Gunther Paul Boeken

Cutting-edge examples of the use of optical illusion in design-from trompe l'oeil to anamorphosis-to solve various challenges, be they space or budget related, or that act as aesthetic features in architecture and the fields that rub elbows with it: art, design, and furniture.

Residences featured here show New York living of the moment: homes that defy traditional definition but which are nevertheless rooted in the historic ground of the city.