Surf’s up!: Wake up on the cusp of a wave Bring a little thrill to your every morning. With TASCHEN’s 365 Day-by-Day Surfing , discover with each new date a new vintage photograph or art work that will have you waxing nostalgic for bygone beach vibes. Accompanying quotes from the heart of surf culture will be sure to lift your mind, and your spirits, beyond your desktop. At the end of the year, simply turn back to the beginning, and keep the adventurer in you alive! Text in English, French, and German
i cannot properly convey my adoration for Taschen publications; i have some of the All-American Ads tomes ('40s, '50s, and '60s editions*) and a few small 'icons' books like this one. 'Surfing' is my newest edition, a complete surprise find from a seller online, and i could hardly wait for it to arrive.
one notable thing about me is my weird obsession with mid-century surfing and 'tiki' culture. every year round this time, i turn to Jan + Dean and Dick Dale on my Pandora, and i wait (im)patiently for the socially-acceptable moment i can put out my lawn flamingos, string up my Hawai'ian shower curtain, display my solar-powered tiki statues, and hang my Polynesian-inspired décor.
this book may be a contributor to my fanaticism, but it also will undoubtedly make my wait more bearable. living in a snowy part of the US, spring isn't ever truly here until May, but i can always flip through this little gem when i start to forget what the sun looks like.
some of the pages could have been formatted a bit better, but i can't really complain. this is an excellent selection of Surfdom by a publisher who really seems to -get- me.
*the '10s, '20s, and '30s editions are 1000% on my wish list. here's the part where i beg: please, #Taschen, my birthday is in April, and i haven't won the lottery; sending me those three would make the next 4 years infinitely more tolerable and would help make my personal bubble that much more trumpless. ( 8
An excellent collection of surf related posters, art, record covers, magazine articles, and adverts. A fantastic array of art pieces interspersed with anecdotes and quotes from surfers, journalists, and writers. Superb.