With its new launch Nature Beckons, 17 abstract and literal Biophilic patterns, Wilsonart expands its online Virtual Design Library. From bold, green, graphic designs inspired by a soaring canopy of trees to rustic white-washed woods and the sweet, hexagonal prismatic wax cells of a honeycomb, these new engineered natural surface materials were created to nourish the human-nature connection. Based on the concept of Biophilic Design, the architectural framework that weaves patterns of nature into the built environment, the 17 new patterns in Nature Beckons can be viewed in the Wilsonart Visualizer and include:
Canopy – A bold, green, graphic design, this medium-scale pattern is inspired by the canopy of a tree that has been fractured by sunlight into diamonds, like a kaleidoscope.
Swirling Fields – A large-scale graphic design, this grey-on-grey pattern is full of organic swirling lines.
Dappled Cement – Reminiscent of textured concrete, various shades of light grey dominate this large-scale geometric design.
Dappled Concrete – Also reminiscent of textured concrete, this large-scale geometric design has various shades of grey and darker charcoal.
Woven Reeds (pictured) – This textile-inspired design in earthy green has a medium-scale fractured geometric pattern.
Woven Clouds – A textile inspired design in warm white and grey, this is a medium-scale fractured geometric pattern.
Monkeypod Wood – A celebrated, exotic wood from Hawaii, this wood design is large-scale and has a range of rich brown colors and dark grain features.
Brown Tulipwood – A soft grained wood design in medium warm-toned brown, this stunning large-scale wood pattern has dark brown heartwood.
Natural Tulipwood – A soft grained wood pattern in a range of light taupe, this large-scale design has dramatic dark brown sapping.
Cedar – A wood design with tight vertical and tight grain lines, the heartwood in this veneer look is a uniform reddish-brown color.
Digital Lumber – An abstracted, rustic, white-washed wood design, this large-scale pattern has warm neutral wood tones balanced throughout.
Digital Timber – An abstracted, rustic wood design, the colors in this large-scale pattern are taupe, brown and black.
Oat Honeycomb – A small-scale hexagon design, this medium warm neutral color is in the Spectrum line.
Teal Honeycomb – A small-scale hexagon design in a teal color, this is another Spectrum line pattern.
Crimson Honeycomb – A small-scale hexagon design in a crimson color, is a Spectrum line pattern.
Pumpkin Honeycomb – A small-scale hexagon design in a dark orange color from the Spectrum line.
Dark Honeycomb – A small-scale hexagon design in deep indigo color from the Spectrum line.
