Born of the traditions of fine art and printing, graphic design is a form of visual communication that seeks to inform, identify or promote through the combination of word and image. But unlike the written word or a work of art, a graphic design operates exclusively in the context in which it will b[...]

This book looks at the best houses of the twenty-first century. Focusing on privately commissioned homes, this is a well-informed survey of the best residential architecture to be built in recent years. Selected from Phaidon's extensive research into contemporary global architecture, each project is[...]

A 'design classic' is an industrially manufactured object with timeless aesthetic value. This collection of three volumes presents objects chronologically, beginning with an elegant pair of Chinese bonsai scissors from early 1800s, and ending with Jasper Morrison's 'brunch set'.[...]

From the first compact disc to the lap top computer, digital design opens up a conscious investigation of even newer and more unusual materials, technologies and inspirations. This book presents design products have changed the way we communicate, the way we travel and the way we make ourselves at h[...]

Featuring more than 50 simple and authentic recipes from the Silver Spoon kitchen, Sicily is a culinary journey through an island that is unique among the many regions of Italy. Sicily's position away from the mainland, its blend of Arabic and Mediterranean influences and its sun-drenched climate ha[...]

Art & Place is an extraordinary collection of outstanding art destinations in the Americas, visited by millions of people every year. The book features hundreds of powerful and spectacular art works, all created by an artist specifically for their location -whether indoors, outdoors, desert, in the [...]

Jimmie Durham is an internationally acclaimed artist, writer and poet of Cherokee descent. His intricate sculptures and installations mimic the attributes of humans and animals, and the ways they make or are made into history. Durham collages discarded objects and fragments of organic matter, transf[...]

A reference guide to various types of pasta with 350 classic and modern recipes. It provides an introduction to every type of pasta, a guide to the different shapes and the best sauces to accompany them, as well as tips for dos and don'ts. It features specially commissioned photographs and illustrat[...]

The Second Edition of The Art Book is a substantially expanded and updated version of the hugely successful original. Introducing 100 new artists selected from all periods and from across the globe, the new edition includes for the first time leading figures from the fields of photography and perfor[...]