The challenge in and subsequent reward of deciphering these visual puzzles is the entire point of this mystifying book.
Published byRizzoli,Illusion in Designexplores the role oftrompe loeilacross design, architecture, interiors, and art.
A prime example of this is theVan GoghBedroom, created in 2016 by the Art Institute of Chicago.
Photo: Boa Mistura
Only by carefully studying the image do hints of three-dimensionality emerge.
It could even be rented for just $10 a night in Chicagos River North neighborhood.
Mirrorcube similarly defies residential norms.
Photo: Chicago Institute of Art
Other designers focus on more traditional optical illusions, accomplished primarily through two-dimensional media.
Boa MisturasAnamorphosis Projects, for instance, exploits the unique topography of the hills surrounding the Vila Brasilandia.
Photo: Shirin Abedinirad
Photo: Tham & Videgård
Photo: Stelios Moussaris
Photo: Full Grown
Photo: Alex Christodoulou
Photo: Havel Ruck
“Illusion in Design” by Gay Giordano and Paul Gunther (Rizzoli)
