Rizzoli drops another wonderful book on the subject of Fredrico Fellini. As GQ tells it, Federico Fellini: The Films “is a behind-the-scenes, eye-candy-rich look at some of the style maverick’s greatest, classic films—like La Strada and La Dolce Vita.” As mentioned in the publisher notes, “Published on the eve of the fiftieth anniversary of the debut of La Dolce Vita, this is the most authoritative survey ever of Federico Fellini’s complete oeuvre. This definitive and important contribution on Federico Fellini chronicles the body of work of one of the most influential and revered directors of all time, and one of Italy’s most important modern cultural icons…”

Federico Fellini: The Films hits stores on March 2, 2010.

Available for pre-order from Amazon.

We’re stepping back into the Rizzoli NYC catalog to highlight one of our favorite books from very early 2008 which was not available on the US market. The 10 Influential Creators for Magazine Design written by Yasushi Fujimoto is finally being issued this month in the USA, asks the questions, “What is magazine design? What are magazine designers and art directors thinking, and in which directions are they heading? Armed with those simple questions, the author visited ten prominent magazine art directors who have been influential in the world of magazine design: Christophe Brunnquell (Purple), Work In Progress (Self Service), Yorgo Tloupas (Crash and Intersection), Jop Van Bennekom (Re-Magazine and Fantastic Man), M/M (Vogue Paris), David Carson (Ray-Gun).”

More views from The 10 Influential Creators for Magazine Design after the jump.

Whether you know Stephen Sprouse by name or not, it’s likely he’s artistic influence has played a role in your life. Sprouse was among the first American designers to mix graffiti and punk aesthetics, starting work designing stage costumes for his neighbor, Debbie Harry. Never one to compromise artistic vision, Sprouse was readily embraced by his peers and escaped the trappings of the commercial world. In 2004, at age fifty, Sprouse passed away.

His legacy is remembered in The Stephen Sprouse Book releasing this January from Rizzoli. Compiled by Rodger Padilha and Mauricio Padilha, who worked closely with Sprouse’s family, the book includes photographs, sketches and interviews. Andy Warhol, Marc Jacobs and Iggy Pop are among those whose pictures and words help to celebrate the Sprouse legacy.

The book will release in stages, first on January 9 at Louis Vuitton Boutiques and the next week on Amazon. (Via Men.Style). A complimentary exhibition, Rock on Mars, will be on view at Dietch Projects as well.

At Selectism we love bicycles. We spend hours riding, talking and (sometimes) buying bicycles. We strive to learn as much as possible about them. A guy who loves bicycles more than us and can certainly help in the quest is Francesco Baroni. He’s a freelance writer, competitive cyclist and author of The Bicycle: The Myth and The Passion. The book is out now from Rizzoli and just leap frogged several volumes to near the top of our must read pile.

From the Publisher —

"This handsomely illustrated volume traces the evolution of the bicycle and spotlights landmarks in its illustrious history. From the first sketches in the 1490s by a student of Leonardo da Vinci to the High Wheel Bicycles that had their heyday in the 1880s, hundreds of archival photographs and illustrations depict the features of these and other early ancestors of the modern bicycle, accompanying a text that vividly recreates the excitement of each new innovation. Documenting the advent of ball bearings and pneumatic tires, the development of high-tech racing bicycles and state-of-the-art all terrain bikes with waffle tread tires and heavier frames, The Bicycle examines the models and components that have been the fulfillment of the dreams of visionary inventors. Through an engaging text and vibrant graphics, readers will meet the key players in the world of cycling and gain a newfound appreciation for the colorful history of the bicycle."

Peter Eisenman (architect and the Louis I. Kahn Professor of Architecture at Yale University), renowned for his own controversial and influential body of work, looks at ten leading architects of the twentieth century and their theoretical positions, technological innovations, and design contributions. Eisenman identifies a project within the oeuvre of each of these architects—Luigi Moretti, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier, Louis Kahn, Robert Venturi, James Stirling, Aldo Rossi, Rem Koolhaas, Daniel Libeskind, and Frank Gehry—that has profoundly affected architectural discourse and practice. With drawings, diagrams, and always-incisive text, he presents each architect’s theoretical position, and then offers detailed critical analysis of the project.

The book, Ten Canonical Buildings: 1850-2000, is out now from Rizzoli.

A self-taught architect, Tadao Ando combines the influences of Japanese building traditions with the elegance of modernism. His projects encourage contemplation and demonstrate a reverence for essential forms. Respected for his powerful, meditative spaces and his sensual yet refined use of ordinary materials—wood, steel, concrete, glass—Ando’s work resonates with profound intelligence, unpretentious elegance, and an almost palpable sense of harmony. The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth is comprised of five pavilions that seem to float on a pool of water. Inside, diffuse and reflected natural light bathe the interior and the art in an even glow. This book thoroughly and luxuriously documents Ando’s most recent masterpiece with glorious new color photography of the building, the reflecting pools, the grand interior spaces, and the galleries.

Tadao Ando Modern Art Museum of Ft. Worth contains a forward by the architect himself, and essays by Philip Jodido. Jodido is author of more than 15 books on contemporary architecture. The book is out now from Rizzoli.

Hint’s Haidee Findlay-Levin gives a nice overview of the recently release Purple Anthology (Rizzoli), covering 15 years of the influential fashion rag, Purple. “Purple captured a moment in the 90s by linking art and fashion in a very particular way. It’s not that the two worlds hadn’t co-existed before (Andy Warhol merged them brilliantly), but this time editors Olivier Zahm and Elein Fleiss commissioned art photographers to shoot fashion, achieving a uniquely raw and spontaneous aesthetic… The covers, meanwhile, broke all the rules of market research. Wolfgang Tillmans’ image of a man peering between a woman’s naked legs, Vivianne Sassen’s blindfolded figure and Vincent Gallo in a Balenciaga dress, shot by Terry Richardson, are just a few of the standouts.”

A great read over at Hint. Purple Anthology is available now from Amazon.