A personal portrait of Paul McCartney by Harry BensonHarry Benson began photographing Paul McCartney in 1964, when the Beatles took America by storm, toured the world, and made their movie de...
The first-ever exhibition curated by Peter Lindbergh himself, shortly before his untimely death, Untold Stories at the Düsseldorf Kunstpalast served as a blank canvas for the photographer&rsqu...
Piano, VirtuosoThe Italian master’s complete oeuvreRenzo Piano rose to international prominence with his co-design of the Pompidou Center in Paris, described by The New York...
Impossible staircases and startling ruins from Italy’s master engraverThe most famous 18th-century copper engraver, Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720–1778) made his name with etchi...
A photographic portrait of RomeThis bumper photographic portrait of Rome brings together hundreds of photographs from the 1840s through to today to explore the extraordinary history, beauty, ...
“What is it about a dull yellow metal that drives men to abandon their homes, sell their belongings and cross a continent in order to risk life, limbs and sanity for a dream?” – S...
One Big Slice of CheesecakePin-up travels the long road from barracks wall to high artSince TASCHEN released The Great American Pin-up, international interest in this distinctly A...
The evolution of style from antiquity to 1888Originally published in France between 1876 and 1888, Auguste Racinet’s Le Costume historique was in its day the most wide-ranging and incis...
A history from early calculating machines to todayThe story of the evolution of machines in computer history is full of the disruptive innovations that have led to today’s world. From t...
Shaken, Not StirredThe most complete account of the making of the James Bond series“Bond, James Bond.” Since Sean Connery uttered those immortal words in 1962, the mos...
Martin Luther’s revolutionary publicationMartin Luther’s Bible, first printed in 1534, was not only a milestone for the printing press, but also a momentous event in world history...
The winning packaging designs from the 2021 and 2022 PentawardsIn our seventh edition of The Package Design Book, we explore the world’s leading packaging design innovations from ...