Architectural Digest: The Most Beautiful Rooms in the World

by Marie Kalt (Editor)

An unrivaled survey of the most exciting contemporary interior design across the globe, curated by the editors of ten international editions of Architectural Digest .

Since 1920, Architectural Digest has celebrated design talents, innovative homes, and products--providing endless decoration, lifestyle, and travel inspiration. With ten global editions, the magazine is an authority renowned all over the world for publishing only the very best of today's interior design.
In this new volume--spearheaded by AD France 's editor in chief, Marie Kalt--the editors of Architectural Digest 's international editions have teamed up to thoughtfully curate a collection of today's most exceptional interiors around the globe. These diverse residential spaces span from the United States and China, to France, Italy, Germany, Russia, Spain, India, Mexico, and the Middle East, presenting each country's unique "AD style manifesto" and the work of design luminaries such as Peter Marino, Martyn Lawrence Bullard, Jacques Grange, Joseph Dirand, and Bijoy Jain, to name a few. The featured projects range from Marc Jacobs's New York townhouse to Tommy Hilfiger's Connecticut abode and Seth Meyers's Manhattan duplex; a sumptuous eighteenth-century Italian villa and a Moroccan palace; Pierre Bergé's apartment and a hôtel particulier in Paris; a Majorca summer home; and a country house in Russia. Brimming with stunning images and rich international inspirations, this unparalleled compendium of global interiors is a must for every library of interior design.

Genres: Nonfiction, Design

336 pages, Hardcover

Published September 8, 2020

Reviews

[Kerri · Rating 3 out of 5]

While the photography is top notch, I'm disappointed in the selection of spaces around the world. They leave the overall impression that most of the world prefers the most absolutely austere interiors, cement and wood and no other colors. And the Middle East section was just two individual's homes for multiple pages (the entire rest of the book allowed only one photo per residence) - not only bland but felt like a paid advertisement. For me, wasn't worth the lugging home from the library.

[Peter West · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is the "poor man's version" of the 3x more expensive AD 100 book. I own both and some of the content is shared and the same. For the price of this book and the fact that it's the AD brand who produced the content with great globe-trotting effort, it is well worth it compared to the AD 100.

[Alison · Rating 5 out of 5]

While I do appreciate the uniqueness of each room photographed, I feel it must personally be said that beauty is indeed in the eye of the beholder because some of those rooms were not it lol