Visualize an exciting, flexible space with room to party, or just to contemplate. Think of an unconventional yet functional living environment. Imagine natural light flooding into an airy apartment through vast windows. Imagine it no longer... it has arrived - the ultimate in cool contemporary living. The loft.

From urban apartments in converted industrial buildings to a rural idyll in a former barn, Loft Living brings together fifteen innovative and alternative interiors from London to Glasgow, Manhattan to Melbourne. Illustrated throughout with high-quality interior photography, the book explores the use of space and light, the adaptability to changing needs, and the avant-garde and experimental design solutions that these lofts have inspired. The author, Peggy Vance, also focuses on the human aspect, commenting on what each space is like to live in and touching upon the history and previous uses of the buildings.

Unique in style, each featured loft embodies the essence of modern interior design. Key to this approach is an open-plan, core living area. This may be arranged in zones reflecting different moods and uses, but is invariably a free-flowing, adaptable space, often juxtaposed with small, cosy areas for sleeping and bathing. These contrasting spaces form the comfortable, practical and yet unusual interiors that define loft living.