The Life and Art of Edward Weston. Few photographers have created such a legacy as Edward Weston (1886 - 1958). After a decade of successfully making photographs with painterly soft-focus techniques, Weston became the key pioneer of the school ... Zobraziť viac
From The 400 Blows to Jules and Jim to The Last Metro, François Truffaut (1932 – 1984) practically defined the French cinema of his era and was one of the founders of the New Wave which took the industry by storm in the late 1950s... Zobraziť viac
Universally acclaimed as the greatest sportsman of the modern era, someone who transformed not just his sport but the cultural status of athletes everywhere, Muhammad Ali still towers over the "sweet science" of boxing... Zobraziť viac
Know thyself. This book explores the complex and amazing universe that lives beneath your skin. From the eccentric Museo La Specola in Florence comes this amazing collection of waxworks depicting the human anatomy in all its dazzling complexity... Zobraziť viac
For those of you whose datebooks have been replaced by smartphones, TASCHEN has created the new "365 Day-By-Day" series so that you can still enjoy the warm analog feeling of marking every day with the turn of a page. Zobraziť viac
Sex? What else? Why have my pants got a hole in the front? Welcome to Terryworld, the land restraint forgot. Who took 1970s porn esthetic and made it fashion chic? Terry Richardson... Zobraziť viac
Designed to be a companion to the classic title 1000 Chairs, this two-volume edition contains an awesome selection of over 1200 lights... Zobraziť viac
With the addition of just a few letters or an image the simple T-shirt can become a personal billboard. What started as the standard issue undershirt of the U.S. military, by the mid-1970s had evolved into a means of self-expression and individualism... Zobraziť viac
Andy Warhol was a relentless chronicler of life and its encounters. Carrying a Polaroid camera from the late 1950s until his death in 1987, he amassed a huge collection of instant pictures of friends, lovers, patrons, the famous, the obscure, ... Zobraziť viac
A glimpse into an epic beyond: Majestic color photochroms of American life and landscapes around the turn of the 20th century From the Atlantic to the Pacific, the Rockies to the Tropic of Cancer, the North American landscape is as diverse as it ... Zobraziť viac
German photography pioneer Karl Blossfeldt (1865 – 1932) photographed plants so beautifully, and with such originality, that his work transcends the medium itself. Over more than 30 years, he took thousands of photographs, ... Zobraziť viac
Let there be light: Medieval bible manuscripts in impeccable reproduction. In the beginning was the word, and in the Middle Ages were kings, princes, and high-ranking religious members whose wealth and influence produced illustrated bibles ... Zobraziť viac
Eero Saarinen (1910-1961) was one of the 20th century's great visionaries, both in the fields of furniture design (he created the ubiquitous Knoll "Tulip" chairs and tables, for example) and in architecture... Zobraziť viac
Ward’s women reek of glamour and glitz. The opera length gloves, the diamond earrings that dangle to the shoulders, the stiletto heels, the tight satin dresses, the pronounced cleavage... it's all there... Zobraziť viac
Dating back more than six thousand years, China is the world’s oldest civilization and most populous nation. With its remarkable history, rich culture, and diversity of ethnic groups, China is an endlessly fascinating country... Zobraziť viac
Imagination ablaze: Dante, Blake, and epic visions of heaven and hell Celebrated around the world as a literary monument, TheDivine Comedy, completed in 1321 and written by Dante Alighieri (1265 -1321) is widely considered the greatest ... Zobraziť viac
Have your inspiration soar sky-high with TASCHEN's 365 Day-By-Day New York, your new permanent calendar. Each day you’ll discover a beautiful city portait and a related quote, bringing the essence of New York’s spirit and charm to your desktop... Zobraziť viac
TASCHEN is proud to announce Lost + Found, Part I and Good News, Part II, the long-awaited, latest and final publications from artist David LaChapelle. The books are the fourth and fifth installments of LaChapelle’s five-book anthology, ... Zobraziť viac
Josef Hoffmann’s pioneering minimalism. Before aesthete, designer, and architect Josef Hoffmann (1870–1956) came along, Austrian architecture and design was suffocating under a surfeit of opulent ornamentation and bombastic flourish... Zobraziť viac
Researched, photographed, and compiled over 20 years, Peter Beard's End of the Game tells the tale of the enterprisers, explorers, missionaries, and big-game hunters whose quests for adventure and "progress" were to change the face of Africa... Zobraziť viac
