A global survey of 250 of the most creative women practicing interior design from the beginning
of the twentieth century to the present day The history of women's involvement in interior
design is rich and varied. It is a discipline where women enjoy an equal standing with their
male counterparts yet it is typically framed as a design practice especially suited to women
secondary to the heroic role of architect or furniture designer. This timely survey explores
the ways in which women have shaped the built environment beyond the confines of the home
revealing their careers as true tastemakers of the twentieth and twenty-first century. Making
Space shines a light on the diverse and influential work of 250 women who design interiors -
well-known unsung and emerging - from more than 50 countries. The featured designers
represent myriad styles from flamboyant maximalism to artfully arranged minimalism. There are
the big names such as Rose Uniacke Kelly Wearstler and Brigette Romanek pioneers including
Dorothy Draper Sibyl Colefax and Elsie de Wolfe and those who have been almost entirely
written out of history. Beautifully designed and illustrated with hundreds of striking
photographs Making Space will inspire anyone who cares about the spaces within which they
live. Designers featured include: Sophie Ashby Sofía Aspe Gae Aulenti Kelly Behun Madeleine
Castaing Sibyl Colefax Athena Calderone Ilse Crawford Olayinka Dosekun-Adjei Dorothy
Draper Nathalie and Virginie Droulers Shahira Fahmy Beata Heuman Katie Lockhart Yana
Molodykh Tekla Evelina Severin and Pamela Shamshiri.
