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Table Energy: Entertaining with Italian Spirit

Table Energy: Entertaining with Italian Spirit

By J.J. Martin
Foreword by Leandra Medine Cohen
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A dazzling celebration of joyful Italian hospitality, showcasing J.J. Martin’s color and pattern through gatherings across Milan, Portof ino, Venice, Capri, Taormina, and Lake Como

In Table Energy, J.J. Martin, author of Mamma Milano: Lessons from the Motherland, brings her radiant Milanese lifestyle brand, La DoubleJ, to life through a celebration of entertaining, color, and community. Drawing on the exuberant spirit that defines La DoubleJ, the book offers a vibrant journey through Italian gatherings: alfresco lunches in Portofino, candlelit dinners on Lake Como, and sun-drenched feasts in Taormina.
 
Featuring La DoubleJ’s inimitable tabletop collections, each chapter pairs design and pattern with moments of celebration across the seasons: an alfresco lunch in Ischia, an autumn dinner, a festive Christmas gathering, and a dazzling wedding table bursting with flowers and exuberant prints. With a foreword by fashion writer and author, Leandra Medine Cohen, and luminous photography accompanied by witty entertaining tips, this is both a visual feast and a manifesto for joyful living.

Hardcover
180 color illustrations
232 pages
9¼ × 12 in. (23.5 x 30.5 cm cm.)
ISBN: 978-0-86565-497-6
US $50 / CAN $68 / GBP £40
Publishing date: November 2026

J.J. Martin, author of Vendome's Mamma Milano, is a California-born, Milan-based designer and entrepreneur. She founded La DoubleJ in 2015, a lifestyle brand celebrating color, pattern, and spiritual creativity through fashion and home design. Her collections and collaborations are beloved around the world and have been featured in Vogue, Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, Harper’s Bazaar, and The New York Times.

Leandra Medine Cohen is a New York–based fashion writer best known as the founder of the blog Man Repeller, which played a significant role in shaping the contemporary conversation around fashion, identity, and women’s voices in media. She is the author of Man Repeller: Seeking Love, Finding Overalls. She currently writes the Cereal Aisle, which was the first fashion newsletter on Substack, and designs jewelry.