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I believe that everyone knows the content outline of this article when they see the title - what kind of enterprises are suitable for industrial style decoration? The first reaction of the editor to this question is low budget, tight time and good effect. But such an answer is too one-sided and stereotyped, which is similar to the answer on Baidu. If we want to truly understand the industrial style, we should understand its origin and development process.
The origin of industrial style
Industrial style, also known as "loft", originally originated from Europe in the late 19th century, that is, with the Eiffel Tower as a variant. After World War II, the manufacturing industry in the United States was developed, and the application of materials and processes became more and more mature. More and more abundant materials such as plastics, plates, and alloys were used in industrial furniture design.
With the advancement of industrial technology and the prevalence of new materials, industrial style has also derived various forms. The industrial style that flowed into Asia in the 1990s was the "American industrial style", which originated in the Soho district of New York, USA. The original sites of these buildings were factories in the late 19th century. Therefore, exposed pipes and broken walls have become its characteristics.
Development History
Industrial style interior design can be traced back to the 1960s in downtown New York, where a group of impoverished artists rented several abandoned factories and transformed them into their own residences and studios. They said it was a transformation, but in fact they just bought some second-hand furniture and threw them everywhere to simply distinguish between work and life. It is precisely because there is no money for decoration that these places retain the original red brick walls, exposed pipes and concrete floors of the buildings, plus the large area of iron frame glass unique to the factory, which constitutes the hard decoration foundation of the industrial style. With the addition of second-hand furniture and decorations, all the components of the industrial style are complete.
Today, the industrial style has derived a variety of forms, including minimalist industrial style, retro industrial style, American industrial style, light luxury industrial style, modern industrial style, wabi-sabi industrial style, etc. These forms are no longer a single industrial style, but a fusion of "1+1=2" two styles to form a new style.
Why is the industrial style so popular?
In the 2010s, China set off a decoration trend - industrial style. Why is the industrial style so popular?
1 Feelings
In the 2010s, China set off a decoration trend - industrial style. Why is the industrial style so popular?
In my childhood memories, the decoration of the houses in my hometown was like this: "white walls, cement floors, wood stoves, wooden doors and windows, a bed, a table, two chairs and two boxes"... This is the most appropriate portrayal of that era.
People who like to use concrete or cement as walls and floors at home have a sea in their hearts.
It is obviously a very simple material, but I don’t know why it has been stained with a modern atmosphere. Ancient Greek houses liked to use plaster walls. Although cement is completely another thing, as long as it has this texture, it will have a little more natural and time-honored atmosphere.
To describe it more accurately, cement actually brings a kind of "outdoor feeling". There are no strict boundaries, as if the water in the house is flowing on the stones.
2 Appearance
If you find another reason for the popularity of industrial style, it must be the hardcore reason - appearance. Let's not talk nonsense, here are some pictures, feel it...
Minimalist cold style
Don't have any extra things, the home color is unified
Natural and simple
The more wood, straw, and plant elements are added, the more primitive and simple it is. Tables and chairs can use wooden countertops.
Eastern Zen
The more primitive, the more distant the Zen is. Stone, textured textiles and unprocessed logs play a very important role.
What kind of companies are suitable for industrial style decoration?
What kind of companies are suitable for industrial style decoration? We answer firmly and seriously - all companies. Seeing this, you think carefully, can you think of which companies are not suitable for industrial style? In early residential, cafes, restaurants, law firms, advertising and other industries, you can see the figure of industrial style.
If you must say which companies are not suitable for industrial style? That should be a company that is not short of money. If it is not short of money, it can give full play to luxurious decoration, big-name furniture, and extravagant decoration. No matter how expensive it is, it is fine. In a limited budget, how to choose decoration and furniture? Our suggestion is to choose industrial style decoration and industrial style furniture. Why? There are the following points:
01 Price
As a company, its ultimate goal is to make a profit. The boss starts a company to make money, and the employees go to work to make money. There is no difference in essence between the money earned and the money saved. It must be distinguished that the money earned from work and the money earned from starting a company are called labor remuneration, which is an equal exchange and is deserved, while the money saved and the money earned from slacking off are the money you really earn.
Last year, the editor's family bought a 140㎡ rough house in a small county town in his hometown, with a total price of 750,000. The house was delivered in March this year and the formal decoration began in April. At that time, the decoration budget was about 150,000, and the actual calculation was 250,000, which did not include furniture and appliances. Why is decoration so expensive?
The market price of 50 kg cement is only 30 yuan per bag, and one ton of sand is only 150 yuan. The expensive decoration is not the material cost, but the labor and time. In Foshan, the daily wage of workers is 400 yuan, and a worker can lay 20 square meters of cement in a day. It takes 5 days to lay 100 square meters, and the 5-day wage is 2,000 yuan.
The industrial style is just light hard decoration and heavy soft decoration. The requirements for hard decoration are not high. The industrial style pursues - reducing external packaging and design, and returning to the original. Nothing can represent the industrial style better than exposed brick walls, cement floors, and exposed pipes. Compared with the same wall paint and wallpaper, the personality and rough feeling created by the industrial style are more charming, just like "Jin Dong" was just an ordinary handsome guy when he was young. With the passage of time and the precipitation of years, the hormones he exudes are more attractive than when he was young.
02 Short construction period
The most fundamental reason why many large enterprises choose industrial style decoration is the short construction period. For enterprises, time is money and opportunity. One minute can change a lot of things, and every minute and every second saved may become an opportunity in the future. Therefore, for enterprises, it is not too much to say that time is life.
Laying tiles on the floor, ceiling ceiling, whitewashing walls, some construction projects cannot be carried out simultaneously, so more time is needed, and industrial style decoration can greatly save time. For example, if it is particularly urgent, after installing water and electricity, furniture is put in, and the business can be opened the next day. The simpler the decoration, the lower the formaldehyde, which is why the rough can be directly lived in, while the home needs to be ventilated for one or two months after decoration before it can be moved in.
03 Rapid contraction
In the current epidemic, during the economic instability, some companies fall, and some companies rise and update. When the market is not clear, it is impossible to make ends meet, and the only way to save expenses is through conventional means such as layoffs, compression of employee benefits, and reduction of rent. However, when starting a company in China, the biggest head is always rent, so when a company faces an economic crisis, it will reduce it through relocation and layoffs. During the relocation process, it will appear that the office furniture is too big to move, so the advantages of industrial style furniture are revealed. Industrial style furniture has simple style, low price, simple structure, and is easy to assemble. More importantly, it can be disassembled and assembled repeatedly. After disassembly, it is small in size, easy to transport, and not easily damaged during transportation.
04 Mood
In recent years, the popular decoration styles - industrial style, minimalist style, wabi-sabi style, Zen style, these styles have a common point - return to the original. When I was a child, I liked a toy, but I had no money to buy it. Later, when I grew up and had money, I didn't like it so much; the place I desperately wanted to escape from when I was a child is the place that I dreamed of when I grew up. People always miss what they have lost, and they spend their whole lives pursuing what they can't get and what they have lost. Therefore, when people's material living conditions are met, they begin to face up to their inner emptiness.
This is why this style is so popular. We are not decorating a house, but a heart that has stopped beating.
05 Adaptability
What does a company value most? Office decoration. Visitors can understand the company's culture and strength through the company's decoration, personnel, and atmosphere. Therefore, some large companies pay great attention to office decoration. Decoration should be selected according to the company's characteristics, budget, and business. WESOME In 2019, we facilitated a project order for a law firm located in Yunnan (Industrial style is retro and fashionable | Office design appreciation of Lanmei Law Firm), which provides cross-border legal services. The architectural style of Lanmei Law Firm itself is industrial style, and the interior decoration is a very pure American industrial style. They have no intention of changing the interior style. Our interior designers made industrial style engineering supporting plans based on the floor plans they provided. The actual effect is very satisfactory. Later, we also received orders from some law firms and other industries in Yunnan.
The adaptability of industrial style is very high. It can be applied to commercial spaces such as various industries, homes, hotels, cafes, and restaurants. Looking back at the past, you can see the cases that WESOEM has done.
What kind of companies are suitable for industrial style? We still answer firmly and firmly—all industries. If you agree with our point of view, you can follow us, and we will continue to share more relevant knowledge; if you have different opinions, you can post them in the comments and discuss with everyone in the message area. Maybe there will be different gains!
