Breakfast in the Middle East

Add a little Levantine spice to you morning, courtesy of the Middle Eastern inclusions in Breakfast: The Cookbook

Clockwise from top left: Israeli breakfast plate; cheese-stuffed puff pastry; pomegranate juice; Egyptian fava bean stew; flatbreads with za'atar and keshek; knafeh sandwich with kataifi crust; Israeli shakshuka, as reproduced in Breakfast: The Cookbook

Jim Hodges describes his new Phaidon/ Artspace edition and the processes by which his work unfolds

'I began filling vases with a variety of arrangements. We then shot dozens of images to create the seven selected floral still lives used for this project'


Beatrice Galilee on packing out the Met, loving Rennie Mackintosh and copying Peter Zumthor

The author of Radical Architecture of the Future reflects on how the discipline is changing and why 10 minutes is long enough to describe any project

Beatrice Galilee. Photo by Sangwoo Suh

Darroch Putnam wants to help you get married in style

One of NY’s leading floral designers is taking part in a free NYC panel discussion called “I’m Engaged! Now What?!”

Michael and Darroch Putnam

Why has Massimo opened a Gucci restaurant?

The chef says his new osteria, part of the new multipurpose Gucci Garden, is an expression of his taste and travels

Gucci Osteria, image courtesy of Gucci

The meals that made America: popcorn balls

Did a summer of freakish weather bring this popular snack tumbling down the hills of Nebraska?

A popcorn ball

Thierry Mugler joins the stars at his museum opening

The designer welcomed fashion stars both past and present for the VIP opening of his museum retrospective

Thierry Mugler and Kim Kardashian at the opening of Thierry Mugler: Couturissime in Montreal

The fond childhood memories behind Harland Miller’s most scathing paintings

The artist reflected on a different era before the pandemic hit

Rags to Polyester – My Story (2002) by Harland Miller

Snacky Tunes authors hit the (virtual) road

In support of their new book, Greg and Darin Bresnitz with 8 chefs and their favourite musicians....this month and next


Faviken: 4015 Days, Beginning to End is the gift to reheat their love of great cuisine

Magnus Nilsson’s white-hot cookbook-cum-memoir is one of our better books for a better year ahead. Give someone you love a copy!

Fäviken: 4015 Days, Beginning to End

Phaidon tops 2020 seasonal gift giudes

The Christmas gift guides are out, and Phaidon is top of the presents pile again

A spread from the December edition of Elle, which features Open Studio, Anni & Josef Albers, Life Meets Art and Snacky Tunes

This is how you can make a simple, evening meal, like an artist

Make your mid-week dinner a fine-art event, via our new book, The Kitchen Studio

Chicken in the Oven with Sumac and Okra in Tomato Sauce by Keren Cytter

Let Ferran Adrià show you how to eat ham

The master of contemporary Spanish gastronomy teams up with José Andrés to slice a little pork in New York

José Andrés and Ferran Adrià at Mercado Little Spain, New York


The beauty in Freud’s battered interiors

The bare pipes and elegantly worn interior setting of Freud's studio were a key element in his paintings

Large Interior W11 (after Watteau), (1981–3) Lucian Freud

All you need to know about Nichetto Studio

Familiarise yourself with the first ever monograph dedicated to this award-winning and genre-defying multidisciplinary design studio

Nichetto Studio: Projects, Collaborations and Conversations in Design


The Japanese seasoning that Enrique Olvera now loves

Shichimi togarashi is an East Asian seasoning, but the chef says it reminds him of one of his homeland’s dishes

Enrique Olvera


When KAWS pushed cartoons to the point of abstraction

“Totally lost, I enter a world of intensities” writes critic and curator Daniel Birnbaum in our new book

URGE (KUB1), 2020, Acrylic on canvas. Photo Farwad Owrang / © KAWS

Time to treat your pet to a bit of performance art?

A new show looks at how we’ve grown to love animals - even to the point of creating performance art for them

Boy with Cat (1860) by Johann Baptist Reiter. Oberösterreichisches Landesmuseum, Linz. All images courtesy of Kunstmuseum Ravensburg

How was 2014 for Nick Lander?

The Art of the Restaurateur author on first world problems, lunch with Jay McInerney and plans for a paperback

Art of the Restaurateur author Nick Lander

Patented Pleasure

Trace the rise of consumer desires through the goods in our beautiful new patent design book

Stringed Musical Instrument, Theodore M. McCarty, for Gibson, 1957/1958. Patent Number: USD 181,867, U.S. Patent Office


How KAWS and his cartoon sculptures capture sorrow and doubt

Our new book describes how the artist’s pop appropriations bring a little humanity back into our highly commodified world

SMALL LIE, 2013, Wood. Photo Jonty Wilde / © KAWS

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

Tania Kovats - Why I Draw

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


Annie Leibovitz brings her Wonderland to London and Paris

The photographer regaled famous figures and dedicated fans alike during her most recent European book tour

Annie Leibovitz dedicating books for friends at MATCHESFASHION, 5 Carlos Place - photo James D. Kelly

Anton Kannemeyer - Why I Draw

Drawing is about visual communication and the hardest thing to get right is to convey your message as clearly as possible,' says the occasional comic book artist. 'It's like walking through a dark tunnel and then the light appears'

Anton Kannemeyer

Astonishing Animals – the Octopus

Once a source of myth and legend, this underwater animal is far like us than we initially imagined

Polypus levis, from Die Cephalopoden, 1910–15 Printed by Carl Chun, as reproduced in Animal: Exploring the Zoological World

John Pawson designs the 2017 Fashion Awards trophy

Pawson wants his simple crystal and lacquer works to serve as both a beautiful object, and a memorable memento

John Pawson's 2017 Fashion Award. Image courtesy of John Pawson

All you need to know about Fashion in LA

Get the first book to document Los Angeles's remarkable explosion onto the global fashion scene

Fashion in LA

Magnus Nilsson's Momentous Moments: The day he held his first child

Though the chef had never given a thought to the work/life balance. It turns out that was a great idea.

Plating Porridge of grains and seeds from Jämtland finished with a lump of salty butter. All photos by Erik Olsson. From Fäviken: 4015 Days, Beginning to End

From Book to Bid – Kai by Lucian Freud

Not all works by this masterful artist command telephone-number price tags, as this Christie’s lot proves

Kai by Lucian Freud. Etching, on Somerset wove paper, 1991-92, initialled in pencil, inscribed Printers Proof 2/2, before the edition of forty (there were also ten artist's proofs), published by Matthew Marks Gallery, New York. Image courtesy of Christie's

How to make John Pawson’s mum’s Yorkshire puddings

This UK Mother’s Day, we’re sharing an especially English recipe from Home Farm Cooking

Roast rib of beef with Yorkshire puddings and horseradish sauce. Photography by Gilbert McCarragher


Sports and Catherine Opie

The fine-art photographer focuses on two very different sporting communities to find sources of common humanity

J.D., 2008. Chromogenic print, 30 × 22 ¼ in. (76.2 × 56.5 cm). Picture credit: courtesy the artist and Regen Projects, Los Angeles; Lehmann Maupin, New York/Hong Kong/Seoul/London; Thomas Dane Gallery, London and Naples; and Peder Lund, Oslo

Vitamin D3 interview John Wood and Paul Harrison

We speak to these contemporary artists, featured in Phaidon's new, indispensable survey of contemporary drawing


Warhol, Ruby and Simons' dark vision of America

The chief creative officer at Calvin Klein draws on American art and US horror films for his spring 2018 campaign

Calvin Klein 205W39NYC Spring 2018 campaign. Photo: Willy Vanderperre. All images courtesy of Calvin Klein


25 intriguing numbers from 25 years of our Contemporary Artist Series

From Theaster Gates barroom generosity to Warhol’s apparent ignorance when it comes to Italian art, our pioneering series

A selection of books from our Contemporary Artist Series

The Phaidon Nutri Blast – Vietnamese Herb & Noodle Salad with Shrimp

This tasty, healthy dish, as featured in Simple & Classic, is great to make while working from home

 Vietnamese Herb & Noodle Salad with Shrimp

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The Vitamin D3 artist describes her relationship with the sea, how drawing enables her to explore different values systems and how her works can be ‘right’ in different ways

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Can de Kooning help cure Altzheimer's?

Feeling less than sparky this January? >>>>>

Milkmaid (Untitled X), 1984 by Willem de Kooning. Oil on canvas, 195.5 x 223.5 cm (77 x 88 in), San Francisco Museum of Modern Art by Willem de Kooning. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Fractional gift of Helen and Charles Schwab

Give the gift of beautiful books for families

Exquisite books are a great way to bring the family together during the holidays. Give these gifts to someone you love, and bridge the generation gap

Our World and My Art Book of Love


Happy birthday to this brutalist classic

Boston City Hall marks a half century this month. Not bad for a building that faced sustained criticism from day one

Boston City Hall nearing completion in 1968. Image courtesy of Boston Redevelopment Authority via Wikimedia Commons

Our Tapas author gets Jimmy Fallon lunch in Puerto Rico

José Andrés talks Fallon through the Caribbean flavours and recalls cooking in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria


Fäviken: 4015 Days, Beginning to End is one of the Observer’s Great food books for 2020

Allan Jenkins, editor of Observer Food Monthly, admires the way the chef is equally skilled whether writing or cooking

Fäviken: 4015 Days, Beginning to End


How Leonardo da Vinci worked from home

The Italian artist’s final dwelling, in central France, may well have been one of his most creative settings

Leonardo da Vinci's workshop, Le Château du Clos Lucé – Parc Leonardo da Vinci, Amboise, France. Photo by Léonard de Serres. As reproduced in Life Meets Art

5 ways to do Christmas Putnam style. . .

...And five other useful tips you can use anytime of the year from our Color Flower Guide authors


Sterling Ruby’s hiking show

The US artist swaps supermax prisons for mountain peaks in his new St. Moritz

Installation view of Modern Hiker (2017), by Sterling Ruby. Photography by Stefan Altenburger. Courtesy of Sterling Ruby Studio and Vito Schnabel Gallery

HWKN: changing the sustainability ‘game’

The New York-based architecture duo define the new sustainability

Wendy, by HWKN

Breakfast in India

Here’s how the world’s biggest democracy likes to start its day

Clockwise from top left: dosa with aloo masala; flattened rice porridge; tomato chutney; chai karak; dosa; fried potato sandwich; coriander chutney; sambar; spiced lentil fritter; coconut chutney; from the Indian pages of Breakfast: The Cookbook

No redemption for Scotland's great modernist masterwork

Public bodies can't even find the funds for "curated decay" for St Peter's Seminary in Cardross, outside Glasgow

Proposed views of the exterior of St Peter's by McGinlay Bell. As reproduced in Ruin and Redemption

Catherine Opie and Self-Portraits

Why does the American fine art photographer regard pictures of herself as her only definitive proclamations?


Self-Portrait/Chopping, 2011. Courtesy the artist and Regen Projects, Los Angeles; Lehmann Maupin, New York/Hong Kong/Seoul/London; Thomas Dane Gallery, London and Naples; and Peder Lund, Oslo. Zero to Something (New Zealand) (2011)

Focussing on Freud’s fashion

From Savile Row suits to a sailor's sweater, the artist repurposed all kinds of garments to suit his own style

Harry Diamond: Lucian Freud with his children Rose and Ali Boyt, 1973. From Lucian Freud: A Life

All you need to know about Own It

Here’s why you really need Diane von Furstenberg’s guide and manifesto for personal growth

Own It: The Secret to Life


Dieter Rams: The Complete Works is the gift to rewire their love of design

Our ultimate reference book on one of the most influential product designers of all time is one of our better books for a better year ahead. Give someone you love a copy!


Catherine and John Pawson’s sensationally seasonal salad

In Home Farm Cooking, the Pawsons show how to interpret country produce with big-city finesse

Warm salad of Jersey Royals, asparagus and pancetta. Photography: Gilbert McCarragher

The Sportsman’s winning ingredients: Cream

Here’s how a simple, unadulterated dairy product changed the way the award-winning chef Stephen Harris cooked

Grilled plums with plum stone ice cream and brioche, as featured in The Sportsman. The recipe features heavy, double cream

Why Freud’s nudes prove he is Rembrandt’s equal

On the anniversary of his birth we examine how the painter’s treatment of human flesh truly set him apart

Benefits Supervisor Sleeping (1995) by Lucian Freud

World's 50 Best Restaurants 2018

*** winners at this year's awards ceremony in Bilbao


All you need to know about Patented

Uncover more than a century of fascinating product and industrial design history via 1000 design patents

Patented

Vitamin D3 interview Miriam de Búrca

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


The large, delicious eggs in The Latin American Cookbook

Settlers might have brought chickens to this part of the world, but they still haven’t supplanted the wild array of native animal eggs used in local cuisines, as our new book demonstrates

Charcoal cooked rhea eggs, as featured in the Latin American Cookbook

José Vera Matos - Why I Draw

This highly politicised Peruvian artist grew up without a TV, and sees his relationship with drawing as being like that between a skater and his skateboard

José Vera Mato. Photo courtesy of the artist

Catherine Opie and Family

The fine-art photographer prizes family life, but on her own terms, as our new book explains

Joanne, Betsy & Olivia, Bayside, New York, 1998.
Chromogenic print, 40 × 50 in. (101.6 × 127 cm). Courtesy the artist and Regen Projects, Los Angeles; Lehmann Maupin, New York/Hong Kong/Seoul/London; Thomas Dane Gallery, London and Naples; and Peder Lund, Oslo. From Domestic (1995–98)

Martin Parr launches bursaries for Black, Asian and minority-ethnic photographers

The Martin Parr Foundation will give three photographers £1,000 to complete an existing project or begin a new one

Durban July races, South Africa, 2005, from Only Human by Martin Parr

Why Alexander Calder and David Smith go so well together

These titans of 20th century art are rarely shown together. Yet a new show reveals how much they had in common

Red Flowers, 1954 — Alexander Calder Sheet metal, wire, and paint 130.8 x 109.2 cm / 51 1/2 x 43 in  © Calder Foundation, New York / 2017, ProLitteris, Zurich. Courtesy of the Foundation and Hauser & Wirth

Why does spring’s most famous painting look a little autumnal?

On the first day of spring, we look into the mystery of Sandro Botticelli’s Renaissance masterpiece, Primavera

Primavera (c.1482) by Botticelli

John Pawson's World of Colour: Orange

In his book Spectrum the architect and photographer proves there’s more to the pigment than bad tans and sunsets

Jaffa, Israel, April 2013. All photographs by John Pawson, from his new book Spectrum

Mamma knows best: How to make perfect grissini breadsticks

Big Mamma chef Idriss Laghlimi shares his tips on how to make those crispy, Italian appetizers in our new book

Chef Idriss Laghlimi making grissini, as featured in our new book Big Mamma Cucina Popolare

Want to know the difference between a mole and a sauce?

A party! In Tu Casa Mi Casa the chef Enrique Olvera explains the social definitions of his nation’s most famous dishes

Pistachio green mole, as featured in Tu Casa Mi Casa

Let Spirited author Adrienne Stillman guide you towards making the perfect whiskey sour

The mixed drinks expert and Phaidon author talked to NYC bar owner Meaghan Dorman about the simple tricks behind making the perfect cocktail

Spirited author Adrienne Stillman


Danny Lyon recalls Congressman John Lewis

In his book, The Seventh Dog, Lyon describes the moment he met Lewis, and how Lyon subsequently ended up in jail

A SNCC poster using the picture Lyon made of John Lewis praying at a 1962 demonstration in Cairo, Illinois. As reproduced in The Seventh Dog

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The classicist explains how an encounter at an airport led her help stage a bronze exhibition at this year's Frieze

Professor Mary Beard at Frieze in London, October 2017

Sam Lubell on *** and ****

The author of Life Meets Art shares his thoughts on *** and ***


The artists that flock to John Audubon

On the great bird artist’s birthday we take a look at the latter-day painters who draw on his work

John James Audubon, Iceland, Iceland, or Jer Falcon (Falco islandicus), plate 366 from Birds of America, 1837. From Animal

A taste of our culinary books for fall 2021

Our new gastronomic titles take you from one of the great, underexplored continents for food, right through to the latest, greatest restaurants of the moment

Our new culinary books. From top left, reading across and down: Slippurinn; The Latin American Cookbook; Middle Eastern Sweets; pages from The Latin American Cookbook; The Gluten-Free Cookbook; The Italian Bakery; Septime, La Cave, Clamato, D'une ile; The Kitchen Studio; Unelaborated Products