MARELLA AGNELLI - THE LAST SWAN: Marella Caracciolo Chia Book Signing

reporter/photographer: Miguel Dominguez

On December 8th, Jamie Creel and Christopher Gow of Creel and Gow hosted a book signing reception in honor of Marella Caracciolo Chia for the publication of Marella Agnelli The Last Swan, published by Rizzoli International Publications and co-authored with Marella Agnelli.

Marella Caracciolo Chia, Agnelli's niece and
namesake, is co-author of the book with her aunt

WAYS TO WILLS: Important Lecture About Estate Planning

reporter: Miguel Dominguez

Founder of HK & Co. and promoter of this event, Helen Kim, with Author Herbert Nass,

and Arts International Director Joyce Chasan

On March 4, guests gathered in Joyce Chasan's Arts International loft to hear Herbert Nass, a trusts and estates lawyer for many of today's famous celebrities. He offered an engaging look at how to avoid some of the most common pitfalls made in estate planning, advising what not to do when setting up an estate plan, or administering an estate, and giving helpful tips that will save families money and potential emotional trauma.

THE ART OF RUBE GOLDBERG: Selected by Jennifer George - book signing

reporter: Miguel Dominguez
text & Pathé image: Wikipedia

On April 10th, Paul Stuart was again the site for a culturally important exhibit and book signing about the much beloved and mesmerizing contraptions devised by Rube Goldberg.

Jennifer George

THE INSPIRED HOME by Karen Lehrman Bloch - book signing at the Urban Zen Foundation

reporter: Miguel Dominguez

On November 19th, art scholar Karen Lehrman Bloch had her second signing of The Inspired Home: Interiors of Deep Beauty at Donna Karan's Urban Zen Foundation headquarters in the West Village. Her first book signing took place at Rizzoli Books on September 17th—click here to read the article. A fitting place it was, Ms. Karan being not only a client Karen's, but also having one of the interiors featured in the book.

Karen Lehrman Bloch and Donna Karan

KENNETH COLE Talks at The National Arts Club

reporter: Miguel Dominguez

To commemorate the publication of This Is A Kenneth Cole Production (2013, Rizzoli) written by Kenneth Cole and Lisa Birnbach, with contribution by Diane Von Furstenberg, Joe Zee and Bill Clinton, the National Arts Club Fashion Committee presented an evening with Kenneth Cole on January 24th.

This Is A Kenneth Cole Production is the first and definitive book on the fashion of Kenneth Cole and his thirty year career in fashion and social activism. His footwear and fashion design capture the New York style. Kenneth Cole jump started his fashion business in the most unorthodox of ways: he created a film set and pretended to make a film in order to gain access to New York Market Week. In two and a half days, Kenneth Cole Productions sold 40,000 pairs of shoes. Moments like this are par for the course when viewing Cole’s career, a truly original yet classic American success story.

AN INVITATION TO CHATEAU DU GRAND LUCE by Timothy Corrigan - lecture and book signing

reporter: Miguel Dominguez

November 5th at Bonhams, was the date and place where Interior Designer Timothy Corrigan had a book signing and lecture about the restoration of a neglected, but important French chateau he decided to buy and make his home, cheerfully supported by members of the French Heritage Society, who were in the midst of celebrating their 30th Anniversary by conducting diverse chateau tours following in the footsteps of King Louis XIV through the southwest of France.

Timothy Corrigan's first book, An Invitation to Chateau du Grand-Lucé was published by Rizzoli.

THE INSPIRED HOME: INTERIORS OF DEEP BEAUTY by Karen Lehrman Bloch - Book Signing

reporter: Miguel Dominguez
text: Harper Collins Publishers

On September 17th, art scholar Karen Lehrman Bloch had a signing of her most recent book The Inspired Home: Interiors of deep beauty at Rizzoli New York.

The Inspired Home: Interiors of Deep Beauty opens the door to twenty-five of the most beautiful homes in the world—ones owned by top interior designers, fashion designers, artists, and stylists—to reveal how simple principles borrowed from nature can inspire gorgeous, innovative interiors that both calm and embolden us.

MARIO BUATTA: 50 YEARS OF AMERICAN INTERIOR DECORATION book signing

reporter: Miguel Dominguez
text: Rizzoli Books

The much awaited launch and signing of Mario Buatta's monograph 50 Years of American Interior Decoration took place at the auction house Doyle on October 7.

SCALAMANDRE: HAUTE DECOR by Steven Stolman - book signing

reporter: Miguel Dominguez

On October 2nd, Scalamandré President Steven Stolman had his book signing of Scalamandré: Haute Décor, at Stark Fabrics showroom, their new headquarters in the Decoration & Design Building

In Scalamandré: Haute Décor, Steven Stolman, President of Scalamandré, designer, and writer, known for his lighthearted use of decorative fabrics in apparel design, celebrates the world of Scalamandré.

Steven was born in Boston, raised in West Hartford and attended Carnegie Mellon and Northwestern Universities before graduating from New York's Parsons School of Design.

ELVIS AND THE BIRTH OF ROCK & ROLL by Alfred Wertheimer - book signing

reporter: Miguel Dominguez  •  text: Taschen

On May 9 at Taschen Books, Early Rock followers were offered the opportunity to meet Alfred Wertheimer, who was personalizing his limited edition book Elvis and the Birth of Rock and Roll. This was a rare opportunity to own a collection of images taken of young Elvis in 1956 and 1958.

ALTAGAMMA: ITALIAN CONTEMPORARY EXCELLENCE 20th Anniversary Book Launch

reporter: Miguel Dominguez  •  text: Rizzoli

Cristina Morozzi, who curated the Altagamma Collection,
with Armando Branchini, the Vice Chairman of Fondazione Altagamma

NEW YORK SWEETS by Susan Pear Meisel - book signing

reporter: Miguel Dominguez  •  text: Rizzoli

On May 22 at Rizzoli Saks Fifth Avenue, author Susan Meisel had her book signing accompanied with all kinds of sweet tooth gooddies to simply give a taste of what her book is all about.

ALL THE BUILDINGS IN NEW YORK THAT I'VE DRAWN SO FAR by James Gulliver Hancock - book signing

reporter: Miguel Dominguez

On May 16th at the Rizzoli New York bookstore, artist James Gulliver Hancock had a signing of his book All the Buildings in New York: That I've Drawn So Far illustrating the many architectural features of New York City.

GREENWICH STYLE: INSPIRED FAMILY HOMES by Cindy Rinfret - book signing

reporter: Miguel Dominguez

The Decor book Greenwich Style: Inspired Family Homes, published by Rizzoli Books, was the reason for a book signing that took place on May 16 at the showroom of Christopher Peacock under the auspices of NYC&G magazine.

Written by Cindy Rinfret, Greenwich Style gives a glimpse into homes that are elegant yet designed for the comforts of family life. Greenwich, Connecticut, is one of the most desirable communities in the United States, with houses that epitomize the suburban tradition. These homes inspire decorators and homeowners nationwide.

NEUE WELT by Wolfgang Tillmans - book signing

reporter: Miguel Dominguez

Over at Taschen Books on April 29th, Wolfgang Tillmans was present to sign his latest publication of both his book Neue Welt and its accompanying Limited Art Edition portfolio that can be purchased separately. Other of his previously published photo books were also at hand for signing.

HEIRLOOM MODERN by Hollister and Porter Hovey - Book Signing Super Bash

reporter: Miguel Dominguez

Written by Hollister Hovey, Photographed by Porter Hovey

On April 11th at Anthropologie, the Hovey sisters, Hollister and Porter, had the book signing of their newly Rizzoli published book Heirloom Modern in an event that for all intents and purposes had the feel—and crowds—of a street fair.

Hollister and Porter Hovey

HOW TO ACT LIKE A KID by Henry Hodges - book signing

reporter: Miguel Dominguez

On March 26 at the Drama Book Shop I had, thanks to events photographer Theresa Keil, a mutual friend of Henry Hodges and I, the wonderful treat of attending the book signing of How to Act Like a Kid: Backstage Secrets of a Young Performer, which also included a staged session of Henry elaborating on the experiences written in his book. The interviewer for the occasion was Tim Federle, who like Henry, started as a performer, but excels as a comedic writer...the frothy kind.

Published by Disney Editions, How to Act Like a Kid: Backstage Secrets of a Young Performer was written by Henry and Margaret Engel with the intent of being a guide to stage and screen from a young veteran of Broadway, and therefore aimed to teens from 14–18 years of age. Young aspiring performers will be able to read about, learn from, and be inspired by an extraordinary young actor through his own words. 

THE DIARY OF A NOSE by Jean-Claude Ellena - Book Signing

reporter: Miguel Dominguez

February 22nd was the date when Jean-Claude Ellena, the "parfumeur exclusif" of the house of Hermès, had his book signing of The Diary of a Nose at Rizzoli New York .

The Diary of a Nose is a collection of Ellena’s meditations on the world of scents, and what stirs his creation of some of the world’s most desired fragrances. Inspiration can come from anywhere—a market stall, a landscape, or even the movement of calligraphy. Though each smell has its own distinct character, a gifted perfumer creates olfactory experiences that are intensely personal and unique, that blossom on the body and leave a trace of us lingering after we have left a room. Seductive, delicate, and elegant as any of Ellena’s creations, The Diary of a Nose seeks to capture the most elusive facets of this rarefied and mysterious art.

A VISUAL LIFE: SCRAPBOOKS, COLLAGES AND INSPIRATIONS by CHARLOTTE MOSS - Book Signing and Auction

reporter: Miguel Dominguez

Charlotte Moss with all of her wonderful stuff to be auctioned in the background.
All the objects within the premises up until the day of the auction, were part of her collection

At Doyle New York on March 5, a book signing reception celebrated the publication of the new book by Charlotte Moss,  A Visual Life: Scrapbooks, Collages, and Inspirations, which was published by Rizzoli in the fall of 2012. The event was arranged to take place within the exhibition of The Charlotte Moss Collection, for Doyle New York was to auction the furniture, decorations and art from the collection two days hence, on March 7.

"I have been collecting and decorating for a long time and the time has come to edit, do some redecorating, and make room for new purchases of my own," commented Charlotte Moss about the upcoming sale.

M to M of M/M (Paris) book signing

reporter: Miguel Dominguez

The Payne Whitney House, which is the official venue for the Cultural Services of the French Embassy, was the place where Rizzoli New York had a book signing on March 3rd.

M to M of M/M (Paris) was the book featured, a 528 page monograph from the Design Studio of Mathias Augustinyak and Michaël Amzalag, now celebrating its 20th anniversary. This book records hundreds of their projects in Fashion, Music, Art, Graphics, and Visual Styling. In it are featured collaborations with a spectrum of creative worlds, including fashion works with Balenciaga, Calvin Klein, Stella McCartney, Marc Jacobs and Yohji Yamamoto; music works with Benjamin Biolay, Björk, Kanye West and Madonna; magazines such as Vogue Paris, Arena Homme+ and Interview; art projects and exhibitions at the Centre Pompidou, Tate Modern and Guggenheim Museum.