„Basic Art“ serija buvo sukurta 1985 m. ir tapo perkamiausia kada nors išleista meno knygų kolekcija. Kiekvienoje „TASCHEN“ leidyklos „Basic Architecture“ serijos knygoje pateikiamas įvadas į architekto gyvenimą ir kūrybą, pagrindiniai darbai chronologine tvarka, informaciją apie klientus, architektūrines prielaidas, statybos problemas ir sprendimus. Knygoje pateikiamas visų atrinktų darbų sąrašas ir žemėlapis, nurodantis geriausių ir garsiausių pastatų vietas bei apie 120 iliustracijų (nuotraukos, eskizai, juodraščiai ir planai).
„Morris“ -The arts and crafts power of designer William Morris. William Morris (1834–1896) was one of the greatest creative figures of the 19th century. As a visionary designer, as well as a manufacturer, writer, artist, and socialist activist, he pioneered the Arts and Crafts movement of the Victorian era, and left an extraordinary influence on architecture, textile, and interior design. This richly illustrated book offers a suitably beautiful introduction to Morris’s colorful life and all aspects of his design work, including interiors, tiles, embroidery, tapestries, carpets, and calligraphy. Though best known in his lifetime as a poet and author, it is these exquisite designs that secured Morris’s posthumous reputation. As page after page dazzles with their beautiful patterns and forms, we explore the pioneering craftsmanship and natural motifs that inspired them, as well as Morris’s remarkable cultural legacy, through British textiles, Bauhaus, and even modern environmentalism.
