Origami People have been developing a fascination with facets, and this love of all things angular is leading to a rise in the ancient art of Origami as an inspiration for complex bent forms in various areas of design. Like with tufting, the angles break up a material for visual interest and allow light to catch the item in different ways, adding the subtle drama that contemporary spaces have been missing in years past. How to do it
› Table bases are an easily overlooked detail that can benefit from a fun form. I recently found a chunky “golden nugget” side table to make a simple statement in a client’s home. › Origami also makes for great art, brought to a large scale and in new materials, like the simple but intriguing Fold sculpture I recently spied at Avenue Road.
overlap and intermingle) or near a light source that will shine through and spread the colour love around. How to do it
› For a quick addition, a few floating shelves can brighten up a wall. You might not even want to bother finding anything to put on them. › To really make a synthetic statement, try a transparent coffee table or night stand. A piece like this visually floats to keep an airy look while adding a shock of colour that defines a furniture grouping.
Plastic For the most future-forward look, it’s hard to beat the appeal of plastic. With people once again celebrating colour, the vivid tones of translucent materials like acrylic and polycarbonate will be the ultimate source of a hue infusion. Semi-transparent materials work best grouped together (so their colours
Yanic Simard is New Condo Guide’s design editor, principal designer of the Toronto Interior Design Group (tidg.ca), and regular guest expert on City’s Cityline. Check out Yanic’s accessory line, Yanic Simard Selected, at ysselected.com
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