Книги видавництва Phaidon

A stunning journey through the world's most dramatic and inspiring black architecture - now in a cool, compact new format In this sleek, stylish and easy-to-use new size, Black: Architecture in Monochrome highlights the exquisite ele...

The internationally acclaimed event producer shows his ideas and inspiration for ultimate and intimate celebrations What defines a truly great party? Most of all: generosity of spirit. In his first book, Bronson van Wyck, the man Vogue called '...

The complete monograph on Marcel Breuer (1902 – 1981), the last of the first generation of Modernist architects. The most comprehensive book on architect and designer Marcel Breuer (1902-1981), looking in detail at all the houses, furniture,...

A visual history of the 20th century, the photographs in this volume cover events which range from the hard history of politics to new inventions, the arts, society and fashion. The images have been drawn from international agencies such as Life, Mag...

The most compelling collection ever of the world's most innovative, stylish, and influential chairs Throughout history, the chair has presented designers the world over with infinite opportunities to experiment with new methods and materials w...

Contemporary World Architecture presents a comprehensive survey of international architecture at the end of the twentieth century and offers a critical study of the social, cultural and political changes that are shaping the built environment today. ...

A fascinating glimpse into design behind the Iron Curtain, revealed through the products and graphics of everyday Soviet life This captivating survey of Soviet design from 1950 to 1989 features more than 350 items from the Moscow Design Museum'...

Containing over 500 pictures, this is a comprehensive survey of the work of photographer Elliott Erwitt. It features his famous images like Nikita Kruschev and Richard Nixon arguing in Moscow in 1959 and Marilyn Monroe with the cast of the movie &quo...

A collection of witty photographs of dogs by Magnum photographer Elliott Erwitt. A much-admired collection of witty, humorous images of dogs photographed over 50 years by the acclaimed Magnum photographer Elliott Erwitt A fun, must-have ...

One of the leading photographers of his generation, Elliott Erwitt (b.1928) has been taking pictures since the late 1940s. A member of the prestigious Magnum agency since 1954, he has photographed all over the world and his images have been the subje...

This book offers a comprehensive account of the architecture of Florence, setting the city’s extraordinarily beautiful buildings within the political, economic, and cultural contexts in which they were made. The rapid expansion of its bankin...

Frank Lloyd Wright is one of the great masters in the history of modern architecture. His career spanned over sixty years, and his unique stylistic invention kept ahead of any passing fashion. This definitive monograph provides an unparalleled acc...

A comprehensive study of George Clooney's work through the lens of ten of his most iconic roles. A new title in the fascinating Anatomy of an Actor series from world-renowned cinema magazine Cahiers du cinema. This book explores the career ...

201 colour illustrations 76 black and white illustrations   This work provides a comprehensive overview of the art and science of glass use, demonstrating its historical importance in paving the way for a closer synergy between the designer and tec...

Gothic & Lolita charts the trend of Gothic street fashion that has swept Japan over the last decade.  Influenced by Western fashion trends from the mid 1980s, young teenagers, predominately adolescent girls, congregate in the urban centre...