Suspension of disbelief

A canopy with a mirrored soffit floats above the carpet, suspended from the roof by 26 steel cables. The weighty canopy also distracts viewers from noticing the 2.1m walls of near-invisible glass.

At the V&A’s new Islamic gallery, Softroom’s surfaces play tricks on visitors and exhibits

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