In a special report from Paris' Maison & Objet show earlier this year, we predicted that geometric patterns would be big for 2012. Sure enough, lately we've been spotting bold, geometric prints everywhere. Rendered in colorful hues, basic shapes like triangles, squares and diamonds bring a jolt of life to a modern space — and appeal to the kindergartner in all of us.
Top row:
1. Geometric wallpaper livens up a well-tailored room. Real Living AU via Dust Jacket Attic.
2. Prints by Carl Kleiner.
3. Aaron Moran creates strange minerals from wood. Via Inspiration of the Nation.
4. A uniquely painted door from Design*Sponge.
5. Wooden faceted bead necklace from So Little Time Co. on Etsy.
Middle Row:
6. Work of artist Pard Morrison, via Happy Mundane.
7. Painted nightstand via Design*Sponge.
8. Colored block DIY from Etsy.
9. Recycled timber jewelry hanger from Stampel Studio.
10. Fleur by Richard Schur, via Artnet.
Bottom Row:
11. Steel trays by Clara Von Zweigbergk for Hay, via DesignBoom.
12. Klein Bottle House by McBride Charles Ryan, via ArchDaily.
13. Lubna Chowdhary tiles, via Bloesem.
14. Painted floor by George Korsmit, via The Artful Desperado.
15. Themis mobile from The Future Perfect.
MORE GEOMETRY ON APARTMENT THERAPY:
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• Print Love: Triangles
• Polyhedron Fever: 5 Home Goods
• Floating Geometry (Printable Polyhedrons)
(Images: as linked above)
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This immediately made me think of the Gotye "Somebody that I used to know" video that is so popular right now!
I hate this trend with everything except hexagons. I've always found interlocking hexagons to be a beautiful pattern that feels more modernist than outright geometric -- maybe because I'm in love with the Gaudí sidewalk tiles on Barcelona's Passeig de Gràcia that are interlocking hexagons with a botanical textured pattern. THOSE I love; the rest reminds me of ugly math problems! :)
I love it with all my heart because i've always liked it. Since my grandma brought some swedish books with crochet patterns when I was little.
I really love this! I'd love to paint one of my walls with geometric shapes but I just worry I'll get sick of it in a couple of months :/
The geometric shapes trend has been happening for long enough to be tired at this point. I liked the look enough but it's ready to be shelved along with the keep calm poster. It's just to ubiquitous to feel genuine enough for a home (my home at least)
For me it is not a trend at all it is just a continuation of the images I grew up with. Maybe for some this is a novelty thing but for me it is legacy.