These 25 wave-shaped works of art all attempt to represent the peacefulness of the ocean in land-based design. The ocean has always been a source of inspiration, and for good reason. It is the ultimate earthly frontier.
If you love the ocean (and who doesn’t?), these wave-shaped designs can bring a bit of the sea to your life.
Implications - The sinuous, winding lines of ocean currents are universally calming and visually arresting; contemporary building designers are using these cues to imbue the serenity of the sea into awe-inspiring architectural masterpieces. A curvaceous design turns what would otherwise be an ordinary edifice into an instant landmark, boosting its value and visibility.
25 Wave-Shaped Works of Art
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Harmonious Houseboats
Robert Harvey Oshatz Inspires With His Wood and Waves Fennell Residence
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Inner Wave Photography
A Collection of Photos Taken from Inside Ocean Waves
23
Tidal Wave Architecture
Tsunami Museum is Covered in Water Walls, Filled With History
22
Accessories Shaped by Sound
Personalized Audio Waveform Rings
21
Wavey SuperCars
The Scuderia Bizzarrini p538
20
A New Wave in Furniture
The Storyline Shelf
19
Sculptural Swings
$25,000 ‘Wave' Hammock is a Work of Art
18
Four-Man Sinks
Bandini Ocean Wave Basins Invite Crowds to the Bathroom
17
Photovoltaic Rooftop Waves
The Solar Wave Pavilion by Michael Jantzen
16
Graffiti Wave Riders
Andre for Quicksilver Surfboards are Gnarly
15
Surfer Greeting Caps
Fitted Hawaii 'Shaka' New Era Cap Makes Stylish Waves
14
Water Current Creations
The Izz Cafe in Istanbul Inspired by the Ocean Waves
13
Kinetic Wave Sculptures
Reuben Margolin Creates Mind-Blowing Visual Art
12
Wave Clock Exposes Nature Of Universe
11
Tidal Wavechitecture
Far Studio's Chao Phraya River Landmark Wins First Place
10
Furniture That Molds to Your Shape
The Wave Seat
9
Mind-Mapped Sofas
Lucas Maassen Uses Sleep to Create the Brainwave Couch
8
Artistic Wave Riders
4 Elements Surfboards Make a Bold Statement at the Beach
7
Ribbon Coat Racks
Headsprung Uses Messy But Creative Design for Delightful Home Decor
6
Wave-Inspired Stools
The Flosion Seating System
5
Beefy Body Boards
Can Miguel Angel's Horizontal Personal Watercraft Survive the Waves?
4
Seaside-Inspired Accessories
Lulu Guinness Makes Waves with S/S ‘09 Handbag Designs
3
Graphic Wave Benches
The Alexandre Moronnoz Urban Seating Evokes a Futuristic Feel
2
Ocean-Inspired Lounge Chairs
The Studio OOOMS Sea-Urchin
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Fluid Iron Adornments
Iron Design's Coat Rack, Book Sconce Are Metal in Motion
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Chic Olympic Surfer Fashions
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Wellbeing-Harnessing Fan-Like Chairs
Futurewave Designs the Shanti Chair for Inner Design
Ocean Plastic Watches
Armitron x Wildlife Conservation Society Debut Watches #Tide Collection
3D-Printed Ceramic Designs
Rameshwari Jonnalagedda Designs the Terramound Series
Plant-Filled Latticed Buildings
Wallflower Architecture + Design Creates the Touching Eden House
Discreet Architectural Polish Homes
Mobius Architekci Designs the Loop House in Rural Poland
Sophisticated Upcycled Home Sculptures
Origin Made Boasts the Exquisite Barco Basket Sculptures
Inclusive Elementally Inspired Jewelry
Every Wave Features Pieces Inspired by the Essence of Water
Glass Surfaced Furniture Series
Alain Gilles Designs the Illusion Collection for Glass Variations
Playful Concrete Wash Basins
The Kast Wave Collection Prioritizes a Sculptural Form
Organic Contour Couch Designs
The Siwa Sofa Offers Sections for Curling Up
Artful Graphic Beach Towels
ZigZagZurich Presents the Artist Terry Beach Towel Capsule
Eco-Friendly Offices
Office@27 by Sanjay Puri Architects is Enhanced by Ancient Indian Principles
Japanese Inn-Inspired Apartments
Intheory Design Creates an Apartment Inspired by Ryokan
Beautifully Sculptural Concrete Museums
Qatar Museums Unveils Official Images of the Lusail Museum
Stunning Mid-Century Coastal Homes
Design Theory Updates a House from the 1960s
H-Shaped Structural Mountain Homes
Studio B Architecture + Interiors Designs the Villa H
Visibly Undulating Stool Designs
The Concave Stool by Deniz Aktay is Structured Yet Soft
Curvaceous Shelf-Paired Mirrors
The Wave Mirror by Joao Teixeira Has an Abstract Silhouette
Indoor Surfing Bars
Groundswell is a Newly Opened Destination to Eat, Drink, and Surf
Transformed Ocean View Homes
Sha Wang from Atelier Fēn Renovates a Canadian House
Ocean-Inspired Jewelry Collections
Flaire & Co. Brings Bring Seaside Elegance with Its New Capsule
Sculptural Geometric Formed ADUs
Cover Architecture Has Unveiled its New Moongate ADU
Geometric Wooden Art Sculptures
Aleph Geddis Creates the Series of Dimensional Wooden Art
Kilometer-Long Museums
Junya Ishigami Introduces the Zaishui Art Museum Along a Lake
Sculptural Nature-Inspired Designs
Sukwoo Lee Designs the Drop Series Highlighting Eternal Beauty
Sand Dune-Inspired Airport Roofs
Kohn Pedersen Fox Completes a Terminal Design
Cedar-Clad L-Shaped Beach Homes
Oza Sabbeth Architecture Created the Osprey's Landing Home
Vibrant Adaptable Workplaces
Ester Bruzkus Architekten Designs a Modern Workspace for Relaxound
Water Movement Sculptural Instruments
The Inner Waves Installation is a Musical Light Show
Award-Winning Housing Designs
Hong-En Lin Emphasizes the Importance of Clean Water Access
Geometry-Inspired Vase Collections
Lorenz Noelle Designs the Triangle Vase Collection
Off-Grid Oceanside Homes
Campos Studio Designs a Sculptural Cliffside Home in Mexico
Expansive Motion-Inspired Furniture Series
Eskayel's Forma Textile Series Explores Linear Shapes
Swooped Museum Roof Planes
BIG Designs the Waterfront Suzhou Museum of Contemporary Art
Wooden Surrounded Concrete Homes
Omer Arbel Presents Designs for a Range of Washington State Homes
Interactive Kinetic Sculptures
This Dynamic Sculpture Takes Its Cue From Tide and Wind Data
Fortress-Like Dynamic Residences
McLeod Bovell Designs the Liminal House in Vancouver
Wavy Metal Facades
SO-IL's 9 Chapel Residential Tower Offers a Istinctive Architectural Vision
Spiritual Meditation Chair Exhibitions
Andrés Reisinger Presents the 12 Chairs for Meditation Show
Eccentric Australian Seaside Homes
YSG Updates the Interiors of a Seaside House in Byron Bay
Palm Springs-Inspired Coastal Homes
The Tonal Bliss Home in Melbourne Evokes Summery Energy
Juxtaposing Themed Furniture Designs
Ogmma Designs the Empírea Series of Furniture
Bamboo-Inspired Cultural Buildings
This Cultural Center Seamlessly Blends Into its Surroundings
Juxtaposing Minimal Artful Homes
Hino Studio Designs the Oceana Retreat in Florida
Dynamic Y-Shaped Glazed Houses
Saunders Architecture Designs the Y House in Alberta
Large Structural Ceramic Lamps
Olivia Xognet Draws Inspiration from her Move to Vallauris
Sail-Shaped Skyscapers
Hill West Architects Completes the Olympia Dumbo Building in Brooklyn
Organic Modern Hawaiian Skyscrapers
Arquitectonica Designs the Launiu Skyscraper in Hawaii
Subterranean Courtyard Galleries
Buzz Designs the Hermit Space Yards in Beijing Park
Retro Colorful Tile Collections
Aimée Wilder Designs the Frequency Collection of Tiles
Fiji Ocean-Front Estate Homes
A Tesm of Designers Join Forrces to Create the Reef House
Moon-Inspired Column Lights
Olivier Vitry’s MOONLIGHT Collection Adds a Dose of Texture
Digital City-Inspired Art Works
New Digital Art is on Display in Grand Central Station
Elevated Timber-Clad Homes
Habitable Form Designs the Victory Bay House on Kiawah Island
Relaxing Wooden Holiday Homes
Norm Architects Designs the Heatherhill Beach House
Geometric Cone-Shaped Mosques
Altwadum Designs the Bab Al Salam Mosque in Muscat, Oman
Ocean-Friendly Upholstery Textiles
The 'Sport' Textiles Are Crafted From Shoreline-Sourced Plastic
Moving Floating Entertainment Hubs
MEYER Floating Solutions Design the Oceaya Entertainment Hub
Mesmerizing Sculpture Exhibitions
Dan Lam Showcases Her Fourth Solo Exhibition Tiled Cosmic Shake
Meadow-Overlooking Sleek Homes
StudioAC Designs a Holiday Home iwth a Cedar-Clad Build
Geometrical Golden Ratio Mirrors
The Ascension Wall Mirror by Deniz Aktay is Harmonious
Greek Countryside Rural Retreats
Invisible Studio Created the House in an Olive Grove in Corfu
Femininity-Exploring Boutique Hotels
Estudio Carroll Designs the Xique Boutique Hotel
Recycling-Centric Waterfront Homes
Measured Architecture Designs the Shor House Project
Rustic Ruin-Inspired Aquariums
Tatiana Bilbao Estudio Designs The Sea of Cortez Research Center
Stingray-Inspired Restaurant Roofs
Atelier Nomadic Designs the Canopy of the Overwater Restaurant
Architecture-Inspired Home Sculptures
Origin Made Spotlights the Spiral and Flight Sculptures
Temple-Inspired Sculptural Lighthouses
Gonzalo Lebrija Designs the Dynamic El Faro Lighthouse
Futuristic Curved Islandic Homes
The Collective Studio Co., Ltd Designs the Nest Residence
Tranquil Aesthetic Bungalow Renovations
OWIU Design Created the Echo Park Hillhouse
Figure 8-Structured House
Silvia Fiarman and Alexis Dornier Design the Loop House in Bali
Cloister-Style Sculptural Galleries
Axel Vervoordt and Tatsuro Miki Design the Meridiano
Layered Landscape Rug Collections
Dale Chihuly and The Rug Company Drop Masterpieces II
Spiral-Inspired Minimal Benches
Verónica Mar Designs the Minimal Soul Sculpture Bench
Concrete Boxes-Overlapping Homes
FujiwaraMuro Architects Designs the House in Tsurumi-ku
Nature-Connecting Tranquil Homes
José Roberto Paredes Designs the Al Suave House
Sustainably Designed Mumbai Offices
Sanjay Puri Architects Designs the Office@27 Workspace
Contemporary Nature-Inspired Homes
Fuller/Overby Architecture Designs the Nebo House
Natural Japanese Art Galleries
Brazil's Yayoi Kusama Gallery Features a Nature-Inspired Design
Crystalline Chinese Museum Buildings
The 'Space Crystal' Building Looks Like An Otherworldly Rock
Mountain-Based Curved Viewpoints
Line+ Studio Creates the Yunhai Forest Service Station
Scattered Boulder-Inspired Homes
Omar Gandhi Architects Designs the Rockbound House
Mesmerizing Fluid Art Installations
Dutch Invertuals Creates the Flow Fountain Installation
Metal-Wrapped Exhibition Spaces
Trace Architecture Office Creates a Structural Steel Wrap
Woven Upholstery Textile Capsules
The Elemental Wright Collection Highlights Organic Architecture
Tranquil Functional Home Designs
Atelier Varun Goyal Designs the Modern Courtyard House
Artful Reflective Art Exhibitions
Rice Roshan Showcases The Space in Between Exhibit
Curvaceous Brick Forest Homes
Blurring Boundaries Designs the Asmalay Home in a Forest
Juxtaposing South Californian Homes
Studio Gutow Designs the Emerald Bay House in Laguna Beach
Hillside Pink Tile Homes
Studio weave Designs the Seoseang House Overlooking the Sea
Functionally Elegant Modern Homes
Monica Fried Design and Mojo Stumer Create the Old Westbury Home
Organic Abstract Furniture Series
Superlife Presents the Flow Family Series to its Roster
Stone-Stacked Dynamic Fountains
Sabine Marcelis and SolidNature Create the Vondel Fountain
Geometric African Homes
Gregory Katz Architecture Designs the Great Primary Shapes Home
Long Geometric Hawaiian Guesthomes
Hahn Lavsen Creates the Vipp Cold Hawaii Guesthouse
Japanese Craftsmanship-Inspired Sculpture
UO Created the Nakajimaya Crossing Sculpture in a Hotel
Beachside Modern Daybed Setups
Haldane Martin Designs the Contour Daybed by the Beach
Subway-Lined Waved Panels
Ateneo Used 3D Tech to Form Sculptural Walls Around Wuyuanwan Station
Rammed Earth Coastal Houses
Wood Marsh Designs the Peninsula House Along the Australian Coast
Traditional Sustainable School Designs
Heatherwick Studio Showcases Plans for Universidad Ean
Orange Tonal Concrete Homes
Álvaro Siza Designs the Colien House on a Sloped Site in Spain
Waved Metal-Wrapped Buildings
SO-IL Designs the 9 Chapel Residences Located in Brooklyn
Natural Landscape-Surrounding Homes
All(zone) Designs the Under the Rain Trees Holiday Home
Sand Dune-Inspired Sculptural Lighting
Moss Presents the Dune Light with Aluminum Shades
Coastal View Island Residences
Linehouse Designs the Cape Drive Residence Interiors
Lighthouse-Functioning Concrete Structures
Lin Architecture Creates the Concrete Pavilion in China
Aegean Architecture-Inspired Home Designs
Studio Kali Designs the Arkhe Collection of Furniture
Candy-Colored Glass Lighting
Curiousa Designs the Wave II Collection of Vibrant Lights
Pyramidal Roof Steel-Framed Homes
Niall McLaughlin Architects Designs the Saltmarsh House
Lotus Flower-Inspired Villas
Thilina Liyanage Designs the Lotus Villa Inspired by Nature
Mindful Study Spaces
Chaoffice Embraces Zen-Inspired Design Sensibilities in House Under the Boat
Oceanfront Luxe Residential Complexes
Tadao Ando Unveils the Armani Beach Residences
Curvaceous Floating Illusion Furniture
Fantin Tapped Designers to Create the Wave Collection
Curved Line-Formed Functional Chairs
Woocheol Shin Designs the Heart Chair with Organic Lines
Beach-Overlooking Picturesque Homes
teamSTAR Designs the Villa A in Japan's Yokosuka-City
Dynamic Structural Mirror Designs
Bo Zhang Designs the Zig/Zag Collection of Colorful Decor
Turtle-Shaped Bamboo Restaurants
Thilina Liyanage Designs the Turtle Restaurant on the Coast
Boat Design-Inspired Modern Homes
Bates Masi + Architects Designs the Three Mile Harbor
Elegant Gabled Coastal Homes
Walker Warner Designs the Hale Kiawe Home with Elevated Flair
Industrial Warehouse-Inspired Offices
Carr Designs a New Office Block with Industrial Themes
Retro Coastal Home Updates
Feldman Architecture Renovates the Pebble Beach Residence
Thick-Walled Coastal Buildings
KLG Architects Designs the Hytte Riverview in South Africa
Water-Surrounded Summer Homes
Akb Architects Designed the Whistling Wind Islands in Ontario
Geometric-Shaped Wall Lighting
Maarten De Ceulaer Designs the Impulse Wall Light
California Coastline Renovated Homes
Electric Bowery Renovates a Big Sur House in California
Tranquil River-Overlooking Residences
Lake Flato Architects Designs the River Bend Residence
Dynamic Concrete Modern Buildings
Atelier Matias Mosquera Designs the Shire Building
Rideable Sandcastle Courses
The Lexus US Open of Surfing Has a First-of-Its-Kind Circuit
Water Flow-Inspired Art Buildings
MAD Designs the Waterfront Nanhai Arts Center in Guangdong
Whimsical Flowing Woodland Villas
Thilina Liyanage Designs the 3 Bedroom Balinese Villa
Immersive Breeze Houses
Alya Ola Abbas' Design Was Installed for Dubai Design Week 2023
Waterside Spiralled Footpath Stadiums
BDP Designs the Suoyuwan Barracuda in Dalian Bay
Organically Shaped Furniture Capsules
Kelly Wearstler Deisgns the Echo Collection of Furniture
Coastline Liminality Canadian Homes
McLeod Bovell Modern Homes Designs the Liminal House
Nature-Inspired Floral Villas
Thilina Liyanage Designs the Luxurious Blue Water Lily Villa
Trapezoidal Coastal Beach Houses
Emergentes Architectures Sàrl Designed the Dreal House in Chile
Dynamic Wavy Steel Canopies
New Office Works Creates the Cheung Sha Wan Pier Canopy
Sand Dune-Inspired Wall Panels
Gabriel Tan Designs the Sahara Wall Panels with Organic Lines