Phaidon Press's Blog, page 461

The sketches that became a furniture collection

South Korean designer Jin-il Park liked his early pencil strokes so much, he built a real life furniture series

Steve McCurrys Children of the OMO photographs

Magnum photographer publishes his photographs to bring attention to ritual killing of mingi children

Why the cross was so important to Harvey Quaytman

Impressed by Kazimir Malevichs spirituality Quaytman believed minimalism had become too materialist

Reworking Mies van der Rohes only public library

Mecanoo and Martinez + Johnson will modernise Washington DCs Martin Luther King Memorial Library

How Geoff Mcfetridge created the graphics for Her

The designer drew from Massimo Vignellis subway map when coming up with a look for Spike Jonzes movie

Daniella Zalcmans photographic tale of two cities

Vanity Fair contributors new work is a love letter to New York and London - shot and edited entirely on her iPhone

BIG and Kuma shortlisted for Netherlands arts hub

The ArtA art and cinema centre in Arnhem has narrowed its architectural submissions to a final four candidates

Finding photographic beauty in rubbish

Diane Gatterdam and Laurie Frankels artfully styled still lifes highlight our wasteful habits

Chris Martins homage to Isaac Hayes

He describes his inspiration as an unconscious practice of drawing in new Phaidon book

The Mexican design museums concrete jungle home

Zeller & Moyes new home for Mexico Citys Archivo Diseo y Arquitectura has terraces jutting out into the trees