Sophie Ashby By Design
The founder of London practice Studio Ashby describes how her peripatetic childhood informs her interior design approach

All you need to know about The Men’s Fashion Book
Our comprehensive, whole cloth overview of the makings of male sartorial elegance covers both big names and under-celebrated innovators

Bunny Williams By Design
The acclaimed designer and creative partner Elizabeth Lawrence explain why they make rooms to be lived in, not to be treated as a stage set

All you need to know about Middle Eastern Sweets
Salma Hage’s latest book is a joyful pean to the sweetest treats the Middle East has to offer

All you need to know about African Artists From 1882 to Now
Get an entire continent of carefully curated art, between the beautifully designed covers of one book

Take a grand tour of our architecture titles for fall 2021
Flawless mid-century homes, jewel-perfect flagship stores, the globe's best beach houses and works by the world’s leading practices all feature in our new list

A preview of our fashion, design and interiors titles for fall 2021
Men's fashion, women's design achievements, and mankind's universal love of pigmentation - all feature in our new season books

All you need to know about The Latin American Cookbook
Access the entire culinary heritage of one of the world’s greatest food regions in a single, authoritative book

Bill Bensley By Design
The Harvard-educated, Bangkok and Bali-based interior designer describes how art, parties and nature inform his practice

Find out about the fall 2021 additions to our award-winning children’s books
A treasury of classic tales, a whole art museum and a petal-perfect kids’ colour book top our entertaining, educational and stylish children’s list this autumn

Linda Boronkay By Design
The former fashion model describes how haute couture and family trips to vintage markets informed her interior design sensibility

Take a look at our excellent fall 2021 general interest books
Great gardens, cultural icons, modern manners and feathered friends all feature in our new general interest list this coming season

Paul Smith wins a D&AD award!
The fashion legend’s Julia Hasting-designed Phaidon book is rewarded for its design excellence in this year’s awards

Get to know our new art & photography books for fall 2021
Incredible fashion photography, winning sports shots, the latest contemporary art and a deep dive into our oceans. Find out more about our new list, and how you can buy limited edition signed copies

Virgilio Martínez and Pía Léon’s son shares his favourite recipe on Michelle Obama’s TV show
The Netflix show takes a trip to Peru and cooks up a great child-friendly dish, high in the Andes

JR opens the ground beneath the Eiffel Tower
The French artist and Phaidon author has created yet another incredible trompe l’oeil in his home city

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

How David Rockwell thinks Covid will change our cities
The architect and designer tells the Associated Press about his vision for a post-pandemic world

Introducing our new books for fall 2021!
Phaidon’s fall titles cover everything from men's fashion to African art, interior design to beautiful birds. Find out more about our new list, and how you can buy very limited edition signed copies

Paul Smith is shortlisted for a D&AD award
The fashion legend’s Julia Hasting-designed Phaidon book is singled out for its design excellence in this year’s shortlist

Catherine Opie on surfers, sexuality and caring for one another
In a recent Cornell lecture, the fine art photographer picked out the key themes in her hugely varied body of work

Nike harnesses the butterfly effect
How the insect world brought colour to the Air Jordan 3 RTNA - currently on display at Kew Gardens, London

The 80's collective still helping to shape our cities
A new exhibition looks at how the work of feminist architecture group Matrix reveals the flaws in a manmade world

Adam Pendleton and David Adjaye talk about the freedom and abstraction in their work
The artist and architect discuss politics and mark-making in a new video interview

Jp McMahon and Matt Orlando talk responsibility, cookery and not striking it rich
The author of The Irish Cookbook talks to the founder chef of AMASS about his recipe for creative success

Diane von Furstenberg on serendipity, Little Island, and Owning It
The designer, philanthropist and Phaidon author is very happy about New York’s magical new public park

The peculiar, and peculiarly tasty, history of Australian-Chinese Cuisine
Ross Dobson, author of Australia: The Cookbook reveals how an 1800s gold rush changed Aussie cuisine forever

The hidden meanings in The Arabesque Table
Discover how a ballet position expresses Reem Kassis's view of her contemporary Arabian cookery

KAWS is now offering balloon rides!
Sign up for a trip in the KAWS:HOLIDAY hot air balloon and you’ll get a certificate, a uniform and a collectable from this brilliantly unconventional contemporary artist

Jonas Wood breaks auction record at Christie's
The Contemporary Series Artist's Two Tables with Floral Pattern broke its $2 million estimate when it sold for $6.5million at this week's 21st Century Evening Sale

Diane von Furstenberg on books, feminism, and Owning It
The designer, philanthropist and Phaidon author talks to the Women’s Prize for Fiction Podcast about her favourite books

Cooking for Your Kids: child-friendly dishes that will impress the adults too
In our new book, star chefs reveal the recipes that get cries for 'more!' from everyone at the table

Catherine Opie is set to light up LA’s billboards
The artist joins The Propeller Group and Pipilotti Rist in a new fine-art initiative for Los Angeles

The Design Museum celebrates Charlotte Perriand
The London museum’s new show highlights a great modernist overshadowed by her male counterparts

End Ramadan with these sweet treats!
Try these toothsome recipes from The Arabesque Table for Eid-ul-Fitr

Nike’s new ad proves it isn’t always about winning
The company’s latest clip underlines its commitment to those who don’t always finish first

When KAWS sent his COMPANION into space
Our new book, KAWS: WHAT PARTY, looks at the boundary-defying relationship between the artist and his best-known creation

'It's all about sympathy, synergy and respect' - the Australia: The Cookbook author on the key to Australian cookery
Ross Dobson describes the 'delicious sense' Aussie cooks have found in mixing up classic recipes

Cooking for Your Kids: Fun food guaranteed to put a smile on little faces
These playful creations from professional chefs will satisfy kids’ appetites and provide welcome meal time fun

Here’s how you can view KAWS’s new NYC installation
The Frieze piece can’t be seen with the naked eye so you’ll need a fine art app for this augmented reality work

A ‘Midwest Mexican’ dish for Cinco de Mayo
Our book Today’s Special features one promising chef bringing together the tastes of Mexico and the USA

A new Trevor Paglen documentary shows how AI gets it wrong
The artist outlines how machine learning just 'doesn't get art' in a new film, Unseen Skies

The NY Times rediscovers Aussie cuisine via our new book
The newspaper’s Besha Rodell finds a definitive description of her country’s cooking in Australia: The Cookbook

The winning recipe behind Today’s Special
Emilia Terragni tells Salon how our new book offers a diverse taste of what’s going on in the world of gastronomy

A simple way to give the greatest gift on Mother’s Day
From flowers to fine art, cookery to jewelry, we have the perfect choices, and you can even get them wrapped and delivered before the big day

JR’s monumental tribute to a dying river
The artist draws attention to the exploitation of one of Australia’s longest rivers in a new series of huge portraits

David Adjaye unveils memorial to victim of police shooting
Cherry Groce’s shooting sparked the 1985 Brixton Riots in south London - 35 years later, the architect has created a more fitting legacy

6 things we learned from the new Today’s Special talk
Manoella 'Manu' Buffara and Diana Dávila discussed family, creativity, and Beyoncé at our virtual conversation

Snarkitecture fill Kith Paris with plaster cast Nikes
Read on to find out why the Air Max 1 is a fitting addition to the brand's latest French flagship

Catherine and John Pawson share their designs for life with Vanity Fair
Sofas and electrical sockets may have sparked a few disagreements, but the couple bonded over the food they create at Home Farm

How David Rockwell turned a station into the Oscars venue
Hidden speakers, classic architecture and neoclassical art all fed into Rockwell’s designs for the 93rd Academy Awards

The artists who flock to John Audubon
On the great bird artist’s birthday we take a look at the contemporary painters who draw upon his seminal work

What the early graffiti of KAWS tells us about his later success
The artist made his name in train yards and on the street, and, in the process, learnt some big lessons about art, commerce and communication

Share the love (and art) this World Book Day with My Art Book of Friendship
Our new title combines great art with an excellent read-along lesson in making friends

Cooking for Your Kids: Fun dishes to make together
Entertain your children and feed them something delicious, by following one of these recipes from our new book of professional chefs' recipes for kids

Architecture and the future of Earth
On Earth Day, we dig into Beatrice Galilee’s new book, to see how architecture can help - but also harm - our world

Why Pace is showing Adam Pendleton’s paintings alongside David Adjaye’s sculptures
Here's why Pendleton’s text paintings complement Adjaye's pyramid sculptures so well at this new Hong Kong show

Peter Marino tells the FT about his new passion for bees
The architect, collector and Phaidon author says he can taste the flowers from his garden in his bees’ honey

How KAWS and his cartoon sculptures capture compassion and companionship
Our new book describes how the artist’s pop appropriations bring humanity into a highly commodified world

The British press loves Patented
The Guardian and the Financial Times delight in the hidden histories contained in our new patent design book

Patience, tolerance, and less screen time: Grace Coddington offers careers advice on her 80th birthday
The world-famous fashion editor looks back on her career in the latest edition of Vogue

The Putnams show us how to make a perfectly pigmented wedding bouquet
Michael and Darroch Putnam discuss color in wedding florals in their latest Instagram video

The NY Times is won over by Ward Bennett's warm modernism
The newspaper reflects on the simple charms of Bennett’s Sugarman House, on the shore in Long Island

When KAWS art-bombed phone booths and billboards
Our new book explains how the artist’s subversive advertising interventions helped introduce him to the wider world

The spiritual location that makes monk so special
How did Yoshihiro Imai know that a rundown, canalside building would make such a perfect spot for his contemplative restaurant?

Yayoi Kusama’s new show bursts into life at The New York Botanical Garden
The New York institution displays new works exploring one of the artist’s life-long obsessions - flowers!

Homer Simpson, KAWS and the cartoon mind
An early trip to Japan led the artist to reassess and reintegrate American cartoon culture into his practice

Fashionable By Design
The dividing line between fashion and interior design is getting pretty blurred, as our overview of contemporary interiors shows

6 things we learned from the latest Today’s Special talk
Chefs Hugh Acheson, Mei Lin and Flynn McGarry talked books, ambition and rapid-fire chicken sandwiches at our specially convened virtual conversation

‘I’ve never done a black painting as a print before and they’re such an important body of work for me.’ Cecily Brown on her debut Phaidon/ Artspace edition

All you need to know about iittala
Our new book, published to mark iittala’s 140th anniversary, is the first to document the influence of the Finnish company's legendary product designs

Cooking for Your Kids: Family meals for cultured kids and evolved adults alike
From pasta, to sandwiches to summer Sunday roasts, our book of chefs' recipes for children has it all

The Royal Family marks Prince Philip’s passing with an Annie Leibovitz portrait
The Palace posts Leibovitz’s dual portrait of the Queen and her consort following the Duke of Edinburgh’s death

Google marks The Met’s birthday with a Doodle
The search engine celebrates The museum’s birthday with a homepage illustration

Cooking for Your Kids: Adventurous dishes to push their palate
In our new book, acclaimed chefs from around the world share their favourite children’s dishes. Here are a few to try at home

Referential By Design
In our survey of contemporary interior design, plenty of new talents pay their respects to past masters

Introducing Don Marron: Chronicle of Collecting
Phaidon is proud to publish a momentous volume exploring and celebrating the renowned art collection of financier, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Don Marron

Cooking for Your Kids: Guilt-Free Treats
Satisfy the kids' demands for something sweet (and your desire to keep it nutritious) with these dishes from our new book

The firewood that makes monk remarkable
Every part of this incredibly simple, yet refined restaurant is perfectly conceived, including its wood pile

All you need to know about Cooking for Your Kids
Competent cooks and first-time family chefs will appreciate these home-cooking recipes used by famous foodies to feed those they love

The foraged ingredients that bring a taste of the wild to monk
Patron chef Yoshihiro Imai’s love of the natural world comes through in his choice of wild herbs, nuts, fruits and vegetables

Natural By Design
Many of today’s greatest interior designers have a highly cultivated love of nature, as our new book shows

'Drawing should be a strain' Christina Quarles tells W Magazine
The Vitamin D3 artist describes her early tuition, her racial identity and her love of ambiguity

Catherine Opie and Landscape
Discover how and why this fine-art photographer works depictions of the natural world into her varied body of work

The Sportsman tops the 50 Best Gastropubs awards!
Stephen Harris’s Michelin-starred seaside pub wins again, thanks to its inspired, local menu

The Putnams create the floral designs for Kirsten Dunst’s W Magazine photo shoot
Michael and Darroch Putnam contribute to Sofia Coppola’s Director’s Issue cover, which heralds a return to glamour

Massimo Bottura opens Refettorios in NYC and San Francisco
The philanthropist chef can’t quite welcome diners to these places yet, but they're already sending meals to those in need

Take a look at the beautiful brick hospital the Albers Foundation is building in Senegal
The foundation is putting an ancient building material to a new use with architect Manuel Herz

Australia in 5 unusual dishes: Poached Quince
Australia’s answer to Alice Waters resurrected this long-forgotten fruit, explains Australia: The Cookbook

The interior that adds a poetic flourish to monk
Japanese craftsmanship, vintage British furniture and happy accidents add to this restaurant’s magical interior

Diane von Furstenberg on the pandemic, procrastination and Owning It
The designer, entrepreneur and Phaidon author admits that lockdown may have helped her write her new book

Australia in 5 unusual dishes: Lamb Ragù Pappardelle
This Italian-inspired dish encapsulates the kind of European cooking that took hold after WWII says Australia: The Cookbook

The seasonal produce that sets monk apart
In his new book, patron chef Yoshihiro Imai explains how picking great local herbs and vegetables has given him newfound purpose

Enjoy Today’s Special in your own kitchen
Chefs featured in our new book of hot culinary talent are now offering dine-at-home boxes. This is how you can get a taste

Australia in 5 unusual dishes: Colonial Goose
Australia: The Cookbook features this fowl-free substitute, popular with early settlers who couldn’t get goose, but still pined for their homeland

David Rockwell is setting the scene for this year's Oscars
You can look forward to a little intimacy and depth when Rockwell oversees the production design for this year’s Academy Awards

Australia in 5 unusual dishes: Bugs with Aioli
Australia: The Cookbook describes the odd looking crustacean that actually tastes better than lobster

The wild flowers that fill monk with delight
Patron chef Yoshihiro Imai doesn’t just create the food at his 14-seat restaurant - he also looks after the floral arrangements

All you need to know about How To Become A Successful Artist
In his new book the acclaimed art economist Magnus Resch guides fine artists towards their fortunes

How Catherine and John Pawson celebrate Easter
The Pawsons adopt old country ways in their inimitable, contemporary style
