Caterina
Lo Mascolo Minthe
PUBLISHER, EDITOR, AND WRITER

Born in Canada and of Sicilian origin, Caterina Lo Mascolo Minthe founded Mazara Edition in 2023, following an acclaimed career in editing. As the first features director of Condé Nast publications Vogue Arabia and Style.com/Arabia, for over a decade, she conveyed the stories of artists and visionaries, leading a team of international journalists. She is recognized by her peers for her just and lyrical pen, and her commitment to excellence.

Her feature interviews with Azzedine Alaïa, Julia Roberts, Razan Mubarak, Monica Bellucci, Giorgio Armani, Luca Turin, HRH Princess Reema Al Saud, Jean Paul Gaultier, Queen Farah Pahlavi, John Malkovich, Luca Guadagnino, Shirin Neshat, and Isabella Rossellini are among her most celebrated works.

Beholding a passion for the high arts, the former violin and ballet student is a friend of the Paris Opera House. She has lived and worked across the world, from Mexico City to Madrid and Cairo, becoming fluent in four languages, and a TEDx speaker in Al Ain.

A steadfast supporter of women and children’s rights, the mother of three is an Ambassador for Léa Solidarité Femmes, France. The publisher contributes to the Inara Foundation, the NGO provides access to medical care to children impacted by war. Today, she is based between Paris and Abu Dhabi, and her family home in Sicily.

CaTHERINE
BONIFASSI
PUBLISHER, EDITOR, AND ART DIRECTOR

Born and raised in Paris, Catherine Bonifassi is one of France’s most acclaimed publishers and editors of luxury books. With over 25-years of publishing experience, she leads the Rizzoli New York Paris office, creating books for Christian Dior, Fendi, Chanel, and Chaumet, to name a few. She has produced exhibition catalogs for the Fondation Louis Vuitton, musée du Louvre, and musée d’Orsay, and worked with publishing houses Flammarion and Skira, the latter for which she was the former director.

Bonifassi is an advisor to French art institutions and museums—notably she collaborated with the Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum. She advises brands on strategy, brand image management, editorial programing, content creation, production, and distribution of editorial products, as well as promotion and retail. Today, the publisher lives in Paris with her family.