This long-awaited monograph brings together fifty years of work and demonstrates how the interiors guru has drawn on a global range of influences for his designs as well as his furniture and fabric collections.

John Stefanidis established his design practice in Chelsea, London, in 1967, attracting a discerning international clientele with his carefully considered, vibrant, and beautiful transformation of homes worldwide.

If there is such a thing as a Stefanidis “look,” it combines an original use of vibrant color, an eclectic aesthetic, great sensitivity to proportions, and comfort matched with international flair. With interiors that are often distinguished by bespoke elements—bronze door pulls, oak shutters, an inlaid table, a pair of simple, oak-topped chests—Stefanidis’s creations often feature the handiwork of decorative painters and other craftspeople who marbleize woodwork and lay in floor mosaics. This lavishly illustrated survey—with images taken for the foremost shelter magazines and unpublished photographs from the designer’s archive—closely follows Stefanidis’s trajectory from his professional start in the late 1960s to his most recent, celebrated projects. Sifting through a vast personal archive, Stefanidis shares exclusive insights into his process, his own rules for decorating, and personal stories of his adventures and friendships with many of the leading lights of the day.

About The Author

John Stefanidis is a world-renowned interior designer with an international clientele. Born in pre-war Alexandria, Stefanidis moved to the UK to attend Oxford. In 1967 he established his practice from a studio in Chelsea, London, and since then has specialized in the architectural and interior design of residential properties and hotels across the globe. Stefanidis has also created original fabric and furniture ranges influenced by his many travels. Susanna Moore is the author of several novels, including most recently The Lost Wife (Knopf, 2023), and her memoir, Miss Aluminum (FSG, 2020), which was praised by the New York Times, the New Yorker, the Financial Times, Vogue, and many more. Moore is a Visiting Fellow at Princeton University.