Books from Phaidon Press

  • Jasper Johns: Phaidon Focus
    By Isabelle Loring Wallace

    The perfect introduction to the life and art of Jasper Johns.

  • Black Axe Mangal
    By Lee Tiernan

    The much-anticipated first cookbook from one of London's most-loved cult restaurants Chef Lee Tiernan's Black Axe Mangal is a sensual riot, combining innovative open-fire cooking and underused ingredients with a bold aesthetic, influenced ...

  • Jack Nicholson: Anatomy of an Actor
    By Beverly Walker

    The book focuses on ten key performances, exploring the unparalleled career of Jack Nicholson through narrative and analytical text accompanied by 300 images, including film stills and set photographs, as well as film sequences, script ...

  • The Gluten-Free Cookbook
    By Cristian Broglia

    One of the fastest growing dietary movements now has its first comprehensive guide to enjoying hundreds of naturally gluten-free recipes from around the world This ground-breaking book proves that eating gluten-free should never limit you ...

  • Alan Fletcher: Picturing and Poeting
    By Alan Fletcher

    "The title of this book is a remark allegedly made by Kurt Schwitters to an acquaintance when asked what he was going to do that day. Frankly, considering his poor...

  • Beware Wet Paint
    By Alan Fletcher

    Surveying thirty-five years of Alan Fletcher's work, this book is an essay upon the design process as undertaken by a tireless and gifted individual.

  • A Smile in the Mind
    By David Stuart, Beryl McAlhone

    The best graphic design does more than capture attention and make the audience linger. It prolongs the encounter, compelling the reader not only to notice, but to remember. This book...

  • Seeing Stars: A Complete Guide to the 88 Constellations

    Complete with star maps and a glossary, this keepsake volume of visual reference and beauty is perfect for inquisitive young stargazers. Colors are brighter than they appear - printed in pure Pantones.

  • St Paul's Cathedral: Sir Christopher Wren
    By Vaughan Hart, Mr Vaughan Hart, Sir Christopher Wren

    St Paul's Cathedral is known as Sir Christopher Wren's masterwork, combiningenaissance and Baroque elements with a geometric form. It is a celebrationf the refinement of the Vitruvian Orders and testimony...

  • The Game of Shadows
    By Hervé Tullet

    Provides a series of pages cut with outlines of a garden at night, the animals that might be found there, and other designs to view by shining a light on the openings so that their silhouettes will appear on a light-colored background.

  • Beware Wet Paint
    By Alan Fletcher, Jeremy Myerson

    Marcel Duchamp used the phrase 'Beware Wet Paint' to remind us that it takes time to judge the worth of work. This book looks at thirty-five years of Alan Fletcher's...

  • Profile: Pentagram Design
    By Susan Yelavich

    Pentagram, founded in 1972, is one of the best known and most influential graphic, product, and architectural design firms in the world. Its partners are distinguished members of the international...

  • Grace: Thirty Years of Fashion at Vogue
    By Grace Coddington

    A celebration of the work of legendary fashion stylist Grace Coddington in her first 30 years at Vogue UK and US With the reissue of Grace: Thirty Years at Vogue, Phaidon Press publishes the first of two volumes showcasing the definitive ...

  • Le Corbusier Le Grand
    By Editors of Phaidon

    The 70 page booklet accompanying Le Corbusier : Le Grand contains a French/English glossary of architectural terms and translations of the foreign language documents.

  • Life Meets Art: Inside the Homes of the World's Most Creative People
    By Sam Lubell

    An inspiring collection of the extraordinary private spaces of 250 of the world's most creative people, past and present

  • Victorian Painting
    By Lionel Lambourne

    Unfettered by old prejudices, Lionel Lambourne presents a vivid panorama of an age of unparalleled energy and creativity.

  • The Green-Eyed Mouse and the Blue-Eyed Mouse
    By Bob Gill

    This is a cleverly and beautifully designed book by world renowned and acclaimed graphic designer and teacher, Bob Gill. This book playfully stimulates a child's imagination.

  • The Latin American Cookbook
    By Nicholas Gill, Virgilio Martinez

    This incredible cookbook is truly extraordinary - Gordon Ramsay An epic tribute to the many beautiful cultures and communities of Latin America - José Andrés A Travel + Leisure Best Fall 2021 Cookbook The most comprehensive and varied ...

  • Renoir: Classic 2015
    By William Gaunt, Colin Bailey

    Celebrates one of the giants of French Impressionism with luxurious, large-format images Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) was one of the founders of Impressionism and a friend of Monet, Pissarro and Sisley.

  • Nari Ward: We the People
    By Massimiliano Gioni, Gary Carrion-Murayari

    This book accompanies a major retrospective at the New Museum, highlighting his work from the early 1990s – including Amazing Grace (1993).