Sexy Sunday: TASCHEN
The sexy thing you deserve this Sunday is to get to know the company TASCHEN.
I came across this company for the first time a few months ago in Basel at Art Basel where I fell in love with this XXL edition of prints and graphics of Leonardo da Vinci.
Holding a TASCHEN book in your hands is a unique experience. It’s a book with information but it is also a piece of art.
Wikipedia tells us this about the company: “Taschen focuses on making lesser-seen art available to mainstream bookstores, including fetishistic imagery, queer art, historical erotica, pornography, and adult magazines (including multiple books with Playboy magazine). The firm has brought potentially controversial art into broader public view, publishing it alongside its more mainstream books of comics reprints, art photography, painting, design, fashion, advertising history, film, and architecture.”
I love their uniqueness and rebellious approach towards publishing as well as their diverse and controversial approach regarding topics and featured personalities. I also find it interesting that a book publisher has managed to position itself as a luxury brand.
Lastly, its a great experience going through their physical stores. I went to the one in Paris and the one in Milan. It feels more like going to a museum than going to a bookstore. A real cultural experience. I would definitely recommend everyone to check them out here TASCHEN.