How to create your own contemporary interior: the ultimate\
resource for design-conscious living, from architecture to\
materials to furniture and decorative objects. This ambitious book\
is all about clean lines, elegant color combinations, maximizing\
indoor–outdoor relationships, artfully collecting and displaying\
objects, and utilizing open areas for lounging, cooking, and\
dining. Whether the living space is large or small, anyone can\
create a modern interior.\
Hundreds of photographs reveal stylish residences around the\
world, in particular from places where modern living has achieved\
its best expression, such as California, Brazil, Scandinavia, and\
Australia, but also from places where modern forms have been fused\
with vernacular styles or set against exotic vegetation.

introduction

place

city

desert

forest

water

mountain & hillside

remote

tropical

style

high rustic

minimal

retro

modern eclectic

new ethnic

mid-century modern

baroque

architecture

hallway

open plan

opening

partition

inside out

double height

levels

overhang

balcony

materials

wood

concrete

glass

marble

metal

mixed

natural

brick & stone

surface

flooring

painted

printed

tiled

textured

panelled

polished

function

entering

living

cooking & eating

entertaining

working

sleeping

bathing

ambience

natural light

screens

fire

colour

white

pattern

neutral

contrast

elements

stairs

objets d'art

soft furnishings

windows

display

storage

lighting

fixtures

furniture

sculptural

built in

retro

multi-functional

vintage

simple

plush

iconic

outdoors

garden design

courtyard

planting

lounging

vista

terrace

al fresco

pool

reso u rces

architects & designers

retailers

piCture references

index