London show taps into dreamlike relationship between Surrealism and design

At the exhibition, visitors can check out one of the most notorious depictions of the human psyche, Dali’s Metamorphosis Of Narcissus (1937). Photo: AFP

From Salvador Dali’s lip-shaped sofa to the dream-like video clips of Icelandic artist Bjork, Surrealism has influenced design for almost a century.

The complex evolution is now being explored in a new exhibition – Objects Of Desire: Surrealism And Design 1924 – Today – which is showing at London’s Design Museum.