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Assouline’s curated selection of \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books\"\u003eluxury coffee table books\u003c\/a\u003e invites graduates to explore the worlds of \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/travel\"\u003etravel\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/fashion\"\u003efashion\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/art\"\u003eart\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/photography\"\u003ephotography\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/architecture\"\u003earchitecture\u003c\/a\u003e, offering perspective that extends far beyond the ceremony. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhether marking a high school graduation or the completion of higher education, these books serve as companions for the next stage of life. They encourage curiosity, inspiration, and a cultivated point of view, qualities that shape both personal and professional paths.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Library of One’s Own\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/housewarming-gifts\"\u003efirst apartment\u003c\/a\u003e, a new office, or a reimagined bedroom becomes an expression of identity. Our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/library-collection\"\u003elibrary accessories,\u003c\/a\u003e including sculptural \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bookends\"\u003ebookends\u003c\/a\u003e, handcrafted \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bookstands\"\u003ebookstands\u003c\/a\u003e, decorative boxes, and \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/scented-candles-and-home-fragrance\"\u003eartfully designed candles\u003c\/a\u003e, transform any space into a considered environment. These objects do more than decorate. They establish ritual, structure, and presence. As graduation \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/gifts-for-him\"\u003egifts for him\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/gifts-for-her\"\u003efor he\u003c\/a\u003er, they acknowledge the shift from student life to a more intentional way of living, where personal taste begins to take form.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Craft of Commemoration\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAssouline books are created with a strong point of view and an emphasis on \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/craftsmanship\"\u003ematerial quality\u003c\/a\u003e, from richly illustrated pages to bindings designed for lasting presence in the home. Select editions are presented in presentation cases, while the broader collection is crafted to be both read and displayed, bringing culture and visual distinction to shelves, desks, and tables. As a graduation gift, a coffee table book becomes a marker of achievement and momentum. It honors the work behind the milestone while offering inspiration for what comes next, a personal library in the making, shaped over time by curiosity, taste, and discovery.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"valentino-at-the-emperors-table","title":"Valentino: At the Emperor's Table","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/fashion\"\u003efashion\u003c\/a\u003e editor and friend André Leon Talley writes in the introduction, “Valentino Garavani designs his luncheons and dinners, in all of his homes, the way he has created crescendos and allegros vivace throughout his forty-plus-year career as one of the greatest \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/fashion\"\u003ehaute couture\u003c\/a\u003e designers and high-fashion leaders in the world.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeauty and entertaining have long been passions of Valentino. “I am in love with beauty,” he admits in the book’s opening. “I have always loved beautiful objects.” Though beyond the tangible objets d’art housed in each of his residences, Valentino’s excellence as a host is defined by the warmth and joy he creates for his guests.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“When you enter his world, you enter the world of luxury; you enter a rare and opulent, yet warm space,” adds Talley. 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The New York City pied-a-terre showcases “table decorations…limitless in their exquisiteness” including Russian dinner-service sets and ruby red Irish glass plates. On T.M. Blue One, guests are served Mediterranean-inspired cuisine atop custom, seafaring-themed dinner service sets. “I love sharing the things in my life with my friends,” Valentino says.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmong all of these luxurious homes, the crown jewel of Valentino’s residential repertoire is the Chateau de Wideville, a historic chateau outside of Paris that is admittedly Valentino’s favorite. There, meals of Italian inspired home cooking, such as risotto Milanese, are presented amongst his collection of rare Meissen swans. “I love antique china sets, like Meissen, Russian, or from P.K. 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