What is modern vs traditional is different today than it was 10 years ago and will be in another 10 years! The way I define it when someone asks for a more modern quilt is that I picture a bedroom all white, chrome and minimalist. Would this pattern look good in it? This is fairly easy for me to do because my oldest daughter is this sort of person. I find her house boring, she sees it modern (beiges, taupe, black with a bare minimum furniture and the only decorative items are candles that she changes seasonally). She got an illusions quilt in various greys and creams and a floating triangles quilt in taupe and charcoal. If she would like it, I figure it is modern!