These August 2016 modern trends range from minimalist deconstructed lamps to transparent hostel rooms that fuse sophisticated design details with budget-friendly accommodations. When looking at the month's top interior design and architecture innovations, examples that fuse style with practicality take center stage. For example, products like BuzziBlinds' sound-absorbing workspace partitions let professionals customize office spaces and are ideal for blocking out noise during meetings or presentations.
When examining the month's tech innovations, these August 2016 modern trends include interactive bubble installations and digital luminescent skylines. These particular examples take traditional art to new heights by infusing it with connected elements that ultimately help to create a more immersive experience for viewers and museum visitors.
Rounding off this list are children's bicycles, objects and even fashion accessories that allow for personalization and self expression.
Top 40 Modern Trends in August
From Minimalist Deconstructed Lamps to Transparent Hostel Rooms:
Jana Pijak — Aug 28, 2016 — Art & Design

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Desexualized Body Portraits
Lovis Osternrik's Photo Series Features Contorted Human Bodies

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Revolutionary Furniture Series
Janne Kyttanen Explored the Possibilities Afforded with 3D Printing
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Customizable Children's Bikes
This Adjustable Bike Intersects Style with Functionality
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Flexible Desk Systems
Konstantin Grcic's Hack Desks Offer Easy to Set Up Millennial Workspaces
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Fungi-Cultivating Coffee Makers
The HIFA Drink Brewing System Recycles Coffee Grounds into Plants
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Minimalist Deconstructed Lamps
These Abstract Lamps Function as Statement Art Pieces
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Multi-Functional Condo Furniture
The 'CityHome' is Described as an "Apartment in a Box"
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Cubic Modern Home Protrusions
Multiple Blocks Make Up This Modern Madrid Residence
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Geometric Magnetic Shelves
These Modern Metal Shelves Show the Possibilities Its Material Affords
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Socially Conscious Installations
Ai Weiwei's Art Uses Life Jackets to Address the Refugee Crisis
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Painting-Inspired Rugs
This Decorative Rug is Designed Based on a Work from Artist Eddie Martinez
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Adaptable Kitchen Islands
The Venue Kitchen Is Self-Adjusting in Height to Offer Ergonomic Cooking
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Interactive Sonic Bubbles
The ENESS Light Sculpture Installation is Responsive to Human Touch
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Combination Toilet-Basins
This Space-Saving Toilet and Basin is a Unique Hybrid
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Abstract Chair Sculptures
These Abstract Chairs Look as Though They Have Frozen in Time
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Vibrant Swirling Illustrations
This Illustrator's Art Prints Imagine an Abstract New World
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Underground Art Tours
'The Art Tube Map' is the TfL's Guide to Art in the Subways of London
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Smart Security Doors
Valerii Kuznetsov's Smart Door Recognizes Inhabitants and Links to an App
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Converted Stable Studios
What Once Functioned as a Stable and Garage is Now a Studio Space
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Sound-Adsorbing Office Partitions
The BuzziBlinds Can Open and Close to Reduce Surrounding Noise
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Concrete Bowties
This Concrete Bowtie Accessory Offers a Contemporary Option
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Minimalist Steel Staircases
This Folded Steel Staircase Has No Visible Support
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Primary Color Desk Lamps
Designer Paul Smith Added to a Collaborative Collection with Anglepoise
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Modular Coat Racks
This Expandable Coat Rack Resembles a Leafless Tree
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Elegantly Simple Watches
Linjer's 'Dumb Watches' Take the Tech Out of Wristwear
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Reflective Concert Hallls
The 'Elbphilharmonie’ Has Over 1,000 Curved Glass Panels
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Candle-Powered Heaters
'Egloo' Introduces an Ecologically Friendly Way To Keep Warm
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Exploratory Handbag Photography
Sergei Stroitelev Captures What's Inside Women's Purses
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Luminescent Digital Skylines
This Illuminated Digital Art is Inspired by Buildings in Major Cities
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Transparent Hostel Rooms
This Hostel's Open-Concept Space is Divided with Dismountable LED Walls
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Whimsical Living Room Sets
This Furniture from Blå Station Makes Use of a Strange Bubbly Design
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Stone-Printed Photography
The 'Shots on Stone' are Prints Developed on Stone Tiles in a Darkroom
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Glass Furniture Lines
This Transparent Furniture Collection Embodies Sophisticated Design
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Cult Cinema-Inspired GIFs
'Lowpolyscenes' is a Series of Looping 3D Videos Inspired by Cult Movies
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Test Tube Glassware
Lanzavecchia + Wai Created a Collection of Science-Like Water Decanters
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Acoustic 3D Printing Implants
These 3D-Printed Objects are Brought to Life with Sound Data
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Kaleidescopic VR Flooring
Funky Magic Carpets Bring Mesmerizing Patterns to Milton Keynes
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Philosophical Timelapse Films
This Video is a Physical Representation of a Philosophical Theory
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3D-Printed Zoetropes
Akinori Goto Puts a Modern Twist on Age-Old Zoetrope Designs
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Furniture Design Resurrections
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Colorfully Saturated Home Collections
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Edgy Speaker Designs
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Bauhaus Era-Inspired Furniture
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Modern Furniture Designs
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Ultra-Modern Furniture Collections
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Digitized Gas Lamp Lanterns
The Conceptual 'AUGE' Camping Lantern Modernizes a Classic
Revived Celebrated Home Decor
Ikea Brings Back Archives in the Nytillverkad Vintage Collection
Refined Sculptural Table Lamps
Hering Lighting Boasts the Elegant Burgeon Table Lamp
Futuristic Imaginative Design Concepts
Toyota Introduces the Unique E-Collection of Products
Retro Nightlife-Inspired Hotels
Necchi Architecture Designs the Hôtel Château d'Eau
Wooden Warm Light Collections
Lostine Adds Four Designs to the Modernism Lighting Capsule
Dynamic Structural Furniture Designs
ÆTHER/MASS and Alton Design Two New Products
Modern Luxury Holiday Cabins
Compact Housing and Studio Sluijzer Design the Yiruma Cabins
Minimal Mid-Century Hollywood Homes
Studio Qasabian Designs the Mulholland Home in LA
Y2K-Inspired Neon Light Art
LaMoMo Neon Debuted a New Aesthetically Driven Collection
Modern Dynamic Structural Lamps
Louis Filosa Designs the Sculptural Horizon Table Light
Interior Design Concept Guides
IKEA Unveils its Inaugural Style Guide on Home Design
Elevated Modern Portable Lamps
Louis Poulsen Designs the VL 45 Radiohus Portable Lamp
Lucite Furniture Collections
Draga & Aurel's 'Zen' Collection Replicates Light Refractions
Past Era-Honoring Furniture Capsules
IKEA Rounds Out its NYTILLVERKAD Time Capsule
Sleek Modern Table Collections
Cosentino and Modular Lighting Instruments Drop a New Capsule
Functional Everyday Object Collections
Goux Studio Showcases the New Modular Plus Collection
Playful Table Lamp Designs
The Toto Lamp by Fabien Cappello for Hem Makes a Statement
Brutalist-Inpsired Nature Getaways
The New Vipp Tunnel is Designed by Room 11 in Tasmania
Functional Streamlined Ceramic Tiles
Unknown, Untitled Introduced the UU Tiles Collection
Vibrant Rechargeable Portable Lamps
Mud Australia Unveils the Simplistically Beautiful Pop Lamp
Minimal Desk Accessories Concepts
The DESKRISK Series Organizes the Working Space
Contemporary Home Fall Furniture
Blu Dot Presents Its Fall 2024 Collection of Furniture
Stunningly Minimalist Lighting Designs
The Ipoli Collection by Lambert Et Fils is Chic & Modern
Invasive Wood Hotel Interiors
Policronica Transforms the Hotel Elysée Montmartre Interiors
Modern Rounded Treehouse Pods
Antony Gibbon Designed the Burl Treehouse Nestled in Nature
Sci-Fi-Inspired Dynamic Lamps
Michael Jantzen Designs the Space-Time Transformation Lamp
Whimsical Joint Lighting Collections
Rakumba and Tom Fereday Join Forces on the Port Collection
Design-Focused Wooden Lamps
Wooden Soul Stocks New Lamp Designs Crafted from Woodworking Techiques
Modern Minimalism Apartments
Between the Walls Designs the Old&New Apartment in Kyiv
Curved Translucent Experimental Apartments
NEUHÄUSL HUNAL Designs the Sculptor's Apartment
Aesthetic Interior Fridge Trends
Country & Town House Published a Guide to 'Fridgescaping'
Topography-Inspired Furniture Capsules
Zaha Hadid Architects Designs the TOPOS Collection
Blown Glass-Inspired Lighting Capsules
Gauzak Design Studio Creates the Luisa Collection of Light
Wool Translucent Pendant Lamps
Studio Truly Trult and Woolmark Craft the Big Glow for Rakumba
Tile-Clad Colorful Blocky Furniture
Studio Rens Created the Re-Glow Collection of Furniture
Shifting Industrial Illuminators
The MOEBE Pivoting Lamps Collection Includes Two Styles
Infinitely Expandable Light Fixtures
Rarify and Gantri Join on the Cube One Table Lamp
Cloud-Inspired Furniture Designs
Per Buchardt & Nicoline Olsen Design the Cloud Tables
Vibrantly Designed Modern Collections
CIMENTO and Patricia Urquiola Create the Alberoni Collection
60s Vintage-Tinged Decor Collections
IKEA Continues to Grow the Nytillverkad Collection
Juxtaposing Material Furniture Series
Junya Igashami Designs a New Furniture Collection
Contemporary Versatile Glassware
Richard Brendon Designs the Modern Optic Collection
Sustainable Paneling Designs
Luigi Iacucci Introduces Inspiring Lines at Milan Design Week 2024
Sculptural Lighting Collections
Unform Studio Presents Two Innovative Collections at Milan
Urban Oasis-Reflecting Hotel Expansions
Ministry of Design Leads the Standard Singapore Designs
Minimal Modern Desk Designs
The Single Desk by found / Founded has a Compact Form
Cutting-Edge Design Programming
Triennale Milano Offers an Array of Events for Milan Design Week
Classic Architecture-Inspired Lighting
Zeynep Boyan Designs the Monumental Collection of Lamps
Modern Office Environments
The MOL Campus Project Was Designed by Architecture Firm Kinzo
Modernism-Themed Residence Collections
Lindal Homes Presents its Evolve Collection of Homes
NYC-Inspired Steel Furniture
Micah Rosenblatt Designs the City Block Collection of Furniture
Refined Minimal Furniture Capsules
Mjölk and Thom Fougere Unveil Another Collection
Bright Whimsical Home Accessories
Blue Balcony Design Studio Delivers a Range of Vibrant Decor
Mineral-Exploring Modern Decor Capsules
Sten Studio Presents the Cosmic Relics Collection
Illuminated Curtained Light Installations
Lachlan Turczan Adds to Making the Invisible Visible
Natural Material-Emphasizing Furniture Lines
Origin Made Introduces Part I of Its 2024 Collection
Urban Houston Hotel Designs
Bunkhouse Hotels Presents the Hotel Saint Augustine
Contemporary Artful Bright Apartments
Butterfly Studios Designs a Bright Krakow Apartment
Refreshed Retro Chair Designs
Knoll Shines a Spotlight on the Tugendhat Chair Design
Elegant Compact Table Lamps
Humble Lights Presents the Air Table Lamp Through Ameico
Moon-Inspired Lighting Designs
Woodenedot's LUA Light Replicates the Cosmic Themes
Nature Blending Modern Homes
MODU Designed the Mini Tower One Residence in Brooklyn
Contemporary Classic Home Decor
Lemieux et Cie has Launched a New Modern Collection
Architecture-Inspired Compact Mirrors
OBJEKTE UNSERER TAGE Designs the Friedrich Mini Mirror
Robust Monolithic Walled Homes
H Arquitectes Completes the Casa 1736 in Barcelona
Contemporary Modular Floor Lamps
Città and Alex Buckman Design the Point Floor Lamp Modular
Compact Geometric Portable Lamps
&Tradition Designs the Portable Pivot Lamp
Environmentally Blending Residences
A Threshold Studio Designs the Ineffable Light Home
Renovated Maximalist Apartments
David/Nicolas Renovates the Casa di Fantasia in Milan
Log Cabin-Inspired Minimal Homes
Gartnerfuglen Arkitkter Designs the Årestua Home in Telemark
Modular Office Meeting Spaces
The Toko Meeting Pod by Carl Gustav Magnusson is Ultra-Stylish
Personal Cubicle Concepts
Ma. Camilla Isabel Reyes Designs a Personal Working Pod Concept
Brutalist Concrete Tower Apartments
Archmongers Renovates the Trellick Tower in London
Dynamic Sculptural Task Lamps
Haworth Joins Gantri and PROWL on Three Task Lamps
Minimal Warm Furniture Expansions
Norm Architects Designs the Karimoku Case Collection
90s-Inspired Vibrant Home Designs
Another Human Creates Vibrant Interiors fo the Holboro House
Progressive Interior Design Materials
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Lively Transformed Vibrant Homes
02A studio Adds Splashes of Color to Casa Buondelmonti
Woven Upholstery Textile Capsules
The Elemental Wright Collection Highlights Organic Architecture
Dynamic Colorful Glass Designs
Kosta Boda, Hanna Handotter, and Front Design the Pavilion Set
Technical Minimal Furniture Capsules
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Lightness-Themed Womenswear Boutiques
Between the Walls Designs the One by One Womenswear Store
Geometric Sleek Interior Products
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Sustainable Vivid Installations
Durat Unveils the PORTA DEI COLORI Installation
Chamotte Stoneware Furniture Series
Alan Louis Presents New Designs at Maison&Objet
Organically Fluid Lighting Collections
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Contemporary Collectible Designs
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Pixelated Furnished Eyewear Stores
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Miniature Portable Ambiant Lamps
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Modern Art Design Auctions
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Structural Blown Glass Tables
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Americana Furniture Debut Capsules
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Elegant Artful Townhouses
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Translucent Bulbous Pendant Lamps
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Archetypal Conical Light Designs
The Fragile Lamp by Jaume Ramírez Has a Timeless Look
Gendered Concept-Exploring Furniture
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Sleek Contemporary Metal-Encased Lamps
The Library Lamp is Reinterpreted with a Modern Flair
Transparent Bean Bag Furniture
Shayan Ramesht Designs a Sustainable Bean Bag Structure
Modern Deco Office Designs
Reflect Architecture Designs the NewGen Office with Contemporary Detail
Crystal-Celebrating Light Capsule
Tom Fereday Joins Rakumba on the Port Light Capsule
Timeless Furniture Series
Artek Creates the Crafted Through Time Series to Build on Designs
Artful Four-Poster Bed Installations
Uchronia Creates the Day Bed Installation in Paris
Vintage Culture-Inspired Table Lamps
Jaime Hayon Designs the Montera Lamp for &Tradition
Textural Modern Outdoor Furniture
Tom Dixon Creates the Groove Collection of Furniture
Candy-Colored Glass Lighting
Curiousa Designs the Wave II Collection of Vibrant Lights
Bright Artful Cabinet Collections
Muller Van Severen Introduces the Bridges Collection
Task-Managing Dynamic Lamps
The Fall Lamp Concept is Made to Keep Users Focused and Productive
Vibrant Modern Outdoor Furniture
NEUTRA and Migliore+Servetto Drop La Grande Muraglia Outdoor
Local Craft-Incorporated Hotel Redesigns
Holloway Li Reimagined the Interiors of the Puro Hotel
Maximalist Norwegian Design Rooms
Kirsten Visdal Creates the Visdal transformed Le Fumoir Room
Minimal Aesthetic Light Systems
Amber Dewaele Designs the New Flat Light System
Vintage-Inspired Camping Lanterns
The AUGE Minimalist Fusion Has a Three-in-One Design
Mid-Century Chic Tile Collections
Alex Proba Presents the Aurora Collection of Tiles
Modernist Ceramic Lighting Series
Dumais Made Introduces the New Modern Bohemia Collection
Elegant Interior Hotel Designs
Tonen Lead the Interior Design of the Hotel Bella Grande
Mobile Dorm-Designing Features
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Hotel-Led Vintage Markets
The MOB Hôtel Hosted a Vintage Market, an Eco Conference and Workshops
Vibrantly Designed German Lofts
Sabine Marcelis Designs the VitraHaus Loft in Rhein, Germany
Asian Designer Furniture Exhibitions
This Year's Emerge Exhibition Marks the Third Annual Showcase
Tropical Modernism Stage Designs
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Brutalist-Inspired Apartment Redesigns
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Sunset-Inspired Printed Glass Furniture
Alejandra Gandía-Blasco Designs the Iris Collection
Enchanting Folklore-Inspired Hotels
Marcel Wanders Designs the Kimpton BEM Hotel in Budapest
European-Inspired Urban Lofts
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Spain-Based Bright Modern Homes
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