"Design is interesting because it's a reflection of society and also a reflection of what's happening around the world," legendary American writer and critic Susan Sontag once wrote. If there's one thing that the many hospitality destinations I visited over the past few months, be it restaurants, hotels, or bars, projected back at me, it is a desire to break free from the ordinary, embracing interiors as an opportunity to escape reality into a fantasy — a daydream.
That's always been the distinctive trait of Space Age design, the iconic decor genre that, starting from the late Fifties, brought the intergalactic look of the US and USSR rockets and satellites, their porthole windows, textured ceilings, striking, diffused lighting, and soothing palettes inside the home at a time when space exploration was only just surfacing.
