Lifestyles Today : Interior Design Around the World

By showcasing carefully selected interiors from across the globe this volume is at the same time a cultural history of contemporary lifestyles: apartments, bungalows, villas, townhouses and lofts for singles or couples, for small or big families, or other forms of living together.

Who wants to live how? A wide variety of life patterns and life concepts is reflected in the way individuals design their homes. Whether interiors of apartments, bungalows, villas, townhouses and lofts, whether for singles or couples, for small or big families, or any other form of cohabitation – there is a suitable living space for every identity

Architects and interior designers need to engage accordingly with the individual character of their clients; it is their job to understand how their clients want to live and to translate this into their spatial concepts. This book celebrates life in all its diversity through creatively designed living spaces. With carefully selected interiors from around the world, this volume is also a cultural history of contemporary lifestyle.

    •    The Starlake Villa in Hanoi, Vietnam (Le House)
    •    Penthouse L in Vienna, Austria (destilat Design Studio)
    •    The Wonderland Park Residence in Laurel Canyon, USA (Assembledge+)
    •    Reflections of the Past in Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Firm architects)
    •    CR Apartment in Lisbong, Portugal (ESQVTA)
    •    Mo-tel House in London, UK (Office S&M)

Who wants to live how? The most diverse life patterns and lifestyles are reflected in the way a person designs his or her home. Architects and interior designers have to get involved with the individual character of their clients, they have to understand how their clients want to live and implement this in their room concepts and designs. From the seating furniture via the wall design to the orientation of the bed to the window, all of this provides information about the inhabitants on the most diverse levels. Wood or stainless steel, filigree plants, pink lampshades – or even the motorbike next to the fridge – make very different statements about the self-image and the sought-after external image of the residents. This book celebrates life in all its diversity through magnificent interiors.