To Infinity and BeyondJourney through the U.S. space program’s fascinating pictorial history On October 1, 1958, the world’s first civilian space agency opened for business as an emergency response to
Welcome to Modernism: The very best of the first five years of the groundbreaking architecture magazineFrom the end of World War II until the mid-1960s, exciting things were happening in American arch
Seafaring ScienceThe exquisite nautical manuscript of Jacques Devaulx500 years after the historic French seaport of Le Havre was established, TASCHEN presents a facsimile reproduction of Les premières
Bella ItaliaJourney back to early 20th-century Italy “You may have the universe,” composer Giuseppe Verdi once said, “if I can have Italy.” Back in the mid-19th century, Verdi’s emotive language appea
The Mouse That Changed the WorldThe ultimate history of a modern icon: The Mickey Mouse LegacyCelebrate Mickey’s complete legacy with volume two of one of the most expansive illustrated publications o
Out on a LimbThe sky’s the limit with 50 ingenious tree houses around the worldThe idea of climbing a tree for shelter, or just to see the earth from another perspective, is as old as humanity. In this neat TASCHEN edition, take a tour of some of our finest arboreal adventures with 50 of the most beautiful, inventive, and enchanting tree houses around the world.From romantic to contemporary, from famed architects to little-known craftsmen, you’ll scale the heights to visit all manner of treetop structures, from a teahouse, restaurant, hotel, and children’s playhouse to simple perches from which to contemplate life, enjoy the view, and discover that tree houses take as many forms as the imagination can offer. With an abundance of gorgeous photographs and illustrations, this is an ode to alternate living, where playful imagination meets eco-sensitive finesse.About the series:Bibliotheca Universalis— Compact cultural companions celebrating the eclectic TASCHEN universe at an unbeatable
Pain and passion: The original and intimate art of Mexico’s most famous female painterThe arresting pictures of Frida Kahlo (1907–54) were in many ways expressions of trauma. Through a near-fatal road accident at the age of 18, failing health, a turbulent marriage, miscarriage and childlessness, shetransformed the afflictions into revolutionary art.In literal or metaphorical self-portraiture, Kahlo looks out at the viewer with an audacious glare, rejecting her destiny as a passive victim and rather intertwining expressions of her experience into ahybrid surreal-real language of living: hair, roots, veins, vines, tendrils and fallopian tubes. Many of her works also explore theCommunist political idealswhich Kahlo shared with Rivera. The artist described her paintings as“the most sincere and real thing that I could do in order to express what I felt inside and outside of myself.”This book introduces a rich body of Kahlo’s work to explore her unremitting determination as an artist, and he
The look of books: The very finest in German publishing 1919-1933The period between the First and Second World Wars is well known forthe flowering of German culture. With Berlin as its epicenter, the
Making magic: The phenomenal Disney journey“Always remember that this whole thing started with a mouse.”–Walt DisneyFrom mouse to mega global entertainment industry, Disney is the most dazzling parabl
Station to StationA historic trail through the heart of Japan, by two legendary woodblock artists The Kisokaido route through Japan was ordained in the early 1600s by the country’s then-ruler Tokugawa
