House of Joy. Playful Homes and Cheerful Living

House of joy explores the best and brightest in playful interior design. Colors jump from furniture to kaleidoscopic walls. Lines become sinuous and bold. The palette is warm and full, and unafraid of extravagance. The spaces in this book showcase a range of historic influences, imaginatively updated to the present. A squiggly line connects bold post-war color schemes to the exuberant work of Ettore Sottsass and the Memphis Group.
The vibrancy and eclecticism of 1990's decor is echoed in recent movements injecting rainbow hues into urban greige. Get inspired by the designers who've had enough of the drab and somber. House of Joy is the perfect antidote for those who are starved of color and patterns, and who want their rooms to be bursting with life.

Whether it's a micro-flat in Moscow, an apartment in Atlanta or a loft in London, a new wave of interiors projects have revealed that we are hungry for color and pattern. Crayon box color palettes, playful speckles, curving forms and graphic grids are just some of the trends that have emerged - together creating cheerful environments that don't take themselves too seriously. Fun House (working title) takes stock of the undercurrents that are shaping the spaces in which we live and work - particularly those that make us smile.