A New Title Presents the Genius Design of André Fu
The richly illustrated hardcover reveals the thinking behind some of the acclaimed designer’s transporting interiors
Publisher Assouline’s André Fu: A Designer’s Vision is far more than an architectural greatest hits. It is more revealing than that. The recently released 280-page volume looks at the thinking behind one of hospitality design’s most influential figures, pairing more than 200 images with project photography and previously unpublished material that opens up Fu’s creative process.
Rather than arranging the book as a chronological portfolio, author Daven Wu divides Fu’s work into three ideas: “Heritage Reimagined,” “Escape,” and “Cultural Dialogue,” a structure that makes the book as much about how Fu thinks about travel, place, and experience as the finished rooms themselves.
Hong Kong–born, Fu is one of the most influential names in contemporary luxury hospitality and interior architecture. Some of his best-known projects include The Upper House and St. Regis in Hong Kong, Hotel The Mitsui Kyoto, Waldorf Astoria Osaka, Villa La Coste in Provence, The Berkeley in London, and the Fullerton Bay Hotel in Singapore. His breakthrough came through hotels and restaurants, where he developed a style that is all about creating a particular feeling of place.
The book also avoids treating Fu’s influences as something that can be explained entirely by looking at his own projects. Each of its three sections begins with a conversation between the designer and someone whose work has shaped his thinking. Among them are designer Thomas Heatherwick, filmmaker Audrey Diwan, restaurateur Joyce Ma, and Daniel Calvert, chef of the acclaimed Sézanne. The conversations allow architecture to bump up against film, food, fashion, and other creative disciplines, illustrating the broader ideas that inform Fu’s work.
André Fu: A Designer’s Vision is a 10-by-13-inch hardcover published as part of Assouline’s Classics Collection.