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Our new book Handwork is a centuries-spanning celebration of the spirit of a country through its handmade things. 250 years of American life are viewed through over 100 carefully curated craft objects. It’s a truly fascinating survey of the things that made America America and spans an incredible range of items dating from the 9th-century to just last year.

In 1967, at the height of the Pop Art explosion, Andy Warhol decided the humble book deserved the full Factory treatment. The result was Andy Warhol's Index (Book), a gloriously unruly object that blurred the line between publishing, sculpture, and performance. Random House printed 20,000 copies and they sold out almost immediately.

We are saddened to report that Bertrand Grébaut, the influential chef of Septime in Paris, died on Thursday after a long illness which he fought with great courage. Bertrand was just 44 and with his passing, the food world has lost one of its most influential and most loved chefs. On its opening in 2011 Septime bridged the gap between formal haute cuisine and traditional bistro fare – common now, but rare 15 years ago.

Himanshu Saini is an internationally acclaimed Indian chef based in Dubai. From an agricultural family, he started his culinary training at eighteen in Delhi. In 2014, he moved to Dubai as head chef of the a la carte restaurant Trèsind, and in 2018, he opened its sister tasting menu restaurant Trèsind Studio. This year, he earned Trèsind Studio a third Michelin star—the first Indian restaurant in the world to achieve this honor.

Himanshu Saini is an internationally acclaimed Indian chef based in Dubai. From an agricultural family, he started his culinary training at eighteen in Delhi. In 2014, he moved to Dubai as head chef of the a la carte restaurant Trèsind, and in 2018, he opened its sister tasting menu restaurant Trèsind Studio. This year, he earned Trèsind Studio a third Michelin star—the first Indian restaurant in the world to achieve this honor.

“I think artists should build trap doors. You shouldn’t build a thing that you can’t escape from,” the artist Tavares Strachan says in his new Phaidon Contemporary Artists Series book. “The whole premise of why I became an artist was that I was sold this idea that you could do whatever you want to do.” It’s an ideal Strachan has pursued throughout his life.

Whether your travel tastes turn to snow-capped alps, crystal clear waters, fine dining, natural wonders, extreme sports, or cutting-edge spa treatments, you’ll find a whole world of possibilities and pleasures in Explore Leading Hotels of the World. The book is the third in our series with the luxury hotel chain and introduces a new design element with smaller-trim-size inserts spotlighting three incredible regions, Sicily, Hawaii, and Thailand.

There are all sorts of thoughts and theories as to why there’s a preponderance of pink at this year’s football world cup. Some see it as the ripple effect of Barbiecore propelling the color out of its niche and into the mainstream in 2023. Others claim the fact that hot pink pings from a mobile screen like no other color makes it a must for any player wanting to stand head and shoulders above his teammates.

Summer has always carried a promise of freedom: of time to ourselves, of moments lived differently. Maybe that means a sun-drenched terrace overlooking the sea or the hush of a mountain cabin where only the breeze and birds disturb the silence. Perhaps it’s plunging into a cool forest lake after a hot hike or enjoying late evenings with friends under a canopy of stars. Our book Summer Houses captures these feelings and reinvents them as architectural form.

Something extraordinary is happening in French interior design. Like the cinematic sea change that gave us the New Wave, the next generation of designers and architects is breaking with the past to forge something entirely fresh. To mark this new movement, the discerning editors at FREDERIC and the creative minds of the legendary design house Schumacher have come together with Monacelli to create Arbiters of Style: The New Wave of French Design.