KARL LAGERFELD: A Life in Houses published by Thames & Hudson is a spectacular new book that gives a complete portrait of the insatiable aesthete who was always in search of the new.

While the late designer was famous for being at the center of the fashion industry for more than half a century—renowned for his lengthy tenures at Chanel, Chloé, and Fendi—he was equally opinionated when it came to interiors. 

This first publication dedicated to Karl Lagerfeld’s glamorous homes, known for their distinctive interiors—ranging from Art Deco and Memphis to lavish 18th-century luxury and futurism—showcases rarely seen images alongside insights from fashion writer Patrick Mauriès and Marie Kalt, former editor of Architectural Digest France. Together, they reveal the Lagerfeld as a singular collector of art, furniture, and decorative objects with spectacular range, balancing the old with the new as he moved from one home—and decorating style—to the next. 

Lagerfeld collected extraordinary residences to house his treasures, changing styles as his life moved through different chapters. Each house had a decorative spirit of its own from Paris to Monte Carlo to Rome to Hamburg and Biarittz, this large formatted book is fileld with lavish photographs that allow an intimate look into one of the most influential designers of his time.