Taschen

Taschen is a publisher of books. The publishing house was founded by Benedikt Taschen . He founded the company in 1980, when he was looking for a way to publish his own comics. Benedikt Taschen also founded a store in Cologne where his artistic literature could sell. He was 18 years old. The shop was only 25 square meters. Besides his own publications, he also sold other comics. Sally Forth was the first album by Taschen.

Taschen made art accessible to a wide audience. Especially the series of paperbacks from various artists and spheres of influence of art from the 20th and 21st centuries are extremely popular. The collection is still growing. The combination of thoroughness, brevity and low prices explain the success. In the series include Magritte , Dalí , Herring ,Escher , Minimal Art , Bauhaus, Rockwell, Wright , Gropius appeared. In addition to a citation, a portrait (back cover), and the signature also contains a brief biography and a selection of the most important works. Librero is the importer of Taschen in Belgium .

Especially topics as architecture , design , photography , fashion and film are covered in the book. On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Taschen, many titles published in a special printing and offered at cheap prices. Expenditure Taschen be highly regarded, especially when it comes to literature on architecture. In all major cities, such as Paris ,Cologne , Brussels and Amsterdam there are shops of Taschen.