Knolling is a photography term and refers to a top-down view of various related items laid across a flat surface at 90 degrees. The term was first used in 1987 by Andrew Kromelow, a janitor at Frank Gehry’s furniture fabrication shop and who liked to keep tools tidy by hanging them on the wall. If you know anyone with an amazing wall of tools in their shed, that’s an example of knolling.
The term knolling is better known these days since it became an Instagram trend. It appeals to people who love to see items organised neatly.
