The most scenic surrealist-inspired dwellings.
Dreamlike and never mundane, the dream house organizes spaces like a theatrical set design. Anthropomorphism, organic forms inspired by the human body and the animal world, deformation, unusual juxtapositions are the key points of this style, which brings the dream into the everyday dimension. Through the use of mirrors that refer to the theme of the double, unusual and alienating objects, tapestries, wall hangings and trompe-l’oeil, traditional space is unhinged, loses its coordinates and is transformed into non-place, sometimes into a labyrinth that alludes to the complexity of the human mind.
Through a selection of strong character houses from around the world, the new Interior Cube Design series aims to be a comprehensive and tasty survey of interior design styles to guide the reader through the categories, languages and trends of contemporary living.
Original even in their format, cubic, the monographs that make up the series are immediately recognizable by their color, which refers to a style. Respectively red, green, and gray, the first three volumes are devoted to the dream, natural, and brutalist styles, respectively.
TEXTSBY
CHIARA SAVINO – A graduate in Contemporary Art History and Museology from the University of Milan, she is editorial manager of 24ORE Cultura and Libri Scheiwiller, as well as author of illustrated books on design, architecture and for children. She has taught at the Milan Polytechnic and at the Design Management Master’s Program of the 24 ORE Business School.
FROM THE SAME SERIES
NATURAL HOUSES – Texts by Alessandra Coppa
ISBN 978-88-6648-529-2 / € 39.90
BRUTALIST HOUSES – Texts by Maria Vittoria Capitanucci
ISBN 978-88-6648-528-5 / € 45.00
