CANINE SNAPSHOTS

Here at La Maison de Lola we are great fans of dogs.
Besides our little female companion Dot ( pictured above ) we love all dogs, big and small, fluffy and short haired, mutt and pure breed.
Picturing half a century ( since the early 1900s to the fifties ) of anonymous snapshots of dogs, Phaidon lauched a book called Dogs, an essential photo portfolio for lovers of man's best friend.
Showing dogs in the most mundane settings, such as two puppies popping out of a hat case or a child swimming with his four-legged companion, this book reveals how dogs are so important to us and that the world without them definitely wouldn't be the same...

(Written by Álvaro, Photographed by Lola)

STILL LIFE POETRY

Some of the most special moments in life are those of unexpected beauty, the ones we didn't plan for - those private, unrehearsed and unpredictable moments we all share as humanity, no matter what nationality, creed, or social background.
Captured on camera by unknown men and women, and preciously collected and edited over two decades by French photohistorian Michel Frizot and photographic researcher Cédric de Veigy, 285 amateur photographs were compiled and beautifully displayed in Photo Trouvée, a book which presents itself as a large and anonymous photo album of everyday life.
Published by Phaidon, and portraying subjects such as children and their beloved pets, a trip to the seaside, or a person's private surroundings, this powerful yet understated book makes us relate to a stranger's history, while subtly revealing our own.

( Written and Photographed by Lola )

SUGAR, SPICE... AND EVERYTHING NICE

Not many things are as wholesome as the wonderfully sweet smell of a fresh baked cake, savoured slowly and preciously surrounded by the ones you love.

Although not very fond of sugary foods herself, Rose Carrarini became a pastry chef almost two decades ago, and now, after Villandry in Marylebone and the more recent Rose Bakery in Paris and Dover Street Market (both of which created along husband Jean-Charles), she launched the most perfect book called 'Breakfast Lunch Tea', a compilation of 100 of her favourite gourmet recipes, ranging from carrot cake to risottos and soups, and focused as much on flavour as on being healthy.

Besides the mouth-watering dishes, the book is beautifully illustrated with more than 100 comissioned photos by photographer Toby Glanville, which far from being 'pretty perfect' goumet shots, are so raw and real you can almost feel the creative process around each dish.

Published by Phaidon.

( Written and Photographed by Lola )