Each bookstore will act as a concierge, recommending "must-read books" to FASHION HEADLINE readers. Every Tuesday, Shimada Foreign Books, a visual foreign book store located in Minami-Aoyama, Tokyo (5-5-25 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo, T-PLACE, 1F A103), will introduce recommended books.

■ "FRIENDS OF FRIENDS" Freunde von Freunden

The Berlin-based interview web magazine "FvF (Freunde von Freunden)" visits and interviews people involved in creative work, such as art and design, introducing their real lifestyles and residential interiors with abundant photographs. Since its launch in 2009, it has visited over 420 homes. This book brings together 45 noteworthy homes from those visits, making it a creative home tour book.

While there are many foreign books on interior design, it is rare to find titles that focus on the people who live there. The authentic elements of interior design can be felt in homes designed by the people who actually live there, each with their own unique style. What's fascinating about this book is that the interviews begin with friends, and then expand to include friends of their own. From Berlin, the author's circle of friends spans 70 cities around the world. The book features a diverse range of people, from a Berlin architect living a leisurely life alone, to American photographer Ed Templeton and his wife, Belgian and French fashion designers, an actress and musician couple, a female artist who paints in the great outdoors, and an elderly South African couple. Capturing their natural expressions and fashion, this book makes you feel as if you're visiting their private spaces.

【Book Information】
"FRIENDS OF FRIENDS"
Author: Freunde von Freunden
Publisher: DISTANTZ
Language: English, German
Hardcover / 335 pages / 235 x 190 mm
Published: 2014
Price: 6,980 yen