Taschen is publishing books. The publishing house was founded by Benedikt Taschen . He founded the company in 1980 , when he was looking for a way to get his own comics publishing.Benedikt Taschen also founded a shop in Cologne, where he is artistic literature could sell. He was 18 years old. The store was only 25 square meters. In addition to his publications, he also sold other comics. Sally Forth was the first album by Taschen.
Bags 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, conciseness and low prices explain the success. In the series include Magritte , Dalí , Herring , Escher , Minimal Art , Bauhaus, Rockwell, Wright , Gropius published. Besides a quote, 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 themes such as architecture , design , photography , fashion and film are discussed in the books. On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Taschen many titles were published in a special printing and offered at cheap prices. Expenditure Taschen are highly regarded, especially when it comes to literature on architecture. In all major cities, such as Paris , Cologne ,Brussels and Amsterdam are shops Taschen.