Includes preface by Pierre Bergé and introduction by Mayer Rus.

Preface / by Pierre Bergé -- Introduction / by Mayer Rus -- Jean Cocteau -- Villa Kérylos -- Casa Malaparte -- Robert Rauschenberg -- The Duchess of Devonshire -- Miguel Barceló -- Villa Noailles -- Vienna -- Coco Chanel -- La Malcontenta -- Gogo Schiaparelli -- Axel Vervoordt -- Anh Duong -- François Halard -- Albert Frey -- Elliott Puckette -- Grand Chalet de Rossinière -- French Communist Party Headquarters -- Jerome Zerbe, John Dickinson -- David Hockney -- Pilar and Joan Miró Foundation --Schindler House -- Casa Luigi Ghirri -- Julian Schnabel -- Richard Avedon -- James Brown -- South Wraxall Manor -- L'Ermitage -- Villa Medici -- Roger Vivier -- Charleston Farm -- La Maison de Verrre -- The sketchbooks of Pablo Picasso -- Barcelona Pavilion -- Houghton Hall -- Paul Cézanne -- Hôtel Lambert -- Villa Panza -- Cy Twombly -- Yves Saint Laurent & Pierre Bergé -- Carlo Mollino.

"This extravagant volume is the magnum opus of today's most celebrated interiors photographer. One of François Halard's first assignments, to photograph Yves Saint Laurent's legendary Paris apartment when he was in his early twenties, cemented his reputation as one of the most original eyes of our era. His unique photographic sensibility - old-world elegant and bohemian, accessible and personal - is instantly recognizable. Thirty years later, Halard still captures our imagination with his breathtaking photographs. Included in this highly anticipated volume are Halard's images of the glorious homes of the most important tastemakers, artists, and designers of the twentieth century : Axel Vervoordt, Roger Vivier, Richard Avedon, the Duchess of Devonshire, Julian Schnabel, Schiaparelli, Carlo Mollino, Balthus, Coco Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé, and many more, including Halard's own homes in New York, Paris, and Arles. Photographed in his inimitable "grand manner," often for Vogue, this book also shows for the first time the more intimate "house portraits" that Halard would photograph for himself, where his personal vision shines through. François Halard will be a coveted, indispensable resource for all lovers of interior style and a master class in visual education.