• 168 pages
• 118 illustrations
• In English language
• Released in May 2008
• L 39 x W 47 x D 7 cm
• Limited edition hand-bound in a linen clamshell case
• ISBN: 9782759402939
• 9.07 kg
  

Author

Michael Kimmelman is chief art critic at The New York Times and author of The Accidental Masterpiece: On the Art of Life and Vice Versa (Penguin, 2005) and Portraits: Talking with Artists at the Met, the Modern, the Louvre, and Elsewhere (Random House, 1998).

Photographer Matthieu Salvaing has been traveling the world for ten years, drawing inspiration from design, fashion and architecture. Salvaing's exploration of Brazil and his friendship with Oscar Niemeyer were catalysts for his work. This book took him five years to create.

Craftsmanship

Assouline's ultimate collection is a tribute to the art of luxury bookmaking. Hand-bound using traditional techniques, with hand-stamped color plates on artist-quality paper, each page of this limited edition series bears the unique imprint of the artisan. Covering a range of subjects from jewelry and fashion, to fine art and “impossible collections,” the ultimate collection curates culture from around the world and across the ages. Nestled in linen clamshell boxes, these books attract collectors, lovers of the printed page, and those who devour the culture of our time. Signifying a new level of sophistication for true connoisseurs, these unique books are works of art in their own right.