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Signs of Our Times. A monumental logo compilation: round two Welcome to the most comprehensive catalogue of logos. Turning its searchlight on internationals’ corporate identity, this encyclopedia gathers approximately 4,500 trademarks, with ...

Brand new. An unprecedented catalog of modern trademarks Examine the distillation of modernism in graphic design with this vast collection of approximately 6,000 logos from 1940–1980. Ranging from media outfits to retail giants, airlines to ...

London is swinging again. The latest design trends, the best musicals, the most innovative plays and films are born in the capital of "Cool Britannia". What catches on in Notting Hill, Soho and Hoxton now influences taste as far away as the North Cap...

London is the capital of cool, full of famous artists, photographers, musicians, writers, decorators, designers, architects, and film-makers - and here is a chance to sneak into their homes! Arranged progressively by color, the rich, detailed full-pa...

London is the capital of cool, full of famous artists, photographers, musicians, writers, decorators, designers, architects, and film-makers—and here is a chance to sneak into their homes! Arranged progressively by color, the rich, detailed full-page...

Such a big, hectic, and crazy city as London isn’t easy to navigate unaided, which is why anyone planning a trip there should grab this invaluable guide. A wide selection of hotels, from classic to designer, gives a perfect variety to choose from, wh...

English food is much more varied than fish ‘n’ chips (though we can tell you where to get the best London has to offer). Indeed, England’s capital city is home to a dizzying array of culinary options and of course Angelika Taschen has selected the fi...

London is huge, sprawling, and chaotic, so before you set out on a shopping spree we recommend you arm yourself with this handy guide to make sure you never get lost and don’t miss out on anything - from the oldest traditional establishments to the m...

London Calling. A photographic journey through the history of this epic city Samuel Johnson famously said that: “When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life.” London’s remarkable history, architecture, landmarks, streets, ...

Brilliant Buildings. Louis Isadore Kahn and a luminous modernist language Louis Isadore Kahn (1901–1974) treated each building like a temple. Across the United States, in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Israel, his designs combined the...

Though Louis Isidore Kahn (1901–1974) started his career late in his life, the few projects he was able to undertake were realized to perfection. With the Jonas Salk Institute in La Jolla, California (1959–1965) Kahn created a workspace w...

British artist Lucian Freud is widely considered the most important figurative painter working today. Master portraitist and specialist in nudes, Freud uses impasto to create depth and intensity while restraining his color palate to mostly muted hues...

Cinema has been a fortunate art form. It had the immense good fortune to seduce Orson Welles and Marcel Pagnol away from theatre, Pasolini and Jean Cocteau away from poetry, and Stanley Kubrick away from chess. It was a comparable stroke of luck that...

Illusions in Your Hands. Craft M.C. Escher’s visual riddles in 3D! Mysterious and mathematical at once, the magical visual world of Dutch artist M.C. Escher (1898–1972) has captivated scientists and scholars and made its...

Twisted Mind. The graphic pattern genius of M.C. Escher From impossible staircases to tesselated birds, Dutch artist M.C. Escher (1898–1972) crafted a unique graphic language of patterns, puzzles, and mathematics. Dense, complex, and structu...