Frankfurt Book Fair: Tuesday - Illustrated Books ... and Men in Tutus (check out the link to YouTube)

It seems that everyone's plane was delayed, from Verona, to Paris, to Scotland. So it was a tired-looking group that straggled into the meeting at the Movenpick Hotel this morning with publishers Electa, Mondadori and the stock image agency PhotoService Electa. After a brief spate of competition over who was the most exhausted (in which I could not participate, having arrived the day before and enjoyed a good night's sleep) we got down to business.


Followed soon after by a break for coffee and refreshments.


Some great looking books, and strangely my favorite at the moment is a big block called "7 91" a collaboration between fashion/sports/celebrity photog Michel Comte and Formula 1 racer Michael Schumacher (who has 7 world titles and 91 Grand Prix Victories). Its a stylish blend of glamour and grit. Not sure who in the U.S. I might convince to buy it, but let's see. Also high on the list: a two volume extravaganza on artist, designer and "human volcano" (says the sell copy) Piero Fornasetti, a volume on Palladio, and two books in a new, chic, design series starting off with Milan interiors. Really nice, commissioned photography in these two. High-end art and design books are Mondadori and Electa's strengths, and this year the list seems really strong. I am looking forward to meeting with potential clients in the U.S. to show them off.

Also presented today was PhotoService Electa, a service providing access to over half a million images, primarily of art, architecture, design and Italian lifestyle.
This service definitely has potential: to see how You, Too, Could Benefit, check out this clip from YouTube.


And ..... the best way to end a day at Frankfurt is by having a drink with friends!