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Industrial
Your dream living space is the penthouse in a converted warehouse. You avoid big-box furniture stores and head straight to the salvage yard. In fact, most of your furniture comes from industrial parts; that pipe frame bookcase and steel cart turn glass top coffee table. You like simple engineering, like cinder block shelves and repurposed commercial kitchen tables too. Your material palette is neutral and you balance steel and concrete with rough-hewn wood and sculptural plants.
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Make it yours
focus on architectural space/elements
forms are large in scale, often heavy in proportion
exposed beams or brick walls
concrete, steel, wood timbers, stone
reclaimed wood furniture made with pipe
large pieces of art
warm neutrals, gray, tones mixed with white
metal light fixtures
large sectional set in an open room
metal framed windows
shipping containers used as space
corten steel
multipurpose furniture or on casters
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Names to watch
Marcel Breuer (Bauhaus)
Le Corbusier
Jean Prouvé
Paul Rudolph
Paul R. Evans