Designers adore playing with optical illusions. Some create simpledesigns with a twist, while others conceive optical effects ofa more ostentatious variety. In any case our collection gathersstriking designs that tease our senses and are able to totallytransform interiors. Whether it is a carpet on the floor with aspecial layout or a particularly patterned wallpaper or ingeniouslycut mirror, designers add a third dimension to normallyflat surfaces resulting in amazing visual effects. Manipulatingshapes and the way we perceive them works equally effectivelyin furniture design. Surprisingly shaped beds, bookshelves orchairs are fun and can sometimes seem a surreal element inthe interior.