Prestel Publishing
With its impressive list of titles in English and German, Prestel Publishing is one of the world's leading publishers in the fields of art, architecture, photography, and design. The company, founded in 1924, has its headquarters in Munich, offices in New York and London, and an international sales network.
Featured Books
Forthcoming
June 25, 2013
From the Publisher. While the architect A. Quincy Jones is most recognized for his glamorous homes for Los Angeles’s cultural elite, he was equally dedicated to postwar Southern California’s rapidly expanding middle class. As... More
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June 25, 2013
From the Publisher. Height is not the only distinguishing feature of the Commerzbank Tower. As this illustrated guide to its design and construction reveals, this iconic structure is also the world’s first ecological high-rise office... More
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July 25, 2013
From the Publisher. Foster + Partners’ work is rooted in a belief that there is no conflict between a passion for structures from the past and anticipation of the architecture of the future: old and new can coexist with integrity and... More
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July 25, 2013
From the Publisher. The iF concept design award is the biggest and most important award conferred on designs by students. Presented annually since 2008, it honors 100 young designers from around the world, chosen from 10,000 entries, who... More
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Recently Published
May 25, 2013
From the Publisher. Formerly a symbol of immense urban waste, the Fresh Kills Landfill is being transformed into an enormous parkland that is destined to exemplify the values of ecological restoration and environmental sustainability. Part... More
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May 25, 2013
From the Publisher. From Alvar Aalto to Peter Zumthor, from the Renaissance to the 21st century, this comprehensive guide introduces readers to the major names, schools, and structures in the field of architecture. Each entry focuses on a... More
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May 25, 2013
From the Publisher. The iF communication design awards have been conferred since 2004 by a panel of design experts from around the world. Showcased in this volume are the most outstanding examples of communication and packaging design. The... More
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May 25, 2013
From the Publisher. Best CreatiFes 2013 is a compilation of the most creative individuals in the international design scene. Divided into three categories showcasing individual designers, firms, and universities, it is complemented by... More
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May 25, 2013
From the Publisher. Although some trace the phenomenon of kawaii as far back as Japan’s Taisho era, it emerged most visibly in the 1970s when schoolgirls began writing in big, bubbly letters complete with tiny hearts and stars. From... More
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May 25, 2013
From the Publisher. The 21st century has brought about seismic changes in photography, technology, fashion, and art. At the nexus of these exciting movements is a group of fashion photographers who are breaking ground in a variety of ways,... More
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May 25, 2013
From the Publisher. The iF product design award was introduced in 1954 and is conferred annually by iF Industrie Forum Design of Hanover, Germany. Each year the iF award attracts more than 2,000 entries from 37 countries to be judged by... More
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April 9, 2013
From the Publisher. The bentwood chair, Bauhaus furniture, Dieter Rams’s designs for Braun, Apple computers, and IKEA furniture have made their way into homes and offices around the world, but all these objects signify major... More
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February 25, 2013
From the Publisher. It is estimated that only 5 percent of the western hemisphere’s current housing stock is suitable for elderly residents. Fortunately, today’s generation of architects is working toward increasing the... More
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February 25, 2013
From the Publisher. An 18th-century architect and printmaker, Giovanni Battista Piranesi was a lifelong champion of Rome, publishing more than 1,000 etchings of the Eternal City and its ancient monuments. Piranesi’s English... More
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January 25, 2013
This exquisitely produced volume focuses on the influential artist Kamisaka Sekka, who reinvented classical Japanese style, merging tradition with modernity to create an entirely new design language.
Born in the 19th century, Kamisaka Sekka was... More
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Selected Backlist
2008
From the Publisher. Starting with the Renaissance, this introduction to fifty visionary architects traces the major aesthetic movements over the past six centuries and offers concise portraits of the geniuses behind them. This accessible... More
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2012
From the Publisher. This book of stunning images is an accessible overview of the most important contemporary fashion designers working now.
Today’s designers are savvier and more daring than ever before. Happy to exist within or... More
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2012
From the Publisher. They’ve shaped our modern age, whether it’s the chair we’re sitting in, the computer we’re reading on, or the house we’re living in. Design is everywhere, and this volume profiles 50 of the... More
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2010
From the Publisher. This accessible and beautifully illustrated book brings together the most important designers who have moved fashion forward over the past century.
Fifty major fashion designers are profiled in this book in full-color... More
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2012
From the Publisher. A building material of the future, timber bridges the gap between nature and technology.
A sustainable resource and climate-friendly construction material, timber is also a materialized solar energy and carbon dioxide... More
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2012
From the Publisher. Celebrating 10 decades of photography at Condé Nast, this sumptuous volume illustrates why the best fashion photography has always been situated at art’s cutting edge.
Condé Nast launched the careers... More
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2012
From the Publisher. In this long-awaited follow-up to the enormously popular Informal, designer, writer, and engineer Cecil Balmond invites readers into his creative process as he documents his most innovative projects in art,... More
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2012
From the Publisher. This yearbook brings together the year’s most exciting and innovative projects by German architects in their own country and abroad. Since 1981 the German Architecture Museum has been recognizing the best... More
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2012
From the Publisher. A companion volume to the first large-scale exhibition on Land art, this engrossing book traces the emergence of artistic impulses to use the earth as a medium and to locate works in remote sites, far from familiar art... More
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2010
From the Publisher. This book collects the best photographs from Facehunter.com, one of the fashion world s most visited street style blogs. Yvan Rodic, the photographer behind Facehunter.com, has compiled in this book his images that show... More
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2012
From the Publisher. Lavishly illustrated and thematically arranged, Fashion Muse looks at the many iterations a muse can take: Greek goddess, fairy-tale princess, wife, lover, supermodel, celebrity, and artist. A prominent art... More
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2012
From the Publisher. This exciting book looks at what’s happening in Tokyo fashion now, focusing on a new generation of amazingly innovative designers.
For more than three decades, Tokyo has been at the epicenter of the fashion world... More
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2007
From the Publisher. Cecil Balmond is one of the most revolutionary structural designers working in architecture today. His structural thinking differs from that of others in his field in its completely innovative conception of the... More
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2012
From the Publisher. One of the most famous and popular photographers of his time, Jeanloup Sieff photographed some of the most beautiful women and men of his era. This wide-ranging collection of his work captures some of Jeanloup Sieff... More
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2012
From the Publisher. This sleek monograph documents the design and construction of a new wing in one of the world’s finest museums.
Founded in 1870, Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts is not just an impressive museum — it is... More
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2011
From the Publisher. From Africa-inspired to African-made, this guide is the first to celebrate a new wave of fashion designers who are emerging on the global stage.
Ever since the late 1960s when Yves Saint Laurent and Paco Rabanne... More
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2012
From the Publisher. Featuring a number of essays published for the first time, this collection of writings by the inspirational structural engineer Ove Arup provides valuable insight into one of the greatest minds the field has witnessed.... More
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2011
From the Publisher. Focusing on contemporary architecture, this book gives readers the tools they need to grasp the architectural language and building forms of today’s architecture.
Part of a new, accessibly written, and generously... More
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2012
From the Publisher. Focusing on modern architecture, this book gives readers the tools they need to grasp the architectural language and building forms of this diverse period.
Part of an accessibly written and generously illustrated series... More
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2011
From the Publisher. Focusing on the Renaissance period, this book gives readers the tools they need to grasp the architectural language and building forms of this style.
Part of an accessibly written and generously illustrated series on... More
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2010
From the Publisher. The most exciting innovations in fashion are happening off the runway and recorded in the online diaries of trend-setters from around the world.
The real movers and shakers in the fashion world aren’t sitting in... More
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2012
From the Publisher. This book takes a look at the most engaging, noted, and innovative fashion blogs from across the globe as selected by style blogging icon Susie Bubble.
This survey of the online fashion scene is the first to profile the... More
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2012
From the Publisher. Now available in a revised and updated paperback edition, this revealing volume features interviews with 20 of the world’s most influential living architects in which they discuss their accomplishments, challenges... More
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2012
From the Publisher. This architectural monograph explores the transformation of England’s national football stadium into the world’s most versatile and exciting arena. Since its inception in 1923, Wembley Stadium has been synonymous with... More
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