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Watch David Adjaye, Michael Bierut and Spencer Bailey talk about contemporary memorials

The architect, designer and author got together yesterday to discuss all aspects of Baileys new book, In Memory Of

Sarah Sze on art, life and Covid

Find out why time and space have strangely flipped for our Contemporary Artist Series artist

KAWS, Adam Pendleton and friends reimagine the I Voted sticker

Postal ballot voters can take pride in wearing these new versions of the classic lapel label

Michele Robecchi on 25 years of Phaidons Contemporary Artist Series

Phaidons Commissioning Editor talks about the series beginnings, why he always wants the books to introduce, celebrate and surprise, and what hes learned from working so closely with artists over the years

25 things we learned from 25 years of our Contemporary Artist Series

Did you know about Wolfgang Tillmans short spell in social care, Yayoi Kusamas Broadway musical, Kerry James Marshalls brush with Hanna Barbera, Jonas Woods highly illegal ingredient, Paul McCarthys unlikely Vietnam link and Trevor Paglens days as punk club promoter

25 great quotes from 25 years of our Contemporary Artist Series books

Heres a quarter century of artistic excellence and explanation, in each artists own words, courtesy of our era-defining list

The Flowers caught in a design classic

Fake rather than real roses ended up looking pretty inside this masterpiece of 80s furniture design

Buy art and help Beirut get back on its feet

Denise Maroney of Dear Beirut outlines a special new auction, aiding those made homeless by the recent explosion

Secrets from The Garden Theres nothing black and white about a monochrome planting

Our new book, The Garden Elements and Styles, unpicks the tricksy terms underpinning some of the worlds most beautiful gardens

Magnus Nilssons Momentous Moments The day he understood Fviken couldnt have survived Covid

The chef knows his restaurant wouldnt have beaten the pandemic, but he remains optimistic about post-pandemic eating