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 up-and-coming designers, such as Studio Malka and Vector Architects,

as well as more established practitioners, such as Ferguson and Shamamian, G. P. Schafer, Peter Pennoyer, Robert A. M. Stern, and others.

本书介绍了当今建筑师、室内设计师、家具设计师，以及其他出于美学、实用性或趣味性目的而改变现实外观的人，他们在设计中创作了惊人的幻觉世界。从掩盖房间或禁酒令风格的假书架，到英国瓷砖公司Casa Ceramica实现的令人难以置信的埃舍尔式效果，在地板上营造一种光学幻觉，让你仿佛跌入山谷，又上升到丘陵（但实际上是平的）。本书是一种启示和灵感，为我们提供了一种可能性，即几乎任何事情都可以做到，如果它可以在我们自己的家里被想象出来的话。作者考察了全球各地的住宅，以及家庭以外的空间，这些住宅利用了无数令人惊讶的技术。其中包括新晋设计师的项目，如马尔卡工作室（Studio Malka）和直向建筑事务所（Vector Architects），以及更成熟的设计师，如弗格森（Ferguson）和沙马米安（Shamamian）、G·P·谢弗（G. P. Schafer）、彼得·潘诺伊尔（Peter Pennoyer）、罗伯特·A·M·斯特恩（Robert A. M. Stern）等。