Interior Designers at Home: Inspiration, Aesthetic, and Function with 20 Top Global Designers

This book takes you on a guided tour of 20 leading interior designers' homes, offering tips and insights for creating spaces that work and look great. It features homes in six different countries, organized by inspiration, aesthetic, and function, and includes a range of styles from minimalist to maximalist. The designers' stories are an adventure into the depths of how to create a spectacular space that works.

Format: Hardback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 28 May 2024
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd

This book takes you on a guided tour of 20 leading interior designers' homes, offering tips and insights for creating spaces that are both functional and visually appealing. Learn how interior designing is a blend of problem-solving, inspiration, aesthetic, and function, as these designers share their challenges and rewards in creating their own homes. As their own clients, they can take more risks and experiment with materials and spaces, showcasing personal items that tell a story. This intimate understanding of their process is truly inspirational, and the practical tips provided by each designer are invaluable.

The book features homes of leading designers such as Kate Challis, Gabriela Gargano, Andrew Parr, Carole Whiting, Wesley Moon, Dorothy Measer, Vicente Wolf, Sally Mackereth, Tim Van Steenbergen, and Andrew Sheinman. The profiles are curated and presented with great detail by author Stephen Crafti, who has 40 books to his name and has been writing on architecture and design for 30 years. The designers' homes represent a variety of spaces from different eras, sizes, and locations, including urban apartments, row homes, single-family detached, and a mountain lodge. The book features designers' homes in six different countries: Germany, Australia, the United States, United Kingdom, Belgium, and the Netherlands. Organized by inspiration, aesthetic, and function, the homes showcase a range of styles from minimalist to maximalist.

From finding art nouveau-era doors buried in wall cavities to making an apartment feel like a house, to bringing a rural vibe to an urban setting, each designer's story is an adventure into the depths of how to create a spectacular space that works. Whether you're a homeowner looking to update your space or an interior designer seeking inspiration, this book is a must-read.

Weight: 45g
Dimension: 279 x 229 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780764367380