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Competition: five copies of Vertical Living by YOO to be won

Competition: we've teamed up with international interior design studio YOO to give away five copies of their new book to Dezeen readers.

Congratulations to the winners: Brittney Collier in the United States, Filippo De Francesco in Germany, Sebnem Barker, Tom Wallace and Chloe Arthur in the UK. They each win a copy of Vertical Living.

Published by Thames and Hudson to mark YOO's 15th anniversary, Vertical Living looks at the interior designers who are helping to reimagine high-rise dwellings by turning apartment blocks into contemporary and environmentally-friendly homes.

Barkli Virgin House, Moscow, by Kelly Hoppen for YOO
Barkli Virgin House, Moscow, by Kelly Hoppen for YOO – Above: Lodha Fiorenza, Mumbai, by Jade Jagger for YOO

Referring to these buildings as "vertical villages", the book also explores the design of communal spaces within these high-rise apartment blocks that are intended to bring neighbours together.

Sans Souci Residences, Vienna, by YOO
Sans Souci Residences, Vienna, by YOO

The 224-page hardback features interviews and project details from YOO's creative directors including Jade Jagger, Philippe Starck and Marcel Wanders.

Barkli Virgin House, Moscow, by Kelly Hoppen for YOO
Barkli Virgin House, Moscow, by Kelly Hoppen for YOO

It contains 140 colour photographs of some of the best apartment interiors from all over the world, in cities ranging from London and New York to Buenos Aires and Mumbai.

Icon Brickell, Miami, by Philippe Starck for YOO
Icon Brickell, Miami, by Philippe Starck for YOO

Vertical Living is written by journalist Dominic Bradbury in collaboration with YOO's founder, John Hitchcox.

Click here to buy the book for £19.00 »

This competition is now closed. Five winners will be selected at random and notified by email. Winners' names will be published in a future edition of our Dezeen Mail newsletter and at the top of this page. Dezeen competitions are international and entries are accepted from readers in any country

Here is more informations from YOO:


Vertical Living - Interior experience by YOO

This year marks the 15th Anniversary of YOO, one of the world's leading global design brands with over 75 landmark residential, hotel and leisure projects throughout Asia, Africa, Australasia, Europe, North and South America and the Middle East.

YOO creates exceptional living spaces within 'vertical villages' that are re-defining city living around the world. Produced with publisher Thames and Hudson, Vertical Living gives unprecedented access to YOO's stylish residences, from Mumbai and Buenos Aires to Moscow and Tel Aviv.

The Lakes, Cotswolds, by YOO
The Lakes, Cotswolds, by YOO

A celebration of the ground-breaking designers and innovative spaces that are reinventing the high-rise urban apartment complex as a desirable, luxurious and ecologically sustainable lifestyle choice for the 21st century, the book shows how the 'vertical village' brings people together in modern buildings with designer interiors that offer residents not just original design and exceptional quality, but also the communal comforts and delights of a great hotel or exclusive club.

Pune by Philippe Starck for YOO
Pune by Philippe Starck for YOO

Vertical Living features interviews and projects from YOO's creative directors including Philippe Starck, Kelly Hoppen, Marcel Wanders, Steve Leung and Jade Jagger, which provide exclusive insight into the art of creating YOO's beautiful and innovative spaces for modern urban living.

Lodha Fiorenza, Mumbai, by Jade Jagger for YOO
Lodha Fiorenza, Mumbai, by Jade Jagger for YOO

Delve into Vertical Living and experience an innovative design approach from gloriously welcoming lobbies, and communal relaxation zones, to fresh, open plan personal living spaces – this is a book that reveals and revels in a quintessentially and unique 21st century approach to lifestyle interiors.

www.yoo.com