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The hula dance, historic, exotic, and romantic, has epitomized the somewhat intangible lure of the tropical Pacific for over two centuries. The idealized Hula Girl - with her ukulele, grass skirt, and curvy figure - evolved into the ultimate symbol o...

Humphrey Bogart is a legend and an icon whose magic has not dissipated with time. The wounded tough guy image Bogart moulded over the decades of his career still resonates. There is a truth to this image; audiences sense that the world-weariness, the...

The painter-king with the five skins Friedensreich Hundertwasser constantly rebelled against the omnipresent might of rational and pragmatic thought patterns and became a symbolic figure for a non-conformist way of life and an ambassador for a sel...

Spiralling Ideas. Friedensreich Hundertwasser, hero of fluid forms and ecology Architect, artist, ecological visionary, Friedensreich Hundertwasser left a thrilling trail of imagination and activism in buildings, paintings, manifestos, and more. F...

Our epoch has found in the painter-king the most formidable accuser of totalitarian thinking, from nuclear energy to the organization of our living environment. He lives up totally to his way of seeing things, against the contradictions of our post-i...

Viennese-native Friedrich Stowasser (1928-2000) called himself  Hundertwasser Friedensreich Regentag Dunkelbunt. True to the colorful variety of his names, he pursued many activities as a painter, architect and ecologist, and as "one who aw...

The dream of a world of peace "A world full of color," says Friedensreich Hundertwasser, "is synonymous with paradise." With his demonstrations and actions, his manifestos for nature, for more human-oriented architecture and fo...

The Police on tour photographed by guitarist Andy Summers In the early 1980s, The Police went on tour accompanied by a photographer who documented the band behind the scenes in a series of candid and striking black and white photos. This talented ...

The Police on tour photographed by guitarist Andy Summers In the early 1980s, The Police went on tour accompanied by a photographer who documented the band behind the scenes in a series of candid and striking black and white photos. This talented ...

In celebration of 30 years at the forefront of international fashion and lifestyle publishing, this book, edited by Creative Director and i-D founder Terry Jones, features all of the iconic covers to date as well as the best stories behind the making...

Sacred paintings of the Christian Orthodox This historical survey covers some one-and-a-half millennia of Christian imagery and includes descriptions of selected masterpieces The icons in this book come from the Icon Museum in Recklinghausen, w...

Taschen 25th Anniversary Series From magazines and newspapers to ads, websites, album covers, and even mobile phone wallpaper, illustration is a crucial element in visual communication today. With unlimited creative possibilities, illustration is ...

From magazines and newspapers to ads, websites, album covers, and even mobile phone wallpaper, illustration is a crucial element in visual communication today. With unlimited creative possibilities, illustration is as unbound as imagination itself; w...

Following the success of Illustration Now!, this installment presents a completely new selection of 150 illustrators from all around the world. Whereas the first volume brought together a fascinating mix of star illustrators and brand new faces that ...

Following the success of Illustration Now!, this installment presents a new selection of illustrators from all around the world on a budget price. Whereas the first volume brought together a fascinating mix of star illustrators and brand new faces th...