A Conversation With Book Publisher Martine Assouline.
LIVING FOR GIVING! ™ Hereby reproduced as initially published on ZEFYR LIFE. In 1994, Prosper and Martine Assouline published their first book, La Colombe d’Or, on the history of their favorite hotel in the South of France, with photographs by Prosper and text by Martine. The publishing house began as a family company in the basement of the couple’s apartment in Paris and one year later, the firm opened its first office on rue Danielle Casanova in Paris. The company later opened more offices, first in New York, and then in Venice, Geneva, Istanbul, and London. The company's first book series was the Memoire collection of books focusing on individuals and companies in fashion, jewelry, design, and art. Initial publications...