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An Interior Designer’s Guide to Geometric Wall Art In the Corporate Office

There’s a practical advantage to using geometric wall art over the usual abstract design in corporate office spaces. While abstract art can spark creativity with free-flowing forms, geometric designs have structure, balance, and visual organization.

Characterized by lines and curves that form shapes with mathematical precision, geometric art can subtly influence the room.

It can shape the atmospheres where teams collaborate and strategize to turn once dull spaces to energized areas.

This approach grounds the concept in psychological research and contemporary design theory, which suggests that designing an office with artwork can be used to support culture and productivity, rather than merely as decoration.

Financial institutions like accounting firms, law offices, and corporate buildings often add credibility through geometric wall art.

In this blog, you’ll learn:

  • Geometric Art as Corporate Strategy
  • How Geometric Art Reimagines the Corporate Environment
  • How to Add Geometric Patterns into Office Design
  • Functional Benefits of Geometric Art

Creating A Refined, Professional Atmosphere in Corporate Offices

Geometric art is a good choice in a professional office space because it’s usually not noisy. It blends well in most types of interiors but not too subtle that it still makes a statement.

With the right artwork, even an ordinary boardroom or entrance can become a source of inspiration.

Choose a main focal point design that pairs well with smaller-scale prints, like medium-sized stripes.

 

- Gretchen Rivera, owner and principal designer of Casa Casual Interiors. 

Here are a few ways wall art will help you strengthen your professional brand:

Geometric Art as Corporate Strategy

Ditch those boxy offices. Make room for inspiring areas! These days, offices aren’t what they used to be. Instead of strict layouts, spaces now encourage working together. The idea is simply to collaborate better.

Wall designs featuring geometric shapes can elevate a business space. They strengthen how people see your company while also helping staff feel good.


How Geometric Art Reimagines the Corporate Environment

Art’s role in modern offices goes beyond decoration. It moves offices away from monotony towards vibrancy, innovation, and open-mindedness.

As a catalyst for creativity, geometric art sparks imagination and inspires forward, innovative thinking among employees. 

By reimagining the corporate environment, art continues to promote a sense of place while fostering social interaction.

Facebook and Google led the way with imaginative workplaces. Step into Facebook headquarters and discover vibrant wall paintings alongside notes crafted to motivate the team.

Google also built an accessible atmosphere, offering employees room to breathe via inventive workspaces. Former bland offices blossomed into cozy napping spots alongside plant-filled zones.

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Integrating Geometric Patterns Into Office Design

Geometric art in architecture blends visual harmony, brand consistency, and energy efficiency. Architects and designers utilize geometry in landmark buildings and office interiors to achieve both impact and functionality.

One notable example is The Gherkin, London’s curved and cylindrical form. The shape cuts through the breeze to flow around it easily.

Designers use the golden ratio to build balanced spaces. You can spot it in places like the ancient Egyptian pyramids at Giza.

Branding With Geometry: Art as a Visual Identity

Geometric patterns reinforce logos and brand assets, subtly mirroring company messaging on walls.

One of the world’s exceptional technology brands, IBM has created an iconic “8-bar” logo. The legendary designer Paul Rand used bold and horizontal stripes to convey precision. Paul Rand’s minimalist approach aligned with IBM’s brand identity, which highlights clarity and versatility.

Another notable example is Japanese designer Issey Miyake’s Bao Bao bag, perfect for offices with client-facing spaces. It was derived from architect Frank Gehry's exploration of “shapes made by chance”.


Geometric Art Ideas for Your Office and Their Functional Benefits 

Geometric art is used to zone collaboration areas, wayfinding, and break rooms, increasing utility while energizing teams.

Common geometric shapes foster focus, creativity, and equilibrium throughout open and private spaces. 

Rectangles and squares convey calmness and stability. Meanwhile, dynamic shapes like triangles and circles appear to be more engaging. When combined, these shapes support employees to engage in open-ended interactions at work.

Urban Angles

Corporate meeting room with long wooden table and large windows

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The Shape Shuffle

Modern creative office with two women collaborating

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Urban Mosaic

Spacious modern office with wooden floors, lounge seating, and pendant lights.

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Urban Tapestry

Industrial-style office with brick walls, large windows, and wooden floors.

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Vibrant Cityscape

Modern office reception area with circular ceiling lights, yellow lounge chair, and glass coffee table

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City of Murmurs

Modern open-plan office with large windows and several people working at desks with computers

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Fragmented Silhouettes

Cozy modern office with wooden desk, laptop, and plants surrounding the space

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Layered Earth

Bright modern meeting room with wooden table, laptops, and industrial lighting

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Abstract Geometric Harmony

Bright shared workspace with wooden desks, laptops, and office supplies

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Innovation Corner: Interactive and Kinetic Geometric Art

Kinetic or changeable art pieces move, light up, or interact to make the shadows and forms dance. Geometric shapes can also improve sound quality while reducing echoes.

Artwork doesn’t merely look good; it gets people talking, sparking real interactions. Consequently, workspaces feel more upbeat - a boost for collaboration too.

Because things that move aren’t still, they help teams get along better. Consequently, people at work feel closer.

Bridget Riley, alongside Victor Vasarely, played with geometry to give paintings a sense of motion. Art’s forms scatter sound, lessening reverberation so things actually sound clearer.


Collaborative Art Selection for Employee Engagement

When selecting geometric art, choose local artists or browse Hive Artes Geometric Art Selection for local custom works. This will help you incorporate personal elements to enhance the appeal of your corporate office.

Artisan works encourage viewers to deeply appreciate craftsmanship. They stir something creative inside us, revealing the person behind even precise shapes.

Here’s an example of a collaborative mural project:

Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat: Collaboration & Contrast

Bold neo-expressionist art with tribal figures and vibrant text on a yellow background.

Jean-Michel Basquiat, Andy Warhol, Collaboration, 1984-1985. The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh; Founding Collection, Contribution The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.; © Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat 1998.1.485

A combination of Pop Art and Abstract Expressionism, which combines a screen-portrait of Basquiat and one of Warhol’s piss paintings.


Guide to Installing, Maintaining, and Rotating Art

When styling a corporate office with geometric wall art, consider pieces with bold shapes and subtle colors. These can be framed portraits, landscape paintings, and abstract posters.

How to Integrate Geometric Art With Diverse Decor

Geometric designs give rooms a polished look. They’re an effortless means to infuse character and visual appeal. Here’s how to blend geometric art into different styles:

  • Choose one striking geometric piece to tie other smaller pieces together.
  • Match geometric art with the existing color palette.
  • Introduce depth and dynamism using curved and angular shapes.

How to Protect Pieces From Wear

Learning proper artwork care, such as cleaning and storage, is a must. We've put together a few pointers so artwork lasts beautifully on your walls.

  • Avoid displaying it in areas with direct sunlight, like the windows. It can fade the ink and fibers of the artwork.
  • Store your art in a cool, dry place.
  • Use a soft brush or microfiber cloth to wipe the dust from your pieces.

How to Refresh Wall Displays for Continued Impact

Keep your office walls looking sophisticated with stunning wall decor. Here are some tips to elevate your gallery wall.

  • Rearrange the pieces or change their frames.
  • Use functional elements like mirrors for visual impact.
  • Add complementary colors to the wall for a dramatic effect.

Our featured geometric art prints come in various themes for corporate offices. You can choose to have them printed on canvas, as posters, on brushed aluminum, acrylic, and other forms of ready-to-hang art prints.

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Give Your Corporate Office Walls a Fresh Look

Reimagine your workspaces with any geometric wall art from Hive Artes for decorating your corporate office. The shapes on the canvas bridge the gap between imagination and precision. Geometric art fosters engagement, brand cohesion, and creativity.

Harness the power of geometric art in your office as you delve into the science of color and form. Find art that you’ll love from thousands of designs from Hive Artes Office Wall Art Collection.

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