Amazing Spaces The Book And Series 2
It’s been an exciting time in the Amazing Spaces and my cool offices. We are just about finished up filming series 2 for Channel 4, which will be revealed on October 24, swiftly followed by Amazing Spaces the book published by Quadrille.
Instead of this being one of my own books I have co-written it with George Clarke. We take a look back at some of the incredible small space builds from series 1 and also have a look at some of the builds you will be seeing in series 2.
The book gives us a chance to talk about the projects in a bit more detail. Many have plans and illustrations to give you a better understanding of the whole space, and we talk to the owners further about their experiences and other details they want to share more widely.
All the ideas in the book can be translated into your own homes, caravans, campervans, sheds, as easily as a more quirky small build project or other amazing space. In many ways the book is a perfect companion and inspiration for your own thought processes if the idea of making your own amazing space appeals to you or if you are re-thinking anything else about your home.
Our goal was to make this piece of work relevant and interesting for folk that might not have even seen the show, and to share many inspiring tips, tricks and other valuable knowledge collected by those who participated. I feel we have achieved that in spades and I’m very proud of our achievement.
It has been a great project to work on this summer; writing and travelling around re-visiting the builds and meeting the new folk.
It was also a great opportunity for me to work with Ben Anders an interiors photographer who’s work I have long regarded. I so enjoyed the shoots and the images he took for the book are just lovely.
Apart from the contributors to the show we also talk in detail to William Hardie - the talented Master Craftsman and designer behind Georges caravan project - about how he goes about finding inspiration and deciding which ideas to develop.
George and I both strived to achieve the combination of; inspiration, examples of great small space design projects, and some practical pointers as to how to think about your own possible projects.
I hope you enjoy both the book and series 2. It is a great project to work on and to be able to share with you. I feel very lucky.
