# Drifter-Inspired Furniture Liliana Ovalle is Inspired by the Ingenuity of Knot Tying By Andrew Robertson | Published 2012-04-06 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/liliana-ovalle References: [itsnicethat](http://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/liliana-ovalle) & [lilianaovalle](http://www.lilianaovalle.com/) In regards to her line of modern furniture, Mexican city-born designer Liliana Ovalle gets her inspiration from the "improvisation and low resources of the people in Mexico city." Not everyone is privy to a U-Haul let alone a simple trolley, for them moving becomes an exercise of manipulation and careful knot tying. Most of us have come across the nomad whose entire abode is carried within a shopping cart, with various bags and equipment strapped to the side. This sense of intricate binding alongside an overabundance of material is what we get from Liliana Ovalle's furniture. Utilizing a straight-forward design for a base frame, the [Royal College of art Graduate](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/international-photography-exhibition) ties a variety of pillows and blankets in a fashion that looks as if comfort is literally spilling out. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.8/10 - Popularity: 76% | Activity: 61% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/furniture) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Drifter-inspired Design:** Incorporating techniques used by urban nomads and drifters to create furniture. - **Improvised Furniture Design:** Designing furniture that can be easily assembled and disassembled with minimal resources and improvisation. - **Comfort-first Design:** Designing furniture that prioritizes comfort and relaxation over conventionally sleek design. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Furniture:** Creating furniture designs that reflect the need for mobility, ease of use, and low-resource production. - **Interior Design:** Integrating unconventional pieces of furniture that mimic the designs of urban drifters into interior design schemes. - **Textile Manufacturing:** Leveraging unique textures and patterns to create playful, yet functional pieces of furniture that challenge traditional manufacturing. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Climbing Rope-Crafted Furniture Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/entwined-objects.md) - [Geometric Rocking Chair Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oval-rocking-chair.md) - [Weaving-Inspired Knotted Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nudo-collection.md) - [Alternate Reality-Inspired Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lana-series.md) - [Pool Noodle-Inspired Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/loop-furniture.md) - [Wooden Textural Furniture Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/corrugated-furniture.md) - [Knotted Wooden Furniture Capsules](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paco-y-paco.md) - [Waste-Incorporated Chair Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/knoll-chairs.md) - [Chic Norm-Challenging Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wiggle-collection.md)