Cutting-edge examples of the use of optical illusion in design--from
trompe l'oeil to anamorphosis--to solve various challenges, be they
space or budget related, or that act as aesthetic features in
architecture and the fields that rub elbows with it: art, design, and
furniture.
This magical volume presents the startling world of illusion in design
as employed by today's architects, interior designers, furniture
designers, and others at work bending the appearance of reality for
purposes of aesthetics or practicality or fun. From a faux bookcase that
masks a room or Prohibition-style bar, to the mind-boggling Escher-like
effects achieved by Casa Ceramica, whose optical illusion of a floor
dips into valleys and rises into mounds (but is in reality flat), the
book is a revelation and an inspiration. It offers to us the possibility
that nearly anything can be done, if it can be imagined--even in our own
homes.
The authors look at residences across the globe, as well as spaces
beyond the home, that utilize a myriad of surprising techniques.
Included are projects by conceptual designers such as Studio Malka and
Vector Architects, as well as established practitioners such as Ferguson
and Shamamian, G. P. Schafer, Peter Pennoyer, Redd/Kaihoi, and others,
and all will surprise and engage the inspired viewer who will see that
nearly anything can be done, if it can be imagined.
