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In Italy, art and life are entwined

This new 45th Edition offers glimpses of rural landscapes, high culture, and divine food, all spied through the doorways and windows of the country’s most stunning hotels. Gorgeous photographs of hideaways from Venice to Sicily offer fabulous accommodation suggestions for your next dolce vita getaway. 

‘Great Escapes Italy. The Hotel Book. 45th Ed.’ is available on TASCHEN.com and in store. 

Your Library of Japan Awaits

From the floating worlds of Hiroshige and Hokusai to the visionary architecture of Tadao Ando and Kengo Kuma, discover Japan, where centuries-old traditions and contemporary innovation exist side by side.

Head to TASCHEN.com through the link in our bio to immerse yourself in its art, design, and culture.

Essential Fabrics

A temple of textiles, the Musée de l’Impression sur Étoffes is a Mecca for fashion designers. And this new 45th Edition volume is a colorful and ornate exploration of hundreds of printed fabrics from four continents housed in its vaunted vaults.

Discover four centuries of global fashion heaven in this indispensable tribute to fabric art, craft, and history. ‘Printed Fabrics. 45th Ed.’ is available on TASCHEN.com and in store.

1. Sample of furnishing fabric © Musée de l’Impression sur Étoffes, Dist.RMN Grand Palais

2. Games room in Schloss Hof, first floor, c.1770 Photo: Alexander Eugen Koller

3. Overlapping pattern with floral and plant motifs © Musée de l’Impression sur Étoffes, Dist.RMN Grand Palais

‘The New York Times Explorer. 100 Dream Trips Around the World From the Algarve to Xian’ takes travel beyond the obvious with adventures in exotic places and new perspectives in familiar ones, all based on the distinguished travel journalism of The New York Times. 

Each journey features a first-person narrative and postcard-perfect photography, capturing the unique personality of the destination—as well as practical information to help get you on your way. 

It is available on TASCHEN.com and in store.

1. A wall of sand dunes outside of Swakopmund lines the coast of Namibia. For decades, the Skeleton Coast, buffeted by impenetrable fog, perilous cross currents, and treacherous reefs, has been a graveyard for ships. Evelyn Hockstein for The New York Times



2. Denver, Colorado’s Union Station. A cross-country rail trip reveals a side of the United States that’s hard to see from interstate highways. Andy Isaacson for The New York Times

3. Hikers follow a well-trodden path on the Bright Angel Trail during the quiet and prime winter months in the Grand Canyon. Richard Perry for The New York Times

4. The bell tower of the Seville Cathedral. The lower part of the tower was originally the minaret of a grand mosque that stood on the same site in the era of Moorish Spain. Among the chapels and halls inside the cathedral is the tomb of Christopher Columbus. Daniel Rodrigues for The New York Times