# Geometrical Origami Decor 'Wood-Skin' can Fold into Limitless 3D Tiling Designs By Joey Haar | Published 2016-07-27 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/woodskin References: [fubiz.net](http://www.fubiz.net/en/2016/07/27/wood-moveable-3d-surfaces/?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=webfeeds) & [wood-skin](https://wood-skin.com/) 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](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/akenotex) 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](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/osso-bottone), while smart Wood-Skin consists of larger triangles of varying angles and sizes that become a [folded origami sculpture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/origami-series). 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. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.8/10 - Popularity: 79% | Activity: 58% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Gen X - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### 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. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Folded Timber Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flatpack-timber-lamp.md) - [Sophisticated Boiserie Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/materica.md) - [Timber-Like Smart Light Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nanoleaf-elements-wood-look-hexagon-lights.md) - [Texturized Decorative Wall Panels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/decorative-wall-panels.md) - [Self-Shaping Wooden Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hygroshape.md) - [Self-Shaping Timber Structures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hybrid-flax-pavilion.md) - [Naturalistic Mosaic Design Tiles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mosaic-wall-tiles.md) - [3D-Printed Wooden Furniture Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/econitwood.md) - [Sculptural Paper Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fragmenti.md)