Design Boutiques presents a wide range of shops selling clothing, complemets and other objects - modern temples of consumption that has opened recently in different parts of the world. This is a dynamic and colourful collectionof some of the most forward-looking and inspiring shop designs in the world, from the studios of some of modern architecture's leading names. Each project is thoroughly documented with the designers'own notes and explanations, sketches, floor plans and glossy full-colour photographs. They show a common inclination towards calm and concise spaces andoffer an inspiring range of formal proposals full of glamour.