Campion Platt, who grew up in Switzerland, founded his New York-based firm in 1990. He became widely known as a pioneer of boutique hotel design, and his studio now engages in a range of projects--apartments and houses, as well as furniture, lighting, textiles, and more. Platt's style combines a clean and simple, modern design vision with an embrace of color, beautifully crafted millwork, and a comprehensive approach that includes architecture, interior design and furniture-making. Above all, Platt's work is bespoke: every project, at multiple levels, is made to order. While presenting a broadly representative range of projects, Platt's first monograph also uses brief personal essays and lively descriptions, combined with original drawings from the designer's portfolio, to give readers a privileged inside view of how a world-class designer weaves his spell--in addition to providing tips and ideas to help people practice the "Platt approach" on their own. Included in this volume are an 1857 sea captain's house; a show house in Harlem, New York, where hip-hop rapper Jay-Z filmed a music video; a loft in Astor Place; a retreat for novelist Jay McInerney; and numerous lofts, apartments, and houses in America and abroad.