Book Tulum Gypset by Assouline Description A hub for barefoot bohemians and glamorous goddesses, Tulum is a Mayan hideaway that perfectly distills the gypsy lifestyle. An off-grid escape for nomadic creatives, it’s a playground for spirituality and community. This tiny, idyllic five-mile strip of sand on Mexico’s Yucatn Peninsula is nestled between a tropical jungle,…
Book Arabian Leopard: Impossible Collection by Assouline Description A celebration of a magnificent creature: the Arabian leopard (Panthera pardus nimr). This subspecies has distinct characteristics resulting from thousands of years of evolution, making it ideally suited to the deserts and mountains of Arabia. An essay by wildlife conservationist Andrew Spalton traces the animal’s epic journey…
Book Hamptons Private by Assouline Description “The Hamptons” is synonymous with luxury. Just mentioning the name conjures up images of pool parties, palatial waterfront estates, and endless days on the beach socializing with the upper echelon. But before this famous peninsula became the summer haunt of the glitterati, its forty miles of rolling sand dunes…
Book Ibiza Bohemia by Assouline Description From vibrant nightlife to peaceful yoga retreats, Ibiza’s hippie-chic atmosphere is its trademark. This quintessential Mediterranean hotspot has served as an escape for artists, creatives and musicians for decades. It’s a place to reinvent yourself, to walk the thin line between civilization and wilderness, and to discover happiness. Ibiza…
Rolex book: Impossible collection of Assouline Description “The most complete and deepest history of the luxury watch brand ever written” – InsideHook.com For over a century, Rolex has stood out as the world’s most coveted and legendary watch brand. A Rolex implies many things: the epitome of a luxury watch, a tool of power for…
Book St. Tropez Soleil by Assouline Description The legend of Saint-Tropez begins with a dog, a rooster and a martyr; and it leads to movie stars, world-famous artists and distinguished writers. Situated on the glittering French Riviera, Saint-Tropez has been in the spotlight for over half a century, for better or worse, with celebrities flocking…
Book Havana Blues by Assouline Description Ruined pastel-colored facades line the streets, parked vintage cars evoke the past, live music permeates the air. Welcome to Havana, home of boundless energy. Situated along the Florida Strait, Cuba’s capital has undergone many identities: Spanish colonization, mafia rule in the 1930s, 1950s glamor, the Cuban revolution and, more…
Book Marbella Sol d’Assouline Description Marbella is both a blank slate and a palimpsest. It could be anything to anyone. You can meet a rock star in the morning and European royalty in the afternoon. There can’t be many places where two such unique personalities could cross paths. To paraphrase Churchill, it is a kaleidoscope…
Book Riva Aquarama: Impossible collection by Assouline Description When it comes to glamor and high-end style on the seas, there is nothing more captivating than the Aquarama. Imagined by the legendary Carlo Riva, the wooden speed car has become an icon of Italian design and the Riva Aquarama book, published by Assouline, is celebrating its…
Book Budapest Gem by Assouline Description Budapest, the vibrant capital of Hungary, is a city of enchanting contrasts. In the western part of the city, Buda, monuments such as the Fisherman’s Bastion, Buda Castle and Matthias Church bear witness to its rich history, while the Pest side is home to modern icons like the Parliament,…
Book Mykonos Muse of Assouline Description Located in the Cyclades and surrounded by the blue-green water of the Aegean Sea, lies whitewashed and windmill-dotted Mykonos, the Island of the Winds. This ancient island and those that surround it, mythologized as the bodies of the gods slain by Hercules in ancient times, are older than legend…
St. Moritz Chic Book by Assouline Description Nestled in Switzerland’s Alpine Engadine Valley, St. Moritz sits amid a sea of ski resorts famous in that it has long maintained an elusive allure. The winter home of personalities from Gunter Sachs and Gianni Agnelli to Sofia Loren, Elizabeth Taylor, Audrey Hepburn, John Lennon and Claudia Schiffer,…