Catherine Bonifassi

We look back at 2025. What an amazing year with beautiful books on fashion, interior design, and architecture! Many thanks to all our great collaborators! @rizzolibooks Niedermair Dior: Drawing/Photography @brigitteniedermairstudio @olivier_gabet @dior Torrey: Private Spaces @gaygassmann @torreyllc Du cœur à la main, Dolce&Gabbana @florencemuller99 @dolcegabbana Dior Enchanting Gardens @dior @museediorgranville Architecture for Culture @beatrice.grenier @shohei_shigematsu Naturalizing Architecture @p.jodidio @beatrice.grenier @koichitakadaarchitects Puig: Home of Creativity @alicemcavanagh @leti.sala @puig_official Flower Couture @cordeliadecastellane @billaltaright Dior by Yuriko Takagi @yuriko_takagi_photo @oliviersaillard @dior Dior Lady Art @hervemikaeloff @anne_malherbe @adriendirand @dior Azzedine Alaïa's Dior Collection @lazizhamani @oliviersaillard @laurencebenaim @dior @galeriediorparis @fondationazzedinealaia

Introducing Catherine Bonifassi, co-founder of Mazara Edition and one of France’s most respected publishers and editors of luxury books. With over 25 years of publishing expertise, she leads the Paris office of Rizzoli New York, where she develops landmark titles for Dior, Balenciaga, Chanel, and Chaumet. Her work includes books for Saudi Arabia, including A Dream of AlUla, and exhibition catalogues for institutions such as the Fondation Louis Vuitton and the Musée du Louvre. “Catherine’s discerning eye and her international experience are a force. To have her savoir-faire at the service of Mazara Edition’s clients is an immeasurable asset—one that resonates and unifies across generations and cultures,” says Mazara Edition founder Caterina Lo Mascolo Minthe. #mazaraedition #publisher #editor #arabworld #uae #ksa #qatar

More than 15 years of projects shaped by materiality, craftsmanship, architecture and atmosphere; now brought together in our debut monograph with @rizzolibooks , written by @gaygassmann . From Monaco to New York, Grand Interiors brings together some of our most significant interiors to date and offers a deeper insight into the visual language that has defined our work over the years. Coming this September. Now available for pre-order. @cakedesign.agency #humbertpoyet #grandinteriors #rizzoli #interiorarchitecture #monograph

"Dior: Memories of Childhood" is now available in French and in English in Europe! The essential book revealing how Christian Dior's childhood at Villa Les Rhumbs in Granville shaped his creativity, his couture vision, and the iconic House of Dior. This volume traces how Dior's hometown became fertile ground for his talent and gave rise to the House of Dior. It showcases the links between his childhood garden and the floral-inspired designs; it examines how Grandville social life - from summer fêtes to its carnival - fired his imagination for evening ball gowns; and shows the influence of seaside fashion of the era. Featuring rare archives, photography by great masters, and emblematic creations by successive artistic directors, the book illuminates the origins of Dior and the visionary spirit that continues to guide the House today under creative director Jonathan Anderson. The book accompanies the exhibition "Christian Dior: Memories of Childhood" at @museediorgranville from April 4th to November 1st, 2026. @dior @rizzolibooks Text by @laurencebenaim 2: Christian Dior in the garden at the Villa Les Rhumbs, Granville, c. 1915. 3, 5, 6, 7, 8: Photographs by @lazizhamani 4: Photograph by @davidsimsofficial

"Wu Bin: The Design Language of Timeless East" is now available worldwide! Wu Bin is one of China's most regognized and awarded interior designers, and the proposer of an orignal holistic design language at the crossroads of East and West. The books presents a selection of a recent W. DESIGN projects that thoughtfully integrate the principles of traditional Chinese landscape and garden architecture into modern, open interiors. In a modern era when tranquility has become a luxury, Wu Bin's work seamlessly blends traditional Eastern aesthetics with Western modernism, creating majestic spaces with a distinctive calm and soothing atmosphere. @wubin5 @wdesignsh @rizzolibooks Photographers: Zhu Di: 2 Wang Ting: 3,4,5,6,7

AlUla, discovered through books, revealed on site. The perspective of Catherine Bonifassi. ___ A publisher of exceptional books, @cathbonifassi has been developing editorial projects that combine luxury, culture, and heritage for over 25 years, working with leading companies and institutions. She published A Taste of AlUla and A Dream of AlUla. #AlUla #HorizonAlUla #LuxuryBooks #Rizzoli

«Azzedine Alaïa’s Dior Collection» is now available in French and English in Europe! This book showcases for the first time the priceless personal collection of Dior designs that the famed fashion designer Azzedine Alaïa assembled over decades. All these creations by Christian Dior, as well as artistic directors that followed him at the helm of the House, are presented by beautiful photographs of the dresses, historical archival images, drawings by Christian Dior, and collection charts detailing fabric samples and sketches. This book offers a fresh view of Alaïa’s influences and Dior’s history, revealing a fascinating connection in fashion history. The book accompanies the «Azzedine Alaïa’s Dior collection» exhibition at @galeriediorparis from November 20, 2025 to May 3, 2026 and « Azzedine Alaïa and Christian Dior: two masters of haute couture» exhibition at @fondationazzedinealaia from December 15, 2025 to May 24, 2026. @dior @rizzolibooks Texts by @laurencebenaim @oliviersaillard and Alessandra Ronetti Page 2: The model Victoire wearing the Curaçao dress. Photograph by Henry Clarke. Pages 3, 4, 5, 7, and 10: Photographs of the dresses Audacieuse, Élisabeth, Caracas, Carmen and Marcel Pagnol. All by @lazizhamani Page 6: The model Renée wearing the Caracas dress. Photograph by Willy Maywald. Page 8: Press sketch of the Carmen dress. Page 9: Cover of Elle magazine showing the Oxford suit. Photograph by Jean Chevalier.

Throwback to a beautiful evening at Lafayette Anticipations for the Paris launch of « Puig, Home of Creativity » last Wednesday, with an inspiring talk on the house’s history and creative vision between author Alice Cavanagh and Marc Puig, Chairman and CEO of Puig. With contributions from leading voices in journalism, literature, photography, and perfumery, the book offers a multi-perspective portrait of Puig, celebrating over 110 years of the world-renowned fragrance and fashion house of brands. @puig_official , @rizzolibooks @lafayetteanticipations Texts by @alicemcavanagh , Michael Edwards, Jean-Claude Ellena, @leti.sala , ans Anaxtu Zabalbeascoa

« Dior Lady Art: The Lady Dior Reinvented by 99 Artists » is now available in Europe, in French and English. This volume celebrates the iconic Lady Dior with a stunning fusion of fashion, art, and savoir faire in which the bag becomes a canvas for creative expression. The book reveals how renowned contemporary artists from around the globe have reimagined the legendary design into limited-edition masterpieces, exquisitely brought to life by Dior’s artisans. @dior @rizzolibooks Texts by @hervemikaeloff , Jérôme Hanover, @anne_malherbe Photography by @adriendirand Artistic direction by @benjamingrillon Thank you @olivierflaviano 2. View of edition #2 of Dior Lady Art, 2017 3. Lady Dior by Olga de Amaral, 2018 4. Lady Dior by Danielle Mckinney, 2024 5. View of edition #1 of Dior Lady Art, 2016 6. Lady Dior by Huang Yuxing, 2024 7. Lady Dior by Eva Jospin, 2025 8. Lady Dior by Gilbert & George, 2023 9. View of edition #5 of Dior Lady Art, 2020

« Koichi Takada: Naturalizing Architecture » is now available worldwide! Celebrated for his innovative, holistic approach to design, Koichi Takada is part of a new generation of architects striving to bring nature back into the city. His architecture reconnects people with the natural environment, drawing inspiration from organic forms and local contexts. « Naturalizing Architecture », the architect’s new Rizzoli book, presents a new collection of his most recent projects through breathtaking photography of buildings and interiors, alongside sketches and nature-inspired imagery. @koichitakadaarchitects @rizzolibooks Foreword by @beatrice.grenier , texts by @p.jodidio

“Architecture for Culture: Rethinking Museums” is now available worldwide! In “Architecture for Culture”, Béatrice Grenier @beatrice.grenier rethinks and reinterprets one of the most important and innovative typologies of recent decades: the museum. This book demonstrates why museums remain essential: as guardians of knowledge and heritage, as anchors that give cities meaning, and as places where art remain a vivid part of daily life. More than repositories, they are spaces where architecture refines its dialogue and where new cultural ideas are tested. @rizzolibooks 1. Cover: Richard Gilder Center (part of the American Museum of Natural History), Studio Gang - Photo by Iwan Baan 2. Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, Ateliers Jean Nouvel - Photo by Martin Argyroglo 3. China National Archives of Publications and Culture, Amateur Architecture - Photo by Wang Dachou 4. Pudong’s Museum of Art, Ateliers Jean Nouvel 5. Louvre Abu Dhabi, Ateliers Jean Nouvel - Photo by Liz Coughlan 6. Kistefos Museum, BIG | Bjarke Ingels Group - Photo by Arvid Høidahl 7. Richard Gilder Center, Studio Gang - Photo by Tim Gersten 8. Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, Studio Gang - Photo by Iwan Baan 9. Zaishui Museum of Art, Junya Ishigami - Photo by Arch-Exist Photography