By now most of us are aware of the threats looming in the food world. The best-selling Fast Food Nation and other recent books have alerted us to such dangers as genetically modified organisms, food-b
One Hundred & One Beautiful Small Towns in Mexico broadens the successful One Hundred & One Towns series with a tour through the virgin coastal hamlets, sun-kissed terra-cotta villages, and lu
Accompanying a full-scale exhibation of his work at Los Angeles's Hammer Museum, Between Earth and Heaven: The Architecture of John Lautner comprehensively explores Lautner's full body of work, includ
Jean-Michel Frank was perhaps the most influential Parisian designer and decorator of the 1930s and 1940s, inspiring such varied talents as Andree Putman and Bonetti and Garouse. Frank established his
Takashi Murakami is one of contemporary art’s most innovative and important figures. Drawing from street culture, high art, and traditional Japanese painting, Murakami takes the contemporary art trend
The Velvet Underground were among the New York avant-garde who closed the gap between the popular and the fine art movements of the twentieth century. With Andy Warhol at the helm, the band became a f
For over twenty years, Ted Muehling’s exquisite jewelry designs have been cult favorites among fashionistas in America and Europe. Muehling’s preoccupations with forms in nature—his jewelry incorporat
High fashion, name-brand handbags have never been hotter, and they are ever more frequently seen about the fashion capitals of the world toting cute, small dogs that are the latest stylish accessory f
Winners of numerous awards and the subject of exhibitions from Tokyo to Berlin, Morphosis is one of the most influential American architecture firms of the last two decades. Rizzoli has published the
Savannah is a city of mercurial history and enigmatic charms. Home to cotton barons, shipping magnates, antiques dealers, and tireless preservationists, it has helped define Southern elegance, manner
Nature's purpose in relation to the visual arts is to provide stimulus-not imitation....From its ceaseless urge to create springs all Life-all movement and rhythm-time and light, color and mood-in sho
This book updates and thoroughly details the most important recent trends in civic architecture and planning, but does not limit itself to this; time-honored precedents, in some cases centuries old,
From the author of The Foods of Italy and The Foods of Tuscany comes a gorgeous book on the fantastic food of Italy's islands-- Sicily and Sardinia and their small neighbors, Elba, Giglio, Capri and I
Boasting over 500 houses, churches, and other buildings pre-dating the Civil War, Natchez, Mississippi, is one of a few Southern towns that has produced and preserved such a rich architectural herita
Praise for New York, New York:"A voluptuous array of city imagery. The pictures are panoramic, the colors uncommonly rich and beautiful."-Janet Maslin, the New York Times"I love this book! Wonderful,
Albert Pinto is among the most celebrated interior designers at work today. Here he turns his eye to the wonders of the East and a series of interiors inspired by the colors and textures of Morocco,
Following the success of and inspired by the deluxe book These United States, and in the tradition of New York, New York in miniature, Rizzoli is proud to present These United States in this keepsake
Flowers: The Complete Book of Floral Design will inspire both do-it-yourselfers and professionals in the floral and interior design communities.Paula Pryke profiles over 80 projects which are divided
Much of the fun of wrapping stylish gifts is sorting through and selecting the raw materials—paper or fabric, bag or box, ribbon, yarn, twine, or any special embellishments. The variety of materials a
