When it comes to cutting-edge innovation in interior design, London competes with the likes of New York, Paris and Tokyo. Interior design, which is as much about fashion as it is about construction, is now a key expression of the status of the wealthy, the corporate values of private enterprises, the missions of institutions and the presentation of culture.

As London has discovered a more urbane attitude to interiors, a wealth of designers and architects has begun a revolution in the treatment of the capital's interior spaces. New London Interiors brings together the best work of the new millennium - including houses, apartments, restaurants, bars, museums, art galleries, theatres, cinemas, boutiques, salons, gyms, and even schools, colleges and offices - and shows how interiors are the springboard for some of Britain's brightest architectural talents, and a field that engages some world renowned names. Critical texts by architecture critic Kieran Long evaluate the projects in the context of design, architecture, materials and fashion to create an absorbing snapshot of the state of contemporary interior design.

The new importance of innovative materials has transformed the practice of interior design. Revealed structure and found space, along with rich resins, opulent timbers, stone, marble, steel and glass, have liberated the palette of the interior designer, often with stunning results.

The ephemeral nature of interior fit-outs means that many of these spaces are more experimental, radical and polemical than an exterior is often able to be. New London Interiors is a showcase of these latest trends, and provides an essential guide to the inside of one of the world's most creative cities.

Content - Introduction, Eating, drinking and sleeping, Shopping, Exercising and grooming, Exhibiting and performing, Learning, Living, Working, Further reading, Picture credits, Index