Gay Talese’s crystalline portrait of Frank Sinatra combined faithful fact with vivid storytelling in a triumph of New Journalism. It is now published alongside notes and correspondence from the author’s archives and photographs from Phil Stern—the only photographer granted access to Sinatra over an extraordinary four decade period. First published as a signed Collector’s Edition, now available in an unlimited edition Hardcover with one fold-out, 23.6 x 33.3 cm, 1.88 kg, 250 pages
Night Falls on the Berlin of the Roaring Twenties / Автор: Robert Nippoldt, Boris Pofalla, Stephan Wuthe, Ida Hattemer-Higgins, Издательство: Taschen, Серия: , Страниц: 224, Переплет: Hardback, ISBN: 9783836563208
Graphs, maps, stats, and diagrams: this collection of infographics explores the development of visual communication in the big data age. More than 400 exemplary graphics—ranging from journalism to art, government to education—are accompanied by essays tracing the evolving art form that is pictorial explanation. Complete with in-depth fact sheets explaining each graphic project. Hardcover with poster, 21 x 31.5 cm, 2.43 kg, 480 pages
Steve Schapiro. The Godfather Family Album. 40th Ed. / Автор: Steve Schapiro, Paul Duncan, Издательство: Taschen, Серия: , Страниц: 512, Переплет: Hardback, ISBN: 9783836580649
This unique anthology of artists’ record covers, from the 1950s to today includes more than 450 covers, tracing the interaction between music and the visual arts. Featured covers include Salvador Dalí’s skewered butterfly for Jackie Gleason and Banksy’s stenciled graffiti for Blur. Hardcover, 15.6 x 21.7 cm, 1.41 kg, 512 pages
Since the ’90s, Sandro Vannini has been documenting the archeological heritage of ancient Egypt in super high-resolution photography. This condensed edition combines Vannini’s work with a modern understanding of the ancient Egyptian view of the afterlife to cast an enthralling light on the voyage the pharaoh was thought to make after death. Hardcover, 15.6 x 21.7 cm, 1.47 kg, 512 pages
In 1940s and ’50s America girlie magazines couldn’t show much, so publisher Robert Harrison lured his readers in with vibrant covers by top pin-up artists Earl Moran, Billy DeVorss, and Peter Driben. This edition celebrates this eye-catching candy with every cover of Beauty Parade, Wink, Titter, Eyeful, Flirt, and Whisper, from 1942 to 1955. Hardcover, 14 x 19.5 cm, 1.08 kg, 544 pages
Follow photographer Frédéric Chaubin as he embarks on a unique, century-spanning journey through Europe. Featuring images of more than 200 buildings in 21 countries, Stone Age presents the history and architecture of the most dramatic medieval castles of the continent in an unprecedented collection. Hardcover, 26 x 34 cm, 3.52 kg, 416 pages
Latex, plastics, and fervent consumerism: discover the design trends and materials which literally shaped the American 1950s. This overview explores a decade of postwar rebuilding driven by idealistic vision and positive spirit, applied from the suburbs to the inner cities, and from furniture to metalware. This edition revives the rare and revelatory Decorative Art, The Studio Yearbook to trace the materials and styles behind the midcentury boom. Hardcover, 19.6 x 25.5 cm, 1.50 kg, 576 pages
From Olympic venues to a world-class airport, this monograph gathers the complete works of the first female architect ever to win the Pritzker prize and one of the greatest architects of the 21st century: Zaha Hadid. Photographs, in-depth texts, and Hadid’s own drawings trace her integrated universe of building, furniture, and interior design, including the astonishing Port House in Antwerp. Hardcover, 22.8 x 28.9 cm, 3.34 kg, 672 pages
Since the 1980s, Dutch artist Anton Corbijn has cemented Depeche Mode’s cutting-edge reputation as the world’s biggest cult band. This wallet-friendly successor to our 2020 limited edition, created in collaboration with the band, has over 500 photographs from Corbijn’s archives, plus his handwritten observations. Hardcover, 24.3 x 34 cm, 3.69 kg, 512 pages
Racinet’s Costume History is a landmark in the study of clothing and fashion. This reprint presents Racinet’s exquisitely precise color illustrations, as well as his delightful descriptions and witty commentary. From Eskimo attire to high French couture, this is an unrivalled encyclopedia for students, designers, artists, illustrators, and historians, and anyone interested in style. Hardcover, 24.5 x 37.2 cm, 4.89 kg, 636 pages
Albertus Seba’s catalog of natural specimens is not only one of the 18th century’s greatest natural history achievements but also one of the most prized natural history books of all time. Inspired from a rare hand-colored original, this collection gathers all his extraordinary illustrations of strange and exotic plants, snakes, corals, as well as “double-headed monsters”, dragons, and many more. Hardcover, 24.5 x 37.2 cm, 4.64 kg, 592 pages
This striking collection of jazz record covers shows the designs that defined a sound. Containing covers from the 1940s to the early 1990s, each reproduction is accompanied with essential background information. Spanning photographic and illustrative works, these album artworks match music and design in a remarkable history of jazz. Hardcover, 29.3 x 29.3 cm, 4.21 kg, 552 pages
Since Osaka World Expo ’70 brought contemporary forms center stage, Japan has been a key player in global architecture. Presenting the latest in Japanese building, this book reveals how the likes of Tadao Ando, SANAA, Shigeru Ban, Kengo Kuma, and Junya Ishigami are relinking past, present, and future—building greener and smarter than ever before. Hardcover, 24.6 x 37.2 cm, 3.64 kg, 448 pages
Pioneering contemporary artist Peter Beard turned his life in New York and on the African continent into a Gesamtkunstwerk; a collage of photography, ecology, and diary writing. The original limited edition may have instantly sold out, but the book is now back to present the artist’s unique world, a realm of art, science, and beauty. Hardcover, 25.8 x 37.4 cm, 5.38 kg, 770 pages
An unprecedented event in architecture history, the Case Study Houses program gave America new models for residential living. This comprehensive account of the project presents each of the 36 prototype homes through floor plans, sketches, and photographs, and explores how architects like Richard Neutra, Charles and Ray Eames, and Eero Saarinen redefined the Los Angeles landscape and the modern home. Hardcover, 33.2 x 25.7 cm, 3.58 kg, 440 pages
With dramatic expressions of futurism alongside rustic eco-trends, this book collects the best of 1970s design in one expertly curated and annotated volume, drawn from the now-classic collectible, Decorative Art, The Studio Yearbook. Across metalware, textiles, ceramics, and more, explore a decade of fast-moving ideas and vehemently opposing schools and movements. Hardcover, 19.6 x 25.5 cm, 1.45 kg, 576 pages
Late photographer Helmut Newton’s unerring skill at capturing the erotic allure of strong, striking women was legendary. This is a compelling collection of his test Polaroids, taken to prepare for his formal shoots, and, with their candid spontaneity, offer a fascinating insight into the photographer’s art. Hardcover, 21 x 27.5 cm, 1.65 kg, 224 pages
The Monocle Book of Italy / Автор: Tyler Brûlé, Nolan Giles, Joe Pickard, Andrew Tuck, Издательство: Thames and Hudson Ltd, Серия: , Страниц: 304, Переплет: Твердый, ISBN: 9780500971130
Peter Lindbergh and Azzedine Alaïa, the photographer and the couturier, were united by their love of black, a love that they would cultivate alike in silver print and solid color garments. Accompanying the exhibition Azzedine Alaïa, Peter Lindbergh at the Fondation Azzedine Alaïa in Paris, this book celebrates their artistic partnership. Hardcover, 24 x 32.7 cm, 1.47 kg, 240 pages
The Case Study House program was a landmark of American architecture, generating 36 prototype home designs that could be easily built. John Entenza recruited the era’s best architects, such as Richard Neutra, Charles Eames and Eero Saarinen, to create the designs. This book reveals the prototypes in photography, floor plans,and sketches. Hardcover, 15.6 x 21.7 cm, 1.41 kg, 512 pages