Taschen has collected all the great work architect Richard Neutra has done in this country — including nearly 300 private homes, schools and public buildings — and compiled them into a 464-page hardcover tome aptly titled Neutra Complete Works. Born in Vienna, Neutra settled in the US in the early 1920s after initially studying under […]

Seminal British culture magazine i-D is celebrating 30 years of their publication with a Taschen book, i-D Covers 1980-2010, comprised of their entire collection of covers. i-D impeccably celebrates the fashion, music, art and street scenes aimed at youth culture, and since 1980 have featured heavyweights like Grace Jones, Kylie Minogue, Christy Turlington, Liv Tyler, Gwen […]

The Manual of Typography, from TASCHEN, follows the birth of a typeface that has greatly influenced the world of print and design — which sure may be a little geeky, but we kind of geek out on fonts. A recreation of Giambattista Bodoni’s Manuale Tipografico, originally printed in 1818, the manual follows the development of […]

Making the leap from the big screen to the big pages of a Taschen coffee table book is the legendary 1976 film Taxi Driver. One of Martin Scorsese’s all time classics, the movie is set in post-Vietnam War New York City and of course follows the exploits of one Travis Bickle — a confused trigger-happy […]

There aren’t many publishers who you could trust more with this project, and Taschen’s Favourite Hotels tackles the challenge expertly — covering 72 of their favourite favorite resorts around the globe. A compilation of the worlds most exotic, charming and luxurious hotels, this book lists them all — whether you are looking for a sophisticated […]

Monstrously over-rated environmental installation artists Christo and Jeanne Claude have opted to collect their art in a massive Taschen coffee table book, which is fairly de rigueur for artists of their stature. What is not so standard, however, is the $50,000 pricetag they’re throwing on it. Seriously, $50K for a book. Obviously, the mindset that […]

A master of architectural writings has compiled a book on a master of architecture. Author Jodidio Philip brings the architectural world a compilation on the design works of the innovative and highly renowned Japanese architect Shigeru Ban. The aptly titled Shigeru Ban Complete Works: 1985-2010 coffee table book compiles every architectural creation ever completed by […]

Taschen’s golden book of the month is, in their words, “an unprecedented architecture encyclopedia.” The A-Z of Modern Architecture is a 2-volume, hardcover immersive experience into the architectural world of modernism. What makes this series different is its focus on the designers as opposed to the structures themselves. The books features works from the present […]