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TeNeues publ ishes seriously
cool books. And no, we don't
just mean their Cool series
- like Cool Restaurants or
Cool Hotels- though these
are indeed also seriously
cool. All of their sumptuous,
finely-crafted titles, from
Luxury Equestrian Design to
City Guides, take the typical
'
barometer-of-cool ness' to
an entirely different level
TeNeues is in fact style and
luxury in book form.
TeNeues started life in
Germany in 1931 as an
offset print shop, and it
quickly made a name for
itself over the next few
decades as the publisher of
high-quality art prints, art
calendars, greeti ng cards
and stationery. The company
entered book publishing
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in 1985 when it began
distributing for a German art
book client, and by 1995
it was issuing titles of its
own, based on licences for
the works of world-renowned
photographers and artists
such as Andy Warhol and
Robert Mapplethorpe. lt
now produces more than 70
books a year, with a focus
on design, photography,
I ifestyle, travel, arch itecture,
fashion and popular culture.
TeNeues is one of the leading
international publishers in
this field, with a reputation
for high-qual ity, innovation
and outstand ing design.
The quality of teNeues'
books is reflected in the array
of international prizes it has
received, which include the
Prix de Villegiature, Europe's
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best hotel book and the
Deutscher Fotobuchpreis
2008. Synonymous with
the creation of magnificent
picture calendars for more
than five decades, the
teNeueus brand was also
acknowledged as a 'Brand
of the Century' for its
calendars - the criteria
for which included global
recogn ition, commercial
success and the distinct
signature of Germany quality.
Part of teNeues' success
has come from its broad
international reach; most of
its publications are printed
in five European languages
in a single edition, which
helps the company to
expand and thrive in over 70
countries worldwide. This
strong i nternational presence
has in turn contributed to
the willingness of authors,
artists' estates and licensers
to join the teNeues stable.
At present, teNeues has
more than 200 licensing
partners as well as numerous
contracts with stock photo
agencies and copyright
col lection societies. Special
art licenses have been
established with leading
international museums
and artists' estates, and
the company now also has
its own shops in Munich
and Hamburg. So to avid
col lectors: rest assured
that you can expect many
more seriously cool teNeues
publications for years to
come - here's a sample of
the latest from their Fall/
Winter 2008 collection. I