not open until next week, yet Instagrammers are already watching one work take shape
![JR pasting up at the Louvre. Image courtesy of JR's Instagram](/resource/jrlouvrelead.jpg)
How the Met Breuer went back to the future
Could the Met's restoration of this fifty-year old building point the way for contemporary art gallery architecture?
![Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, New York, 1963–6; view from corner. From our new Breuer monograph](/resource/324-whitney.jpg)
Coop Himmelb(l)au creates two museums in one
The Austrian practice has designed two co-joined museums for Shenzhen - one for art, the other for architecture
![Museum of Contemporary Art & Planning Exhibition by Coop Himmelb(l)au](/resource/p-0711-r17.jpg)
Take a look at Zaha Hadid's incredible paintings
The late Pritzker laureate's unrealised painterly plans go on display at a career retrospective in Venice this month
![Hafenstrasse Development, Hamburg 1989. © Zaha Hadid Architects](/resource/1989-haffenstrasse-hamburg.jpg)
Brutalist car park becomes a wooden skyscraper
Well it's one way to turn a much loved but outdated 20th century relic into a 21st century apartment complex. . .
![Trätoppen by Anders Berensson Architects](/resource/aba-regeringsgatan47-3-fra-nmood-fisk-72dpi.jpg)
A Movement in a Moment: The Düsseldorf School
Find out how a husband and wife’s photos of industrial buildings changed photography forever
![Water Towers (Wassertürme), 1980 by Bernd and Hilla Becher. As reproduced in Art in Time](/resource/bechersblastfurnaces.jpg)
Christian Marclay's animated street photography
Discover how the maker of The Clock has turned London’s pavement rubbish into an engaging set of video works
![Cigarettes, 2016 (video still) by Christian Marclay. Christian Marclay](/resource/marclayciggie.jpg)
Tom of Finland and assume vivid astro focus - Affordable on Artspace
braxas ventriloquists animal fetishists is a collaboration between the artist duo and the Tom of Finland estate
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Chris Martin paints Amy Winehouse
Find out why the American painter themed his current exhibition around the British singer’s untimely death
![Amy(2015) by Chris Martin. Image courtesy of the David Kordansky Gallery](/resource/cm-16-007.jpg)
What Stephen Shore sees in Anselm Kiefer
Photographer Instagrams Kiefer's Operation Sea Lion painting, a sarcastic comment on a Nazi UK invasion plan
![Detail: Operation Sea Lion by Anselm Kiefer, photograph by Stephen Shore. Image courtesy of Stephen Shore's Instagram](/resource/shoresealion1.jpg)
How the trees shaped Steven Holl’s latest building
Architect's drawings reveal how he used the canopies of Pennsylvania's trees to guide the form of this arts building
![Holl's drawings for the new Visual Arts Building at Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, by Steven Holl. Image courtesy of stevenholl.com](/resource/matsholltreelead.jpg)
What's going on at Photo London next week?
Well, Martin Parr’s caravan, Wolfgang Tillmans’ EU posters and Erik Kessels' failed photos for starters!
![A sneak preview of something we're bringing to Photo London](/resource/realfoodcrop.jpg)
One thing not to miss in Copenhagen
Want to enjoy a Jørn Utzon building without going to Sydney? Then visit this pick from our Wallpaper* City Guide
![Bagsværd Kirke (1976) - Jørn Utzon from our Wallpaper* City Guide. Photo by Sarah Coghill](/resource/cop5-all-44-1.jpg)
Wolfgang Tillmans - 'Brexit is unpatriotic'
The artist is encouraging young Brits to vote to stay in Europe with a series of snappy posters, downloadable here
![Wolfgang Tillmans and one of his EU Referendum posters](/resource/tillmanslead5.jpg)
Salvador Dali's The Persistence of Memory explained
Find out how the Spanish Surrealist went from penniless painter to toast of the NYC artworld in one single canvas
![The Persistence of Memory (1931) by Salvador Dalí](/resource/persistenceofmemory1931.jpg)
3 Food & Beer pairings you need to try tonight!
Daniel Burns and Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergsø, authors of Food & Beer, pick the best craft beers for these great dishes
![Berliner Weiss and meat and cheese plate, as featured in Food & Beer](/resource/leadberliner-weisse.jpg)
Daniel Young's top 20 best pizza places in the world
Our Where To Eat Pizza author has just revealed the top 20 pizza places on planet earth - is your local on the list?
![Baest Copenhagen - photo by Per-Anders Jorgensen](/resource/baest-forno-generic-300-photo-by-pers-anders-jorgensen.jpg)
A Movement in a Moment: Photorealism
Find out how, in the mid-20th century, a group of painters stopped worrying and learned to love the camera
![Telephone Booths (1968) by Richard Estes](/resource/telephonebooths.jpg)
Why was this 70s concept car such a hit at Frieze?
Turner Prize shortlisted atist Anthea Hamilton’s Mario Bellini homage was a welcome touch of hippy nostalgia
![Anthea Hamilton, Frieze Projects, Frieze New York 2016. Photograph by Mark Blower. Courtesy of Mark Blower/Frieze.](/resource/karasutrafrieze2.jpg)
Annabelle Selldorf's grand designs
Find out how the NY architect built the new Steinway Hall inside the old Center of International Photography
![Steinway Hall by Selldorf Architects](/resource/steinwaylead.jpg)
A letter to André Chiang - from his mother
To mark US Mother’s Day, we examine the deep relationship between this great chef and his mom
![André Chiang and his mother Tina Lin](/resource/andreandmumlead.jpg)
André Chiang makes the cover of GQ
The former model and Octaphilosophy chef defies kitchen health and safety regulations in new photo shoot
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One thing not to miss in New York
The New Museum, NYC's peerless art institution, is the top pick from our Wallpaper* City Guide this Frieze Week
![The New Museum, New York](/resource/newmuseum.jpg)
Anne Collier - Affordable on Artspace
Her Double Exposure photograph steers clear of narcissism but is full of compelling contradictions
![Double Exposure #2 - Anne Collier](/resource/anne-collier-from-the-lily-sarah-grace-portfolio-800x800.jpg)
A Movement in a Moment: German Expressionism
Find out how, a little over a century ago, a group of young artists put personal experience into painting
![Two Men at a Table (1912) Erich Heckel. As reproduced in Art in Time.](/resource/twomenattable.jpg)
5 reasons why Paul McCarthy is not just about icky
Put off by the nudity and ketchup? Hayward Director Ralph Rugoff on what to really look for in a great artist's work
![A Skull With A Tail 1978 - Paul McCarthy](/resource/askullwitha-tail.jpg)
Photos that changed the world – 24 Hrs In Photos
Find out how Erik Kessels printed off a single day of Flickr uploads to demonstrate the ubiquity of digital images
![24 Hrs In Photos, 2011, by Erik Kessels](/resource/24hrsphotos.jpg)
The search for Edward Hopper's Nighthawks diner
It’s the most famous corner in American art history, parodied by Banksy and the Simpsons, but where was it?
![Nighthawks (1942) by Edward Hopper. As reproduced in Silent Theater](/resource/nighthhawkshopper1.jpg)
Patrick Grant's favourite photo from Real Food
We've heard how his new collection was inspired by Martin Parr's Boring Postcards - here he is on Parr's new book
![South Ronaldsay & Burbay Horticultural & Industrial Society prize winner - Martin Parr from Real Food](/resource/parrbean.jpg)
Sarah Sze - Affordable on Artspace
Her Images in Debris print is a great way to add this important contemporary artist to your collection
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New Sou Fujimoto book explains how he did this!
The balconies on the architect’s L’arbre Blanc building in Montpelier have confounded everyone – until now
![L’Arbre Blanc, Montpelier - Sou Fujimoto](/resource/arbre2.jpg)
Annabelle Selldorf hits the right note in NYC
Iconic artists, gallerists and curators all dropped in to the contemporary architect’s recent Phaidon book launch
![Annabelle Selldorf at Steinway Hall, New York, for her book launch, May 2016](/resource/a-selldorf-book-0167.jpg)
3 cool Mona Hatoum works in the new Tate show
Clarrie Wallis, curator of Mona Hatoum at Tate Modern, talks us through 3 pieces in the new retrospective
![Undercurrent (red) 2008 - Mona Hatoum at Tate Modern, photo Mat Smith](/resource/monalead.jpg)
Where to Eat Pizza at Frieze NY
Author Daniel Young picks the best pizza at Frieze NY this week and the city's other great art-world pizza places
![A Margherita from Roberta's - photo courtesy Frieze](/resource/pizzarobertasfrieze.jpg)
Is Maurizio Cattelan bringing a donkey to Frieze NY?
The Italian artist plans to reprise one of his most famous installation works - but just how will he do it?
![Portrait of Maurizio Cattelan, 2007, Photo Pier Paolo Ferrari](/resource/maurizio-cattelan-untitled-2007-photo-pier-paolo-ferrari-ii.jpg)
Have you seen Jordan Wolfson's new animatronic?
Why does the artist’s latest sculpture look a lot like Alfred E. Neuman, MAD magazine’s infuriating mascot?
![Colored sculpture, 2016 by Jordan Wolfson. Mixed media, overall dimensions vary with each installation. Courtesy Sadie Coles HQ, London and David Zwirner, New York photo by Josh White](/resource/jow.jpg)
How Paul McCarthy befriended Bobby Fischer
McCarthy reveals benign figure staring through the window at his 1974 artwork was the troubled chess champion
![Paul McCarthy performs Whipping a Window and a Wall with Paint in 1974, just as chess Grand Master Bobby Fischer walks passed. As reproduced in our new Paul McCarthy monograph](/resource/whippingpaintpaulmccarthy.jpg)
Come and have dinner with Eve and Rosie!
Our Kitchen Shelf authors host a special event with Soho House's Barber & Parlour next week. Why not come?
![Rosie (left) & Eve - our Kitchen Shelf authors](/resource/everosie6.jpg)
How Martin Parr's Phaidon book inspired Patrick Grant's new men's and women's collections
'Boring Postcards was the hub of a wheel of inspiration' says the E.Tautz and Norton & Sons head
![Martin Parr and Patrick Grant at the launch of his book Real Food at Patrick's E. Tautz shop](/resource/martinparrlaunchlead.jpg)
3 tips for Frieze NY - chosen by Frieze NY
Pack light, don’t miss the new galleries and do check out the sci-fi costume play house-music ballet!
![Frieze fair-goers arrive on Randall's Island. Photograph by Marco Scozzaro. Courtesy of Marco Scozzaro/Frieze.](/resource/ferrytofairfrieze.jpg)
André Chiang’s Octaphilosophy tour in 8 bites
In the spirit of Chiang’s eight-point philosophy here is an octet of highlights from his worldwide book tour
![Chef and Phaidon author André Chiang](/resource/andresmiling.jpg)
How Paul McCarthy turned action painting obscene
Find out how the artist changed the heroic gestures of Pollock and co. into an abject critique of 20th Century USA
![Still from Painter (1995) by Paul McCarthy](/resource/painter-2-mccartht.jpg)
Zen and the bitterness of beer brewing
We shun bitter flavours in food, yet embrace them in beer. Why? Brewer and author Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergsø explains
![The Zen-like gypsy brewer and Phaidon author Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergsø](/resource/jeppecrosslegged.jpg)
Photos That Changed The World - Twirling Wires
From 1930 until 1960 photography was premised on transparency. Roger Ballen was one of the photographers who changed that, seeking out those members of society who could not be so easily understood
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Is the new Beyoncé video a tribute to Pipilotti Rist?
The singer's brilliant new video for Hold Up bears some striking similarities to Rist's equally great 1997 work
![A still from Pipilotti Rist's Ever Is Over All (1997) and Beyoncé's Hold Up (2016) videos](/resource/ristandbeyonce.jpg)
One thing not to miss in Tokyo
Repurposed packing crates function as display cases in this bookshop featured in our Wallpaper* City Guide
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Success at our Failed It! launch
London's creative types love the look of art director Erik Kessels’ fabulous, fun guide to failing better
![Does that look right to you, Erik? A poster at the Failed It! launch](/resource/kesselsfaileditlaunclead.jpg)
Martin Parr launches Real Food at E. Tautz
Parr's Boring Postcards inspired Patrick Grant's latest E. Tautz collection - last night he hosted the Magnum legend
![Martin Parr and Patrick Grant at the launch of his book Real Food at Patrick's E. Tautz shop](/resource/martinparrlaunchlead.jpg)
What makes Stefan Sagmeister happy?
Watch the graphic designer do drugs, therapy and don a pink bunny outfit in new cinematic work, The Happy Film
![A still from Stefan Sagmeister's Happy Film](/resource/happy-film-ben-wolf-flower.jpg)
A Phaidon guide to the Royal Collection
On Queen Elizabeth's 90th birthday, we take a look through her art collection, from Rembrandts to war photos
![The Miraculous Draft of Fishes (c.1515-6) by Raphael. As featured in our Raphael monograph](/resource/vaticanfishes-1.jpg)
Is Kerry James Marshall about to take on Star Wars?
The celebrated US artist says he wants to see his Rythm Mastr comic book turned into a feature film
![Kerry James Marshall, Rythm Mastr, 1999–present. Courtesy of the artist. From Kerry James Marshall: Mastry](/resource/rythm-mastr-5.jpg)
Wolfgang Tillmans takes over the Tate
He'll get a solo show at Tate Modern in 2017 and will also take over the South Tank. So what can we expect?
![Wolfgang Tillmans Self-portrait (Christian) for Phaidon book, 2013, colour photograph](/resource/006-7-wt-self-portrait-620.jpg)
A Movement in a Moment: Conceptual Art
Find out how a group of 1960s artists stripped art down to nothing in a kind of Modernist nervous breakdown
![One and Three Chairs (1965) by Joseph Kosuth](/resource/joseph-kosuth-1-and-3-chairs.jpg)
Get to know the US artist for the 2017 Biennale
Find out why Mark Bradford's abstract works are rooted in the real world, via our contemporary art title Vitamin P2
![A Truly Rich Man is One Whose Children Run Into His Arms When His Hands are Empty (2008) by Mark Bradford. As reproduced in Vitamin P2](/resource/mark-bradford-truly-rich-man.jpg)
Could this Dubai tower become the world’s tallest?
The Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava hopes his structure will top the Burj Khalifa once it is completed
![Architectural rendering for Santiago Calatrava’s Dubai tower. Image courtesy of Emaar](/resource/dubaitower1.jpg)
Have you met Daniel Burns?
Get to know the mathematician, Michelin-starred chef and co-author of new book Food & Beer (he's on the right!)
![Tørst and Luksus Chefs Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergsø and Daniel Burns](/resource/danandjeppe.jpg)
JR creates a new world for kids in his hometown
The artist’s Vous êtes ici exhibition at the Centre Pompidou offers a high tech 'model village' of his work
![Vous êtes ici at Centre Pompidou. Image courtesy of JR's Instagram](/resource/jrpompidou3.jpg)
The Insider's Guide to Philadelphia
Fashion designer Bela Shehu shares her favourite places as featured in our Wallpaper* City Guide
![Clothes designer Bela Shehu - our Philadelphia Wallpaper* City Guide insider](/resource/bela-60-c.jpg)
Will this wooden supertall rise above London?
The world’s tallest timber structure has been proposed for the iconic brutalist Barbican estate
![Oakwood Tower by PLP Architects. Image courtesy of PLP](/resource/plyscraper2-i.jpg)
One thing not to miss in San Sebastián
Construcción Vacía, featured in our Wallpaper* City Guide, is a fine example of Spain's fight for artistic freedom
![Construcción Vacía, San Sebastián, Spain by Jorge Oteiza](/resource/bilbleadsanseb.jpg)
Buy rare design classic - help the Design Museum
The museum is staging two auctions of great lots from famous donors to raise money for its new home
![Early Camaleonda modular sofa, with three A+B units, designed 1970, produced 1971 by Mario Bellini. From the forthcoming Design Museum sale](/resource/camaleonda.jpg)
The Art of the Map - Leonardo da Vinci
On his birth anniversary learn why he crafted this stealthy city map for one of Europe's most violent rulers
![Plan of Imola 1502, by Leonardo da Vinci. As reproduced in Map](/resource/newmap2.jpg)