BEES. HIVES. AND WALL PLAY IN INTERIOR DESIGN MAGAZINE.

We draw our inspiration from nature but sometimes that also leads to questions such as...Why do Bees make hexagons? It seems like an oddly specific shape. Why not something simpler like circles or squares? 

We’re not the only ones who have wondered this, in 36BC Roman soldier/scholar Marcus Terentius Varro suggested that maybe honey combs were hexagons because it could hold more honey for the least amount of wax. On the surface, this seems a bit off since a circle contains the most area for the least perimeter. The key is to think of not a single shape, but multiples. A honeycomb made of circles would have a lot of wasted/trapped space. You need something that nests well together so that you can get the most impact in the smallest space. Hexagons fit this bill nicely. The only other shapes that do it as well are squares and equilateral triangles and out of those three...the hexagon holds the most honey. You can read more at the NPR Science blog.

Speaking of hexagons and honeycombs and getting maxiumum impact, did you see our Bee Hive Wall Play in Interior Design’s Spring Market Tabloid? This latest addition to our Wall Play™ art line offers the durability, endless creativity and versatility you expect. Not just for vertical surfaces, we like to use them to add inexpensive splashes of color and texture almost anywhere. Beehive comes in black, cream, and goldleaf.