This Is Where We Live, Illustrated Stories of Place and Space

This Is Where We Live – Illustrated Stories of Place and Space
Authors: gestalten & Antonis Antoniou

This Is Where We Live – Illustrated Stories of Place and Space is a visually impressive coffee table book that shows how illustration reshapes our perception of space, architecture, and living environments. In over 200 illustrations, contemporary illustrators explore how places are not only built, but also felt, narrated, and imagined.

From floor plans transforming into fictional worlds to cities depicted as dreamscapes, this book demonstrates how cross-sections, axonometric drawings, maps, and playful diagrams serve as powerful storytelling tools. Illustration is used here to question, interpret, and redefine space—sometimes realistically, sometimes poetically or conceptually.

At the intersection of illustration, architecture, and design culture, This Is Where We Live functions as both a visual atlas and a manifesto. This photobook invites readers to look differently at the spaces in which we live, work, and move, and shows how drawing can help develop new perspectives on place, rhythm, and daily life. An inspiring book for illustrators, architects, designers, and lovers of visual culture.

What to expect

• More than 200 illustrations that approach space as a source of imagination, exploration, and cultural meaning
• Visual stories by leading and emerging illustrators with diverse drawing styles
• Essays on the cultural, political, and conceptual role of spatial imagination
• A unique combination of illustration, architecture, and narrative design

About the Authors

gestalten is an internationally renowned publishing house from Berlin, founded in 1995. The publisher is known for high-quality coffee table books on design, architecture, illustration, fashion, and contemporary visual culture. Gestalten collaborates with leading creative professionals and documents trends and ideas that influence the way we live and design.

Antonis Antoniou is a designer, curator, and author specializing in visual storytelling and spatial representation. He gained international recognition with influential publications such as A Map of the World and Mind the Map, in which he explores how illustration can make complex spaces, systems, and ideas insightful and imaginative. His work is at the crossroads of art, design, and architecture.