The concept of most interior styles is aimed at creating coziness and elegance. Masters-designers do everything possible to hide the most unsightly corners of our houses, emphasizing the accuracy of textures and originality of design ideas. However, there is one style that embodies rebellion and disobedience to the accepted canons. It's about the industrial style in the interior, which, like a self-seeking teenager, abandons the traditional norms and rules of decency, looking into the very essence of modern life.
"House of Dreams" offers to consider more details of interiors, in which the so-called industrial style is actively applied.
Industrial style in the interior: a little prehistory
The industrial style in the interior emerged at the end of the 20th century. Our future descendants, studying the features of historical epochs, will characterize this time period as a period of development of technical progress, high urbanization and the introduction of technologies into the masses. People who saw a rapid change in the surrounding reality simply could not think in the same categories and tried to match the fleeting time in everything. It is not surprising that a group of especially advanced citizens decided to create their own style of interior, the main innovation of which was to chant the industrial zones of big cities and the worship of urbanization.
Since its foundation, the industrial style in the interior has found many admirers, but at the same time caused a storm of indignation in an intelligent society. We will try to understand why this style has earned a scandalous glory and whether it is worth embodying it in the interior of modern houses.
Industrial style - the dream of American teenagers
The homeland of this interior direction is America. In the 90s of the last century there was a huge surge in industrial development: practically in every state new factories and factories were opened, and also certain industrial areas were created. If previously creative personalities were glorifying the beauty of natural landscapes, then at that time the aura of romance was enveloped by urbanism and the capacity of industrial potential.
Against the backdrop of love for urban reality, a separate industrial style emerged that penetrated many areas of human life - literature, music, clothing and interior design.
However, initially the industrial design was not recognized as an independent interior direction, because, in fact, it only reflected the appearance of office buildings and industrial centers.
In a typical industrial style apartment, absolutely all communications, be it water and sewer pipes or even wiring, are not decorated in the usual way, but remain open, turning into the main accent of decoration. There are no finishing materials here.walls often remain untreated, the floor is poured with concrete, and the ceiling is decorated with metal piles and beams.
In addition, in the original style of industrial there is no such thing as personal space and the usual geometry of rooms. This is expressed in many original solutions. For example, in an apartment all walls are demolished, the kitchen stove is located at the entrance door, the bath is installed near the bed, and the windows occupy the entire height of the walls and are not decorated with curtains or curtains.
It's not surprising that such an extravagant, but not quite comfortable for life style has not gained mass popularity. But we can not say that this direction has sunk to oblivion, because some of its details not only survived to our days, but also entered the category of fashion trends of this season.
Industrial style in modern interpretation
In modern incarnations, the industrial style is often combined with other interior trends - loft, minimalism, high-tech, ethno andetc. Due to this, it becomes softer and more cozy. But even a stylized industrial design can not be imagined without the following features:
1. Artificial materials and rough textures
In industrial style, almost no natural materials are used, because the emphasis here is on metal, plastic, concrete and any synthetic elements. Even if there is something natural in the design, for example, wooden or wood furniture, the surface is not processed, but is adjusted in such a way as to emphasize the roughness and roughness of the texture. As before, in the design of walls, floors and ceilings maximum naturalness is welcomed, however for greater style unity brick walls can be painted with paint, and the floor is decorated with a laminate or boards.
2. Laconic furniture
Furniture of industrial style is characterized by its maximum conciseness and simplicity. Ideally, each piece of furniture should have a clear geometric shape and unpretentious finish. This furniture should not be much. In a typical living room of industrial style there is a small sofa, a pair of compact armchairs, a table and several shelves. A bedroom set can consist only of a bed, a wardrobe, chairs or chairs.
3. Conceptual accessories
If earlier the concept of this interior direction was manifested in the use of atypical items, communications and things that had served their purpose, now fashion accessories and details are coping with this task. For example, a room in the industrial style can be decorated with decorative pipes, graphic inscriptions, technical devices and original elements that match the design of urbanism.
4. "City" color scale
The color scale, characteristic for this style, as close as possible to the shades of the urban environment -gray, mustard, brown, red and black tones. However, if the industrial is combined with the style of hi-tech or minimalism, white can lead in it. As for the bright colors, in this direction they are used only sporadically, in the form of a small decor or original posters.
5. Bright lighting
The industrial style in the interior tends to bright expressive lighting and minimal textile decoration.
In general, the direction of industrial romance can look cozy and stylish, but it will only be realized in spacious and high rooms. With a lack of square meters this style will look too cluttered and, besides, lose one of its features - minimalism.