Stefan Sagmeister quits the commercial to focus on Beauty
The designer is turning commercial assignments over to partner Jessica Walsh to focus on self-generated projects
Feeling the heat? Try this Simple & Classic ice cream recipe!
Beat the European heatwave with Jane Hornby’s berry ice cream. It tastes great and is really easy to make
How Olafur Eliasson's 'hedonistic' dad helped his art
The artist says sailing as a kid with his father helped him find a crucial link between art and nature
Lauren Greenfield on bling, shopping and the American Dream
In a new video clip, the award-winning photographer says feelings of inadequacy turn us into avid consumers
Remembering Marisa Merz
Merz, who died last week, was the only woman in Arte Povera; she may have been the best in that movement too
Want to garden like Carlo Mirarchi? Then change the soil
The ground at Roberta's in Brooklyn was tainted by big-city life. So they decided to bring in some fresh earth
The paintings that almost killed Harland Miller
They may look dreamy, but Miller had to be rushed to an Austrian clinic after making his Poets series
Marc Jacobs is learning to drive!
Having snagged a beautiful suburban house, the New York fashion designer is ready to pick up a new life skill
Massimo and Alice Waters talk sustainability in San Francisco
The Italian chef attends the Basque Culinary Center’s SF symposium and meets a few Bay Area big names
Ben van Berkel on how to build an extraordinary house
The architects in Houses: Extraordinary Living explain how they put drama into domestic living
The Moon landings and the American aesthetic
It was one giant leap for mankind but not such a big step for the photographic depiction of the American landscape
Snarkitecture put a brick in Hudson Yards’ window
The NY practice provides a surprising, see-through intervention in Forty Five Ten’s new Manhattan store
Want to garden like Skye Gyngell? Then look to the heavens
The acclaimed chef has made sure Heckfield Place’s kitchen garden is attuned to both earthly and cosmic forces
The refugees who remade British art
Sotheby’s exhibition, Brave New Visions, looks at the wartime arrivals who revolutionized London’s gallery system
Snøhetta's brainy mountain trail
The architecture practice’s new Path of Perspectives encourages hikers to slow down, think, and take in the view
Olafur Eliasson on Rauschenberg, glasses and black mirrors
In a new interview, the Scandinavian artist reflects on his past, his successes, his strengths and his weaknesses
Harland Miller’s visions of hell
The artist’s experience taking coach journeys back in the 1980s inspired this colourful series on damnation
The Holiday home that Herman Miller built
The furniture company rules the workplace but its director of design, George Nelson, loved downtime too
Want to garden like John Mooney? Then head to the roof
The chef at NYC’s acclaimed Bell, Book & Candle grows 60 percent of his ingredients right above his restaurant
Our Interiors editor discusses good taste and his favourite room
William Norwich runs through the places that didn’t make it in, and explains how reality TV might harm your home
The famous (and infamous) deaths in Harland Miller’s art
A comedian, a cartoonist, a car designer and a politician all feature in the artist's unending, obituary series
Seriously, are the Contra guys opening their own wine shop?
Yes. It will be called Peoples, it's going to be close to their restaurants and you should look out for it later this summer
Making Saturn V, the rocket that carried man to the moon
One small step for man was made possible thanks to one enormous rocket, as our book Sun and Moon explains
The bedroom where Zaha Hadid displayed her Murano glass
Nearly every object in the architect's bedroom was her own work – except for her prized collection of glassware
Want to garden like Alice Waters? Then put in a night shift
In The Garden Chef, the Chez Panisse founder shares growing tips and what just might be her favourite recipe ever!
Fran Silvestre on how to build an extraordinary house
The architects in Houses: Extraordinary Living explain how they put drama into domestic living
Raymond Pettibon paints the Dior logo
Unseen works by the American artist feature in Dior’s latest collection and campaign
Got a question for Olafur Eliasson?
Tweet a question tagged #askSOE during the run of his Tate show and you could find it answered by the man himself
The jail scene that made it into Art & Queer Culture
On the day of his birth, we look back at the work of Martin Wong, the painter and chronicler of the Lower East Side
Fabien Baron, Giorgio Armani and a world-beating scent
On Giorgio Armani's birthday, we look back at the world-beating men's fragrance he created with Fabien Baron
The Interiors Monologues - Alexander Gorlin
The greatest designers of the century talk about Interiors: The Greatest Rooms of the Century
3 dishes to look out for in Olafur Eliasson's kitchen at the Tate
The artist's studio cooks are in London serving eco-friendly dishes to accompany his show. Here are the highlights
Paul McCarthy on playing Trump in his new movie
'There’s this transition from Reagan to Trump to a sort of mafioso to Hitler,' he tells film maker Harmony Korine
The Interiors Monologues - Deborah Berke
The greatest designers of the century talk about Interiors: The Greatest Rooms of the Century
Want to garden like Stephen Harris? Then grab some seaweed
The patron chef of the acclaimed Sportsman restaurant in England has some unusual ways of improving the soil
Agnes Martin, Jo Baer and Mary Corse are on the edge at Pace
Shown together for the first time, seminal works illuminate their contribution to the history of abstraction
Inside the warehouse where Michael Graves made his designs
The designer and architect was born today, 9 July, in 1934. Here’s why he chose to live in a New Jersey warehouse
Look what Jeremy Charles just caught!
The Newfoundland chef says there's something quite zen about sitting on a riverbank waiting for the fish to come in
Philip Johnson’s Glass House - inside and out
On the anniversary of the architect’s birth, we take a look at the legacy of his most famous domestic creation
The Interiors Monologues - Dan Fink
The greatest designers of the century talk about Interiors: The Greatest Rooms of the Century
7 street foods to try in the US, Mexico, Greece and Turkey
From salads to sorbet, our cookbooks offer a great guide to street treats in popular holiday destinations this summer
A Fourth of July party pictured by Lauren Greenfield
The photographer’s 1993 image captured a new kind of wealth adoration that’s since caught on across the world
The Invention of America
On American Independence Day, we look at how old-world artists came to terms with the New World
Bruce Springsteen, Annie Leibovitz and Independence Day
These US icons go way back, as our books Annie Leibovitz at Work Portraits 2005-2016 reveal
Jean Jullien illustrates the French heat wave
Having moved back to France, the artist and Phaidon author captures summer on the continent with accuracy and wit
A Taste of American Independence Day
Hot dogs and ice cream are great ways to mark the Fourth of July, says our book, United Tastes of America
MAD’s theatre brings bling to China's jewellery city
The innovative Chinese practice has chosen an ancient motif for its winning design: junk sails
The building of Pierre Cardin’s curvy Bubble Palace
On the designer’s 97th birthday, we take a look at his famously futuristic summer house on the French Riviera
The Interiors Monologues - Emiliano Salci and Britt Moran
The greatest designers of the century talk about Interiors: The Greatest Rooms of the Century
Remembering Min Hogg
We look back at the life of the editor and designer who popularised the term "shabby chic", following her recent death
JR’s new film documents his Louvre extravaganza
The video shows how the artist engaged with the museum’s visitors not only as spectators, but also as participants
Jeremy Charles on Newfoundland's Renaissance
The chef is proud to able to bring the people and produce of Newfoundland to the wider world, via his book
The Interiors Monologues - Paul Fortune
The greatest designers of the century talk about Interiors: The Greatest Rooms of the Century
When Rubens painted war for peace
On the anniversary of his birth we dig into 30,000 Years of Art to see how he combined painting and diplomacy
MoMA picks Phaidon author as its new director
Kate Fowle, the British-born co-author of our Sterling Ruby book, is the new director of MoMA PS1
Frieze adds textiles to its London fair
New section for 2019 features eight textile-based artists from around the world
Harland Miller on the YBAs, hangovers and his new book
The artist reveals why he had to drink a little less than his conceptual colleagues from the 90s
The Interiors Monologues - Jan Showers
The greatest designers of the century talk about Interiors: The Greatest Rooms of the Century
Flowers, art, flags and photos: a cultured take on Pride
Phaidon authors are finding new and innovative ways to recognise the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots
Get home recipes from America's new best restaurant
Cosme’s founder Enrique Olvera and head chef Daniela Soto-Innes share domestic classics in Tu Casa Mi Casa
Want to garden like the world’s best chef? Then break the rules
In The Garden Chef, Mauro Colagreco of 2019’s World’s Best Restaurant Mirazur, urges you to go a bit wild
Talking Textiles with Hana Miletić
Textiles sometimes become 3D representations of this Zagreb-born, Belgium-based artist's street photography
When Gaudí found beauty in brick
On the great Spanish architect’s birthday we look back at his ornate treatment of this humble building block
Have a Mississippi fish fry on National Catfish Day
25 June is the day to celebrate this delicious fish, and United Tastes of America has the perfect, kid-friendly recipe
Elmgreen & Dragset on the beautiful mess of 90s Berlin
The artists look back at the fall of the Wall, what came afterwards, and their newly installed tribute to that time
The Interiors Monologues - Brian J McCarthy
The greatest designers of the century talk about Interiors: The Greatest Rooms of the Century
Thierry Mugler is working on a new Wayne McGregor ballet
The designer will be in London this December, to co-direct the Bolshoi’s Svetlana Zakharova in a new production
Jeff Koons on his teenage meeting with Salvador Dalí
The artist recalls calling Dalí at his New York hotel and the gallery meeting that ensued. . .
Nordic baking is the world's most diverse Magnus tells the BBC
Chef says amateur bakers and less-than-perfect farmland gave rise to the region's incredible variation
Olafur Eliasson knows his place at Elmgreen & Dragset show
Eliasson poses in a piece by his fellow Scandinavian artists, who also take a sideways look at the art world
Pride flag adorns the steps of Louis Kahn’s Four Freedoms Park
The New York City park has added a splash of colour to Louis Kahn’s minimal designs in Pride month
Is it time to invest in Harry Bertoia?
That's certainly the suggestion given in a new Architectural Digest article highlighting overlooked designers
The Met on the Moon
America’s biggest art museum marks the Apollo landing anniversary with a show of moon photography
These two chefs and Phaidon authors are getting married!
In fact, Cosme's Daniela Soto-Innes and Willows Inn’s Blaine Wetzel may open their own place after they've wed
Herman Miller's logo took an hour to make and is 73-years-old!
Here’s how George Nelson and Irving Harper came up with an elegant solution to a knotty visual challenge
A lack of beauty makes people stupid says Stefan Sagmeister
The designer makes the case for holding aesthetic enjoyment in higher esteem on Spencer Bailey’s podcast
Why Harland Miller's paperbacks are like Andy's soup cans
The artist has consumed and appropriated Penguin's paperbacks - just like Andy did with Campbell's cans
An Art & Queer Culture guide to the Pride sale at Sotheby’s
From the Bloomsbury Group to the Lower East Side, Sotheby's Pride auction draws in a wide range of great artists
The Interiors Monologues - Penny Drue Baird
The greatest designers of the century talk about Interiors: The Greatest Rooms of the Century
Want a mid-century Richard Neutra classic of your own?
Furniture and kit house company Kettal are offering two new structures based on his classic VDL House
Meet Paul the Inuit elder - one of Jeremy Charles’s Wild Bunch
In his new book, the Newfoundland chef celebrates his best ingredient: his characterful suppliers and friends
Charles and Ray Eames’s positive cosmic vibes
On the anniversary of Charles's birth here's how their Powers of Ten film helped change our view of a scary universe
Phaidon Introductions: Sam Lubell on houses and homes
The influential architectural writer looks at how domestic designs have changed to match our aspirations
Martin Parr's Flag Day Stars and Stripes
The British photographer has a keen eye for how people around the world weave nationalism into their identity
Meet Brian the Hunter - one of Jeremy Charles’s Wild Bunch
In his new book, the Newfoundland chef celebrates his best ingredient: his skilled, characterful suppliers
The sexy, deathly gaze of Egon Schiele
30,000 Years of Art looks at the Freudian impulses in the great 20th century Viennese artist - born today in 1890
The Interiors Monologues - Martin Brudnizki
The greatest designers of the century talk about Interiors: The Greatest Rooms of the Century
Marc Jacobs on Pride, married life (and skin care)
'Accept me for who I am, how I am, what I am, who I love,' the New York fashion designer says
The Rocket Man of Sun and Moon
5 things to know about Saturn V’s Wernher von Braun - the man who helped America win the space race
Daan Roosegaarde's bike path follows Van Gogh's route
Take a look at another incredibly cool Daan Roosegarde project from our new book with the Dutch genius
Annie Leibovitz opens up her archive for Hauser & Wirth
Photographer says she's happy to have found an artworld home alongside Paul McCarthy and Mark Bradford
The Interiors Monologues - Ashley Hicks
The greatest designers of the century talk about Interiors: The Greatest Rooms of the Century
Meet Lori the Forager - one of Jeremy Charles’s Wild Bunch
In his new book, the Newfoundland chef celebrates his best ingredient: his skilled, characterful suppliers
Matt Johnson turns our book into art in Basel
30,000 Years of Art takes its own place in art history in the American sculptor's new work - on show at Art Basel
The Interiors Monologues - David Netto
The greatest designers of the century talk about Interiors: The Greatest Rooms of the Century
Meet Jerry the Bayman - one of Jeremy Charles’s Wild Bunch
In his new book, the Newfoundland chef celebrates his best ingredient: his skilled, characterful suppliers
The true meaning of Las Meninas by Velázquez
On the anniversary of Velázquez’s birth, we look at the composition and techniques used in his most famous painting
When Robert Capa shot D-Day
The Magnum founder recalled being among the first of the Allied forces landing in Normandy, 75 years ago today
A huge cache of Ellsworth Kelly works is headed for Austin
76 works, including pieces produced in France in the ‘40s, have been donated to the University of Texas
