“Nobody puts Baby in a corner!” said Patrick Swayze in Dirty Dancing as he grabbed Baby’s hand and rescued her from the depths of sitting in a dark drywall auditorium corner. Nowadays the average corner is more like an oasis of cool. What I refer to as the “wall-ternative” is now comprised of open sided bookcases, string curtains, pierced metal screens, airy fabrics, sliding panels and wood sculpture. These dynamic room partitions have raised the bar in solving the form + function dilemma while adding layers of texture and versatility.