While the go-to interior design aesthetic for Baton Rouge restaurants and bars was once fleur de lis wall decor, old-school neon signs or the kind of drab framed art that looms over a motel bed, times have changed.
Now, colorful and bright murals are the trend. 225 Magazine did an entire fashion shoot of local social media influencers against some of those walls in its April 2019 issue, and a story last year on how to find home design inspo in those on-trend restaurants and bars. More recently, the publication showed how wallpaper is having a moment in businesses around town, too.
On a national level, the trend is shifting toward what’s become known as “the blobs.” These abstract shapes that often overlap in colorful arrangements have been seen in Atlanta’s Recess food stall, Austin’s Last Straw and Chicago’s Lonesome Rose.
In a new story from Eater, writer Gray Chapman traces the trend from fashion designer Mara Hoffman’s fall 2017 collection all the way to the art and iconic cutouts of Henri Matisse.
You can already see some abstract work like this incorporated in murals at The Overpass Merchant and showcased in art galleries like Ann Connelly Fine Art.
Read on the full story from Eater.
This story was originally published by 225.
