5 Phaidon books Spencer Bailey really likes
The editor, journalist and incoming Phaidon editor-at-large on his pick of our architecture and design titles
For Halloween, the story behind Warhol's 'classic still life'
The pop pioneer said his Skulls were facist symbols, though the truth seems to be a little more complicated
The sweet (and sour) side of Swedish candy
Magnus Nilsson’s new book boasts some great confectionary recipes and reveals a forgotten candy scandal
Michael Putnam makes a GREAT Frida Kahlo!
The co-founder of New York’s greatest floral design studio is pretty hot when it comes to fancy dress too
Seriously, what’s so special about the wine at Contra?
Quite a lot! Here’s how friendship, open-mindedness and all natural ingredients make for such a good pairing
Was Verner Panton the Bond villain's favourite designer?
From the late 1960s to the early 21st century Bond baddies have enjoyed the designs of the sensual Scandinavian
Olafur Eliasson on social media, Experience and his next show
The author, activist and artist has an idea that smart phones might not be so bad for his next Tate show after all
'Sweet bread mingling with the scent of volcanic activity'- Magnus Nilsson on Icelandic traditional baking techniques
The Nordic Baking Book author definitely knows a natural steam oven from a hole in the ground!
Brae and Faviken are two of WSJ’s Five Restaurants Genuinely Worth Traveling For
Magnus Nilsson and Dan Hunter’s bucolic ventures are both on a small, but perfectly formed, list
'Bitter, almost spicy'- Magnus Nilsson on the surprising, evergreen element in Nordic bread
Axes at the ready! One recipe in The Nordic Baking Book requires both culinary and arboreal skills
Swearing, shopping, Tracey Emin and Sarah Lucas
It may have only lasted six months, but Sarah Lucas’s ‘90’s retail venture still resonates, a quarter century later
Seriously, Contra began as an ice cream shop?
Here’s how a sweet, icey way to keep one chef in NYC developed into one of the city’s best restaurants
Five great Picasso works in great destinations
On the artist’s birthday, we pick out some of Pablo's finest pieces, courtesy of our new book Destination Art
'Naps with eating' - Magnus Nilsson on Nordic snack breaks
Coffee and snack breaks are known as 'fika' the Nordic Baking Book author says - and they're great for productivity
Raf Simons on why Warhol is a perfect fit for Calvin Klein
Raf says Warhol’s portraits prove he was truly democratic (but he does love the Death and Disaster series too)
Alejandro Aravena’s brutal beach house is for sale
Like to slip off your office gear and gaze into a fire at weekends? Got $1.5m? This place could be right for you
Was Verner Panton the most avant-garde of Danish designers?
The 20th century design visionary took Scandi interiors for a walk on the wild side of industrial production
Sex, Death, Sigmund Freud and Sarah Lucas
Here’s how the controversial artist showed her risqué sculptures in Freud’s historic London house
The war that made Robert Capa
On the Magnum founder’s birthday, we look back at his most famous book, Death in the Making
How Annie Leibovitz caught Richard Nixon's final flight
Leibovitz recalls teaming up with Hunter S. Thompson to document Tricky Dicky’s dishonourable departure
'Exhausting, Exhilarating, Exasperating but Inspiring' - David Dawson at Sotheby's on sitting for Lucian Freud
Long time assistant and Freud Archive Director reveals what it was like to sit for the great painter
How Annie Leibovitz captured Emily Dickinson’s absence
This photograph of the poet’s pressed-flowers album serves as a tribute to not one, but two, writers
5 things we learned on the Brutal Bus tour
Prince Charles called the National Theatre a nuclear power station, The Royal College of Physicians is based on the human body and only 50 people lived in the Barbican when the Barbican was built (none of them architects!)
How to do a wedding Putnam & Putnam style
The only thing that’s monochrome is the dynamic duo's workwear, as you can tell from these stunning displays
'A walking Gallup poll' - the social side of Andy Warhol’s incredible creativity according to Arnold Lehman of Phillips
Warhol may have borrowed some ideas from others but that doesn't mean his work wasn't 100 per cent Andy
Who’s top dog here?
Here’s how we buddied up with NYC’s best four-legged, furry influencers to launch our new book Feed Me
How Annie Leibovitz revealed Kendrick Lamar's inner visions
Having shot Jagger and Lennon, Annie is capturing the musical voice of a new generation for Vanity Fair
What are all these people trying to get a photograph of?
Could this paw-parazzi shot have anything to do with our Feed Me and Pet-tecture launch this morning?
On National Pasta Day, why not try this Middle Eastern take?
These grain-sized pasta shapes are popular across the Middle East, and go great with kale and feta
'To me there’s no argument' – the Whitney’s Donna De Salvo says Andy’s 70s paintings are unquestionably great
The curator of the forthcoming Warhol retrospective says that was the era when Warhol truly engaged with painting
Cool Designs for Cultured Kids – The Eames Elephant
This pint-sized pachyderm was created for Charles and Ray’s offspring but is now available to all cultured kids
'Campbell’s Soup Cans is the real model for the portraits' - Andy Warhol biographer Blake Gopnik on Andy's '70s portraits
'The collapse of the portraits into a single series is Warholian – things in series without individual characteristics'
How Annie Leibovitz showed her mother's honesty
She’s shot everyone from the Queen to Kanye, but she says this picture of her mother is probably her favourite
Did you spot Mark Bradford at the Royal Wedding?
Some work by the artist made a sneak appearance at Princess Eugenie's wedding ceremony a few days ago
“The galleries were scared to show them” Factory studio boss Vincent Fremont on Andy Warhol’s Sex Parts series
Here’s what happened when Andy finally expressed his sexual desires in the late 1970s
Get to know Cape Cod Modernism in Massachusetts
This is what happened when Walter Gropius and co took the summer off and went to the beach
The hidden story in Olafur Eliasson’s new book
Here’s why the world-famous artist hopes Olafur Eliasson: Experience will help him reach a new audience
'He saw hammers and sickles when he went to Italy in the 70s' - Factory studio boss Vincent Fremont on Andy Warhol
How Andy's Skull series and Hammer and Sickle images were inspired by the extreme politics of 1970s Europe
![Andy Warhol, Hammer and Sickle [Still Life], late 1976, acrylic and silkscreen ink on linen, 72 x 86 inches, 182.9 x 218.4 cm. MAXXI - Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo, Rome © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., NY, Photo by Phillips/Schwab](/resource/05a-114-l-hammer-and-sickle.jpg)
How Annie Leibovitz saw Nicole Kidman's face light up
Turns out some people are truly photogenic as the legendary photographer explains in her new book
The Nordic Baking Book is a Bible for Bakers says WSJ.
Magnus Nilsson's new book 'captures the heart of baking culture across Scandinavia' the magazine says
Want to catch up with the Harvard Five? Go to New Canaan
The Connecticut village is an architectural gem, says our new Mid-Century Modern Architecture Travel Guide
How Annie Leibovitz learned to dance with Mikhail Baryshnikov
Her photos of Baryshnikov’s company are a lesson in the beauty, and difficulty, in photographing dance
Get to know Frank Lloyd Wright in Pleasantville
You’ll never see so much of Wright’s style in a single place than when you tour this small, New York state enclave
Why Sharon Hayes came out as a dyke but lives as a lesbian
On National Coming Out Day, here’s how the artist helped wrench one term from the field of psychiatry
Mario Sorrenti talks Kate Moss and more in New York
Sorrenti tells former W and Barneys Creative Director Dennis Freedman about his love for Kate and conceptual art
Get to know Doo-Wop architecture in Wildwood
The Jersey Shore resort is full of this kitsch take on modernism according to our mid-century East Coast guide
Nan Goldin goes back to the dive bars in The Deuce
The photographer put in a cameo performance on the HBO show beside James Franco, critiquing her early work
Highly unusual homes for highly unusual animals
Got a homeless horse or a hermit crab looking for a crib? Then pick the perfect place from our book Pet-tecture
A very funny man for A Very Serious Cookbook
Comedian Eric Wareheim opens up on why he loves the amazing food and wine at Contra and Wildair
When Jannis Kounellis painted with horses
On the 85th anniversary of the artist's birth, we look back at the time Kounellis coaxed 12 horses into a gallery
Cool Designs for Cultured Kids – Dada Marionettes
Children will love these colourful string puppets - parents will appreciate the marionettes' avant-garde origins
How Annie Leibovitz drew star power from the Rolling Stones
In Annie Leibovitz at Work, she explains how she picked up 'power by association' shooting their 1975 tour
Putnam & Putnam choose the 'It Flowers' of 2018
New York’s hottest floral designers capture this year’s most coveted flowers in their new book, and post some online
Stephen Shore's personal tribute to Andy Warhol
On Stephen Shore's birthday, we look back at his formative relationship with the pop art master
Massimo Bottura is the Pavarotti of Pasta, says 60 Minutes
The show traces his career from a first taste of tortellini under his grandma's table to becoming world’s best chef
Here's a sneak peak of Massimo Bottura on 60 Minutes tonight!
Watch Channel 2 at 7pm tonight to see our Bread is Gold and Skinny Italian Chef author interviewed by Lesley Stahl
What is Sharon Hayes trying to tell us?
Discover how this contemporary artist uses vintage protest to open up new possibilities
Cool Designs for Cultured Kids – The Optischer Farbmischer
Get your pre-schoolers into Goethe and Schopenhauer with this deceptively simple-looking spinning top
How Annie Leibovitz let Patti Smith become herself
In Annie Leibovitz At Work, the photographer looks back at two key portraits of one remarkable singer
Astonishing Animals – The Panda
On World Animal Day we look at the panda's remarkable role in wildlife conservation
These doghouses will make your home look good too
No more ruff sleeping with these beautiful pieces of dog-focused design featured in our new book Pet-tecture
How Annie Leibovitz got Keith Haring to go black and white
In Annie Leibovitz at Work the photographer reveals the fascinating story behind her photo of the great artist
Brutalist buildings you can only see in our new book
The wrecking ball has levelled them but they live on forever in our new Atlas of Brutalist Architecture
Destination Art every kid will love!
Taking a trip with children? Then pick out somewhere from our great new travel guide to art around the world
Cool Designs for Cultured Kids – Montessori Geometric Solids
This early 20th century developmental toy was one of the first design products created specifically for children
How does Annie Leibovitz do it?
On the photographer’s birthday, read the stories behind the images in her new book Annie Leibovitz At Work
Sketch to Skyline - what Luis Barragán’s Las Arboledas development in Mexico looked like on day one
The Pritzker laureate brought nature, order and colour together in this Mexican residential development
How Steve McCurry captured the lives of coffee growers
On International Coffee Day take another look at the photos in From These Hands: A Journey Along The Coffee Trail
These Brutalist buildings look a bit like Jenga blocks
There are plenty of structures in our new Atlas that look just a little bit like the popular wooden building block game
The perfect beer for Nordic Baking
After centuries apart, Evil Twin's Swedish Fika Biscotti Break brings Nordic brewing and baking together again
Elmgreen & Dragset have a tall tale to tell about this pool
Don't believe everything you see and read at their excellent new Whitechapel Gallery show
Instagrammers campaigned to save these Brutalist buildings
...but they didn't always succeed. Luckily, you can still see the ones they couldn't save in Atlas of Brutalist Architecture
Destination Art in the most beautiful settings
Come for the art but stay for the views around these important contemporary artworks from new book Destination Art
How bad cities can kill us (and better cities might cure us)
Cholera no longer infects our water supplies but other threats lurk in our cities - Shaping Cities has a way forward
Putnam & Putnam create an autumn display for Martha Stewart
New York City's greatest floral designers prove there's more to flowers than simple summer blooms
Cool Designs for Cultured Kids – The Giulia Rocking Horse
Can you afford kids and a Maserati? Then try this stylish Italian toy featured in new book Design for Children
These cat homes will make your home look good too
Get your beloved kitty a bit of furniture like this and you’ll soon be feline very house proud . . .
How better cities will save the world
By locking in good habits with infrastructure the mega cities of the future could help us avert ecological disaster
These Brutalist War memorials have very brutal back stories
World War II hit the former Yugoslavia hard and it has many poignant concrete creations to commemorate it
Destination Art you can get to in your lunch break
Are you in a big city? Got an hour to spare? Then get out and see some art from our new book Destination Art
Destination Art that looks like a LOT of fun!
Find art difficult sometimes? Don't fret. Take a look at these works in Destination Art and you'll soon by smiling
Sketch to Skyline - what Louis Kahn’s Salk Institute in La Jolla, California looked like on day one
Did you know Kahn originally planned a garden in the middle of the site? Drawing Architecture takes up the story
Cool Designs for Cultured Kids - Alexander Girard's dolls
Discover how Herman Miller's design director channelled his love of folk art and bright colours into these figures
Great Art in the Great Outdoors
Sometimes it pays to think outside the white-walled box as our new book Destination Art shows
The surprisingly bookish origins of German trifle
Discover a story of rich lives and tragic decline behind the sweet Lübeck-style trifle in The German Cookbook
Cool Designs for Cultured Kids - The Radio Flyer Wagon
Here’s how an ambitious Italian-American created a cheap, safe wagon and earned himself the name ‘Little Ford’
"What is the size of ‘we’?" – Olafur Eliasson on public art, building bridges, and his Experience of togetherness
Eliasson understands the limits of civic engagement, but says he is trying to push the envelope nevertheless
Do you recognise these Brutalist buildings from the big screen?
From sci-fi to horror, indie drama to LA caper, movie makers love a Brutalist backdrop, as our new Atlas notes
Robert Venturi dies aged 93
The American architect, whose work helped define postmodernism, died on Tuesday in Philadelphia
Lucian Freud Slices of Life - The Latter Years
The passing years didn’t dim Freud’s ambition - in fact his talent, along with his canvas sizes, grew as he aged
Lucian Freud Slices of Life - The Middle Years
A friendly intervention by the Palace helped Freud and his family escape peril - half a century later he repaid the debt
Lucian Freud Slices of Life - The Early Years
The artist mixed with rogues and royals in his early London life and kept in touch with both during his gambling days
The surprisingly British origins of German currywurst
The street food was first cooked with a little help from Germany’s enemies as The German Cookbook explains
Cool Designs for Cultured Kids - The Frisbee
Discover how an amateur American designer took a cake tin and turned it into one of the world’s most popular toys
These Brutalist buildings look like they shouldn't stay up
A smart choice of materials and techniques enables architects to dazzle as Atlas of Brutalist Architecture reveals
Scholten & Baijings rework afternoon tea in London
The Dutch design duo has filled Fortnum & Mason with pale green products for their new tea installation
A Brutalist guide to Open House London
Londoners – here’s how to satisfy your craving for mid-century concrete this coming weekend
What is it with Sarah Lucas and eggs?
Volunteers just smashed 1,000 eggs at the artist’s request - our new book explains why she works with them
Astonishing Animals – The Male Diving Beetle
The microscopic intricacy of this insect’s foot belies a deeply sinister mating habit
The surprisingly political origins of German pickled herring
How Otto von Bismarck came to lend his name to one of Germany’s best-loved seafood dishes
