Three real-life ways I’d try it:
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Wallpaper a room in Backdrop’s very own trompe l’oeil: Affogato or Taboo, the latter of which is inspired by Jean Cocteau’s murals at Villa Santo Sospir.
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Use paint to highlight architectural details and columns, as artist Ivan Grabko has done, or to jazz up some furniture, similar to what Ash did at Hotel Peter & Paul.
- Hang up this print by Christian Bérard.
It looks great with…everything!
If money, time, and space were no object, I’d…live in the magical, medieval, walled village of Finalborgo, one of my favorite places in Liguria, with all my friends, family, and basset hounds in a castle outfitted with Paolo Buffa furniture and hand-painted fabrics. There would be trompe l’oeil doors and stairs everywhere, creating my version of a fun house. I’d eat focaccia all day long and take a dip in the sea each morning.
My shopping criteria: Hmm, no criteria really, but if I am in a real panic, I’ll text Melanie Masarin or Xavier Donnelly. They never fail me.
My elevator pitch to skeptics: Put me on an elevator in this JW Anderson sweatshirt and I will SELL.
How I see it evolving: It’s ever evolving, and that’s what makes this technique so fun. It has been around for centuries and is still used in inventive and playful ways, from design objects to wallpaper to hand-painted murals.
