THE RIZZOLI HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE
November 25, 2022
The holidays are right around the corner and we know how important—and difficult—it can be to find personal and thoughtful gifts. To help, we’ve curated this gift guide full of lavishly-illustrated books featuring unique and beautiful homes by world-renowned interior designers and architects, delicious dishes from cooking and entertaining experts, ground-breaking fashion from iconic designers, awe-inspiring works from talented artists, and a look behind-the-scenes at your favorite entertainers. We are proud to present this stunning array of titles guaranteed to impress any book lover on your list.
From all of us at Rizzoli Books, we wish you Happy Holidays.
INTERIOR DESIGN BOOKS
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Although maximalism has always had a place in interior design, today it is bigger than ever. More is More is More, the new book from author Carl Dellatore, celebrates the best of this work with page after page of lushly photographed inspiration and ideas.
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Multi-award-winning interior designer Greg Natale takes readers deeper than ever before into his intricate approach to layering—the process of curating and editing elements to create warm, welcoming interiors.
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A leading name in the international design scene, Jean-Louis Deniot is known for layering art and furniture from different periods and custom-made pieces with one-of-a-kind antiques to create timeless and glamorous rooms that possess an almost cinematic aesthetic without being either too formal or trendy.
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Emma Sims-Hilditch is best known for creating relaxed, elegant interiors that are ideal for the values and lifestyles of a new generation. This book explores the firm’s many projects and explores how interiors have evolved to embrace new ways of living.
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The first book from interior design Jamie Drake and Caleb Anderson, illustrates the award-winning firm’s opulent modernist design with interiors that are as unique and expressive as they are inviting and livable.
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Designer Alex Papachristidis is known for a mix of elegant and modern styles that he masterfully combines to create timeless interiors. Incorporating artisanal furniture and artwork, his rooms are versatile spaces to share with family and friends.
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Stewart Manger is regarded for his bespoke interiors in which exquisite craftsmanship and a classic-meets-modern flair. His first monograph showcases the imaginative ways he creates vibrant and stylish rooms.
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The second monograph on one of today’s most celebrated designers, renowned for being one of the earliest creators of a modernism that is soft, warm, and lyrical. Bringing soul to modernism is Diaz-Azcuy’s greatest legacy, as well as the subject of this book.
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Spanning generations—from Nicky Haslam to Alice Temperley, Beata Heuman, and Luke Edward Hall—this book is an irresistible tour through the homes and wardrobes of some of England’s most celebrated contemporary talents.
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The Ultimate Bath devotes its elegantly illustrated chapters to dream bathrooms designed by today’s top architects and interior designers. Gathered together, these spaces seduce, delight, and serve as a visual blueprint for readers looking to create rest, refuge, and beauty at home.
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Graduate Hotels is a collection of meticulously hand-crafted boutique hotels in college towns, designed to evoke the spirited, beautiful memories of college culture. Graduate Hotels, beautifully designed in the style of a college yearbook, tells deep and nuanced interior design stories, which reflect each college town where a Graduate Hotel resides.
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Woods + Dangaran presents architects Brett Woods and Joseph Dangaran’s masterful combination of classically modernist inspiration with comfortable California living that have made them one of the newest stars on the Los Angeles architecture scene.
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Architecture firm Messana O’Rorke is renowned for crafting spaces of sublime restraint and ethereal beauty. This book draws on examples of the firm’s own instantly recognizable Minimalist-inflected designs that demonstrate how to create a serene haven for modern living.
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The first book from the award-winning interior design and architecture firm, featuring projects ranging from sleek Manhattan apartments to Shingle Style getaways.
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In Knole, Robert Sackville-West—the thirteenth generation to inhabit the home—takes you on a personal tour of its legendary 365 rooms, fifty-two staircases, and seven courtyards. Photographs by designer Ashley Hicks capture Knole’s smoldering spirit.
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A celebration of the philanthropist Marjorie Merriweather Post’s passions for her residences and personal collections, reflecting centuries of some of the finest treasures in the world.
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The first book to explore the work of Henry Melich, who brought a beguiling form of neoclassicism to the Caribbean. With new photography of many previously unpublished interiors, this volume captures a lost world of glamour certain to inspire lovers of interior design and island retreats alike.
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French photographer Roland Beaufre’s debut monograph showcases some of the most exclusive, elegant properties under the sun, offering a glimpse into the private retreats of style icons and creatives who found solace in special, sun-washed places.
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Interior designer Edward Bulmer breathes new life into centuries-old houses with a sympathy that is rooted in a deep understanding of the past, transforming them into comfortable homes designed for modern living.
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New York City, arguably the world’s Art Deco capital, is well known for its striking and still iconic towers that were early expressions of the style. This is the definitive book on New York Deco, from the smallest of details to the grandest of buildings.
Photo: Andrew Garn
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The homes in American Modern Home display the warm and sophisticated architecture and interiors of Jacobsen Architecture that mingles elegant, subtle modernism with respect for local vernacular traditions.
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Lee Broom furniture, lighting, and accessories—some of which is now held in the permanent collections of cultural institutions in London and New York—is at once familiar and yet feels new. This is the first illustrated monograph on the work of the British designer.
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COOKING & ENTERTAINING BOOKS
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Renowned chef and master host Alex Hitz presents his second Rizzoli cookbook. Inside, he shares a spectacular array of classic yet contemporary seasonal comfort dishes, and imparts his cooking, serving, and entertaining secrets for the amateur or experienced home cook alike.
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Author and stylist Annette Joseph shares authentic and traditional recipes from Italy’s Lunigiana region—all developed at her stunning medieval fortress, La Fortezza, by the best chefs, home cooks, and slow-food purveyors in the region.
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Meaning “cheers!” in Ukrainian, BUDMO! is the first cookbook to celebrate classic Eastern European recipes with a modern, creative twist. Presented by Ukrainian-born, California-based chef and culinary instructor Anna Voloshyna.
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Catherine “Deeda” Blair is one of the last great American swans, revered by cult followers for her enduring beauty, fashion taste, and easy elegance. In her new book, the style icon and preeminent hostess shares her inspirations for entertaining with understated elegance and distinction.
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Delmonico’s heir Max Tucci shares the recipes that made the restaurant famous, entertaining tips straight from his grandfather’s playbook, a bounty of ephemera and memorabilia, and a wealth of stories that remind us of this golden age of dining.
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Perfect for young adults or any new(ish) cooks who have ever found themselves salivating at cooking TikToks or drooling over gorgeous cookbooks, only to believe they aren’t skilled enough to attempt the recipes themselves.
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This indispensable kitchen companion is an ingredient-driven must-have for plant-based kitchens. Chef Divya Alter pulls from her wealth of knowledge of Ayurvedic nutrition, sharing eighty globally inspired recipes that will empower the health-conscious cook to create delicious meals with a bonus: increased vitality, joy, and balance.
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Presented by the exciting duo in the Parisian culinary scene—Shirley Garrier and Mathieu Zouhairi—The Social Food is the must-have guide for anyone looking to master their unique take on shopping for, preparing—and most importantly—enjoying good food.
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From social media to hipster menus, avocados are trending, and this utterly original cookbook from the avocado’s native Mexico celebrates the fruit that went from Aztec aphrodisiac to twenty-first-century clean-eating superfood.
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FASHION BOOKS
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The definitive collection of W’s most iconic and boundary-pushing photographic stories, published over the magazine’s fifty-year history.
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Featuring gorgeous photographs of iconic dresses and lesser-known designs, rare archival materials, interviews, and private photographs, this new volume offers a never-before-seen look into one of fashion’s most enigmatic icons.
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An invitation to designer Phillipe Blond and creative director David Blond’s inclusive, wild, and high-octane world. Their first book, as riotous as the brand’s legendary New York Fashion Week shows, gives readers a backstage pass from sketch to stadium.
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This collection of more than three decades of portraits taken by Davis Factor at Smashbox Studios captures some of the most important actors and celebrities of the era, providing a snapshot of Hollywood glamour today.
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An approachable collection that compares fashion and art side-by-side through 75 eye-popping pairings of designer pieces and the artworks that inspired them.
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This breathtaking look at the masterpieces of Bulgari’s Eden High Jewelry collection is a celebration of the brand’s wonderful craftsmanship, colored gems, and refined design, illustrated by the magical avant-garde photography of Cho Gi-Seok.
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AMIRI Wes Lang documents the collaboration between painter Wes Lang and AMIRI’s Autumn-Winter 2022 collection—from the design of key silhouettes to the hand-painting of original works onto individual garments.
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A history lesson on this streetwear collab and sneaker legend, documenting the past twenty-five years of Staple’s most iconic work.
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Often called the father of modern running and basketball sneakers, this is the story behind Jacques Chassaing forty-year career as a pioneering designer who pushed boundaries and led the creation of many of the world’s most beloved sneakers.
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CRAFTING & DIY BOOKS
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The Art of Anthropologie showcases how the artists decorating their stores take craft techniques to new heights. Creative minds and makers will embrace this celebration of time-honored crafts and traditional handiwork reinvented splendidly with a modern twist.
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DESIGN BOOKS
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A glorious and nostalgic celebration of a defining period in American car culture. John G. Zimmerman’s pictures—originally taken for Life, Time, and Sports Illustrated—capture the optimism when automobile design was at its peak.
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ART & PHOTOGRAPHY BOOKS
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For more than two decades, photographer David Yarrow has created evocative photography of some of the world’s most iconic personalities and endangered wildlife. In Storytelling, Yarrow takes his work to the next level in tales of adventure and misadventure told on an epic scale.
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Presenting his wide range of works—from street art and contemporary art to graphic design, photography, and his influences on fashion—this is the first and much-anticipated book by visual artist, club creator, and nightlife impresario André Saraiva.
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The first book on Chicago-born painter, sculptor, and designer Hebru Brantley, featuring the breadth of his fine-art and applied-art work, with both his paintings and his streetwear collaborations on display.
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Over the past 50 years, Lynn Goldsmith has photographed hundreds of musicians in studio portrait sessions, at live concerts, on the road, and at home. Her new book, Music in the ‘80s, showcases an incredible range of artists during a decade when many new forms of music were gaining popularity.
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Rhona Bitner’s 13-year journey to photograph 403 venues across 26 states and 89 cities—the studios, concert halls, arenas, high schools, bars, ballrooms, prisons, and fields where the most memorable songs were inspired, recorded, performed, and listened to.
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Longtime music icon John Mellencamp’s artistic expression has never been limited to song—the acclaimed singer-songwriter has been an accomplished painter for more than four decades. This book, curated by Mellencamp himself, presents his large-scale oil portraits and mixed-media assemblages.
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A new landmark monograph published in close collaboration with the artist’s family. Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko draw on intimate knowledge of the artworks and the artist’s life to give a fuller picture of their father and place him within the context of art history.
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A handsome collection showcasing the work of one of the fashion world’s foremost illustrators and art directors, known for his erotica and romantic fashion illustration.
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This book chronicles Alex Katz’s long-standing fascination with dance and collaborations with renowned playwrights and choreographers, which yielded some of his most complex compositions.
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Prepared in collaboration with curators at the Royal Collection, this book showcases 240 masterpieces—most not normally available for public viewing, including several that have never been publicly exhibited.
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Join the curators of the Frick as they present engaging histories of works of art paired with creatively inspired cocktails (and their recipes)—a crash course in art history and a delightful introduction to the treasures of the esteemed New York collection.
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POP CULTURE BOOKS
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This fully illustrated book covers all things Spidey: his character’s first appearance in Amazing Fantasy comic book, before he had his own stand-alone series; his allies, love interests, and archenemies; and his ongoing popularity as a cultural icon.
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The process of crafting this hit musical springs to life via a lush photo essay and oral history, early sketches, historical research, technical diagrams, and rehearsal photos—giving you a glittering backstage pass to the musical and its journey to Broadway.
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NATURE & WILDLIFE BOOKS
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Photographer Thomas D. Mangelsen—considered one of the foremost living nature photographers in the world—captures the majesty of all the seasons in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Featuring a foreword by Jane Goodall.
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Sebastian Copeland and his expedition partner Eric McNair-Landry spent forty-three days crossing the Greenland ice sheet without outside support. His unrivaled photography taken during these transcontinental crossings transports us to the ends of the earth and invites us into his expeditions as never before seen.
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Over a lifetime, Ted Turner has dedicated two million private acres to reintroducing and restoring the species that once roamed freely there. Here, Rhett Turner explores his father’s devotion to leaving nature in better shape than he found it by taking us across the Turner family’s properties.
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Gaelin Rosenwaks’ years as a marine biologist, diver, and underwater filmmaker and photographer put her in the unique position to tell this beautifully stirring story with never-before-seen photographs of the world’s most marvelous ocean species.
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TRAVEL BOOKS
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A new era of sustainable travel is dawning. The Bucket List Eco Experiences is a complete bucket list focused on sustainable travel featuring 1,000 vacation ideas that are eco-friendly, respectful of local cultures, and highlight opportunities to give back.
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Spectacularly colorful and packed with joie de vivre, author Mira Mikati takes us to 50 of the most colorful places on earth—from Greece to Japan, Indonesia to Italy—delivering a jolt of optimism and enthusiasm.
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The first book by professional BMX athlete, entrepreneur, content creator, and cultural icon Nigel Sylvester, inspired by his globally acclaimed digital series GO—a YouTube series that documents the Queens, NY native’s ambitious desire to ride his bicycle around the world.
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SPORTS BOOKS
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Christian Pulisic—America’s first true European soccer champion and the captain of the U.S. men’s national team—relates his journey from Hershey, Pennsylvania, to the pinnacle of world soccer. Alongside photographs from his family albums and some of the world’s best sports photographers, Pulisic talks candidly about his lifelong determination to realize a dream.
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In the storied history of NASCAR auto racing, American race-car driver Jimmie Johnson is one of the most accomplished and decorated professional athletes of his era. One More Lap: Jimmie Johnson and the #48 memorializes the record-breaking career of this extraordinary athlete.
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This is the story of America’s beloved saltwater sport fish and the millions of anglers who pursue them. Drawing on three decades of notebooks full of observations and interviews, as well as hundreds of hours spent pursuing the “striper” through each season, from spring through late fall.
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