Wood-Skin is a design material that can add depth to classic tiling designs or function as its own unique quasi-sculpture. Invented by a Milan-based materials design firm of the same name, Wood-Skin graces places like LinkedIn's Madrid office as well as restaurants and businesses around the world.
Wood-Skin comes in two types: "regular" and "smart." The regular Wood-Skin looks like a simple, tessellating triangle pattern that is best suited as a twist on classic tiles, while smart Wood-Skin consists of larger triangles of varying angles and sizes that become a folded origami sculpture. Regardless of the type, Wood-Skin can be custom-shaped to any wall or structure using the company's software program. After deciding on the shape, consumers choose the type of composite layers that they want, then Wood-Skin builds the material and installs it on site.
The complex 3D shapes possible with Wood-Skin are a modern take on classic concepts like tiling and even origami.
Why This Trend Is Growing
- Geometrical Origami Design
- Wood-Skin's use of origami-like folds to create complex 3D shapes offers opportunities for innovative decor designs.
- Customized Tiling Solutions
- The ability to custom-shape Wood-Skin to any structure offers opportunities for tailored tiling solutions in various industries.
- Innovative Composite Materials
- Wood-Skin's use of composite materials and unique software program offers opportunities for creating other innovative material designs.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Interior Design and Decor
- Wood-Skin offers a new way to create inventive geometric designs and tiling solutions for interior design projects.
- Architecture and Construction
- Wood-Skin's customizable material and software program present new opportunities for unique structural designs in architecture and construction.
- Art and Sculpture
- The use of Wood-Skin's smart material and origami-like folds can lead to creating innovative art and sculpture designs.
