The Guild of Saint Luke works in collaboration with architecture firm Studio ECOA on a new design update of the GSL Gallery, which was a former factory in Paris. It spreads across one story with two mezzanines and functions as a studio and exhibition space that invites artists, artisans, and architects that come together to create the Guild of Saint Luke.
Creative director of the studio John Whelan speaks about the design and concepts to Dezeen, "We were charmed by the space and found the patina and raw walls to be punk and accidentally on-point. Working in close collaboration with Studio ECOA, we proposed a project that retained all of the rawness of the spaces with very minimal design interventions. We felt that it would be criminal to interfere with the existing mood, which is melancholic and eerily beautiful."
Image Credit: Studio ECOA
Why This Trend Is Growing
- Punk-inspired Interiors
- Opportunity for designers to incorporate rawness and patina into modern spaces
- Factory-to-studio Conversions
- Opportunity for architecture firms to repurpose former factories into creative studio spaces
- Low-intervention Design
- Opportunity for designers to embrace minimalism and focus on retaining the existing character of a space
Industries Being Reshaped
- Architecture
- Industry professionals can explore repurposing existing buildings for new creative spaces
- Art
- Artists can seek out unique and unconventional exhibition spaces, such as repurposed factories
- Design
- Designers can experiment with incorporating rawness and patina into modern interior design
