# Chic Chain-Link Decor Personeni Raffaele Scharer Architects are Taking Design Tips off the Streets By Brandon Bastaldo | Published 2013-04-08 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chain-link-decor References: [dezeen](http://www.dezeen.com/2013/04/05/apartment-building-in-chailly-by-personeni-raffaele-scharer-architects/) Anyone can head over to a department store and buy brightly colored wall decals to make their humble abode into a swinging party pad, and that's precisely why Swiss design studio Personeni Raffaele Scharer Architects' stunningly simplistic chain-link decor is a striking example of [house decoration](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/casa-gesso) that adds panache by using street objects and a stripped-bare design. Built in Switzerland, this wondrous three-story structure was made with sharp, pointed corners that were used to emphasize the site's construction limits. Even more interestingly, the insides of this dreamy white space are [unfinished concrete surfaces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/marcela-cure) that were designed to "show the materials for what they really are." One of the most irresistible features of this structure is its beautifully simple chain-link decor that sees Personeni Raffaele Scharer Architects using a street object like a fence to stylishly emphasize their quiet but powerful architectural work of art. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.7/10 - Popularity: 11% | Activity: 2% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Chain-link Decor:** Opportunity to incorporate everyday street objects like fences into interior design for a unique and stylish look. - **Stripped-bare Design:** Potential to showcase raw, unfinished materials in interior design, highlighting their true nature. - **Simplistic Architecture:** Demand for minimalistic and clean architectural structures with striking design elements like sharp corners. ### Where This Applies - **Interior Design:** Innovative approaches to incorporating unconventional materials and objects into interior design projects. - **Architecture:** Opportunity to create unique architectural structures that blend seamlessly with the surroundings and utilize raw materials. - **Construction:** Growing demand for construction projects that showcase unconventional design elements and emphasize the true nature of materials. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Luxuriously Artistic Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/child-studio1.md) - [Reinforced Concrete Housing Sets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/residenza-carsg.md) - [Paired-Back Modernist Interiors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/modernist-interior.md) - [Japanese Landscape-Donned Restaurants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ginza-41.md) - [Industrial-Inspired Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/glassbrick-apartment.md) - [Slick Perforated Steel Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/perforated-steel-furniture.md) - [Sustainable Swiss Chalets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ls-design.md) - [Evocative Mid-Century Stores](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nikos-koulis.md) - [Renovated Maximalist Apartments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/casa-di-fantasia.md)