Mark Hampton - an undisputed leader in the world of interior design - looks at the work of 22 of the most important interior decorators of this century. From the early landmark designs of Elsie de Wolfe to the streamlined classicism of David Hicks, from the surrealist innovations of Jean-Michael Frank to the enchanting eccentricity of Rose Cumming, the imagination and insight of each of these design innovators in explored in witty, anecdotal text.