Marlene Taschen

Marlene Taschen
Born	(1985-09-25) 25 September 1985 (age 39) Cologne, West Germany
Nationality	German
Alma mater	London School of Economics (M.S.) Kingston University London (B.A.)
Occupation	Managing director at Taschen
Notable work	James Lovelock et al. The Earth and I

Marlene Taschen is the managing director of Taschen Publishing and the eldest daughter of the founder.

Life and career

Marlene Taschen is the eldest daughter of Benedikt Taschen, born in Cologne, Germany on 25 September 1985.

Since January 2017, she co-manages Taschen together with her father and has recently become the publishing house's Managing Director.[1][2][3][4][5] She holds an MSc in Social and Cultural psychology from The London School of Economics and a Bachelor's in Business and Psychology from Kingston University London.[6][7] Before joining TASCHEN, she gained extensive international experience living and working in the UK, Panama, and Australia.[8]

Today Marlene divides her time between working from London, where she lives with her partner and young daughter, and from the company's headquarters in Cologne.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]

References

1. “Sie kann alles, was ich kann”, “Handelsblatt’’, Rüdiger Schmitz-Normann, 22 December 2016.
2. “Marlene Taschen übernimmt Geschäftsführung”, “Börsenblatt’’, 23 December 2016.
3. “A natural fit: LA and the outrageous Herr Taschen“^[permanent dead link‍], The Art Newspaper, Justin Jampol, 23 August 2015.
4. “How to Survive the Anthropocene”, “Science Friday’’, Chau Tu, September 28, 2016.
5. “The Earth and I: A gorgeous picture book from famed scientist James Lovelock”, “Wired’’, Margaret Rhodes, June 10, 2016.
6. "Wir brauchen eine Bild-Bildung!“, “Börsenblatt’’, Petra Dass, 30 January 2017.
7. “LSE Digest – Degrees Awarded in Autumn 2010”, LSE.
8. “Mailand mit Marlene”, “Salon Magazin’’, Antje Wewer, September 1, 2016.
9. “A Milan Design Week Top 10: What to Do, Where to Go, and What to Wear, According to Marlene Taschen”, “Vogue’’, Kerry Olsen, 13 April 2015.
10. “Abitare, Jil Sander e l’year of design”, Corriere della Sera, Davide Blasigh, 13 April 2016.
11. “Kartell world”, Vogue Italia, 30 January 2013.
12. Fair, Vanity. "Rencontre avec la dynastie Taschen, ivres d'images". Vanity Fair (in French). Retrieved 14 November 2018.
13. "Taschen Verlag: Dezent, doch für alle sichtbar". ZEIT ONLINE (in German). Retrieved 14 November 2018.
14. "Under the covers: Taschen's colourful future". Financial Times. 23 September 2020.
15. "Marlene Taschen agarra fuerte las riendas: "Hoy no sería posible publicar algunos de nuestros libros"". 18 October 2020.
16. "Making the mark - Issue 138 - Magazine".
17. "Marlene Taschen". 4 June 2020.