An invaluable introduction to the key names and projects in contemporary interior architecture, this book covers the work of 55 international practitioners. It includes both the firmly established and the up and coming, the classic and the more experimental. For each entry there are six pages consisting of a critical appraisal, full biographical details and images of the key works by that designer, concentrating on the more recent but also the most iconic where relevant. The featured designers are those who work not only with surfaces and appearance, but also in the control of the shape, space, services and identity to reflect the demands of the 21st century.

Jennifer Hudson is an editor and researcher in the fields of contemporary design and architecture, and has been the general editor of The International Design Yearbook for the past 15 years. She is the author of 1000 New Designs and Where to Find Them (2006). As a freelance writer she has contributed to Frame, Canadian Interiors and Virgin in-flight magazines.