Diane von Furstenberg on dressing well, taking charge, and Owning It

The philanthropist and style icon knows how good clothes contribute to our self-esteem

Diane von Furstenberg. Photo by Jesse Frohman

These waterside homes let you literally drift away

Cast off your bow ropes and your cares aboard these floating homes, all featured in Living on Water

Exbury Egg, PAD Studio, SPUD Group, and Stephen Turner, 2013, Beaulieu River, Hampshire, UK. Photo by Nigel Rigden

John William Waterhouse’s Flower make a loving Valentine’s Day gift

Searching for a timely yet timeless lover’s gift? Here’s why, this February 14, you should pluck a copy of Flower for them

The Soul of the Rose, 1908 by John William Waterhouse

The Albers Foundation and Daniel Humm need your help

The chef and the artists’ foundation are raising money for a Senegalese hospital via an unusual charity auction

The Albers and Daniel Humm's fundraiser for a Senegalese hospital

Salma Hage launch

Middle Eastern cookbook Salma Hage


Lessons in art and life from the late Jonas Mekas

The filmmaker and Warhol collaborator died yesterday. Here’s his guide to film making, from our book Akademie X

Jonas Mekas. Photograph by Furio Detti, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Sarah Sze fills the square Portland fought to keep

Portland, Maine's citizens managed to keep a hotel out of Congress Square; now they’ve getting a Sze sculpture

A rendering of Sarah Sze's piece for Congress Square Park. Image courtesy of the artist


Sou Fujimoto breaks down the walls in Switzerland

The architect’s newly approved HSG Learning Center opens up high-tech business education to the elements

A rendering for Sou Fujimoto's HSG Learning Center in St. Gallen university, Switzerland. All images courtesy of the architect

Magnus Nilsson's Momentous Moments: The day Magnus realised copying other chefs is OK

The words of one hallowed French chef led Nilsson to realise that, in some instances, a re-appropriated recipe idea can be a tribute, rather than a theft

Magnus Nilsson. All photographs by Erik Olsson

Get to know Rihanna Queensize via the people who made it

Our book, Rihanna Queensize is a hugely luxurious and wildly revealing new publication, which captures the superstar and her lifestyle perfectly


One brilliant black building to see in Chicago

In Illinois? Looking for an architecturally themed trip this weekend? Then try this Mies classic, from our book Black

S. R. Crown Hall, Illinois Institute of Technology, Mies van der Rohe, Chicago, Illinois, USA


Do you know that Dieter Rams was a major influence on this year’s biggest video game?

The German product designer informed Cyberpunk 2077’s futuristic cityscape, reports Architectural Digest

Cyberpunk 2077. All images courtesy of the game's creator

Hand-made by Design

A human touch completes many of the looks in our new overview of contemporary interior design

Martin Brudnizki Design Studio: Annabel’s, private members’ club, London, UK, 2018.

Will Warhol’s first selfie sell for £7m?

That’s certainly the hope when Sotheby’s puts this iconic piece of pop art up for auction in London later this month

Self Portrait (1963) by Andy Warhol. Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Phaidon book names the 100 best and most creative global interior designers and decorators

Our new book, By Design, features 100 individuals and studios working at the forefront of innovation and creativity, all selected by an esteemed, expert panel

By Design: The World’s Best Contemporary Interior Designers

Look at OMA's first NYC apartment block

Flawless floor-to-ceiling windows form part of Rem Koolhaas’ practice’s debut Manhattan apartment tower

121 East 22nd Street by OMA. Rendering by Encore. Image courtesy of OMA

One brilliant black building to see in Los Angeles

In LA? Looking for an architecturally themed trip this weekend? Then try this house, from our new book, Black

Nakahouse by XTEN Architecture, Los Angeles, California, USA. As featured in Black


Give the gift of beautiful books filled perfect design objects

Exquisite books are a great way to celebrate the holidays. Give these gifts to someone you love, who also loves design

Dieter Rams: The Complete Works and The Design Book

Snøhetta gives The French Laundry a refresh

The Scandinavian practice has worked agricultural and gastronomic motifs into the restaurant's new spaces

The French Laundry Kitchen Expansion and Courtyard Renovation by Snøhetta. All images courtesy of snohetta.com

How to read Anselm Kiefer’s colossal new book

The artist will put a snake and a book in the Rockefeller Center later this spring. Here’s some insight into its meaning

Detail from “Uraeus (2017-18) by Anselm Kiefer, Photograph by Georges Poncet. Courtesy The Gagosian and The Public Art Fund

nendo turn phone stores into ‘gardens’

The innovative design practice works with one of Japanese biggest mobile-phone providers to turn their shops into places for everyone

One of nendo's d garden prototype shops. All images courtesy of nendo

A Jew-ish guide to Jewish food: Sahlab

Feeling the chill? Then try this unusual warming winter drink, courtesy of The Jewish Cookbook

Sahlab, as featured in The Jewish Cookbook


Understanding Stella: the Notched-V series

Here's how the artist broke up his working practices, imposed new restrictions and found new sources of creativity

Empress of India (1965) by Frank Stella. As reproduced in our new book

Noma tops the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list – for the fifth time!

The brilliant, hard working chef, René Redzepi, says he feels ‘electric’ to have topped the list once again

Noma's René Redzepi (centre right) with fellow Noma staffer Ali Sonko (centre left) at the World's 50 Best Restaurants awards last night. All images courtesy and copyright: The World's 50 Best Restaurants

Don't miss this if you're visiting Dubai!

Heading to the Emirates? Make sure you take a look at this 21st century wonder, courtesy of Destination Architecture

Cayan Tower, SOM, 2013, Dubai Marina, Dubai. Photo by Tim Griffith

Five famous (and one infamous) Freud

From the Windsors to the Krays, no other portraitist straddled society quite like the British artist Lucian Freud

HM Queen Elizabeth II (2001) by Lucian Freud

25 artistic influences from 25 years of our Contemporary Artist Series

Whether its Paul McCarthy channelling Duchamp or Sterling Ruby digging Bruce Nauman, our series has covered it all

A selection of books from our Contemporary Artist Series

Naoto Fukasawa's bendy new chair for a 90-year-old firm

Fukusawa's incredible bent-plywood chair launches this month to mark Japanese firm Maruni's 90th year in business

The Roundish armchair by Naoto Fukasawa for Maruni. All photography by Yoneo Kawabe

Massimo Bottura - still the best chef in the world!

The Skinny Italian chef retained his 50 Best #1 slot in Melbourne today!

Massimo Bottura arriving before the ceremony

A Brutal tour of Washington D.C.

From the FBI building to the city’s subway, here are some highlights from our Brutalist tour of the US capital

The J. Edgar Hoover Building, Washington D.C.. All photographs by Darren Bradley and reproduced in our new Mid-Century Modern Architecture Travel Guide: East Coast USA

Get to know Rihanna *** via the people who made it

Our book, Rihanna *** is a hugely luxurious and wildly revealing new publication, which captures the superstar and her lifestyle perfectly


All you need to know about Ezra Stoller

See the beautiful images and understand the ideals that raised this Mid-Century Modern photographer above the rest

Ezra Stoller: A Photographic History of Modern American Architecture

Foster has lofty ambitions in Warsaw

Verso Tower will be Poland’s tallest, outstripping Soviet architect Lev Rudnev’s Palace of Culture and Science

Varso Tower, Warsaw - Foster + Partners

Destination Food - Greece

Transport your taste buds with some simple snacks and ambitious dishes drawn from Greece’s unique, and delicious culinary culture

The Greek landscape, as reproduced in Greece: The Cookbook

The rags-to-riches tale of the world’s most prized jeweller

Wallace Chan combined hard work and skillful innovation to reach the glittering heights of his profession, our new book Coveted explains

Wallace Chan, Hera Brooch and Ring, 2019. Aquamarines, black opal (14.61ct), crystal, emeralds, fancy-color diamonds, fancy sapphires, lapis lazuli, opals, padparadscha sapphires, and tsavorite garnets in titanium, and the Wallace Chan Porcelain. Courtesy Wallace Chan

Ten takeaways from our JR interview

The artist, activist and Phaidon author describes how Banksy gave him his big break, why he lied about his age, and how his new book How Old Am I? came about

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The author of The Turkish cookbook understands his country's regions and divisions, and sometimes ignores them


Massimo Bottura opens up Refettorios in NYC and San Fran

The chef, philanthropist and Phaidon author can’t quite welcome diners to these places yet, but they are sending out meals to those most in need during the pandemic

A food bowl produced by Refettorio Harlem and its collaborators Hot Bread Kitchen



This brick reservoir just won a top architecture prize

The derelict reservoir may not be by a big name, yet it still won the World Archiecture Festival's photography prize

Covered Reservoir, Finsbury Park, London by Matt Emmett, winner of the 2016 Arcaid Images Architectural Photography Award

IGNORE - All you need to know about Annie Leibovitz: Wonderland

Revel in the fashion photography created by one of the medium’s true contemporary greats

Annie Leibovitz: Wonderland

Why we shouldn't see Ai Weiwei as Warhol's heir

The new exhibition Andy Warhol | Ai Weiwei, is thrilling, but the beauty lies in the artists' differences

Ai Weiwei at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, 1987, beside Andy Warhol's Self Portrait (1967). Courtesy of Andy Warhol | Ai Weiwei, NGV International, Melbourne, Australia


War, sex and pugs

There was a time when this Chinese breed symbolised exoticism, military defeat and foreign licentiousness

The Seraglio of the Pug (1734) Jean-Baptiste Oudry, as featured in Exotic

All you need to know about Us & Our Planet

IKEA presents an innovative meditation on the many ways to live more sustainably, based on experience

Us & Our Planet

INTERVIEW Reem Kassim on the Arabesque Table ROUGH CUT

Following the global success of The Palestinian Table the ..... is back with a new title. . . . .


The clubs that drove Jim Hodges’ Art

New York’s clubs and bars both excited and terrified the artist, as he explains in our new book

Untitled, 2011, by Jim Hodges

Ogata Kōrin's Flowers for Valentine’s Day

Searching for a timely, yet timeless lover’s gift? Here’s why, this February 14, you should pluck Flower

Irises at Yatsuhashi (Eight Bridges), c.1709 by Ogata Kōrin

The beautiful location that makes monk truly special

Yoshihiro Imai knew the rundown, canalside building would make a perfect spot for his contemplative restaurant, and he’s been proven right

Monk restaurant, along The Philosopher’s Path, near Ginkakuji, Kyoto. All photos by Yuka Yanazume

KAWS and his phone booth art

Our new book explains how the artist’s subversive advertising interventions introduced him to the wider world of fashion and marketing

UNTITLED (DKNY), 1997, Acrylic on existing advertising poster. Photo: Farwad Owrang / © KAWS

Antoni Gaudí gem opens to the public

First house ever designed by the Art Nouveau architect reopens as a museum this autumn

The newly restored and soon to open to the public Casa Vincens, Barcelona

Rihanna Met Gala

The recording artist’s papal look was one of the stand-out outfits of this year’s AAA-list costume party


Abraham Bosse’s Body of Art- ‘Sovereign authority'

The body politic is personified in this 17th century work, another highlight from our brilliant new book, Body of Art

Frontispiece for Leviathan (1651) by Abraham Bosse

Sarah Sze, Thelma Golden and Kering help launch Great Women Artists

The luxury goods group hosted a starry art-world dinner to celebrate our new book in New York earlier this month


Massimo’s plan for 1,000 Reffetorios

If you’re down and out almost anywhere in the world your diet is about to get a lot better, thanks to this chef's book

Massimo on Instagram earlier today with his new book Bread is Gold

A museum-grade Lego gift for Frank Lloyd Wright’s birthday

The toy firm marks the 150 anniversary of Wright’s birth with a replica of the architect’s Guggenheim museum

Lego's new Guggenheim set. Image courtesy of Lego.com

Our World is the gift to reintroduce them to the beauty of the planet

Our introduction to geography for young children is one of our better books for a better year ahead. Give someone you love a copy!

Our World

Art of the Map – Saul Steinberg

Understand how this well-known, humorous cartoon tells us something serious about our mental geography

View of the World from 9th Avenue (1976) by Saul Steinberg. As reproduced in Map: Exploring the World

Did Turner’s paintings inspire Moby-Dick?

That’s the claim put forward by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in its new show of the British artist's whaling scenes

Whalers (c. 1845) by JMW Turner

Phaidon chefs are heading West for Food Bowl

Virgilio Martinez, Enrique Olvera and Musa Dağdeviren co are LA-bound for the city’s annual culinary festival

Chefs and Phaidon authors Virgilio Martinez, Musa Dağdeviren and Enrique Olvera

The scraps and junk that Jim Hodges turns into art

There’s something truly sublime about that way this American artist fashions his found objects into fine art

Untitled (One Day It All Comes True), 2013. Denim fabric and thread, by Jim Hodges

What would art look like after mankind has gone? Adrián Villar Rojas has an idea

In the artist’s 2017 LA show, The Theater of Disappearance, Villar Rojas considered our post-human future

Adrián Villar Rojas, The Theatre of Disappearance, 2017. Freezer, white silicone, recreation of Homo Ergaster skeleton ‘Nariokotome Boy‘, cast of orangutan’s foot, octopus slice, cold cuts and banana peel (from Rinascimento, 2015), igneous rock, vanadinite crystal, mollusc shells, butterfly wings, dried fruits and vegetables, fungi, cake, hippocampus, collected in Los Angeles, Erfoud, Istanbul, Kalba, New York, Rosario and Turin, 210 x 82 x 120 cm.Installation view at the Geffen Contemporary

JR and Timothée Chalamet rework the Frick

The artist and the film star debuted a new performance and installation just prior to attending the Met Gala

Timothée Chalamet and JR outside the Frick. All images courtesy of the Frick's Instagram

Find a new way to impress guests, with Middle Eastern Sweets

Add fresh flavours and textures to show-stopping desserts via our new book

Stretchy Ice Cream, or booza. Photography by Liz and Max Haarala Hamilton


Ferran Adrià believes elBulli-style restaurants will help the industry bounce back

Innovation, says the Spanish chef and Phaidon author, will blaze new trails in the culinary arts after Covid-19

Ferran Adrià. Photograph by Juanjo Everman

When Marcel Breuer settled in London

How the war brought the architect and designer to the UK and how its climate led him back to carpentry

From left: Arthur Korn, Marcel Breuer, Ise Gropius and Walter Gropius at Lawn Road flats, London 1935

The Flowers that died to create a womb

Our new book, Flower features this incredible installation, featuring around a million decaying blooms

The Womb (2019) by Rebecca Louise Law. As featured in Flower

Mauro Giaconi - Why I Draw

At primary school the Vitamin D3 artist would exchange his drawings for homework, now he prefers to construct complex drawings that don’t reveal their intention immediately

Mauro Giaconi in his studio


Here's how Sou Fujimoto fitted a chair into a bookcase

The Japanese architect and designer puts the reader first with this neat addition to a conventional set of bookshelves

Sou Fujimoto's Bookchair, by Alias. All images courtesy of Alias


Visit a Virtual Open Studio with the Haas Brothers

The Californian artists shared their working space and practice with Sharon Coplan Hurowitz and Amanda Benchley, authors of our new book Open Studio: Do-It-Yourself Art Projects By Contemporary Artists

The Haas Brothers

The project that pushed Stephen Shore away from pop

Edwynn Houk’s show of Uncommon Places prints reminds us of Shore’s switch from America’s surfaces to its depths

Bay Theater, Second Street, Ashland, Wisconsin, July 9, 1973 by Stephen Shore

Herman Miller is showing its brands in Milan – here’s a guide

The US furniture designer has quite a few other firms within its family, as a new Milan exhibition makes plain

Herman Miller's All Together Now show, phtoograph by Nicholas Calcott

Okwui Enwezor on El Anatsui

The late, great curator knew how to interpret, and how not to interpret, this important contemporary artist

Dusasa II by El Anatsui, Installation view Haus der Kunst. All images courtesy of Installatio, Haus der Kunst, Munich

On Stop Food Waste Day, turn Bread into Gold

Here’s Massimo Bottura’s titular dish from the book all about turning unwanted food into great meals for the poor


Spencer Bailey on minimalism, Covid-19 and the making of contemporary memorials

The author of In Memory of describes the role, development and beauty of today’s memorials

Spencer Bailey. Photo by Saito Ogata

Virgilio Martínez on painting, raw fish and the future

The Peruvian chef and Phaidon author shares his passions, culinary perspectives and travel tips with Barron’s

Phaidon author and chef Virgilio Martínez

JR celebrates French health heroes on the site of the Bastille

The artist has installed a new work on the site of the prison stormed by French revolutionaries 231 years ago

JR's latest installation in Paris. Image courtesy of JR's Instagram

The High Line team let everyone into the V&A’s vault

Diller Scofidio + Renfro has entirely reinvented the museum store for the V&A's new London space

Renderings for the V&A's Here East by Diller Scofidio + Renfro. Image courtesy of the architects

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Lili Reynaud-Dewar wins the Prix Marcel Duchamp

The prestigious prize recognises the way in which the artist has celebrated the lives of figures such as Jean Genet, Sun Ra and Josephine Baker

Lili Reynaud-Dewar, Teeth Gums Machines Future Society, 2017, performance, Vleeshal, Middleburg, Netherlands, 2017. Artwork © Lili Reynaud-Dewar.

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The author of The Turkish cookbook understands his country's regions and divisions, and sometimes ignores them


All you need to know about Bird

Our new book dedicated to avian imagery will delight anyone who has ever been drawn to our feathered friends


The desk is dead, say Barber Osgerby

The designers say our work habits are a remnant from the Industrial Revolution, and they can sweep them away

Soft Work by Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby. Image courtesy of Vitra. Photo by Lorenz Cugini

The ingredient that evokes Reem Kassis’s childhood salads

The author of The Arabesque Cookbook recalls a sharp observation from her father, and how it reminded her of one evocative vegetable

Reem Kassis, author of The Arabesque Table

Get to know Rihanna: Queen Size

Our book, Rihanna: Queen Size is a hugely luxurious, limited edition (500) heavyweight (60lbs) volume of the star’s stunning large format visual biography





What to expect from Paul McCarthy's 'Brown Rothkos'

Here’s how messed up carpets from a 2013 installation turned into a ‘homage' to the prominent Ab-Exer

Whipping a Window and a Wall with Paint (1974) by Paul McCarthy

Michael and Darroch Putnam share their enthusiasm for their new book

The masterful floral designers explain why Flower Color Theory is something they really want to share with the world Darroch and Michael Puttnam talk us through their new book Flower Color Theory (with a little help from their furry friends)

Micheal and Darroch Putnam in West Hollywood, with their dogs


Vitamin D3 interview Christina Quarles

We speak to this contemporary artist, featured in Phaidon's new, indispensable survey of contemporary drawing