Minimalists might prefer straight lines but squiggles speak volumes. Here are three spaces that love a good twist

1 METAL MAGIC

Designed by Fernando and Humberto Campana, the Cafe de IHorloge in the redesigned Musee dOrsay in Paris features dreamily deconstructed and exaggerated elements of their furnishings for Italian manufacturer Edra. The Brasilia lines mirrored meth - acrylate landscapes have been expanded into huge partitions that diffuse an aquarium blue light; and, perhaps most ethereal, the Edra Corallo chairs steel weave has been unleashed in the form of orange metal screens. The trippy aesthetic was inspired by Jules Vernes 2,000 Leagues Under the Sea. By Caia Hagel

2 WOOD WHIRLS

Bruno Moinard has transformed Veuve Clicquots 1840 family estate in Reims, France, into the opulent Hotel du Marc. And he has done so with the help of Pablo Reinoso, known for his poetic use of wood. Reinosos Cadre de Vie is an adaptation of his spaghetti bench; it consists of a bench and a door frame connected by pieces of wood carved and glued into a mess of tendrils. It appears right at home alongside Mathieu Lehanneurs Once Upon a Dream sleep capsules and the Campana Brothers garden gloriette. One must be privileged, however, to be in the presence of these masterpieces: guests stay at Le Marc by invitation only. By Diane Chan 

3 WIRY LOGIC

A visit to the Antoni Tapies Foundation in Barcelona, with its tangled wire roof installation, inspired John Tong of 3rd Uncle Design to create the marvellous light feature that hangs at Cafe Belong, in Torontos Evergreen Brick Works. After building a maquette, Tong handed over the full - scale manufacture to local artisans. Then he received a phone call: the fabricators found two bends in the model that didnt exhibit the deliberate quality of the other loops. Tong was delighted at how conscientiously they were following his model. "That amount of steel coil weighs a lot, so it needs to be told where its going to be," he says. Once completed, the piece was mounted and integrated with 12 industrial lamps.

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