Modular Fireplace Surrounds

Modular design is modern design with a more democratic way of thinking. According to Luke Barley (Architzer), “With modular design, it’s almost like a collaborative process, with the designer creating a system and the consumer implementing it to suit their needs.” Modular Fireplace Surrounds by European Home fit, like a rectangular puzzle piece, into this long history of collaborative modern design. The creative process starts with the consumer. Utilizing European Home's Digital Surround Builder (https://www.europeanhome.com/designer-surrounds/), users can choose from a multitude of finely crafted textures and colors. Looking for a Maximalist aesthetic? Try pairing imported Italian marble tiles with gold. How about an industrial art studio? A fireplace facade of Corten rusted steel tiles coupled with black aluminum is right up your alley. All told, there are over 300 different combinations in the builder to choose from; but the possibilities don’t end there. Designed using a flat-install French cleat system, homeowners are encouraged to mix and match their surround tiles as switching out different styles is as easy as hanging a framed picture on a wall. Copy one of our asymmetric configurations, such as Scaffold, Fulcrum or Joist, or make one up for yourself. From modern prefab architecture to playfully repeating furniture, Modular Fireplace Surrounds by European Home are by no means the first instance of modular design; however, they are the first of their kind. To juxtapose the clean, geometric lines of these surrounds with the organic fluidity of flame is to understand the extremes of aesthetic possibility. It’s nature meeting math, indeed it’s the visceral properties of fire colliding with a precisely designed system of interchangeable forms. Credits: – European Home – President and Founder – Holly Markham