A closer look at the new Design Museum
Deyan Sudjic takes us through the building proposal by architect John Pawson

Herzog & de Meuron and Ai Weiwei join forces again
Following the success of the Bird's Nest at the 2008 Beijing Olympics the trio will design the Serpentine Pavilion

Kusama: 'I promised myself I'd conquer the world'
A rare video interview with Yayoi Kusama and part two of our chat with Tate Modern curator Frances Morris

The Australian beach house with a twist (or two)
McBride Charles Ryan's Klein House is based on 'the Klein bottle' - a structure with only one definable surface

United Visual Artists' Muse Music
The art and design collective on the music that gets them in a creative mood

How a Sydney gallery became a focus for Chinese art
The White Rabbit Gallery in Chippendale boasts a more comprehensive collection than any in China

Inside the mind of Glenn Sorensen
Exploring the creative process of an Australian artist featured in Vitamin P2

Phaidon's focus on Australia
This month we're looking at all the things going on in art, architecture, photography and design down under

Park Associati ascend new heights
New project from Milan architecture firm behind The Cube Restaurant boasts biggest climbing wall in Italy

José Luis López de Zubiria wins award for Mugaritz
Spanish photographer's pictures of chef Andoni Aduriz's dishes are awarded prestigious Lux de Oro

Gioni named Artistic Director of Venice Biennale
Curator of New Museum's record-breaking Carsten Höller show lands art world's biggest job

Artists clown around in LA mansion
Flash mobs, light displays, plate spinning and a macabre twist bring a close to Pacific Standard Time party

Kate MccGwire's fine feathered friends
London artist aims to seduce and disgust with her pigeon feather sculptures

New 'invisible tower' evokes spirit of Louis Kahn
GDS Architects' Infinity Tower in Korea is an homage to Kahn's interest in absence

Jólan van der Wiel defies gravity
Gerrit Rietveld Academie graduate uses super strength magnet to make uniquely shaped furniture

Simon Fujiwara's Muse Music
The installation and performance artist on the music that gets him in a creative mood

Daniel Libeskind's lighting design creates a Big Bang
Architect teams up with astrophysicist son Noam for chandelier that embodies the history of the universe

Heri & Salli's ultimate garden fence
Viennese architectural duo design dramatic swirling structure around Austrian residence

Wolfe von Lenkiewicz at work on Somali pirate island
Beast And The Sovereign artist works on new paintings on Lamu, scene of a kidnap and gun battle

Gerrit Rietveld [The Remix]
Anonymous design collective D-W-A redesigns the Red Blue Chair using classical and dub music as inspiration
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John Pawson unveils plans for Design Museum
Before and after images reveal a stunning transformation

Better Buy Design - 606 Universal Shelving System
Where else would you put your copy of Dieter Rams: As Little Design As Possible? (Even if it's on your iPad)

Alastair Mackie's collision of culture and nature
Although incorporating mouse skulls, trees and mud, the artist's installations become wholly unnatural

Your own pop up Carlo Mollino exhibition
Czech collective OKOLO celebrates the work and lifestyle of the hedonistic Italian designer

The sad story behind Gunnel Wåhlstrand's paintings
Images of family members were inspired by a cataclysmic event in her childhood

SOM create new architectural magic
Architects reveal building with ingenious remote control, energy-saving 'eye' that aids light and airflow

Richard Meier & Partners build Aztec skyscraper
As the renowned architecture firm announces its third building in Mexico, we speak to the man in charge

Samuel Wilkinson's Muse Music
The winner of the 2011 Design of the Year Award on the music that gets him in a creative mood

Better Buy Design - Noguchi Table
The perfect place to 'casually' arrange your favourite Phaidon books

Minimal design maximum impact
Rui Grazina’s new private house rises above (and below) challenging terrain

Inside the mind of Antonio Ballester Moreno
Exploring the creative processes of artists featured in Vitamin P2

First look inside A Room For London
Phaidon enters the artwork that's already the hottest ticket in the UK this year

Alex Hartley's Muse Music
The Cultural Olympiad artist on the music that gets him in a creative mood

Design Awards 2012 - nominees announced
The Bouroullec Brothers, Foster + Partners and Zaha Hadid all included on this year's shortlist

Agence SEARCH makes waves on the Seine
Up and coming French architecture practice completes swimming pool complex just east of Paris

Tallest building in Kuwait nears completion
Skidmore, Owings and Merill's Al Hamra Firdous Tower almost ready for business

Unravelling before your eyes
Dutch artist Johan Rijpma's video sculpture uses sticky tape to fascinating and hypnotic effect

Let's hear it for the little guy
Isaac Cordal's tiny cement figures make a big comment on modern society

Information overload, analogue style
Hungarian design collective NOMAD capture the rhythm of life on tape

Cubic kite takes flight in Jersey
Artist and architect's flying sculpture gets airborne - seemingly despite the laws of physics

The 12 Days of Architecture: #12 Mexico City, Mexico
Institute of Technology and Advanced Studies by Landa Garcia Landa Arquitectos

The 12 Days of Architecture: #11 Reykjavik, Iceland
Churchyard Offices and Staff Housing for Gunfunes Cemetery by Arkibúllan

The 12 Days of Architecture: #9 Toronto, Canada
Renaissance ROM Gallerieis by Studio Daniel Libeskind with B+H Architects

The 12 Days of Architecture: #8 Casar de Cáceres, Spain
Casar de Cáceres Bus Station by Justo García Rubío

The 12 Days of Architecture: #6 Boston, USA
The Institute of Contemporary Art by Diller Scofidio + Renfro

The Failsafe Gift Guide - chosen by Aaron Rose
The curator who's worked with Sofia Coppola, Spike Jonze and Sonic Youth recommends his Xmas best buys

Tokujin Yoshioka creates a lasting impression
Japanese designer installs Water Block bench in front of Impressionist masterpieces at the Musée d'Orsay

Failsafe Gift Guide - chosen by Massimiliano Gioni
One of the world's most important curators chooses his favourite Phaidon Christmas reads

Anish Kapoor's 'Tower of Babel' completed
As London Olympics 2012 beckons, its defining structure becomes Britain's largest piece of public art

The Failsafe Gift Guide - chosen by James Franco
The multi-talented actor, screenwriter, producer, author and artist chooses the perfect Phaidon reading list

Michele Howarth Rashman's Muse Music
The sculptor and creator of 'psychiatric knitwear' on the music that gets her in a creative mood

A Christmas message from Banksy
Vandalised sculpture attacks child abuse scandals in the Catholic Church

The Failsafe Gift Guide - chosen by Judd Apatow
The Bridesmaids producer is today’s guest gift giver (so expect a lot of film books)

What happens when Jenga meets genius
Herzog & de Meuron breaks new ground yet again with the Actelion Business Center in Switzerland

A museum at one with nature
New York architects Ennead harness Utah landscape for new Natural History Museum

Why Clyfford Still's art stayed hidden for 30 years
Painter finally set to take his place alongside Rothko, Pollock and other abstract expressionist pioneers

Art's most iconic child stars celebrate 500th birthday
Raphael's famous cherubs venerated in forthcoming exhibition

George Condo's Muse Music
The artificial realist painter and sculptor on the music that gets him in a creative mood

Seoul's new suburb in the sky
Dutch architects pull off the impossible and make 'the middle ground' exciting

John Baldessari's $100,000 bill board
Artist who once proclaimed "I will not make any more boring art" sticks to his promise

Roger Hiorns to bury Airbus under the UK
Turner Prize nominee creates modern-day 'long barrow' on two sites in the US and UK

Martin Boyce's Muse Music
The 2011 Turner Prize winner on the music that gets him in a creative mood

Phaidon Store opens in Shoreditch
If you're in East London this weekend visit us at pop-up shopping mall Boxpark

George Shaw's Muse Music
The 2011 Turner Prize nominee on the music that gets him in a creative mood

Let there be light!
The new Stuttgart City Library - possibly the best place in the world to flick through a Phaidon book

Reiulf Ramstad's peak practice
Mantra-abiding Scandinavian architect creates angular mountain retreat in Norway

'Everything now is too chaotic' says Dieter Rams
Legendary German designer calls for a return to simplicity

Danny Lyon adds his voice to global 'Occupy' protest
Spirit of social rebellion alive and well says campaigning photographer

In praise of... killing your own dinner
Our money is artist and author Tomi Ungerer to win a fight with any beast

Karla Black's Muse Music
The 2011 Turner Prize nominee on the music that gets her in a creative mood

The woman who inspired Picasso
How the raven-haired Dora Maar became Picasso's most politically charged muse

A brief history of the ‘ism’ in art criticism
Behind the scenes at The Art Museum – a series of stories inspired by the greatest art book ever published

World's slowest roller coaster unveiled
Design duo Heike Mutter and Ulrich Genth create the ultimate ride for the faint-hearted

Another victory at Melbourne's AAMI Stadium
Cox Architecture's new stadium wins Australian National Architecture Award

Why pick on the interpretation department?
Spare a thought for the people who write the wall texts in museums and galleries – it’s not easy

Welcome to Georgia
If more border checkpoints looked like this it wouldn't matter how long the queues were

Inside the mind of Milena Dragicevic
Exploring the creative processes of artists featured in Vitamin P2

Art's original 'undo' button
Behind the scenes at The Art Museum – a series of stories inspired by the greatest art book ever published
