Assouline is a luxury publishing house founded in Paris in 1994 by Prosper and Martine Assouline and now headquartered in New York. The company created the category of the luxury coffee-table book as a collectible object, publishing illustrated volumes on fashion, travel, art, design, and lifestyle that double as decorative statements.
Its catalogue spans more than a thousand titles, from the popular Travel Series celebrating destinations such as Capri, St. Moritz, and Ibiza, to brand histories produced with luxury houses, and the Ultimate Collection, oversized hand-bound editions with slipcases that sell for around a thousand dollars or more. Assouline also produces bookends, candles with literary-inspired scents, and library accessories, and offers a bespoke library curation service that designs and stocks private libraries for residences, yachts, and hotels.
Assouline sells through its own boutiques, including Maison Assouline on Piccadilly in London, shops in New York and other major cities, and concessions in luxury department stores, alongside its e-commerce site. The family-run brand positions its products as cultural gifts, and its books have become a staple of luxury interiors, hotel suites, and corporate gifting programs worldwide.