Elle Decor UK (June) featured the apartment of Kenneth Kvarnström, a choreographer and artistic director for the House of Dance in Stockholm. He wanted to create a functional-looking space, so he opted to furnish the place with old factory lights, street signs and office filing cabinets. Its monochrome colour scheme and injections of bold typography is the essence of graphic chic.
Wouldn’t it be cool to live in an old converted warehouse / factory building with exposed brickwork and, industrial reclaim / salvaged furniture? I’ve always loved reclaimed furniture and wood floors. I know the whole look can be a little harsh, masculine and somewhat ‘Manhattan’, but the graphic element i.e. displaying printing blocks can be very striking (love Bugheart’s house). How about using an old hotel lobby key box, or pigeon-holes / medicine drawers to hold your stationery?
There is nothing wrong with the ‘Manhattan’ look. I’ve never actually been there but I eat at a New York pizza restaurant with exposed brickwork all the time. I quite like the setting.
i would LOVE to find an old warehouse type building and convert it…with reclaimed furniture!!
I do own salvaged furniture, but still need that warehouse/factory building ;)
great style!!
if only I could find pigeon-holes drawers like that… What a great idea, babel!
This is a look I admire. It has been a dream of mine to own a “flashdance” sort of space to live in.
But I would miss the touches of romance…
i love this. that typography is fantastic… the bold graphic look is so appealing to me but it requires much less clutter than what i’ve got going right now :)
yeah – if only…..
I couldn’t stop looking at this feature in June Elle. I love the look
i love typography
its fabulous!
the injection of bold graphic look is so appealing to me.
a good way of recycling materials to something useful
NICE indeed.
i wish that
i had
the space
to
pull
that look
off…
must
get that
elle decor!