The Design of Retreat

The source of inspiration for your ideal retreat The Design of Retreat: Cabins, cottages and hideouts visits some of the most prolific designers, artists and creatives at the getaways they have envisioned for themselves or others. Spanning six continents,we travel from the laid-back beaches of Brazil to the mountains of Lebanon, passing Californian forest cabins and rural Canadian cottages on the way. Among the hideouts featured in this book, you'll find a chateau envisioned by French designer Pierre Yovanovitch in Provence, France; design duo Studio KO's compound outside of Marrakech; the nomadic artist Not Vital's castle in the Engadine Valley, Switzerland; New York studio General Assembly's reimagining of a Hudson Valley farmhouse; an architectural nest designed by South African artist Porky Hefer in the Namib Desert - and many more.

Laura May Todd is a freelance writer based in Milan (Italy) who was born and raised in Canada. She is a full-time writer, specialising in design, architecture, interiors and style. She has written for T: The New York Times Style Magazine, Architectural Digest, Wallpaper*, Cereal, Domus, AnOther magazine and much more.