Inside the mind of Nina Chanel Abney
Exploring the creative processes of artists featured in Vitamin P2
John Pawson's Muse Music
The acclaimed minimalist architect on the music that gets him in a creative mood
Sydney Museum of Contemporary Art gets new look
Architect Sam Marshall on how the city itself inspired his dramatic MCA renovation
Tallest residential building in Manhattan takes shape
Towering a thousand feet over Central Park, Christian de Portzamparc's One 57 is New York's newest des res
Marc Newson makes the compact camera cool again
The London-based Australian designer creates a camera you'll never forget to take with you
Inside the mind of Stephen Bush
Exploring the creative process of an Australian artist featured in Vitamin P2
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
