1000 INTERIOR DETAILS FOR THE HOME

This book looks at every aspect of interior detail for domestic spaces. Itis designed to appeal to anyone interested in improving the homeenvironment, from DIY enthusiasts to professionals such as architects andinterior designers. Products selected come from around the world and areall currently available to buy (websites of manufacturers/suppliers areincluded in the product captions). The selection includes a combination ofthe newest and the best products launched since the millennium, arrangedinto chapters to provide inspiration for every space in the domesticinterior. The book has seven chapters: Walls and Floors; Doors, Windows andStairs; Heating and Cooling; Kitchens; Bathrooms; Lighting; HomeTechnology. Each chapter is prefaced by an in-depth interview with aleading architect/designer, who has a specialist knowledge of thechapter's subject. For example, James Soane, co-founder of Project Orange,looks at windows and doors. Gregorio Spini, the founder of Kundalini, oneof Italy's most progressive lighting manufacturers, discusses domesticlighting. Jack Mama, creative director at Philips Design, talks abouttechnology in the home. Ian Rudge is the co-founder of 100%Design, the UK's leading design event,launched in 1995 with sister shows in Moscow and Tokyo. He is nowjoint-director of Tent London, a group of cutting-edge design shows whichwere launched at the Truman Brewery during London Design Festival, 2007.Geraldine Rudge, Ian's sister, was editor of Crafts magazine, theinternational applied and decorative arts title, for 18 years. She haswritten for a range of national newspapers and magazines and is author ofGarden Crafts, Conran Octopus, 1999. Paperback, 1000 illustrations, 384pages, 250 x 195 mm Published August 2009