THE TASCHEN FAMILY OF BOOKS
THE TASCHEN FAMILY OF BOOKS
Legendary arthouse TASCHEN turned 45!
Comic beginnings, surreal success, and magical artists—a history in books
1979 Mail Order Catalog—one year before the TASCHEN Comics store opened
“In search of the lost dreams of your childhood? Contact us—it’s worth it!”
Benedikt Taschen, 1980
TASCHEN Comics store, Cologne, 1980
The first TASCHEN book: Sally Forth by Wallace Wood Store opening invite, 1980
A poster features Benedikt’s daughter Marlene, announcing, “I don’t want a Taschenbuch (paperback)... I want...a book by TASCHEN!”, 1986
Newton
Philippe Starck photographed by Helmut
Jeff Koons photographed by Helmut Newton
Guy, and Alec Wildenstein
photographed
Helmut Newton
Daniel,
by
Pierre et Gilles photographed by Helmut Newton
The rarest of all TASCHEN books!
The entire print run had to be trashed because of a legal issue with the famous Dalí portrait by Philippe Halsman.
Albert Oehlen photographed by Helmut Newton
Hockney
Newton
David
photographed by Helmut
© Alice Springs /
Helmut Newton Foundation
Billy Wilder photographed by Helmut Newton
Benedikt
and Marlene Taschen, 2024
Photo Mary McCartney
The TASCHEN Family of Books
The more, the merrier! Buy them all and add some pleasure to your life!
XL The Gold Standard
“In addition to the visual opulence, these heavyweight, illustrated volumes become standard works of art history.”
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Woodblock Prints
Two volumes
Japanese
Art & Photography
Photography
Ultimate Collector Watches
Ultimate Collector Cars
€/£/$ 250
Ultimate Collector Motorcycles
A
Portrait in Color
Architecture
Architecture & Design
Depeche Mode by Anton Corbijn
Carl Barks’s Donald Duck. Vol. 1. 1942–1950
€/£ 175 | $ 200
“TASCHEN has an old-world feel, closer to an 18th-century bookmaking collective than a worldwide publishing empire.”
The Art Newspaper
Clothbound
The Book of Colour Concepts
Classics
S. Curtis. The North American Indian
Edward
Jan Christiaan Sepp. The Book of Marble €/£ 100 | $ 125
Fantastic Price
The next generation:
Their ancestors are the royal Collector‘s Editions and the mighty XLs. Coming with the same DNA, these smaller, condensed, yet equally well-produced editions carry an unbeatable price tag!
“TASCHEN books are beautiful, original, unpredictable and— pay attention, because this is important—affordable.”
The Guardian
“Bound to become the standard reference work...”
Le Figaro on Dalí
Once upon a Time in...
Once upon a Time in...
Architecture & Design
AKA the poor cousins of the mighty XLs. These oversized graphic design and architecture handbooks are endless inspirational sources for fans and professionals alike!
€/£ 60 | $ 80
Graphic Design
Variety ...is
the spice of life!
Architecture
Children’s Classics
Children’s Classics
€/£ 30 | $ 40
“It’s impossible to overstate TASCHEN’s devotion to promoting serious photography at an affordable price.”
British
Journal of Photography
Photography
“A new side of a woman we all feel we knew, through the eyes of the photographer who understood her best.”
Harper’s Bazaar on Tina Turner by Peter Lindbergh
€/£ 50 | $ 60
€/£ 50 | $ 70
€/£ 40 | $ 60
“Art,
architecture, design, fashion, photography, cinema —the appetite of this visionary publisher is all-embracing.” AD
Helmut Newton
Newton. Legacy
Newton. Polaroids
of a City
Portrait
Mick Rock. Bowie
Wertheimer. Elvis
Source Books
Handy cultural companions from your favorite publisher of art, anthropology, and aphrodisia.
It’s different, I like it!
The Library of Esoterica
Architecture & Pop Culture
Pop Culture & Graphic Design
Design
Legendary arthouse TASCHEN turned 45! Since we started our work as cultural archaeologists in 1980, TASCHEN has become synonymous with accessible publishing, helping bookworms around the world curate their own library at an unbeatable price.
“From TASCHEN’s mighty archive . . . a selection that
showcases its incredible cultural diversity.” Financial Times €/£ 25 | $ 30
Ultimate Collector
“A bold foray into an architectural period that is barely documented.”
The Observer on CCCP
Graphic Design & Pop Culture
Graphic Design & Pop Culture
“A blindingly diverse library of publications.”
W Magazine
Compact cultural companions celebrating the eclectic TASCHEN universe at an unbeatable, democratic price! Bookworm’s delight— never bore, always excite!
Architecture & Design
Architecture & Design
Graphic Design & Pop Culture
“The best dog-picture book yet.”
New York Magazine
“These seductive books have slick production values, excellent illustrations, and smart texts. Each one is a fast-food, high-energy fix on the topic at hand.”
The New York Times
Basic Art
Born in 1985 with the very first TASCHEN art book: Dalí. Since then, the series has evolved into the best- selling art book collection ever published, offering succinct, slimline artist introductions.
15 | $ 20
These toddlers, drawn from TASCHEN’s vast cultural archives, are pocket- sized editions. Condensed, richly illustrated celebrations of the world’s best photographers, artists, and cultural icons, these titles are crafted in Italy to exquisite standards. Starting your TASCHEN collection has never been easier—or more affordable.
Icons
“Glossy, colourful, positive, and educational. TASCHEN wouldn’t have it any other way.”
Financial Times
€/£ 15 | $ 20
Esoterica &
TASCHEN is good for you!
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