The book contains a well-reasoned selection of houses from all over the world. Some of these exhale sensations of carefully-considered functionality, like the modern apartments in Italy, others invite you to silent meditation, like the villas in Bali, immersed in a tropical garden with swimming pool, or the quiet houses in China and Japan. Many of these charming residences belong to well-known personalities including fashion designers, actors, writers, international entrepreneurs and therefore express conspicuous wealth. Some may appear definitely kitsch, others are simply superb. Anyone would love to own such a house, even just for a dream holiday.