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.
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.