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Does the new Xbox owe a debt to Dieter Rams

Er, yes! Commentators point out the similarities between Microsofts next-gen gaming console and Dieters 20th century classics

Eater loves our new Fviken book

The authoritative food and fine dining site praises Magnus Nilssons new book for its passionate but measured take on modern gastronomy

All you need to know about Nonstop

Were proud to publish world-famous childrens author Tomi Ungerers final book this season It is, without doubt, a masterpiece

Adam Pendleton helps save Nina Simones home

The contemporary artist has helped preserve the singers childhood home

How Dieter Rams inspired Paul Smith to be brave

The British designer admires the way the German minimalist managed to resist the allure of decoration

How Ren Magritte worked from home

A simple Belgian apartment was all the great surrealist needed to create some of his best-known works, as our new book explains

How Christo and Jeanne-Claude inspired Paul Smith to believe in the unbelievable

The art duos audacious, site-specific works left a big impression on the British designer, as he explains in our new book

How Christo and Jeanne-Claude taught Paul Smith to believe in the unbelievable

The art duos audacious, site-specific works left a big impression on the British designer, as he explains in our new book

All you need to know about Cecily Brown

Our vital new book is the first to truly chart the rise of one of the most influential painters of our time

How Elvis Presley worked from home

Graceland might be better suited to play rather than work, but the singer still recorded his last two albums here