Jane Szita

Masterclass: Interior Design provides an in-depth overview of 30 leading schools from all over the world that offer a master’s degree in interior design and interior architecture. The featured schools are selected based on a list of criteria including the quality of the graduation work and the success of former students, plus the list of faculty and their reputation in the design industry. Each school is explored extensively on 10 pages that contain an introduction by the dean, photographs of the school’s interior and exterior, a description of the course, application details and requirements, recent graduation work, student demographics, faculty and alumni lists, an interview with a successful alumnus, information about the school’s location regarding housing, transportation and the cultural scene, and more. Various indexes, world map indicating the demographic spread of included schools, comparison tables and a notebook section for students’ own research, complete this guide.

As its successful predecessors, Night Fever 4 unveils the latest and greatest hospitality interiors from across the globe. The luxurious volume consists of three chapters; the first covers restaurants, the second features bars and clubs, and the third is devoted to hotel interiors. This book offers readers 130 fresh and exciting projects featured on a total of 600 pages. Interiors are featured on two to eight pages that are filled with photos, drawings, sketches, floor plans and of course a description of the design. For each project the text explains how the designers fulfilled their client’s wishes, how they incorporated the client’s identity, how the concept developed, what materials were used and how the design was executed. Projects are selected based on their original concept, creativity, innovative approach or the project’s unmistakable wow-factor. An extensive index at the back of the book describes each featured design studio including their contact details and the addresses of each venue they have designed.

As its successful predecessors, Powershop 4 unveils the latest and greatest retail interiors from all over the world. Featuring around 135 shop and showroom interiors, the book shows the current trends in this field. Included projects range from supermarkets to bakeries; from luxury fashion boutiques to sneaker shops and jewelers. Each design is featured on two to six pages that are filled with photos, drawings, sketches, and of course a description of the design. The project text explains how the designers made the client's store and products stand out, how they incorporated the client's identity into an environment, how the concept developed, what materials were used, and how the design was executed. The showcased work is created by world-famous designers as well as young design studios and is selected based on their original concept, creativity, innovative approach, or the project's unmistakable wow factor. The shops featured have been realized by designers from around the world, including Architecture at Large, Jaklitsch / Gardner Architects, and Fabio Novembre, and feature retail spaces from Levi's, Mykita, and Mercedes-Benz.