The most comprehensive monograph to date on the groundbreaking Swiss artist and international art star, Pipilotti RistA pioneer of experimental video art, Pipilotti Rist is celebrated for her immersive, seductive works that bridge the spaces between fine art and entertainment. Through saturated colours, sensuous imagery, and playful eroticism, Rist's art, which ranges from kaleidoscopic video environments to a chandelier of tie-dyed underwear, absorbs viewers in a hyperfeminine aesthetic at o...

A hilarious guessing game of facial reactions created by the author of bestselling This Is Not A BookJean Jullien tickles the funnybone once again with a book of facial overreactions. Faces are presented first, allowing the reader to wager predictions of what may have prompted such an expression, before the dramatic answer is revealed. Why the face? reads the text alongside an agitated boy with eyes and nose scrunched up.

Pick up the full-page flap to reveal a whole mess of smelly items, from...

A breathtaking visual biography of Freud, told through his own words, unpublished private photographs, and painted portraits

Learn authentic Mexican cooking from the internationally celebrated chef Enrique Olvera (and featured in the Netflix docuseries Chef's Table), in his first home-cooking book Enrique Olvera is a leading talent on the gastronomic stage, reinventing the cuisine of his native Mexico to global acclaim – yet his true passion is Mexican home cooking. Tu Casa Mi Casa is Mexico City/New York-based Olvera's ode to the kitchens of his homeland. He shares 100 of the recipes close to his heart – the c...

The essential step-by-step recipe book for home cooks - the 'best of the best' from three Phaidon bestsellers Simple & Classic is a new collection of the very best of Jane Hornby's recipes from the bestsellers What to Cook & How to Cook It, Fresh & Easy, and What to Bake & How to Bake It. The beauty of Hornby's recipes is how easy they are to perfect - with detailed step-by-step shots and stunning images of the finished dishes. Packed full of the most popular international recipes from Herb-C...

A fascinating reflection on the essence of cooking - from Ferran Adria's elBullifoundation For groundbreaking chefs such as Ferran Adria, cooking has reached a level of complexity where science, chemistry, and technology intersect with immense creativity and imagination. Adria's latest 'Sapiens' volume takes readers on a compelling journey to better understand the relationship between the human race and the process of preparing food. Packed with images from Adra's legendary restaurant elBulli...

An insight into the food philosophy and creativity of Noma restaurant.

Quirky, surprising and entertaining - with more than 400 houses, Jutaku is architecture at the speed of Japan.Frenetic. Pulsating. Disorienting. Japan's contemporary culture is constantly in flux. In stark contrast to the centuries old imperial architecture of Kyoto, recent Japanese architectural practices have ushered in an era of continuous experimentation.With 400 houses, one house per page, one image per house, Jutaku: Japanese Houses is a fast-paced, "quick hit" shock to the system that ...

Known for his game-changing approach tocooking with vegetables, Jeremy Fox first madehis name at the Michelin-starred restaurantUbuntu in Napa Valley. Today he is one ofAmerica's most talked-about chefs, celebratedfor the ingredient-focused cuisine he servesat the Los Angeles restaurant, Rustic CanyonWine Bar and Seasonal Kitchen. In his first book,Fox presents his food philosophy in the formof 160 approachable recipes for the home cook.On Vegetables elevates vegetarian cooking,using creative...

An in-depth exploration of the birth of cooking, as charted by leading authority Ferran Adria's elBullifoundation