Merry-Go-Round
India Mahdavi, the renowned Paris-based architect and designer, has designed two contemporary ‘follies’ for Homo Faber, the first major cultural exhibition dedicated to European craftsmanship.
Photos by Tomas Bertelsen, Alessandra Chemollo
Tomas Bertelsen
The second folly, Merry-Go-Round, is a contemporary upholstered living space that draws on Mahdavi’s characteristic use of bold colour and her long history of working with master upholsterers. In the shape of a rotunda, the room has a colour scheme evoking the sea and uses fabrics including Italian velvet and satin, inspired by the exhibit’s beautiful setting in Venice.
Tomas Bertelsen
Tomas Bertelsen
Tomas Bertelsen
Tomas Bertelsen
Alessandra Chemollo