The Global Expressions celebrates the power of design with six globally-inspired patterns for commercial interiors.

Award-winning manufacturer 3form introduces the Global Expressions Collection, their first collaboration with Gensler, serving as product design consultant. Combining each company?s expertise in design research and innovation, Global Expressions celebrates the power of design with six globally-inspired patterns for commercial interiors. The collection honors some of the world?s most enduring cultures by drawing inspiration from their traditional textiles. Global Expressions? colors, shapes, materials, and techniques demonstrate the ways these global cultures find healing and togetherness through artistry. Designed for 3form?s signature Varia resin and etched glass, the collection offers material resilience with long-lasting applications in high-traffic environments. Kuba Etch \ Iltuo in Architectural Bronze
3form has joined forces with artisans around the world for more than a decade to encapsulate intricate materials in durable translucent resin and transpose ornate patterns onto precision etched glass. This collaboration with Gensler offered 3form the opportunity to bring an architectural perspective to a new line of globally-inspired patterns. After meeting over a year ago to conceptualize the collection, Gensler drew from their international organization to shape ideas that would ultimately become Global Expressions. Once Gensler presented their i...