Dynamo and Kelly Hoppen collaborate to create illusions with trompe l'oeil wallpaper
Interior designer Kelly Hoppen and celebrity magician Dynamo have teamed up to launch a collection of 3D-effect wall coverings, designed to create optical illusions of more space in the home.
Billed as the first magician and designer collaboration, Hoppen and Dynamo worked together to design the digitally printed wallpapers.
Both feature trompe l'oeil techniques, used to produce an illusion of depth and create a sense of additional space within the home.
The Enigma design features a cluster of pillars that appear to extend horizontally into the room. The overlapping blocks look similar to a dense cityscape as seen from a helicopter, and splay from a central vanishing point.
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Paradox is patterned with sections of angled concrete wall, with shadows and highlights used to amplify the effect of different facets.
The trompe l'oeil techniques were used to produce an optical illusion of depth and create a sense of additional space within the home.
"When Dynamo and I initially met and started discussing the idea of an illusion wallpaper, I had no idea how fascinating it would be to work on such a different project," said Hoppen. "Having been in the design industry for 40 years, there isn't much I haven't done, but magic was new to me and I enjoyed every second."
"I wanted to bring a bit of magic into people's homes and after chatting with legendary in...
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