Work spaces of famous creative people

Selby traveled the world for three years to complete the book. Here, the studio of Japanese headpiece artist Katsuya Kamo.

Iris van Herpen's mood board in her Amsterdam office is filled with feathers and skeletal structures that likely help her imagine her 3-D printed dresses.

One of Van Herpen's stunning garments

The punky Bas Kosters clothing studio.

Christian Astuguevieille has worn many hats. Now, he's the nose behind scents made by the Japanese fashion house Comme des Garçons. Notice the many vials to the left of his desk.

British designer Fred Butler's work is often graphic and sculptural; here, his studio is decorated with bright colors drawn in angular sharp lines.

Textile designer Natalie Gibson works on some dyes.

Many of the photos hint at what gets creative minds working. Eccentric jewelry designer Andrew Logan, for instance, works amid an array of colors and trinkets.

Virginia Bates luxe London vintage store was outfitted like an old French boudoir (her boutique closed late in 2013, after Selby's visit).

Ambika Conroy, at her sustainable rabbit farm in upstate New York where she creates angora fur goods.

Audrey Louise Reynolds is a Brooklyn artisan who has dyed clothing for Nike. Because she works with all organic dyes, her workspace is usually at the lake, floral shop, or in her backyard.

Colour-coded swatches line the walls in the studio of Diesel's artistic director, Nicola Formichetti.

Brooklyn-based knitwear designer Lindsay Degan.

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