# Stacked Tile Cities Jacob Dahlgren Builds an Overwhelming City Installation With Tiles By Joanne Lam | Published 2010-05-08 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jacob-dahlgren References: [loudreams](http://www.loudreams.com/2010/05/jacob-dahlgreen-art/#more-17338) & [jacobdahlgren](http://www.jacobdahlgren.com/images/malmo.htm) Jacob Dahlgren gets creative and goes all out with this 'Colour Reading and Contexture' installation. Built entirely out of [household tiles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/uu-tiles-collection), this intricately-weaved city complex is overwhelmingly interesting to say the least. Along with the variety in [color and size](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/colorscape-installation), Jacob Dahlgren incorporates the [different levels and textures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-scad) of each building to add to the three-dimensional piece of work. **Implications** - Jacob Dahlgren is at it again with another brilliant concept. I like this collection so much that I could not help myself but go through it twice. What a marvelous series of buildings. Check out more shots of the Jacob Dahlgreen architectural city in the gallery. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.6/10 - Popularity: 5% | Activity: 6% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% 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) > [Architecture](https://www.trendhunter.com/architecture) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Intricate Tile Installations:** Creating intricate city installations using tiles presents opportunities for disruptive innovation in architectural design and urban planning. - **Three-dimensional Artwork:** The use of different levels and textures in tile artwork opens up opportunities for disruptive innovation in the field of artistic expression and interior design. - **Weaving Different Colors and Sizes:** Incorporating a variety of colors and sizes in tiled designs offers disruptive innovation opportunities in the fields of mosaic art and decorative flooring. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Architecture and Urban Planning:** The use of tiles as a medium for architectural installations could revolutionize the way cities and buildings are designed and constructed. - **Art and Design:** The use of tiles in three-dimensional artwork opens up new avenues for artists and designers to explore innovative techniques and materials. - **Decorative Flooring:** Incorporating diverse colors and sizes in tiled flooring designs allows for disruptive innovation in the realm of interior decoration and flooring solutions. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Tile-Clad Colorful Blocky Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/reglow.md) - [Stackable Clay Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/torre-vases.md) - [Paper-Made Mosaic Artwork](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/real-life-architecture-exhibition.md) - [Whimsical Sculptural Furniture Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/city-block-series.md) - [Protest Sand Architecture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bland-castles.md) - [Towering Wooden Block Sets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/capsule-tower.md) - [Ultra-Colorful High-Density Residential Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/highdensity-residential-design.md) - [Dynamic Interchangeable Wall Tiles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/abyss-wall.md) - [Colorful Educational Art Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sparking-change.md)