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Industrial Interior Design
New, meet vintage. Despite its simplicity and minimal design elements, the Industrial style manages to create a bold statement that is impossible to miss. Weathered wood, concrete, exposed metal and tiles are elegantly simplistic elements of this style, which allows its simple-yet-edgy vibe to add both warmth and texture.
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What Is Industrial Interior Design?
The industrial interior design style is a popular design aesthetic that brings in the charm of old industrial buildings converted into inspiring living spaces. It’s a design style that celebrates raw materials, structural elements and architectural features in their most natural form. Elements such as exposed brick walls, metal fixtures, wood beams, and bare cement floors play a vital role in creating the industrial vibe. Rich with rough textures and neutral tones, this design traces minimalist, clean lines and structures often dominated by metal, particularly black metals and polished metal, distressed wood, and even rusted metal elements. Industrial-style lighting, light bulbs, and light fixtures dramatically contribute to the ambiance, often featuring Edison bulbs hanging from metal pendant lights or propped in floor lamps. They not only enlighten these interiors but further accentuate industrial décor.
Sturdy, Rustic & Utilitarian
Straight lines and neutral color palettes dictate the visual feel, often broken by a pop of bold color, perhaps through decorative pieces or artwork on a gallery wall. The overall aesthetics effortlessly bring together these elements. The emphasis on functionality becomes evident in the choice of furniture. Industrial-style pieces, like sturdy metal chairs and rustic wooden tables, are common choices that further enhance the design concept. What adds an extra layer of uniqueness is the inclusion of unconventional objects, such as repurposed industrial pieces or vintage furniture, and prominent utilitarian features like metal pipes and brackets. These carefully curated additions infuse more character, making the space not just stylish but also uniquely personal.
The History of Industrial Interior Design
The roots of the Industrial design style go back to the Industrial Revolution, a period when urban style began adopting simple forms closer to mass production. The idea was to create functional furniture and housing in response to the escalating housing shortages. Old industrial buildings were transformed into homes and commercial spaces, getting center stage as industrial spaces inspiring the design aesthetic. This marked the use of rough wood, raw metals, and stark architectural elements as key in interior design.
As the style made its way into modern homes, it evolved to take a modern twist. The raw elements and neutral tones were now matched with modern industrial interior design elements, plush fabrics, indoor plants, and personal touches to humanize the coldness of industrial materials. This marked a shift from the purely utilitarian objects approach to incorporating decorative elements and softer details for a more homely feel. Designers started to bring in pops of color to break the monotony of neutral tones and add a level of vibrancy.
The style’s progress over time has also witnessed a surge in the use of industrial elements to create an industrial flair, even in spaces that aren’t traditional industrial buildings. Today, industrial interior design is popular for its raw beauty and edgy style, celebrating the industrial makeover in distinctive metal surfaces, rustic materials, and raw textures while playing with the subtleties of modern décor elements, accent lighting, and even metallic accents in the form of décor items like metal shelving units, metal baskets, and copper accented accessories. Industrial interior design is undoubtedly revered for its unique ability to effortlessly fuse the old with the new, effortlessly transcending time and trends.
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