Simply Contemporary

The most interesting - and almost always the most genuinely appealing- interiors reflect the choices of the people who actually live in them. The spaces in this book may have been gutted or rebuilt, adapted or little changed, or even just redecorated, but they were not produced with high budgets or under the watchful gaze of interior designers. They express the true simplicity that everyone can find by repairing, refurbishing, adapting and recycling what they have available and what they love. This is a refreshing, resourceful - and often more eco-conscious - approach to living. Renowned Norwegian photographer Solvi dos Santos has travelled worldwide to provide this intimate insight into special yet simple living, from a converted church near New York, or a houseboat off the Danish coast, to a quarryside home in Ibiza. Much of the beauty of the rooms is derived from the objects displayed within: African masks in a lakeside apartment in Copenhagen, teapots on a window sill in a...