Plate17 A. Illusion of Florian Schmid has created Stitching Concrete,...
Plate17 B. Wall-paper Design to increase space
The furniture design (plate17 A) is made out of such material that does not give impression of rigidity or strength to take weight of a person. It has certainly created an illusion due to the stitching that does not confirm to our experience of strength. Hence, the experience of illusion does not depend on color alone. The example justifies, ‘cognitive illusions, the result of unconscious inferences’, which remains in human subconscious level.
B. “Keep in mind that larger rooms can take darker colours. If your rooms are on the cozy side and you’d like to give the illusion of them being bigger than they actually are then it’s wise to go for a lighter colour.” Ref. http://thebinarybox.co.uk/blog ; June 5, 2012
Plate18. A Stone Planter
18 B. Stone Planter
22 C. Andrea Lucatello, The hanging bed
The stone planters (plates 18 A&B) have created unique illusion of naturally grown plants on rock surface. In this case the designer has chosen to apply real material to create the illusion. The cognitive illusions have helped the designer to recreate the subconscious. On the other hand the design of the bed (plate 18C) has done magical illusion of natural open space inside the bedroom.
