Our Take On It
Part design history, part trip down musical memory lane, this anthology of jazz album artwork is above all a treasure trove of creative and cultural inspiration. Spanning half a century, it assembles the most daring and dynamic jazz cover designs that helped make and shape not only a musical genre but also a particular way of experiencing life.
From the 1940s through to the decline of LP production in the early 1990s, each chosen cover design is distinct in the way it complements the energy of the album’s music with its own visual rhythms of frame, line, text and form. To satisfy even the most demanding of music geeks, each record cover is accompanied by a fact sheet listing performer and album name, art director, photographer, illustrator, year, label and more.

The Details (Are Everything)

552 Pages
English language
Released in April 2021
W 11.89 x L 12.01 x D 1.89”
Hardcover
9.29 lb

Designer SKU: 9783836585255

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In the summer of 1869, John Muir, a young Scottish immigrant, joined a crew of shepherds in the foothills of California's Sierra Nevada Mountains. The diary he kept while tending sheep formed the heart of this book and eventually lured thousands of Americans to visit Yosemite country. First published in 1911, My First Summer in the Sierra incorporates the lyrical accounts and sketches he produced during his four-month stay in the Yosemite River Valley and the High Sierra. His record tracks that memorable experience, describing in picturesque terms the majestic vistas, flora and fauna, and other breathtaking natural wonders of the area. Today, Muir is recognized as one of the most important and influential naturalists and nature writers in America. This book, the most popular of the author's works, will delight environmentalists and nature lovers with its exuberant observations.
Written by: John Muir
Published by: Gibbs Smith Publisher
Hardback; 196 pages

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Petite gardens align with the movement to live smaller and create a life with less stuff and more room for living. But a more eco-friendly and efficient space doesn't have to sacrifice style. In Small Garden Style , garden designer Isa Hendry Eaton and lifestyle writer Jennifer Blaise Kramer show you how to use good design to create a joyful, elegant and exciting yet compact outdoor living space for entertaining or relaxing.
A style quiz helps you focus in on your own personal garden style, be it traditional, modern, colorful, eclectic, minimalist, or globally inspired, then utilize every inch of your yard by considering the horizontal, vertical, and overhead spaces. You'll learn how to design stunning planters and container gardens using succulents, grasses, vibrant-colored pots, and more. Hendry Eaton and Blaise Kramer recommend their favorite plants and decor for small gardens, along with lawn alternatives and inspiration for making garden accents such as a fire pit, front door wreath, instant mini orchard, boulder birdbath, patterned vines, perfumed wall, and faux fountain with cascading plants.
However small your garden, Small Garden Style will transform it into a magical, modern outdoor oasis.

The Details (Are Everything)

192 Pages
English language
Released in February 2020
W 7.63 x L 9.4 x D 0.85”
Hardcover
1.54 lb

Designer SKU: 9780399582851

A.K. Rikk's SKU: 993410158

Small Garden Style

Our Take On It
Chanel: The Making of a Collection traces the design process of the world-renowned fashion house, revealing how a collection is created. Moving from the studio to the fashion show, fashion writer Laetitia Cénac has unprecedented access to explore a world that is usually carefully guarded from the public eye.
With hundreds of beautifully rendered fashion illustrations from acclaimed artist Jean-Philippe Delhomme, Karl Lagerfeld’s approach to design is brought to life, as are the talents of the masterfully skilled artisans—the embroiderers, flower makers, shoemakers, hat makers, and more—who specialize in everything from buttons and leather to lace, silk, and cashmere. Delving into the history and culture of the brand, while also detailing contemporary collections, Chanel: The Making of a Collection is a richly visual insider’s look at the enduring creative legacy of this haute couture icon.

The Details (Are Everything)

240 Pages
English language
Released in September 2019
W 8.95 x L 11.35 x D 1”
Paperback
2.4 lb

Designer SKU: 9781419740084

A.K. Rikk's SKU: 990120006

Chanel: The Making Of A Collection

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Gray Malin is the artist of the moment for the Hollywood and fashion elite. His awe-inspiring aerial photographs of beaches around the world are shot from doorless helicopters, creating playful and stunning celebrations of light, shape and perspective, as well as summer bliss. Combining the spirit of travel, adventure, luxury and artistry, Malin built his eponymous lifestyle brand from a deep passion for photography and interior design. His work forges the synergy between wanderlust and adventure, creating the ultimate visual escape.
Beaches features more than twenty cities across six continents: Australia: Sydney; North America: Santa Monica, Miami, San Francisco, Kaua’i, Chicago, The Hamptons, and Cancun; South America: Rio de Janeiro; Europe: Capri, Rimini, Forte dei Marmi, Viareggio, Amalfi Coast, Barcelona, Lisbon and Saint-Tropez; Africa: Cape Town; Asia: Dubai.

The Details (Are Everything)

150 Pages
English language
Released in May 2016
W 10.5 x L 13.5 x D 0.75”
Hardcover
2.98 lb

Designer SKU: 9781419720895

A.K. Rikk's SKU: 990120009

Beaches

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GQ is known globally as the ultimate style guide for men and Hunks and Heroes is a journey into that world as told and edited by Jim Moore, the ever stylish Creative Director at large. In this book, Moore takes the reader through forty years of men’s fashion showcasing the most iconic GQ fashion looks, unforgettable covers and editorial shoots and essential styling tips (think how to dress up denim or style a khaki suit). There’s even stories highlighting Moore’s knack at reworking the look of everyday men that the magazine pulled right off the street.
This volume features 250 of Moore’s iconic men’s fashion photographs of celebrities, athletes and politicians. This is a great gift and a style bible for readers interested in men’s fashion, style, culture, photography and celebrity.
The Details (are everything)

352 pages
English language
Released in September 2019
9.8 x 1.4 x 13.4 inches

Designer SKU : 9780847865574

Jim Moore's Hunks And Heroes

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Founded in 1989 and based in Tokyo, United Arrows is one of the leading fashion and retail companies to ever come out of Japan. Their first book offers a fresh and comprehensive look at the brand and its evolution into one of the most influential figures for style, while their iconic shops quickly became must-visit places for all visitors to Japan.
Since the opening of their first shop in Shibuya, United Arrows has redefined the concept of the select, multi-brand store and gained a loyal following thanks to their high-standard customer service.
Celebrating their 30th anniversary, this book will document United Arrows' distinctive identity and unique collaborations: from sportwear brands like Converse and Vans, to streetwear pioneers like A Bathing Ape and Stussy; from legendary craftsmen like Charvet and Chrome Hearts; to high fashion names like Comme des Garçons and Maison Martin Margiela. A must-have for fashion lovers all over the world, this book will also feature exclusive interviews with  fashion designer NIGO®, SHOWstudio founder Nick Knight, internationally acclaimed architect Ricard Bofill as well as a new essay from founding member Hirofumi Kurino. It will showcase signature archival editorial photography.
United Arrows is set to join the list of Rizzoli's highly successful fashion and streetwear books, including Undercover , BEAMS Beyond Tokyo , Sacai , and Hiroshi Fujiwara , and shine a light on Japanese fashion.

The Details (Are Everything)

352 Pages
English language
Released in May 2021
W 8.93 x L 10.94 x D 1.45”
Hardcover
3.65 lb

Designer SKU: 9780847869688

United Arrows

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The fashion and stores created by Elio Fiorucci in the late 1960s were a great creative hotbed for the following decades, anticipating many of the trends that emerged later and the ideas of the next generation of designers.
Elio Fiorucci's innate curiosity led him to explore the unknown, to broaden his vision towards new currents of freedom of expression, beyond the borders of his country, in search of other energies.
This book recalls his new, joyful, mocking, free realm, and the conception of unconventional clothing that upset the rules of the bourgeois, conformist world of the 1960s.
It is a choral fresco, told through the letters of those who worked with him, including absolute beginners, professionals who knew him and shared his passions, family, and friends: architects such as Antonio Citterio and Michele De Lucchi, photographers, artists (Andy Warhol and Keith Haring, who decorated the entire Milan store in 1983), singers and actors who attended his stores and parties. Direct testimonials come from the likes of Biba (Barbara Hulanicki), Oliviero Toscani, Donna Jordan, Terry Jones, Italo Lupi, Alessandro Mendini, Paul Caranicas and Joey Arias. The book also features a preface by Janie and Stephen Schaeffer, the current brand owners.

The Details (Are Everything)

400 Pages
English language
Released in March 2021
W 9.54 x L 11.81 x D 1.34”
Paperback
4.93 lb

A.K. Rikk's SKU: 993410175
Designer SKU: 9788891830470

Dear Elio

By Austin Channing Brown
Hardcover
An eye-opening account on the experience of growing up Black, female, and Christian in middle-class white America. An interesting and important exploration of the impact of Evangelicalism on racism in America.

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I'm Still Here: Black Dignity In A World Made For Whiteness

Create your own unique sustainable home and life with tools, tips, and inspiration from The Humane Home . Sarah Lozanova shows us how to evaluate all the ways our lifestyle and living choices can be more sustainable, from powering our homes to the food we consume and the air we breathe. Small steps empower us to act immediately by starting an herb garden, reducing utility bills, and learning how to conduct a home energy audit. The fun, DIY activities and easy-to-follow, ecofriendly practices reshape how we think about our living spaces and help us create a blueprint for our own personal version of a humane home.
Written by: Sarah Lozanova
168 pages; hardcover.

The Humane Home

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An unprecedented publication showcasing Gucci as never before, including thought-provoking essays, commentaries and authoritative anecdotes along with previously unpublished contemporary and archival photographs. Published in conjunction with the opening of the new Gucci Museum in Florence, Gucci is the ultimate celebration of the world-renowned fashion house. Told through a loose grouping of words, concepts, shapes, and moods, the book tells its story through new conceptual forms and the free links between images, symbols and objects. Edited by Gucci Creative Director Frida Giannini, with essays and inserts by contributors including Katie Grand, Peter Arnell, Rula Jebreal, Christopher Breward and Stefano Micelli, Gucci: The Making Of is a dynamic record of a much-coveted brand that will be a must this season for anyone with a love of fashion and an interest in contemporary culture. This comprehensive volume showcases the genius of the fashion house through an exclusive lens with inside looks into the inspirations behind the design.
This gorgeous book designed by Arnell offers an in-depth look into Gucci’s origins, identity, influence, and innovation, including fabrication methods and appropriation of signature materials, past and present and its influence among high society and Hollywood. The book is a heartfelt and personalized tribute to the heritage and influence of this iconic, multifaceted brand.

The Details (Are Everything)

384 Pages
English language
Released in November 2011
W 10.34 x L 13.06 x D 1.82”
Hardcover
6.95 lb

Designer SKU: 9780847836796

A.K. Rikk's SKU: 993410122

Gucci: The Making Of

At Noma—four times named the world’s best restaurant—every dish includes some form of fermentation, whether it’s a bright hit of vinegar, a deeply savory miso, an electrifying drop of garum, or the sweet intensity of black garlic. Fermentation is one of the foundations behind Noma’s extraordinary flavor profiles. Now René Redzepi, chef and co-owner of Noma, and David Zilber, the chef who runs the restaurant’s acclaimed fermentation lab, share never-before-revealed techniques to creating Noma’s extensive pantry of ferments. And they do so with a book conceived specifically to share their knowledge and techniques with home cooks. With more than 500 step-by-step photographs and illustrations, and with every recipe approachably written and meticulously tested, The Noma Guide to Fermentation takes readers far beyond the typical kimchi and sauerkraut to include koji, kombuchas, shoyus, misos, lacto-ferments, vinegars, garums, and black fruits and vegetables. And—perhaps even more important—it shows how to use these game-changing pantry ingredients in more than 100 original recipes. Fermentation is already building as the most significant new direction in food (and health). With The Noma Guide to Fermentation , it’s about to be taken to a whole new level.
Hardcover, 456 pages

The Noma Guide To Fermentation

A 44 page toolkit for accompanying you through the internal and external cycles of change. Complete with recipes, rituals, and herbal suggestions intended to foster connection.

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Fat Of The Land Apothecary Always Coming Home: Seasonal Wellness Guide

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Celebrate 90 years of Mickey Mouse with one of the most expansive illustrated publications on the Disney universe. Readers are taken on a trip for behind-the-scenes shots, rare animation art and vintage comics tracing Mickey’s 122 cartoons, his comic adventures and the world of Mickey merchandise and memorabilia. This book even touches upon the legendary Mickey Mouse Club and unfinished projects.

The Details (Are Everything)

496 Pages
English
Released in December 2018
12.5 x 18 x 2.85”
Hardcover
12.48 lb

A.K. Rikk's SKU: 995020004
Designer SKU: 9783836552844

Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse

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This is the first publication to focus exclusively on the roughly hewn paintings by Tom Sachs, tracing his interest in combining cultural icons and corporate logos with a handcrafted aesthetic. Mining the American landscape for iconography, Sachs investigates themes of corporate and cultural identity--such as consumerism, branding, cultural dominance and technological development--to explore the achievements, failures and inherent contradictions of contemporary society. In addition to the essay by David Rimanelli and twenty-two plates, there is a conversation with the artist and an extensive chronology.
Sachs's meticulously handcrafted paintings depict such diverse topics as the Reese's candy bar, Fanta logo, Family Guy, Air Force One, Krusty O's cereal box and the American flag; all modern icons that document successes and failures of the American experience and the ambiguities and contradictions inherent in its society and culture.

The Details (Are Everything)

180 Pages
English language
Released in January 2021
9.48 x 12.4 x 0.8”
Hardcover
2.99 lb

A.K. Rikk's SKU: 993410183
Designer SKU: 9780847870288

Tom Sachs: Handmade Paintings

A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning by Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi (Hardcover)
#1 New York Times Bestseller
A book about the construct of race and the history of racist ideas in America. This books helps reader to identify and eradicate their own racist thoughts that creep into their daily lives.

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, And You

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This book is signed by the author, making a great gift and a collector’s piece.
For over 80 years, Glamour has been the preeminent female empowerment title in America. From Glamour’s origin as the magazine “for the girl with a job” to today, strong, ambitious women have always taken center stage and no place more so than at Glamour ’s annual Women of the Year Awards.
Launched in 1990, the annual awards have become a 30-year living, breathing history, mapping out the evolution of women’s power across the worlds of film, politics, sports, activism and more. Many of the names are familiar. We’ve grown up with Billie Jean King, Madonna, Nora Ephron and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Titans of change like Michelle Obama and Malala Yousafzai have rocked our world in lasting ways. Stars such as Reese Witherspoon, Ava DuVernay, Julianne Moore, Lupita Nyong’o and Ashley Graham have used their global influence to shift the needle in filmmaking, reproductive rights, criminal justice and representation. Other names you may not know so well include women who have transformed the futures of school children in local communities and teens who organized millions to fight against gun violence.
Glamour: 30 Years of Women Who Have Reshaped the World touches on some of the most culturally important moments of our recent history. Additionally, it includes original content from Shonda Rhimes, Diane von Furstenberg, Arianna Huffington and more to inspire future generations. Most importantly, the book offers inspiration and service, reminding today’s women and girls that, in the words of 2015 Women of the Year honoree Reese Witherspoon, ambition is not a dirty word.

The Details (Are Everything)

320 Pages
English language
Released in March 2021
W 9.35 x L 11.2 x D 1.2”
Hardcover
3.45 lb

A.K. Rikk's SKU: 990120018
Designer SKU: 9781419752087

Glamour: 30 Years Of Women - Signed Edition

A handsome and comprehensive bartending guide for professional and home bartenders, full of indispensable information about everything boozy that’s good to drink. This easy-to-navigate A-to-Z guide covers it all, from the tools of the trade to the history and mythology behind classic and modern drinks, and features 115 recipes for the world’s most classic cocktails.

The Essential Bar Book

This indispensable reference book is divided into three sections: food (from sourdough bread baking to pickling vegetables to fermenting kefir), herbalism (from growing an herbal garden to making skin and hair care products to foraging), and animal husbandry (from beekeeping to buying, raising, and owning chickens, cows, and pigs). Lavishly illustrated with 250 full-color photographs and full of detailed tips, techniques, and recipes, this reference book is comfortable on the coffee table, in your kitchen, or even propped open for use in your backyard garden.

The Women's Heritage Sourcebook

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100 years ago the brothers Adolf ("Adi") and Rudolf Dassler made their first pair of sports shoes. Hundreds of groundbreaking designs, epic moments and star-studded collabs later, this book presents the first visual review of the adidas shoe through more than 350 models including never-before-seen prototypes and one-of-a-kind originals.
To further develop and tailor his products to athletes’ specific needs, Dassler asked them to return their worn footwear when no longer needed, with all the shoes eventually ending up in his attic (to this day, many athletes return their shoes to adidas, often as a thank you after winning a title or breaking a world record). This collection now makes up the "adidas archive", one of the largest, if not the largest archive of any sports goods manufacturer in the world―which photographers Christian Habermeier and Sebastian Jäger have been visually documenting in extreme detail for years.
Shot using the highest reproduction techniques, these images reveal the fine details as much as the stains, the tears, the repair tape, the grass smudges and the faded autographs. It’s all here, unmanipulated and captured in extremely high resolution―and with it comes to light the personal stories of each individual wearer. We encounter the shoes worn by West Germany’s football team during its “miraculous” 1954 World Cup win and those worn by Kathrine Switzer when she ran the Boston Marathon in 1967, before women were officially allowed to compete; custom models for stars from Madonna to Lionel Messi; collabs with the likes of Kanye West, Pharrell Williams, Raf Simons, Stella McCartney, Parley for the Oceans or Yohji Yamamoto; as well as the brand’s trailblazing techniques and materials, like its pioneering use of plastic waste that is intercepted from beaches and coastal communities.
Accompanied by a foreword by designer Jacques Chassaing and expert texts, each picture tells us the why and the how, but also conveys the driving force behind adidas. What we discover goes beyond mere design; in the end, these are just shoes, worn out by their users who have loved them―but they are also first-hand witnesses of our sports, design and culture history, from the beginnings of the Dassler brothers and the founding of adidas until today.

The Details (Are Everything)

644 Pages
English language
Released in May 2020
12.99 x 15.16 x 2.76”
Hardcover
12.4 lb

Designer SKU: 9783836571951

A.K. Rikk's SKU: 995020001

The Adidas Archive

The Petite Passport City Guide contains:

A complete list of the best addresses
All personally Tried & Tested by Pauline Egge
Useful A5-format so you can easily take it with you
Three reasons why this spot is a must visit
Original photography to give you an inside glance
Outstanding design by Foreign Policy Design Group

All the hard work and research has been done by Petite Passport, so you can spend your precious time enjoying only the best of the best. Let's go!

Petite Passport The Barcelona Guide

From the bestselling creators of The Bad Seed, a timely story about not having to be Grade A perfect!
Meet the good egg. He’s a verrrrrry good egg indeed.
But trying to be so good is hard when everyone else is plain ol’ rotten.
As the other eggs in the dozen behave badly, the good egg starts to crack from all the pressure of feeling like he has to be perfect.
So, he decides enough is enough! It’s time for him to make a change…
Dynamic duo Jory John and Pete Oswald hatch a funny and charming story that reminds us of the importance of balance, self-care, and accepting those we love (even if they are sometimes a bit rotten).
Perfect for reading aloud and shared story time!

Good Egg

By Wade Hudson (Editor), Cheryl Willis Hudson (Editor)
How do we encourage and inspire our youth to build a better tomorrow in a world that feels divisive? 50 diverse authors such as Kwame Alexander, Jacqueline Woodson, and Rita Williams-Garcia weigh in on the question in this beautiful anthology.

We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices

Through its four essential steps, A GOOD APOLOGY gives groundbreaking advice on how best to make an effective apology toward rebuilding any relationship, for readers of The Body Keeps the Score.
We've all done something wrong or made a mistake or insulted someone even if by accident. We've all been hurt and wanted the other person to help us heal. It may be surprising, but the breaches themselves aren't the real problem; our inability to fix them is what causes us trouble.
In A Good Apology, Dr. Molly Howes uses her experiences with patients in her practice, research findings, and news stories to illustrate the power and importance of a thorough apology. She teaches how we can all learn to craft an effective apology with four straightforward steps.
An apology is a small-scale event between people, but it's enormously powerful. This comprehensive book gives readers the tools to fix their relationships, make amends, and move forward. With it, you'll fully understand the meaning and importance of this universal and timeless endeavor: a good apology.

Good Apology: 4 Steps To Make Things Right

Our Take On It
Plants make great pets. They’re quiet, decorative, housetrained and (mostly) low-maintenance and with this helpful guide, you’ll soon be the perfect plant parent!
Grow Your Own Pet Plants has all the information you’ll need for green-thumbed success, from learning which plant to take home to how to help your leafy friend thrive in all conditions. Andrew Mikolajski provides helpful tips, from how to nurse and propagate cuttings to choosing a plant which suits your home and lifestyle. With a simple guide to more than 40 plant personalities and easy care advice, from feeding and grooming to showing off your new pet to guests, you’ll soon be the proud owner of a new collections of plant pets.

The Details (Are Everything)

120 Pages
English
Released in April 2021
7.12 x 9.32 x 0.73”
Hardcover
1.23 lb

Designer SKU: 9781922417060

A.K. Rikk's SKU: 993410189

Grow Your Own Pet Plants

Our Take On It
Throughout her illustrious career, Tonne Goodman has made the famous stylish and the stylish famous. Goodman has been the fashion director of Vogue since 1999. As Diana Vreeland’s special assistant at The Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Goodman's career has taken her to the New York Times Magazine , Life , Calvin Klein and Harper’s Bazaar , where she was the fashion director.
Goodman has not only shaped the way women dress and see themselves, but she has also created a nexus in which the worlds of celebrity and style continually collide. Now, in Point of View , Goodman’s life and career are explored for the first time. Organized chronologically, this book charts Goodman’s career from her modeling days to her freelance fashion reportage and her editorial and advertising work through to her reign at Vogue . The editor’s recollections of some of the world’s greatest photographers, models, celebrities and designers of our time are illustrated throughout with behind-the-scenes fashion photos and shots of Goodman’s personal life.
The Details (Are Everything)

356 Pages
English language
Released in April 2019
W 10.4 x L 13.3 x D 1.6
6.1 lb

Designer SKU: 9781419734588

Signed Copy Of Tonne Goodman's Point Of View

Our Take On It
The legend of St. Tropez starts with a dog, a rooster and a martyr and it leads to movie stars, world-renowned artists and distinguished writers. Located on the sparkling French Riviera, St. Tropez has enjoyed the spotlight for more than half a century, for better or worse, with celebrities flocking to this idyllic locale for its beaches and a dose of Mediterranean sun. A picturesque oasis, St. Tropez has served as inspiration for a who’s who of notable writers, artists and even filmmakers. However, St. Tropez would not be the same without then belle du jour Brigitte Bardot, her films and lovers and many other famous couples including Annabel and Bernard Buffet and Bianca and Mick Jagger.
St. Tropez Soleil guides the reader through its storied past and ever-evolving present. Despite all the changes, the spirit of St. Tropez remains the same and this volume is an ode to the unique joie de vivre that keeps everyone coming back.

The Details (Are Everything)

300 pages
Over 200 illustrations
English language
Released in March 2020
W 10  x L 13 x D 1.4  inches
Cloth Hardcover
6.5 lb

Designer SKU: 9781614289456

A.K. Rikk's SKU: 350450111

St. Tropez Soleil

Our Take On It
One of the characteristics of modern-day life seems to be that we are doing more and more at an ever-increasing rate. Uncompromising couturier Azzedine Alaïa hosted salon-style discussions between creative luminaries on this subject. The result is a collection of never-before-published conversations between some of the most famous minds of our generation about time--an increasingly valuable commodity in twenty-first-century society.
Taking Time presents musings from some of the world's most respected figures in cinema, music and design: Jonathan Ive and Marc Newson discuss time as the first ergonomic product; Julian Schnabel and Jean-Claude Carrière consider it in respect to art and film; and Robert Wilson and Isabelle Huppert speak about the importance of time in theater and acting. You will discover ways of appreciating and managing time that are helpful and will embolden you to manifest your creativity and enjoy life to the fullest...and truly to take your time.

The Details (Are Everything)

192 Pages
English language
Released in March 2020
6.81 x 9.05 x 0.9”
Hardcover
1.25 lb

A.K. Rikk's SKU: 993410161
Designer SKU: 9780847861552

Taking Time

Our Take On It
DUMBO, an acronym for Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass, is a flourishing neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Romantic cobblestone streets, stunning views of Manhattan, the East River, and New York Harbor, and storied architecture framed by the iconic silhouette of the Brooklyn Bridge characterize this extraordinary place.
DUMBO, however, was not always flourishing--nor always called by this curious appellation. What we now know and see of the neighborhood is largely the product of adventurous artists and, in the end, the determination of a man with a vision. The story of DUMBO is at once the story of New York and, as well, a story of urban rebirth and our nation's return to the city, a tale involving real estate, of buying and selling with acumen and nerve, of beautiful place-making, and of people who have settled in a long neglected, but extraordinary locale--a place of much history, and, now, of brilliant resurgence.
This volume considers this seminal New York neighborhood with both historic imagery culled from the great city collections as well as new photography taken specifically for the book. It features compelling streetscapes and dramatic views of transformed one-time industrial spaces, intimate apartment interiors, park spaces, and archival imagery from the area's richly layered past, all as seen through the eyes of Paul Goldberger, one of our nation's great writers on architecture, space, and New York.

The Details (Are Everything)

224 Pages
English language
Released in April 2021
10.27 x 12.25 x 1.19”
Hardcover
4.75 lb

A.K. Rikk's SKU: 993410179
Designer SKU: 9780847865451

Dumbo

New Parisienne

Our Take On It
From the author of Dressing the Man , the seminal tome on men’s fashion, comes the illustrated biography of Ralph Lauren. Published as part of the designer's 50th anniversary, Alan Flusser’s book looks at the life of the iconic American designer through the lens of fashion and cultural impact. This high-level, yet intimate, reflection on the life and work of Ralph Lauren shows how a preppy young boy from the Bronx created one of the most recognizable brands in American fashion.

The Details (Are Everything)

304 Pages
English language
Released in November 2019
W 8.75 x L 11.25 x D 1.13”
Hardcover
3.15 lb

Designer SKU: 9781419741463

A.K. Rikk's SKU: 990120003

Ralph Lauren: In His Own Fashion

Named one of the Best Cookbooks of Fall 2018 by The New York Times Book Review, Epicurious, Grub Street, The Kitchn, and more
“The rare restaurant-y cookbook whose recipes actually turn out as well as the seemingly unattainable photos.”
—The New York Times Book Review
One flight up, in a bustling neighborhood bistro overlooking the chaos of one of downtown New York’s busiest streets, Ignacio Mattos serves food so uncannily delicious it consistently earns him accolades like “Chef of the Year,” and his restaurant Estela a spot among the World’s 50 Best.
Everyone wants a taste of Estela, from loyal local customers to out-of-town foodies, visiting chefs to visiting presidents. The food is bold, bright, layered, playful, and surprising. Innovative without being precious. Comfort food, really. Food that bursts to life in your mouth—food that hits you right there.
Estela, the long-awaited cookbook, shows how to think like Ignacio Mattos, who as an immigrant sees ingredients with fresh eyes. Here is how to look at something as ordinary as a button mushroom and make it extraordinary (shaved thin over ricotta dumplings), or as familiar as burrata and transform it (with a pool of juiced herby greens and charred bread). How to use vinegars, citruses, fish sauce, and pickling broth to give each bite a pop of flavor. How to compose a plate in layers, so that the deeper you dig, the more that is revealed, while each forkful carries an electric marriage of flavors and textures.
Estela presents over 133 recipes, including classics that will never leave the menu, like Lamb Ribs with Chermoula and Honey, Mussels Escabeche on Toast, and the hide-and- seek joy of Endive Salad with Walnuts and Ubriaco Rosso. Small plates meant for sharing with friends and family, like Cherry Tomatoes with Figs and Onion. Incredible pan-seared steaks. And basics for the pantry that will elevate whatever you feel like making.
Estela is the restaurant, but Estela is far more than a restaurant cookbook. It’s an inviting and creative expression of Mattos’s fresh and influential style.

Estela

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More than a cookbook, Food & Life is an ode to food and to the art of delicious and healthful cuisine. Whereas today’s fashionable diets create deficiencies and imbalances, and deprive us of part of the joy of living, Food & Life is a celebration of food as an integral part of happiness. Filled with imagery both beautiful and instructive, this volume features explanations of the nutritional virtues of fruits, vegetables, beans, grains, meats and fish―and their effects on our physical and mental well-being―plus delicious gourmet recipes balanced for all seasons and all stages of life.

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200 Pages
English language
Released in October 2014
W 9.84 x L 11.5 x D 1.22”
Hardcover
2.65 lb

Designer SKU: 9781614282648

Food & Life

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Did you know that many orchids hate being in direct sunlight? Or that most orchids have a crucial dormant period when their care needs change?
Happy Orchid dispels the myths around how to care for orchids, starting with a simple, step-by-step introduction that demonstrates all the essential growing techniques, including how to plant, what food to give them--orchids are fussy eaters!--and how to water and maintain humidity.
Then discover more than 120 illustrated profiles of the most desirable orchids to grow: graceful Phalaenopsis, delicate Dendrobium, spectacular Cymbidium and many more varieties. Each orchid profile lets you know exactly what it needs for optimum growth, including the best spot for them, how often they need repotting, and how to prolong flowering and encourage reflowering.
With this book as your guide, you will quickly become an expert on how to grow orchids and be inspired to fill your home with these striking, colorful beauties.

The Details (Are Everything)

144 Pages
English language
Released in April 2019
W 6.13 x L 7.75 x D 0.72”
Hardcover
15.2 ounces

Designer SKU: 9781465477019

A.K. Rikk's SKU: 993410159

Happy Orchid

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Pernot and Castro explore Cuba, collecting dishes and stories that reveal a vibrant contemporary cuisine. Each dish has been adapted from the best private restaurants from Old Havana to Santiago de Cuba and Pernot’s own celebrated restaurant, Cuba Libre, marrying traditional foundations with modern influences.
Divided into chapters for fresh seafood (“Mar”), meat (“Tierra”), vegetables (“Granja”), and delectable desserts (“Postres”), Cuba Cooks includes recipes for Arroz con Bacalao, Charred Snapper in Coconut Sauce, Oyster Ceviche, and elegant Stone Crab Mojito; Ajiaco (Cuban stew), Cuban Fried Chicken, Duck Ropa Vieja, Honey-Glazed Lamb Ribs with Cachucha Vinaigrette, Pork Belly Fried Rice, a traditional whole pig roast, and a legendary smoked chicken from the side of the road; Black Bean Gnocchi with Culantro Butter, Green Plantain Soup garnished with Popcorn, and Malanga Tacos Stuffed with Eggplant; Old Havana street vendors’ roasted coconut Cucuruchos and Cuba Libre’s Chocolate Tart with Caramelized Bananas.

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208 Pages
English language
Released in September 2018
8.05 x 10.04 x 1.01”
Hardcover
2.35 lb

A.K. Rikk's SKU: 993410195
Designer SKU: 9780789339874

Cuba Cooks

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Cristobal Balenciaga’s black couture dresses, capes and coats delighted the society of his day as they changed the future of fashion. In this book, lush new photography is paired with archival images and sketches that will delight readers in revealing the subtle tones and extraordinary detailing of the couturier’s masterpieces in black.
Balenciaga in Black explores the creative genius of Cristóbal Balenciaga, "the couturier's couturier"--the fashion designer revered by all other fashion designers. Black served as inspiration and guiding principal for the legendary dressmaker and provided a rich canvas for this extraordinary technician, allowing him to develop new textures and innovative shapes. To Balenciaga black was a vibrant material, alternately opaque or transparent, matte or shining, combined in sumptuous fabrics and undergirding the apparent simplicity of his cuts.
Pierre Even's photography of Balenciaga's masterworks, produced specifically for this catalog, capture these subtle gradations in tone and lush details with contemporary precision. Fifty pieces from the Galliera Collection and the Balenciaga archives, including daywear, cocktail dresses or evening ensembles, lined in silk taffeta, fringed with satin ribbons, jet pearls, sequins, are revealed as never before.
These contemporary photographs are presented alongside historical portfolios by legendary fashion photographers Richard Avedon, Henry Clarke, and Irving Penn to form three distinct sections: Balenciaga's volumes, interplay of black and light, and combinations of black with subtle colors. Balenciaga's specific materials and shapes are further illuminated by texts, sketches, and detailed captions.

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192 pages
Category: Design-Fashion & Accessories
Released in October 2018
Measurements: 9 ⅝ x 12 ¼
Hardcover

Product SKU : 9780847866144

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