This book is the first in a series on contemporary interiors in various cultures around the world. The styles range from a modest apartment in Mumbai that features bright red floors and recycled railway sleepers to a biomorphic cave-like interior in Mexico City. The houses, residences, apartments and studios presented aim to represent a cross-section of personal tastes and styles, hoping to inspire and astonish the designer or home owner. Peppered with photographic portraits of the designers and owners, this book is about representing the personal element that is integral to the design of one’s home. It is the imagery of the book that is most appealing, but a short blurb on the concept or style of the interior is presented in English, German and French.
Edited by Angelika Taschen, Taschen, 2010, pp 416, rrp $90.00