Venice:
The Bauer Hotel – Assouline Bookstore Boutique Opening. With a the ribbon cutting ceremony and
a cocktail party, Assouline, the internationally renowned
publisher of luxury lifestyle titles, which creates the most sophisticated
books in the world, celebrated the opening of their first Assouline boutique in
Venice, located within The Bauer Hotel. Together with Martine and Propser Assouline, their illustrious
Venetian “authors”, doing the honors of
cutting the red ribbon, Harry’s Bar, Arrigo Cipiani, who later signed copies of
his book Simply Italian.
Above.
Francesco Veleno Alberto Nardi Martine Assouline, Arrigo Cipriani, Attilio
Codognato and Barbara Cibin.
The ribbon cutting was followed by cheers from well wishers
passing by.
Assouline – Venetian “author” # 1. Arrigo Cipriani signed copies of his book
Simply Italian.
Simply Italian – Cipriani. Founded in 1931 in Venice by
Giuseppe Cipriani, the mythical Harry’s Bar is world-renowned for its Italian
simplicity and sophistication. Originally opened as a bar, it was transformed
into a restaurant and went on to welcome some of the most legendary names in
cinema, literature, the arts, and more, from Ernest Hemingway, Charlie Chaplin,
and Truman Capote to Barbara Hutton, Peggy Guggenheim, and Woody Allen. The
fabled establishment is also known for having served as the birthplace of the
Bellini cocktail and carpaccio. Simply Italian offers recipes and tips from
Arrigo Cipriani, Giuseppe’s son and the restaurant’s owner, to make simple yet
delicious Italian dishes from Harry’s Bar menu. From tiramisu and minestrone soup to pappardelle ai funghi
and risotto alla parmigiana, this title is the best accessory for lovers of
Italian cuisine.
Prosper and Martine Assouline with Venetian jeweler Attilio
Codognato
Assouline – Venetian “author” # 2. Attilio Codognato with a copy of his
Codognato book written by Pierre Hebey.
Codognato – Pierre Hebey. Codognato jewelers have been an
institution in Venice for more than a century. In 1866, Simeone Codognato
opened his shop in the very same spot where it stands today. More than a
business venture, the boutique was an act of faith and creativity. Simeone's
son discovered the considerable interest of jewels unearthed by contemporary
archaeological digs in Etruria, which inspired him to create revolutionary new
jewelry. Today, Codognato remains one of the most majestic and mysterious of
the great European jewelry houses, a secret destination for style insiders.
The Light of Venice – Jean-Michel Berts
In his fifth volume in Assouline’s successful series,
photographer Jean-Michel Berts turns his lens to Venice. For centuries,
writers, artists, musicians, poets, and dreamers of all kinds have wandered
this captivating city, finding inspiration in its labyrinth of hidden lanes and
myriad bridges. In The Light of Venice, Berts guides readers through the twists
and turns of his photographic journey, relating through images and journal
entries the emotions the city evokes. Venice is the place that awakened his passion
for urban photography, and his profound enchantment with Venice is palpable in
each image. Accompanied by his “faithful old camera,” and with a prayer to
Lumens, his name for the god of photography, Berts reveals La Serenissima
through his ethereal black and white photographs taken at daybreak, when the
city’s magnificent architecture is shrouded in misty solitude.
Jeweler Alberto Nardi and Arrigo Cipriani
Assouline – Venetian “author” # 3. Alberto Nardi with a copy of his book, Nardi
written by Nicholas Foulkes.
Nardi – Nicholas Foulkes. In a world of standardized
big-name luxury, Nardi is an anomaly. A single-location, family-run shop that’s
reserved, sepulchral, and occupying just five arches in a corner of a square,
it is a globally renowned synonym for a geographically specific type of
glamour. Today, as the shops of international luxury brands descend on the
narrow streets of Venice’s San Marco district with their handbags and
headscarves, Nardi remains an undiluted expression of an aesthetic that is
uniquely and proudly Venetian.
Catherine Kovesi and Suzanne Press
Enrica Rocca with Soya
Miriam Danesin, Josefina Alzetta and Carla Plessi
Martine Assouline and Paolo Barozzi
Assouline – Venetian author # 4. Paolo Barozzi with his book
Peggy Guggenheim.
Peggy Guggeneheim – Paolo Barozzi. This is the true story of
a twenty-year friendship between the author (a Venetian nobleman) and the
famous art collector Peggy Guggenheim. Paolo Barozzi recounts the great lady's
life, and the reader learns not only about her invaluable collection, but also
her relationships with the greatest artists and writers of the time: Tennessee
Williams, Truman Capote, Marcel Duchamp, Andy Warhol, and Robert Rauschenberg.
Recreating the enchanting atmosphere of the Palazzo Venier dei Leoni on the Grand
Canal, Peggy Guggenheim is an homage to the extraordinary woman who became an
incarnation of Venice.
Francesco Veleno and Judit Bakonyvari
Mickey Riad
Assouline Venice
Alexandre Assouline
Nazzarena Bortolazzo and Mimmo Tortaro
Alberto Franchetti
Giulia and Massimo Navoni
Jacapo Jarach and Adamaria Giammarino
Assouline at The Bauer Hotel. The Assouline boutique
bookstore is located on the ground floor of the historic Bauer Hotel, the
30 square meters store can be accessed either trough the hotel itself or
directly from Campo San Moise.