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USA - Workhouse Publicity, an award-winning Public Relations firm, has been selected by Rizzoli International Publications and its imprints’ as the Agency of Record for domestic publicity and special events specific to 21 titles from its Fall, 2006 list. Rizzoli New York began its publishing operation in 1974 and has since become a leader in the fields of art, architecture, interior design, photography, haute couture, and gastronomy. Workhouse Publicity will develop integrated promotional campaigns that synchronize communication efforts both nationally and locally for a wide array of volumes ranging from the timepieces of Cartier to the prairie houses of Frank Lloyd Wright, the global styles of Nylon Magazine to the simplicity of modern architecture found in Sarasota, Florida. The assignment is effective immediately.

From 2001 through June, 2006, Workhouse Publicity has served as the Agency of Record for Assouline Editions, exclusively handling all domestic and Canadian media. The agency was charged with the creation of a strategic campaign that included brand positioning and development, as well as overseeing a full catalogue of more than 90 seasonal titles through a host of services including public relations, sponsorship, promotion and special events.

Specifically, Workhouse Publicity will spearhead public relation campaigns for the following titles from Rizzoli International Publications and its imprints: New York Unlimited: The 1,001 Best Things To Do in New York City by Caitlin Leffel & Jacob Lehman, American Houses: The Architecture of Fairfax & Sammons by Mary Miers, Body Painting by Joanne Gair, The Cartier Collection: Timepieces by Franco Cologni & François Chaille, Classic English Design and Antiques: Period Styles and Furnishings by Emily Eerdmans, Classic Greenwich Style by Cindy Rinfret, Dolce & Gabbana: Fashion Album by Mariuccia Casadio, Frank Lloyd Wright Prairie Houses photographed by Alan Weintraub, text by Alan Hess Ghosthunter: A Journey Through Haunted France by Simon Marsden, Golf Courses: Fairways of the World photographed by David Cannon, introduction by Ernie Els and text by Sir Michael Bonallack and Steve Smyers, The Last Magazine: Magazines in Transition by David Renard, Jaeger-LeCoultre by Franco Cologni photographed by Douglas Kirkland and Maurizio Galimberti, On the Edge: Ten Architects from China by Ian Luna, Perfume: Joy, Scandal, Sin by Richard Stamelman, Rooms photographed by Deery Moore, edited by Joseph Holtzman and text by Carl Skoggard, Salve Regina: The Story of Mary by Jacques Duquesne, Sarasota Modern by Andrew Weaving, Scenes from the City: Filmmaking in New York 1966-2006 by James Sanders and Street: The NYLON Book of Global Style by the editors of NYLON magazine, and Venice by Alain Vircondelet.

For information on the aforementioned titles, interested mediacontact Workhouse Publicity, CEO Adam Nelson directly by telephone 212. 645. 8006 or via email nelson@workhousepr.com.

RIZZOLI INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS
Today, Rizzoli New York is an integral part of its parent company, the Italian communications giant RCS Media Group. RCS arose from the merger of the venerable Rizzoli publishing house, founded in 1929, with the eminent Italian newspaper, Corriere della Sera, founded in 1876. Rizzoli New York began its publishing operation in 1974 and has since become a leader in the fields of art, interior design, photography, haute couture, and gastronomy and ups the ante on modernism in hardcover with a stack of architecture and design books that are much nourishment for the mind as cannoli for the eye. In 1990 the Universe imprint was added, marking Rizzoli's entree into the pop-culture worlds of humor, fashion, beauty, sports, performing arts, and gay and alternative lifestyles. It also contributed a highly successful calendar program and published economical versions of Rizzoli books. Continuing the strategy to grow in international publishing, RCS Libri, the book division of RCS Media Group, acquired Flammarion, one of the most prestigious publishing houses in France. Rizzoli also partners with Skira, the renowned art publisher based in Milan, as well as with White Star, a key worldwide player in Travel-Pictorial Illustrated Books. Flammarion, Skira and White Star's English language titles are distributed in America by Rizzoli USA. For more information visit www.rizzoliusa.com

Rizzoli Fall 2006 Catalog
AMERICAN HOUSES: THE ARCHITECTURE OF FAIRFAX & SAMMONS
AUTHORS: MARY MIERS AND ADELE CHATFIELD-TAYLOR
PUBLISHER: RIZZOLI INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS
ISBN: 0-8478-2857-3   U.S. LIST PRICE: $60.00 HARDCOVER 9 X 12 ”; 240 PAGES, 200 COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS
Anna Fairfax and Richard Sammons are at the forefront of a movement among architects today who draw inspiration from the wellspring of the classical traditions in architecture. They have developed a body of work that reflects and adheres to the long-held theories of proportion and order passed down through many past generations of scholarship and practice. The firm’s office also served as the headquarters for Henry Hope Reid’s Classical America, the only organization offering an alterative to modernist aesthetics until the establishment of the Institute of Classical Architecture in 1992.
This architectural monograph showcases some of the most refined and elegant new classical residences of the last decade in America, an increasingly popular form for new homes, restoration, and renovations. The twenty-four projects in this volume show the firm’s consistent focus on classical architectural beauty, whether the chosen style be Palladian, Tuscan, Mediterranean, Georgian, Adamesque, Neoclassical, British or Dutch Colonial, Colonial Revival, or even East Coast Shingle Style, in all of which Fairfax&Sammons are eminently proficient. The projects selected out of the firm’s large body of work include country houses located in Connecticut, New York, Virginia, and Florida, including the renovation of town houses and apartments in New York City—all presented in new color photography.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS: Mary Miers is Architectural Writer for the London-based journal Country Life. She lives in London and Scotland. Adele Chatfield-Taylor is president of the American Academy in Rome. She lives in New York City.

CLASSIC ENGLISH DESIGN AND ANTIQUES: PERIOD STYLES AND FURNISHINGS
AUTHOR: EMILY EERDMANS FOREWORD: MARIO BUATTA PUBLISHER:
RIZZOLI INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS
ISBN:  0-8478-2863-8U.S. LIST PRICE: $60.00 HARDCOVER 9 X 12 ”; 256 PAGES, 200 COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS
A glorious celebration of the singular sophistication of English furniture, this lavishly illustrated volume features more than 150 objects from the world-class collection of Hyde Park Antiques— one of the most prestigious purveyors of objects from England’s history— showcased among charming illustrations of period interiors, exquisite drawings from cabinet-makers’ albums, and contemporary interiors from the world’s luminary decorators, including Mario Buatta, Albert Hadley, Bunny Williams, Charlotte Moss, and Cullman & Kravis, among many others. Five major styles from the period between 1700 and 1830 are showcased in depth — form Queen Anne to Georgian, spanning Paladianism, English Rococo, Neoclassicism, and Regency—along with the important designers of the age such as Thomas Chippendale, Robert Adam, and George Hepplewhite.  Recommended for both the serious collector and more casual admirer of traditional English style and design, this volume is destined to be a classic and is a must-have addition for every antiques aficionado’s library.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS: Emily Eerdmans received her master’s degree in fine and decorative arts from Sotheby’s Institute of Art in London, and has become a leading authority on antique furniture while working for Partridge Fine Arts, Devenish, and Hyde Park Antiques, New York. She lives in New York City.  Mario Buatta is one of the most sought-after interior designers working today.

FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT: PRAIRIE HOUSES
AUTHOR: ALAN WEINTRAUB TEXT: ALAN HESS CONTRIBUTOR: KATHRYN SMITH
PUBLISHER: RIZZOLI  INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS
ISBN:  0-8478-2858-1  U.S. LIST PRICE: $50.00 HARDCOVER 10 X 10 ”; 272 PAGES, 150 COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS
With the advent of Prairie style architecture, Frank Lloyd Wright embarked on a journey that would forever change the course of architecture. During this extraordinarily prolific period, roughly the first quarter of the twentieth century, Wright built the first great modern American houses. He cast aside many of the conventions of the past, opening up interiors spaces so that there might be a more subtle flow of rooms. The plans for Prairie style architecture were based on a tartan plaid of main spaces and secondary spaces, of public rooms and circulation spaces. Their decentralized asymmetry did not follow the Beaux Arts insistence on a primary, often dominating, focal point—a vestige of its roots as a symbolic architecture for divine-right royalty. Following Wright’s philosophy, Prairie design was emphatically democratic and non-hierarchical. Frank Lloyd Wright Prairie Houses comprehensively demonstrates this philosophy. Focusing on interiors and details, this book features more than 70 Prairie style houses and other buildings, still extant, in lavish, full-color photography.  
ABOUT THE AUTHORS: Alan Weintraub is a widely published architectural photographer whose books include Frank Lloyd Wright The Houses, Bay Area Style, The Architecture of John Lautner, and Oscar Niemeyer Houses, among others.  Alan Hess is an architect and architecture critic for the San Jose Mercury News, whose books include Frank Lloyd Wright The Houses, The Architecture of John Lautner, Googie: Fifties Coffee Shop Architecture, and Oscar Niemeyer Houses, among others.  Kathryn Smith is an architecture historian, preservation consultant, author, and lecturer.

GOLF COURSES: FAIRWAYS OF THE WORLD
PHOTOGRAPHER: DAVID CANNON TEXT: ERNIE ELS, SIR MICHAEL BONALLACK, AND STEVE SMYERS
PUBLISHER: RIZZOLI INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS
ISBN:  0 8478 2860 3  U.S. LIST PRICE: $195.00 LIMITED EDITION HARDCOVER, 10 ASSORTED GATEFOLDS 16 x 12”; 264 PAGES, 200 COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS
Photographer David Cannon began his career in sports photography twenty-five years ago and is considered the premier golf photographer in the world. Having played at more than seven hundred golf courses in over fifty countries, Cannon photographs with a true golfer’s eye, offering an extraordinary window into some of the world’s most celebrated courses – with more than 40 in North America, dozens in Asia and the South Pacific, and several in both Africa and the Middle East. Savor a view from the 11th hole of the incomparable and historic St. Andrews’s Old Course bathed in golden afternoon light; glimpse giraffes and elephants from any green at Leopard Creek, South Africa; vicariously experience Pirate’s Plank, the harrowing 15th hole at Cape Kidnappers, New Zealand, which is set at the very end of the clifftop fairway surrounded by dramatic 500-foot drops to the ocean; and take in the serene sea view from the signature 18th hole of the very private Seminole Golf Course in Florida.Golf Courses stunningly captures the singular genius and beauty of golf courses. It is a comprehensive collection of the world’s best courses be revered designers including Donald Ross, Pete Dye, and Robert Trent Jones, Sr., and such new talent as Steve Smyers and Tom Doak, among many others—all of whom skillfully orchestrate the exceptional union of nature and course design on five continents.  This deluxe, limited-edition volume features over two hundred sumptuous color photographs of courses, some of which have never been photographed or published previously, in full spreads and gatefolds—some measuring over five feet in length—and includes a numbered print signed by the photographer. Golf Course: Fairways of the World will be strictly limited to 5,000 copies.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS/PHOTOGRAPHER: David Cannon is an official photographer for the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, and his Getty Images photography team works directly with the PGA of America, the European and Australian PGA tours, and the LPGA. His work has frequently appeared in such publications as Sports Illustrated, Golf Digest, Time, Newsweek, and all leading golf magazines. He has photographed several of the legendary golfers in the world, including Ernie Els, Tiger Woods, Phil Michelson, Nick Faldo, Jack Nicklaus, Greg Norman, Arnold Palmer and many others. He lives in Sussex, England.  Ernie Els has been one of the top professional golfers in the world since the mid-1990s. He is nicknamed “The Big Easy” for his fluid, seemingly effortless gold swing. Sir Michael Bonallack, a former professional golfer, was the leading administrator in world golf in the late twentieth century. Steve Smyers is a celebrated landscape architect and scratch golfer.

ON THE EDGE: TEN ARCHITECTS FROM CHINA
AUTHOR: IAN LUNA
PUBLISHER: RIZZOLI INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS
ISBN:  0-8478-2832-8  U.S. LIST PRICE: $85.00 FLEXIBOUND 8 x 10 ”; 224 PAGES, 300+ COLOR DRAWINGS, PHOTOS & ILLUSTRATIONS
The People’s Republic of China is currently the largest market for architectural services in the world, and its cities— sites of the greatest economic migration in modern history— are rapidly being transformed into rival centers for global trade and commerce. On the Edge: Ten Architects from China is an unprecedented critical anthology on new architecture in China, the first book of its kind devoted to the development and maturation of an indigenous approach to modern architecture and urbanism in China. Focusing on the work of ten young design firms based in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, On the Edge documents the rise of a new aesthetic, the evolution of contemporary architectural practice, and the irresistible, global aspirations of an emerging avant-garde. Included in the book are completed buildings, proposed projects, and urban master plans by Gary Chang of Edge HK, Rocco Yim, Zi and Ming Zhang of Original Design Studio, Li Hu of Open Architecture Studio, Ai We Wei, Qingyun Ma of MADA, Jiakun Liu, and Yung Ho Chang, who is the present dean of the Architecture School at MIT.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Ian Luna is the author and editor of four books on architecture, urbanism, and design for Rizzoli: Kohn Pederson Fox: Architecture and Urbanism, Volume 3; New New York: Architecture of a City; Imagining Ground Zero (with Suzanne Stephens and Ron Broadhurst); and Retail: Architecture and Shopping.

ROOMS
PHOTOGRAPHER: DERRY MOORE EDITOR: JOSEPH HOLTZMAN TEXT: CARL SKOGGARD
PUBLISHER: RIZZOLI INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS
ISBN 0-8478-2826-3  U.S. LIST PRICE: $55.00 HARDCOVER 10 X 10”; 272 PAGES, 225 COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS
Rooms celebrates some of the most luxurious and bold interiors around the globe and the creative sensibilities of the people who inspired them. Beautifully presented through the sumptuous photography of Derry Moore, the 12th earl of Drogheda, who has photographed some of the world’s most spectacular houses as well as some of the most notable personalities in their homes, this lavish publication captures the dramatic spirit of such vivid figures as famed early twentieth-century interior designer Elsie de Wolfe, contemporary design legend Renzo Mongiardino, and the legendary decorator Nancy Lancaster.  Moore revolutionized interior photography with his technical acuity, his keen aesthetic eye and his impeccably good taste. This vision culminated in an inspired collaboration with Joseph Holtzman, founding editor in chief and art director of the celebrated and controversial magazine Nest, and one of the great tastemakers of our age. This long-awaited book features a remarkable array of spectacular interiors, ranging from Charleston, the famed haunt of the Bloomsbury group, to India’s Falaknuma Palace, Pauline de Rothschild’s London residence, and Chatsworth Hall,Derbyshire, the grandest of English country houses.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS: Derry Moore has published his photographs in numerous books, including Inside the House of Lords and The Gardens of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. He lives in London.  Joseph Holtzman is the founding editor in chief and art director of the influential design magazine Nest. He lives in New York City.   Carl Skoggard, most recently the staff writer for Nest, lives in New York City.

SCENES FROM THE CITY: FILMMAKING IN NEW YORK 1966-2006
AUTHOR: JAMES SANDERS
PUBLISHER: RIZZOLI INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS
ISBN:  0-8478-2890-5 U.S. LIST PRICE: $49.95 HARDCOVER 10 X 10 ”; 256 PAGES, 250 COLOR & B&W ILLUSTRATIONS
From the cinema verité of the sixties to softer fare like Splash, New York has provided some of the most iconic moments on film. Beginning with a survey of such classics as Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Scenes from the City captures how the changing face of New York, as well as the founding of the MOFTB, have contributed to a particular school of film characterized most emphatically in the street-style work of directors as diverse as Martin Scorsese and Spike Lee. With over 200 stills and contributions from noted New York film personalities such as Sydney Lumet and Nora Ephron, the book also includes rare, unpublished, behind-the-scenes shots and stories from the quintessential New York filmmaker himself—Woody Allen. With a special section on the landmark TV series, commercials and music videos filmed in New York, Scenes from the City is an affectionate and vivacious ovation for this captivating “character” that rarely receives billing but always steals the show.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: James Sanders, an architect, co-wrote the Emmy Award-winning PBS series New York: A Documentary Film and its companion volume, New York: An Illustrated History, as well as Celluloid Skyline: New York and the Movies. He has written for the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Vanity Fair and Architectural Record. He has also participated in several important design projects in around the city.

PERFUME: JOY, SCANDAL, SIN; A CULTURAL HISTORY OF FRAAGRANCE FROM 1750 TO THE PRESENT
AUTHOR: RICHARD STAMELMAN FOREWARD: JACQUES POLGE
PUBLISHER: RIZZOLI INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS
ISBN:  0-8478-2832-8
U.S. LIST PRICE: $85.00 HARDCOVER 8½ x 12½”; 384 PAGES, 250 COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS
This thought-provoking volume transports readers to France of the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries, beginning with Napoleon’s love of perfume and the erotic importance he attached to it, through the lore and symbolism fragrance enjoyed in eighteenth and nineteenth-century Europe. By the early twentieth century, perfume’s place as one of France’s most important luxury industries was recognized and celebrated, and timeless fragrances – such as Chanel No. 5, Shalimar, Arpeges, and Joy – were launched. The distinctive bottles for these new essences and the art movements that inspired their design are detailed throughout the book, as are paintings, poetry, and literature that reveal the power of perfume and its ability to recall the past and evoke sensuality.  According to nineteenth-century perfumer Eugene Rimmel “the history of perfume is, in some manner, the history of civilization.” Through fascinating text accompanied by gorgeous imagery, including packaging, labels, and advertisements, Perfume: Joy Scandal, Sin explores perfume’s impact on history, culture, society, art and attitudes.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Richard Stamelman is a professor of romance languages at Dartmouth College. He is an honorary member of the Société Française  des Parfumeurs and winner of a John Simon Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship. Jacques Polge is the master perfume designer for Chanel and the creator of Allure, Coco, Mademoiselle, Chance and Egoiste.

SARASOTA MODERN
AUTHOR: ANDREW WEAVING
PUBLISHER: RIZZOLI INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS
ISBN:  0-8478-2872-7  U.S. LIST PRICE: $50.00 HARDCOVER 9 x 10”; 208 PAGES, 150 COLOR &  20 B&W ILLUSTRATIONS
Sarasota in the 1950s was a small community graced with an alluring natural beauty. What set it apart from so many Florida beachfront towns was the concentration of artists, writers, and architects who gathered there – including author MacKinley Kantor and architects Paul Rudolf and Ralph Twitchell – a unique confluence of talented and daring architects coupled with a hip crowd willing to take risks. Sarasota was a place in which innovation and experimentation were the order of the day, a place where an architect might run into the local watering hole to shout: “I just invented the sliding glass door.”  Such was the confluence of art and architecture that laid the groundwork for the Sarasota School of architecture, so named after the fact by architect Gene Leedy at an American Institute of Architecture (AIA) conference in the 1980s to refer to the unique architecture of this region, an architecture that is wonderfully responsive to Sarasota’s sub-tropical environment and which has achieved international importance for its beauty, intelligence, and style. Today, Sarasota’s treasures are being rediscovered by lovers of innovative architecture, who are buying and restoring these prized homes; but also, unfortunately, by developers, who are recklessly knocking them down. Sarasota Modern, the first book of its kind to focus exclusively on this vibrant community, offers the reader an intimate look in to the stunning houses as they are lived in today.  
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Andrew Weaving is an expert on 20th-century architecture, furniture, and design. He was co-author of Living with Mid-Century Style, among others, and owns a 1956 Sarasota School house in Winter Haven designed by Gene Leedy. He lives in London.

Universe Fall 2006 Catalog
BODY PAINTING: MASTERPIECES
AUTHOR: JOANNE GAIR FORWARD: HEIDI KLUM
PUBLISHER: UNIVERSE PUBLICATIONS
ISBN:  0-7893-1509-2  U.S. LIST PRICE: $40.00 FLEXIBOUND 9½ x 12 ”; 156 PAGES, 75 COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS
If ever there was a defining moment in a career, for renowned body-painting artist Joanne Gair it came when she painted “that suit” on Demi Moore for the cover of Vanity Fair. From creating painted swimsuits on supermodels for Sports Illustrated or making music videos with Madonna, Gair’s career allows us to see the human body as a canvas to be transformed and has worked with some of the world’s most celebrated personalities to create unforgettable images. During a career spanning over 20 years, she has worked with Elle McPherson, Gillian Anderson, Heidi Klum, Pamela Anderson, Demi Moore, Madonna, Karen Elson, Alek Wek, Carolyn Murphy, Rachel Hunter, and Molly Sims. Among the star photographers whose work is included in this book are Michel Comte, David LaChapelle, Annie Leibovitz, Herb Ritts, Howard Schatz, and Mark Seliger. Joanne Gair is a fixture of the fashion, advertising and music industries. Her collaborations have resulted in thousands of extraordinary photographs from magazines, record covers, music videos, films, and catwalks. Showcased here are 75 of her most iconic images.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Joanne Gair’s interest in body painting was inspired by the facial skin adornment of the indigenous Maori people of her native New Zealand. Now based in New York, she works in the fashion and advertising industries, and has published one previous collection of images, Paint A’Licious: The Pain Free Way to Achieving Your Naked Ambitions.Heidi Klum is a world-famous fashion model who also acts in film and television and hosts the popular television show “Project Runway.”

NEW YORK UNLIMITED: THE 1001 BEST THINGS TO DO IN NEW YORK CITY
AUTHOR: CAITLIN LEFFEL AND JACOB LEHMAN
PUBLISHER: UNIVERSE PUBLICATIONS
ISBN:  0-7893-1398-7  U.S. LIST PRICE: $18.95 LEXIBOUND 5½  x 7½”; 384 PAGES, 300
What are 1001 things you should treat yourself and your guests to in New York City? Be serenaded by Cole Porter’s piano at the Waldorf, or hear Woody Allen play clarinet at the Carlyle. Drink champagne on the roof of the Metropolitan Museum, or discover the abandoned subway station at City Hall. Eat at America’s very first pizzeria, or enjoy the most expensive cocktail in the country at the World Bar. Ride the Staten Island Ferry, or swing over the East River in the Roosevelt Island cable car. Go surfing out at Rockaway Beach, or relax in a Russian bath in the East Village… Organized by theme—including Eating and Drinking, 24-hour New York, Shopping and Spending, Arts and Culture, Views and Sites, the Great Outdoors, and Classic New York—and packed with detailed, helpful indexes organized by neighborhood and by category, this is simply the most fun and comprehensive guidebook to New York City ever. 1001 crosses genres and boroughs to explore every aspect of the most diverse and exciting city in the world. Written from experience by two people who love the city, and featuring priceless tips from expert contributors—from authors on their favorite bookstores to architects on the city’s best buildings—1001 is much more than just a guide.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS: Caitlin Leffel, a native New Yorker, is a writer and editor who has contributed regularly to Daily Candy and Publishers Weekly. Jacob Lehman, a passionate newcomer to the Big Apple, works in the editorial division of a major New York publisher. This is their first book.

STREET: THE NYLON BOOK OF GLOBAL STYLE
AUTHOR: BY THE EDITORS OF NYLON MAGAZINE
PUBLISHER: UNIVERSE PUBLICATIONS
ISBN:  0-7893-1501-7  U.S. LIST PRICE: $35.00 FLEXIBOUND 6¼ x 9”; 256 PAGES, 200+ COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS
Ask any designer, fashion editor, or art director where the hottest trends are coming from, and they’ll tell you it’s from the streets of certain cities. And if you ask them what magazine gives the best, most authoritative coverage of these outsider fashion incubators, chances are they’ll say NYLON.
NYLON here combines its street cred and international expertise (the magazine is read in major cities around the world, and has recently launched both Japanese and Australian editions) to reveal the iconic looks in the seven most fashion-forward cities today: London, Paris, Berlin, Tokyo, Melbourne, Copenhagen and New York. Led by acclaimed editor in chief Marvin Scott Jarrett, NYLON’s editors, writers, and photographers cover these cities’ trends with the same signature flair, enthusiasm, and eye for the cutting edge that has catapulted the magazine to the top of its demographic.  Each chapter opens with an introduction describing the city’s particular history, traits, and culture, followed by full-page pictures of each city’s stylish residents, showing their creativity in full detail, from Tokyo’s famous Goth Lolitas to Copenhagen’s casual chic and everything in between. Quotes from each subject tell about who influences their personal style, what they love about their city, and their favorite local stores. Edgy, colorful, and fascinating to look at, Street is a chronicle of diverse urban style that you won’t be able to put down.
ABOUT NYLON: NYLON Magazine was launched in 1999 by Marvin Scott Jarrett.  Nylon has twice been nominated for the National Magazine Award in the category of general excellence, and has received recognition and awards for design.

THE LAST MAGAZINE: MAGAZINES IN TRANSITION
AUTHOR: DAVID RENARD CONTRIBUTORS: ANGELO CIRIMELE, JAN WILLEM DIKKERS, NICK HAMPSHIRE, STEVEN HELLER, TERRY JONES, JAN VAN MOL, RANKIN AND ROBERT SACKS PUBLISHER: UNIVERSE ISBN:  0-7893-1497-5 U.S. LIST PRICE: $45.00 PAPERBACK WITH JACKET 10 X 13”; 288 PAGES, 400 COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS
Presented here in this visual anthology are the current boutique periodicals so cutting-edge, they will continue to flourish in print even as their mainstream contemporaries move to digital. Selected from more than 20 countries are preeminent covers and layout from over 150 independent magazines that advance the medium through their presentation (Gum Kilamanjaro), content (Re, Richardson), design (Uovo Werk), and tailoring to a niche market (Fantastic Man, Me). Featuring essays from top industry thinkers such as Steven Heller (New York Times Book Review), Terry Jones (ID), and, Robert Sacks (High Times, Tme Inc), this will be the sourcebook for magazine aficionados and professionals. The Last Magazine is published in association with the traveling exhibition, Magazines in Transition, which opens in New York in September, 2006 and travels to museums and galleries in ten cities world-wide including Barcelona, Paris, Luxembourg, Tokyo and Hong Kong.  
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Born in France, but currently residing in New York, David Renard created Stare, a publishing and advertising agency that produced Stare and Critical Eye. He then established MU Inc., the largest nationwide distribution network for high-end boutique fashion, art, photography and design periodicals.

Flammarion Fall 2006 Catalog
GHOSTHUNTER: A JOURNEY THROUGH HAUNTED FRANCE
AUTHOR: SIMON MARSDEN PUBLISHER: FLAMMARION PUBLISHING
ISBN:  2 0803 0530 1 U.S. LIST PRICE: $40.00 HARDCOVER 9¾ x 11”; 192 PAGES, 140 COLOR & B&W ILLUSTRATIONS
Sir Simon Marsden is the kind of man you’d want around a campfire- his deep and resonant voice conveys the perfect combination of gallantry and intrigue that makes a good ghost story get under your skin.  And what ghost stories he has!  In pursuit of his lifelong passion, he has traversed the globe capturing images of the supernatural in his signature, atmosphere-charged photographs. His latest work documents fifty haunted sites in France, from the burial place of Paris’s finest in the Père Lachaise cemetery, to the Sun King’s Château de Versailles, and from the eerie abbey of the Mont St. Michel to the châteaux that dot the harsh landscape of the Pyrenees.  France is rich in lore surrounding the Knights Templar, and Marsden has featured their stories prominently in this collection of indelible images. Each mysterious site has a tale behind it that is brought to life not only by Marsden’s spectacular photography but also by his narrative that is worthy of a suspense novel.  The personal experiences of this spellbinding storyteller will inspire fellow ghosthunters and convince the staunchest skeptic to reconsider the supernatural world.  
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Simon Marsden spent his childhood in a haunted mansion and developed an early interest in photography.  Marsden has combined his two passions and dedicated his life to capturing the supernatural on film.  His photographs have been published in best-selling books such as The Journal of a Ghosthunter: In Search of the Undead from Ireland to Transylvania, (86,000 copies in print) and This Spectred Isle: A Journey through Haunted England.  His radio and TV appearances include the acclaimed documentary The Twilight Hour Visions of Ireland’s Haunted Past.

JAEGER-LECOULTRE
AUTHOR: FRANCO COLOGNI PHOTOGRAPHER: DOUGLAS KIRKLAND AND MAURIZIO GALIMBERTI
PUBLISHER: FLAMMARION ISBN:  2-0803-0540-9U.S. LIST PRICE: $150.00 (CAN. $200)  FLEXIBOUND 9¾ x 11 ¼ ”; 376 PAGES, 400 ILLUSTRATIONS
Self-taught watchmaker and prolific inventor Antoine LeCoultre is one of the greatest personalities in the history of watchmaking. Technological innovations stretching back to 1844 — keyless winding systems, shockproof watchcases, the production of miniature components— revolutionized the profession and set standards for the industry. With Parisian stopwatch-maker Edmond Jaeger, he furnished prestigious houses like Vacheron Constantin, Patek Phillipe, and Cartier with movements that made innovative watch design possible. Today Jaeger-LeCoultre preserves its legacy of craftsmanship and is a principal player in precision technologies and design. Using previously unpublished archival material and new photography, Jaegar-LeCoultre traces the history of their historic manufacturer. A catalogue raisonné of the company’s famous movement designs and timepieces, including the Reverso and the Atmos, make this an essential reference for all watch collectors.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Franco Cologni, international authority on fine watch making, has written many works on jewelry and the history of the clock industry, including Secrets of Vacheron Constantin (Flammarion, 2005) and Cartier: The Tank Watch (Flammarion, 1998).

SALVE REGINA: THE STORY OF MARY
AUTHOR: JACQUES DUQUESNE
FLAMMARION PUBLICATIONS
ISBN:  2 0803-0526-3  U.S. LIST PRICE: $40.00 HARDCOVER 9 x 11¼ ”; 160 PAGES, 120 ILLUSTRATIONS
The Virgin Mary is one of the most revered women in the history of the world, and yet amazingly, there is relatively little known about the details of her life. This beautiful book, adorned throughout with gold ink, retraces her steps throughout the biblical narrative. Mary comes alive to the reader through striking artistic representations that range from the origins of Western art to the iconography of the twentieth century. From Titan, Raphaël, and Fra Angelico to Van Eyck, Albrecht Dürer, and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, the most famous as well as lesser-known representations of Mary are brought together with sculptures, frescoes, and stone statues that recreate scenes from her life. Biblical and literary references to the Virgin Mother have been woven into the author’s account of the life of Mary. Her history is unveiled in a rich collection of the words and images that have defined her throughout the centuries of Christianity. Constructing a passionate biography of Mary and a captivating portrait of the time in which she lived, this book also offers insight into the symbolic dimension of this key figure and the universal nature of her history.  This exquisitely produced book is a celebration of Mary: it is a gift to commemorate the Christmas season with reverence, pay homage to motherhood, and provide hours of inspirational reflection.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Jacques Duquesne is a journalist and author. He co-founded and directed the French magazine Le Point, and he currently contributes to La Croix as well as other regional dailies. He is the author of numerous essays on the themes of Jesus and Mary, and is the author of several highly successful books, including Jesus: An Unconventional Biography.

VENICE: HISTORY, ART AND ARCHITECTURE, LIFESTYLE
AUTHOR: ALAIN VIRCONDELET
PUBLISHER: EDITIONS FLAMMARION
ISBN: 2-0803-0547-6 U.S. LIST PRICE: $150.00 HARDCOVER 10¾  x 13½”; 480 PAGES, 300 ILLUSTRATIONS
A deliciously familiar yet seemingly untouchable and magical world. Venice has an unparalleled legacy of monuments, traditions and culture dating back more than 1600 years. From the fogs that haunt its streets to the sunlight that bathes its churches, the beautiful city of Venice exists in another time. Sumptuously illustrated with over 300 photographs, this is the Venice that guidebooks do not show – the Venice that people who live there love best. Exploring the history, architecture, art, day-to-day life, and the hidden treasure of this beautiful city, the comprehensive scope of this attractive boxed set is what distinguishes it from others of its kind. The first volume explores the historical legends of Venice as well as the Venice of the Doges and of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The second volume covers the city’s art and architecture in depth – from St Mark’s Square to the biennales of contemporary art. In the third volume, the reader is taken inside the city itself – from its festivals, artisanal glassware, and edible delicacies, to the mythic cafés, restaurants, and bars where locals while away the day. Enticing accounts of the most memorable sights, sounds smells, and tastes of the city make this a unique insider’s resource.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Alain Vircondelet is a prolific writer and biographer; his works have been widely translated, including Jean-Paul II (Flammarion, 2004). He has published a number of works on Venice including Nulle part qu’à Venise (Plon, 2003) and George Sand, Alfred de Musset: Une passion à Venise (Plon, 2004).

THE CARTIER COLLECTION: TIMEPIECES
AUTHORS: FRANCO COLOGNI, FRANÇOIS CHAILLE
PUBLISHER: EDITIONS FLAMMARION
ISBN:  2 0803-0533-6  U.S. LIST PRICE: $450.00 HARDCOVER 16¼ x 1 ½”; 536 PAGES, 550 ILLUSTRATIONS
Timepieces are the perfect distillation of Cartier’s craft: At once bona fide jewels, the ultimate expression of style, and miracles of detail and precision, they are at the heart of all that the legendary house represents. Equal in beauty, value and design to Cartier’s jewels, each timepiece is an object of unparalleled luxury and elegance, emblematic of the “Cartier style.” Over 450 pieces, including the complete collection of “mystery clocks” whose hands seem to float in mid-air, are presented here, representing over 150 years of the finest horology. Each object is accompanied by its individual history and detailed technical specifications. Full-scale reproductions, including twelve gatefolds, are followed by an illustrated and comparative chronology, glossary of terms, and complete index.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS: Franco Cologni is an international authority on fine watchmaking and is the author of several books on watches including Cartier: The Tank Watch (Flammarion, 1998) and The Secrets of Vacheron Constantin (Flammarion, 2005). François Chaille, writer, art historian, and fashion expert, has written several titles published by Flammarion, including The Book of Ties (1994), Cartier: Creative Writing (2000), The Little Book of Ties (2001), and Girard-Perregaux  (2005).

THE CARTIER COLLECTION: JEWELRY
AUTHOR: FRANÇOIS CHAILLE
PUBLISHER: FLAMMARION PUBLISHING
ISBN:  2 0803 0461 5  U.S. LIST PRICE: $450.00 HARDCOVER WITH LUXURY SLIPCASE: 16¼ x 11½ ”; 450 PAGES, 600 COLOR & B&W ILLUSTRATIONS
This sumptuous collector’s volume showcases, at actual size, over 600 objects and drawings from Cartier’s vast archives-many for the first time. The text recounts how this collection of over 1,200 items was formed, and impacts the artistic genius that places Cartier among the world’s premier jewelers.  Devoted to fine jewelry, this book presents pieces, dating from the 1860s to the present, that were designed for the Duchess of Windsor, Daisy Fellowes, and Barbara Hutton, as well as the Maharadjah of Patiala’s recently restored necklace that once contained the famous DeBeers diamond.  Fascinating stories and complete technical details present Cartier’s most artful creations, from glittering tiaras to pieces from the famous “bestiary” of panthers, dragons, chimera, birds, and crocodiles. With its lavish slipcase, over a dozen gatefolds, extensive documentation, illustrated chronology, and index, this book is a publishing event for the quality of its design and reproductions.  
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: François Chaille, writer, art historian, and fashion expert, has written several titles published by Flammarion, including The Book of Ties (1994), Cartier: Creative Writing (2000), The Little Book of Ties (2001), and Girard-Perregaux (2005).

SKIRA FALL 2006 CATALOG
DOLCE & GABBANA: FASHION ALBUM
AUTHOR: MARIUCCIA CASADIO
PUBLISHER: EDITIONS FLAMMARION
ISBN:  88-7624-849-8 U.S. LIST PRICE: $185.00 HARDCOVER WITH SLIPCASE 13 ½ x 19”; 432 PAGES, 380 ILLUSTRATIONS
Stunning photographic anthology dedicated to the most famous duo of Italian and international style. The prolific relationship between fashion and photography is a mind-boggling burst of inspiration. The innovation and ideas of fashion design have in fact generated an extraordinary output of creativity and transformed fashion photography into one of the most seductive and influential idioms of our day, full of iconographic styles, technical evolution, aesthetic solutions and thematic inventions. And, for its direct audience, photography is the most attentive and privileged interpreter of fashion. It is a language able to illustrate and accentuate its characteristics and to valorize and amplify its identity.  It is a privileged source of ideas, models and stimuli for fashion. This large-format book filled with stunning images is not merely a record of twenty years of fashion and icons tied to the world of Dolce & Gabbana, it is also a complete and exclusive photographic anthology and collection of articles, advertising and images from the world’s top fashion magazines dedicated to the most famous duo of Italian and international style. These iconographic inventions and evolutions were inspired by the form and style, impressions and trends they have launched over the years.   As glossy and glamorous as a fashion magazine, this book is a compendium of the styles and creative trends of both fashion and photography that have emerged over the years. It features memorable photos by Steven Klein, Peter Lindbergh, Craig McDean, Steven Meisel, Helmut Newton, Mario Sorrenti, Paolo Roversi, Jurgen Teller, and also Michael Thompson, Inez van Lamsweerde, Vinoodh Matadin, Ellen von Unwerth and Bruce Weber. Designed by Luca Stoppini with an introduction by Mariuccia Casadio, this book features an interview with Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana that focuses on their passion for fashion magazines, styles, and the icons of contemporary fashion photography.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Mariuccia Casadio is the art consultant of Vogue Italia. She is an art critic and curator interested in the interactions  between contemporary art and fashion. She lived in New York in the early 90s where she worked for Interview magazine. She is the author of many publications including books on the designers Pucci, Moschino, and Versace.

PURCHASE
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