# Cozy Concrete Cafes Smith&hsu Teahouse by Carsten Jorgensen Merges Industrial & Natural Components By Katherinev123 | Published 2011-10-26 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/carsten-jorgensen References: [dezeen](http://www.dezeen.com/2011/10/25/smithhsu-teahouse-by-carsten-jorgensen/) & [smithandhsu](http://www.smithandhsu.com/) Swiss-Danish designer Carsten Jorgensen has designed this cozy and welcoming interior for the Taiwanese tea brand smith&hsu in Taipei. Combining [wooden furnishings with a concrete floor](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/logy) may seem odd, but Carsten Jorgensen has managed to merge these two seemingly disparate elements into an inviting atmosphere for smith&hsu's patrons. According to the smith&hsu teahouse, the two materials chosen by Carsten Jorgensen, wood and concrete, "reflect the subtlety of a great tea and trigger the guests’ aesthetic sensibility." The new two-storey teahouse features cubed shelves filled with jars tea and second-hand books, as well as wooden display boxes that are suspended from the ceiling, describes Dezeen. The second floor is a dining area, while the lower floor is used for the [tea shop](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wire-mesh), offering loose teas from around the world and expertly crafted tea tools. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.0/10 - Popularity: 80% | Activity: 62% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Drinking](https://www.trendhunter.com/drinking) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Industrial-natural Fusion:** The trend of combining industrial and natural elements in interior design creates unique and inviting spaces. - **Multi-purpose Spaces:** The trend of utilizing spaces for multiple purposes, such as a tea shop and dining area, offers convenience and flexibility to customers. - **Sensory Atmosphere:** Creating an atmosphere that triggers guests' aesthetic sensibility and enhances the sensory experience is a growing trend in hospitality. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Interior Design:** Interior design firms can explore innovative ways to blend industrial and natural elements in their designs, catering to clients who seek unique and inviting spaces. - **Hospitality:** Restaurants, cafes, and tea houses can adopt multi-purpose spaces to provide a flexible dining experience and attract a wider range of customers. - **Tea Industry:** Tea brands can focus on creating sensory atmospheres in their establishments to enhance customers' tea-drinking experience and differentiate themselves from competitors. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Lantern-Like Tea House Pavilions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tea-house-pavilion-1.md) - [Concrete South Korean Cafes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nonspace.md) - [Minimalist Café Interiors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/12-matcha-caf.md) - [Industrial Café Interiors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/e-blue-bottle-coffee-west-bund.md) - [Dynamic Layered Interior Cafés](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/caf-tondo.md) - [Cross-Influence Fusion Cafes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/challe-caf.md) - [Pared-Back Coffee Interiors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blue-bottle-coffee-shop1.md) - [Minimal Coffee Interiors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blue-bottle-coffee-shinsaibashi.md) - [Home-Like Retail Store Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/conran-shop.md)