floral motifs
Botanical design elements
Floral motifs are decorative patterns featuring flowers, leaves, vines, or other plant elements.
The term appears in discussions of textiles, wallpaper, architecture, tattoos, and visual arts generally: The curtains had a delicate floral motif, Art Nouveau is known for its organic floral motifs.
A single repeated flower is a motif; the overall pattern is the design.
- rosesThorny flowering shrubs
- tea rosesHybrids with beverage-like scent
- scrollworkSpiral ornamental design
- marigoldsPungent orange garden flowers
- arabesquesInterlaced ornamental patterns
ornamentation · sunflowers · embroidery · decorative arts · folk art · botanical illustrations · pressed flowers · English garden · garden party · acanthus · fleur-de-lis · William Morris · peonies · lilies · daisies · ikebana · tulips · cherry blossoms
- needleworkcross-stitch, embroidery, embroidery hoop, embroidery hoops, needlepoint
- folk patternshex signs, kente, kente cloth, mudcloth, kilim
- Quran manuscriptsbismillah, Arabic calligraphy, Arabic script, illuminated manuscripts, folio
- decorative craftswreath, garland, lace, tapestry, embroidery
- floral artbouquet, cut flowers, mixed bouquet, vase, glass vase
- floral motifscherry blossoms, chrysanthemum, blossom, petal, lily
floral motifsgeometric patterns
Arrangements of regular shapes
geometric shapes · chevron patterns · zigzag patterns · striped patterns · herringbone
floral motifsminimalist design
Aesthetic of essential elements only
unadorned · industrial aesthetic · negative space · unembellished