Why Industrial Office Designs are More Functional and Inspirational
The Industrial Look: Classics Never Go Out of Style
Fads may come and go, but classic designs live on forever. Products on your kitchen shelf like the chrome ziggurat Waring blender and the heavy-duty KitchenAid mixer are as appealing today as they were over 50 years ago. The same can be said for Formaspace’s line of high-performance industrial office furniture, tables, and workbenches — kitted out with high-quality maple butcher block counter tops. These heavy-duty, hand-assembled tables, desks, and workbenches — originally designed for manufacturing facilities and laboratory research centers — bring a true authentic industrial look to offices and residences alike.
Capital One Industrial Sit-to-Stand Desks — Manufactured by Formaspace
The Industrial Designs Help Establish a Sense of Place and Identity in the Office, Retail Environment, or in the Home
Formaspace Design Consultants also report that our customers are increasingly seeking authenticity in today’s built environments.
People are attracted to durable, handmade products that harken back to the early industrial age — when people worked with their hands to build honest, strong (even over-engineered) designs crafted out of heavy-duty steel and natural wood.
Furniture with this industrial look helps establish a sense of place and identity, whether at the office, in a retail environment, or in the home.
In California, you can find 600 of our Industrial Sit-to-Stand Parson’s desk at a large office. This year 91% of their employees said their facilities “contribute to a good working environment” and 95% said the office has a “great atmosphere.”
These aesthetic choices are reflected in the popularity of industrial work furniture that you can find in urban settings all across the world — from trendy start-up offices in Berlin and San Francisco, to artisanal bakeries and wine bars in London and Los Angeles, to mid-century modern revival studios in Brooklyn and Palm Springs.
Form Follows Function: The Rise and Rise of the Industrial Look in Interior Design
Over the years, the industrial look for office furniture has become more and more popular. What may have started out as an aesthetic design sensibility — stemming from converting old stock warehouse spaces into modern offices — has grown to be a significant design movement which can be found in places ranging from tech startups and live/work loft spaces to new construction buildings like offices, coffee shops or even residential installations.
Why are industrial designs so popular?
One big reason: industrial office furniture is adaptive and cross-functional.
Customers like the fact that our industrial style of workstations can be converted and used in different settings. For example, you can easily use the same bench as a repair station or an office desk at work. At home, the same bench design can be used as a workstation or a kitchen island.
Twitter Cafe & Lounge Area — Manufactured by Formaspace
Reclaimed Materials Give the Industrial Look a Timeless Appeal
Another trend that ties in with the industrial look is the movement toward green construction and up-cycling — which takes recycled materials like wood or other construction materials and turns them into new, useful products.
Quite often Formaspace customers come to us with antique wood or other recycled materials they would like to incorporate into their furniture. The result is unique, one-of-a-kind designs that not only look good — they’re good for the environment as well.
The result is a 100% recyclable product that can qualify for LEED energy efficiency building credits because the steel material is sourced locally and can be recycled again into new products — along with the countertops.
Hand Made Construction Makes Our Industrial Office Furniture MoreAuthentic
Twitter Cafe with Industrial Table — Manufactured by Formaspace
Another important aspect of choosing industrial styled furniture from Formaspace is that it’s handmade to order at our factory here in Austin, Texas.
