The shell is a structure both animals and humans use for protection and shelter, so it’s no wonder that we’ve seen so many innovations inspired by shells.
From shell-shaped architecture to privacy cocoons and napping structures, the shell has unlimited design potential. Even the lowly snail, often seen as a garden pest, has inspired a number of products in this cluster.
Implications - To be "under the sea" is a mysterious place with hundreds of different sorts of animal life and sea creatures. This trend supports the idea that the architecture and home decor industries are using sea-inspired designs, so that the consumer can create his or her own world in their house or apartment.
30 Shell-Inspired Creations

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Living in a Shell
The Nautilus House

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Shotgun Shell Shot Glasses
Winchester Shooters

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Shell-Like Purses
The Miche Bag Features Interchangeable Covers
26
Conch Architecture
Kotaro Ide's Seashell House Is Nestled in the Forests of Japan
25
Napshell Power Napping Cacoon
Stop Sleeping Under Your Desk
24
Sluggish Street Art
Inner City Snail
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Slimy Animal Erotism
The Wild Art Of Barnaby Ward Incorporates Snails and Octopi
22
Egg Shell Art
Fran Grom Up's The Ante
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Futuristic Space Shell For Privacy
Eclipse Office Partition System
20
Drilled Easter Eggs
Franc Grom Creates Intricate Carvings In Real Egg Shells
19
Clamshell Cars (UPDATE)
This 200-MPH Killer ‘Hawk' is a Screamer
18
Recycled Gun Shell Jewelry
Bullet Buddies
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Luxury Snack Foods
Snail Caviar from France
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Shotgun Shell Chair
Fully Loaded Furniture
15
Couture Clamshell Handbags
Chanel Runway Accessory Packaging Given the Lagerfeld Touch
14
Stylish Sea Burial
Sea Shell Urn
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The Urban Shell Shelter for the Homeless
12
Shell-Inspired Backpacks
Personalized Isaburo City123 Rucksack is Perfect for Commuters
11
Tortoiseshell Fashion
From Heirloom to DIY and Everything in Between
10
Snail-Inspired Motorcycle Covers
The Protect 486 Scooter Shell
9
Serpentine Gallery Pavilions
2007 Addition is a Snail Shaped Timber Structure
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Pack What You Need
The QuikShell Bag
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Snail-Inspired Keyboard
Caracol
6
Offbeat Doll Houses
The 'U Ulitki' Snail Hostel
5
Shell-Inspired Sink
Kohler Stillness European Design
4
Slimy Home Decor
'Shelf Snails' Are Perfect for Bookworms and Grandmas
3
Umbrellas Inspired By Nature
The Parashell
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Recycled Cars As Mechanical Snails
1966 VW Beatle Becomes "The Golden Mean"
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Seashell Offices
Spiral-Shaped Office Space Is a Room-Within-A-Room
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Angular Multi-Level Tents
The Nokken Softshell Tent Features a Glulam Timber Structure
Affordable Decorative Pieces
SHEIN Offers Practical and Aesthetic Home Interior Accents
Bubble-Inspired Pendant Lights
The Conceptual 'Bubbles' Lighting Design by Begüm Kılınç is Playful
Anniversary-Honoring Archival Homeware
Habitat Introduces its 60th Anniversary Collection
Sustainable Lightweight Cat Toys
A Team of Designers Create the Pet-Friendly Cat Box
Coastal-Inspired Accessories
'Seashells by the Seashore' is New from Patricia Nash Designs
Nest-Inspired Urban Houses
This Vietnamese Dwelling Offers Respite From the Concrete Jungle
3D-Printed Ceramic Designs
Rameshwari Jonnalagedda Designs the Terramound Series
Semi-Translucent Sneaker Shells
adidas Presents a New Bubble Shell Covering Over the Superstars
Seafood Waste Seed Packaging
'SEAD' Biodegradable Seed Pods are Made with Chitin
Plant-Filled Latticed Buildings
Wallflower Architecture + Design Creates the Touching Eden House
Origami-Inspired Sleek Cabins
A.L.P.S. Designs the Infinity Mobile Architecture System
Lobster-Shaped Luxury Bags
Louis Vuitton Prepares to Officially Launch the Lobster Bag
Novel Home Security Concepts
Swift Creatives Introduces 'Sculptural Surveillance'
Sea Life-Inspired Furniture Collections
Giorgetti Maserati Edition Fuses Luxury and Innovation
Sculpted One-Piece Coffee Tables
The 'Pelican' Coffee Table by Deniz Aktay is Artistic
Upholstered Artful Acoustic Lamps
Cory Grosser and BuzziSpace Create the New BuzziShroom
Prefabricated Miniature Home Concepts
i29 Creates the Câpsula Concept for Dutch Design Week
Shapeshifting Outer Space Hotels
The Acromnia Orbital Hotel Imagines Life in Space
Self-Dock Aquatic Robot Technology
Beatbot Introduces the RoboTurtle During CES 2025
Sustainable Statement Swimwear
Stefania Frangista Reimagines Beachwear with Nature-Inspired Design
Futuristic Imaginative Design Concepts
Toyota Introduces the Unique E-Collection of Products
Mud-Made Furniture Collections
New Volumes Collection 02— Terracotta Pays Homage to the Material
Inaugural Bathroom Decor Collections
The Diptyque Beauty Alcoves Collection Has Nine Items
Repurposed Vintage Apple Computers
Aquariums, lamps, and clocks made out of Apple iMac Computers
Underwater-Created Whimsical Handbags
Coperni and Disney Present the Ariel Swipe Hangbag
Dazzling Art Design Exhibitions
Kiki Goti Showcases the Selene Exhibition at Alcova
Cat-Friendly Minimal Desk Concepts
Liam de la Bedoyere Desgisn the Cat Cubby Desk Concept
Maze-Inspired 3D-Printed Lamps
Stijn van Aardenne Designs the Maze Lamp Playing with Shadows
Eco-Friendly Luxury Villas
Kengo Kuma Designs the Land Villas for Red Sea Global
Squid-Inspired Packaging
Squid-Inspired Packaging Revolutionizes Temperature Control
Cat-Inspired Fuzzy Frames
The Dry Studio Petbrick 65 Keyboard has a Textural Finish
Japanese Inn-Inspired Apartments
Intheory Design Creates an Apartment Inspired by Ryokan
Rope-Like Dynamic Chair Designs
Miray Ozlem ER Designs the Caterpillar Lounge Chair
Beautifully Sculptural Concrete Museums
Qatar Museums Unveils Official Images of the Lusail Museum
Space-Inspired Folding Umbrellas
Vinayan Ravikumar Designs the Origami-Like Bloombrella
Luxurious Sculptural Candle Holders
Âncora Seeks to Elevate the Role of Candles in the Home
Reimagined Curiously Functional Products
The New DIDIM Design Series Honors Everyday Objects
Organic Ancient Design Furniture
The Earth To People Furniture Collection is Naturally Crafted
Bio-Cement Oceanic Structures
The 'Reef Rocket' Combats Coastal Flooding and More
Modern Rounded Treehouse Pods
Antony Gibbon Designed the Burl Treehouse Nestled in Nature
Turned Wood-Inspired Lamp Capsules
Jessica Helgerson Designs the Bobine Collection of Lamps
Functional Household Product Concepts
Dami Seo Designs the Soom Concept for Household Items
Oyster Shell Dish Soaps
Oh Soap's Solid Dish Soap Upcycles a Commonly Discarded Material
Upcycled Circular Design Products
Cyrc Designs Expansive Products with Sustainable Themes
Topography-Inspired Furniture Capsules
Zaha Hadid Architects Designs the TOPOS Collection
Sea Pebble-Inspired Serveware Capsules
Kelly Wearstler & Giobagnara Present the Maris Collection
Ocean-Inspired Jewelry Collections
Flaire & Co. Brings Bring Seaside Elegance with Its New Capsule
Stealthy Compact Comfortable Homes
Tiny Homes of Noosa Design the Coral Tiny Home
3D-Printed Ceramic Home Facades
The Ceramic House in Amsterdam Gets a Ceramic Feature
Local Stone-Based Beach Houses
Estudio Cristina Grappin Creates the Casa Quinto Sol
Pool Noodle-Inspired Furniture
Lieyah Dagan Designs the Loop Furniture for Indoor and Outdoor
Nature-Inspired 3D-Printed Handbags
Julia Koerner Designs a new Bag Using Algorithms
Artful Versatile Rug Collections
Nanimarquina Unveiled a Range of Rugs with Various Inspirations
Urban Oasis-Reflecting Hotel Expansions
Ministry of Design Leads the Standard Singapore Designs
Vibrant Slime Collections
Sloomoo Institute Introduced 18 Colorful Slimes
Intergalactic-Inspired Lifestyle Products
The Spacio Collection is Made up of Everyday Objects
Island-Inspired Wooden Furniture
Atelier Gegeben Creates the Island Table for an Art Collector
Bright Whimsical Home Accessories
Blue Balcony Design Studio Delivers a Range of Vibrant Decor
Coastal Tradition-Inspired Restaurants
Bacana Studio Designs the New Anfibio Restaurant
Juxtaposing Minimal Artful Homes
Hino Studio Designs the Oceana Retreat in Florida
Mineral-Exploring Modern Decor Capsules
Sten Studio Presents the Cosmic Relics Collection
Discarded Toys-Created Homes
Wallmakers Designs the Toy Storey Home with Repurposed Toys
Illuminated Cave-Like Offices
Javier Senosiain Arquitectos Designs Rugged Office in Mexico
Turtle-Inspired Sleek Automobiles
Mercedes Benz Presents a Look at the Vision iMobility
Terraced Garden-Surrounded Homes
Arkitito Arquitetura Designed the Lechuza House in Brazil
Mushroom-Inspired Sleek Lamps
Danil Repko Designs the Bright Lunar Lamp Concept
Elevated Timber-Clad Homes
Habitable Form Designs the Victory Bay House on Kiawah Island
Eco-Certified Eggshell Materials
Ecoshell LLC Offers a Eco-Friendly Material Made from Eggshells
Fish Lifestyle-Inspired Residences
Beef Architekti Designs the Bright House of Hills in Slovakia
Nature-Inspired Minimal Stools
Shota Uruasaki's Capture the Light Stool Depicts Shadows and Light
Sea-Inspired Mini Sculpture Capsules
LATOxLATO’s Hook Me Up Series Blends Art, Design & Eroticism
Relaxing Wooden Holiday Homes
Norm Architects Designs the Heatherhill Beach House
Hollow Terracotta Pillared Gardens
Formafantasma Creates the Biodiversity Island in Champagne
Ocean-Friendly Upholstery Textiles
The 'Sport' Textiles Are Crafted From Shoreline-Sourced Plastic
Spiky Palm Tree-Inspired Lamps
Masquespacio Designs the Ceramic Blossom Lamp Series
Modern Furniture Series Expansions
DEDON Introduces the New SEASHELL NUO Series of Chairs
Biology-Inspired Porcelain Sculptures
Shiyuan Xu's Art Brings Tradition and Biology Together
Femininity-Exploring Boutique Hotels
Estudio Carroll Designs the Xique Boutique Hotel
Nature-Inspired Multifunctional Speakers
MOSSLAB's Moss Echo Speaker Brings Nature into a Space
Ceiba Tree-Inspired Spiked Furniture
Gio Bierens de Haan Designs the Ceiba Series of Furniture
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
Cat Tree Furniture Concepts
Ricardo Sá Designs the Slash Cat Tree Concepts for the Home
Futuristic Curved Islandic Homes
The Collective Studio Co., Ltd Designs the Nest Residence
Pyramidal Concrete Japanese Homes
IGArchitects Completed the Pyramid Hut Concrete Home
Greek Countryside Rural Retreats
Invisible Studio Created the House in an Olive Grove in Corfu
Honeycomb-Inspired Terracotta Walls
Ant Studio's Beehive System Naturally Cools Down a Space
Sandalwood-Inspired Ceramic Collections
Gina DeSantis Ceramics Debuts the Sandalwood Collection
Layered Landscape Rug Collections
Dale Chihuly and The Rug Company Drop Masterpieces II
Palaeolithic Art-Inspired Collections
Taras Yoom Unveils a New Capsule Dubbed Echoes of Time
Wooden Structural Outdoor Bedes
Marco Lavit Designs the Hut Lounge Bed for Ethimo
Personal Cubicle Concepts
Ma. Camilla Isabel Reyes Designs a Personal Working Pod Concept
Origami-Style Shelled Residences
Adrian James Architects Designs the Copper Bottom House
Playful Artist-Designed Skincare
The Isle Adventure by Innisfree Tells the Story of Ingredients
Wilderness-Inspired Furniture Series
Name Place Animal Thing Designs the Habitat Collection
Curvaceous Brick Forest Homes
Blurring Boundaries Designs the Asmalay Home in a Forest
Raw Concrete Industrial Homes
Studio Cochi Architects Designs the House in Nishizaki
Tree-Centered Cubic Home Designs
Moises Sánchez Designs the Tonalli House in Jocotepec
3D-Printed Terracotta Cooler Designs
Entreautre Creates the Biomimcry 3D-Printed Terracotta Cooler
Beach-Overlooking Picturesque Homes
teamSTAR Designs the Villa A in Japan's Yokosuka-City
Animal-Shaped Luxury Beanbags
Bottega Veneta Presents the Art Collection Inspired by Noah's Ark
Temple-Inspired Striking Galleries
Abin Design Studio Designs a Gallery with Temple Themes
Bubble-Inspired Bulbous Stools
Studio Ololooo Designs the Dynamic Bubble Stool
Interactive Marine Ecosystem Sculptures
Randi Renate & Beatriz Chachamovits Protect Ecosystems
Exposed Material-Inspired Cafés
Shell + Core Embodies the Tadao Ando Aesthetic for its Otaku Café
Poetic Habourfront Nature Centers
3XN Created the Centre for Coastal Nature and Sport Fishing
Alien-Inspired Metal Stool Concepts
Riley MacKay Designs the Sustainable Metal Stool Concept
Transparent Bean Bag Furniture
Shayan Ramesht Designs a Sustainable Bean Bag Structure
Sand Dune-Inspired Sculptural Lighting
Moss Presents the Dune Light with Aluminum Shades
Eco-Friendly Plastic Shell Chairs
Foersom & Hiort-Lorenzen Designs the Sustainable Mat Chair
Aegean Architecture-Inspired Home Designs
Studio Kali Designs the Arkhe Collection of Furniture
Various Textural Homeware Boutiques
Studio Shoo Designs a Retail Space for Estil.io in Armenia
Lightning Bolt-Inspired Interior Homes
H3O Creates Dynamic Interiors for the Relámpago House
Organic Striking Tower Designs
David Macullo Architects Designs the Leaves Tower
Rustic Seaside Coastal Residences
Espacio 18 Arquitectura Designs the Casa Tobi by the Sea
Lotus Flower-Inspired Villas
Thilina Liyanage Designs the Lotus Villa Inspired by Nature
Sustainable Biophilic Stools
Ponti Design Studio Presents the Inspired by Nature Stool
Shaded Modern Outdoor Furniture
mmcité street furniture Designs the UFO Shelter for Outdoors
Low-Lying Limestone-Clad Schools
Amelia Tavella Architectes Designs the Fossil Building
Local Stone-Clad Coastal Shelters
Izat Arundell Designs the Caochan na Creige in the Bay of Harris
Arab Hospotality-Inspired Modular Sofas
Patricia Urquiola Designs the Insula Sofa for Kettal
Turtle-Shaped Bamboo Restaurants
Thilina Liyanage Designs the Turtle Restaurant on the Coast
Arab Majlis-Inspired Modular Sofas
Patricia Urquiola's Insula Sofa Series is Customizable
Plant Pod-Inspired Pendant Lights
Sujeet Kakad Designs the Nature Inspired Pendant Light
Blocky Structural Coastal Homes
Åsa Hjort Architects Completes a Home Design in Sweden
Trapezoidal Coastal Beach Houses
Emergentes Architectures Sàrl Designed the Dreal House in Chile
Heat-and-Eat Shellfish Products
These Aquamar Shellfish Products Come in Five Varieties
Game-Inspired Aquarium Events
SEA LIFE Locations in AUS/NZ Offer Animal Crossing-Inspired Exhibits
Shell-Like Structural Wall Lights
Articolo Studios Designed the Barnacle Wall Sconce Light
Geometric Ceramic Collections
Jessica Rust Designs the Limn Collection with a Modern Feel
Nature-Inspired Design Objects
Students at Tecnológico de Monterrey Design the Plant-Based Series
Greenery-Surrounding Lush Homes
Ho Khue Architects Creates the Nest House in Vietnam
Artful Seaweed-Inspired Bin Magnets
Alixe Ronchi Designs the Magnetic Edition of Vipp's Bins
Turtles-Inspired Stamp Designs
The U.S. Postal Service Released Protect Sea Turtles Forever
Organically Shaped Furniture Capsules
Kelly Wearstler Deisgns the Echo Collection of Furniture
Nature-Inspired Floral Villas
Thilina Liyanage Designs the Luxurious Blue Water Lily Villa
Docked Ship-Inspired Tea Houses
STOMP Designs Billy O'Tea to Replicate a Docked Ship
Dolphin-Shaped Tranquil Retreats
Thilina Liyanage Designs the Dolphin Villa by the Lake
Interactive Observation Wooden Birdhouses
Siberian Design Center Creates the Domik Ptashki