Dutch design studio, Studio Mieke Meijer introduces a new furniture installation series dubbed the Industrial Archaeology Series. During the 50s, Bernd and Hella Becher first met as art students before embarking on their careers as photographers and made a name for themselves for their documentation of the fading industrial architecture throughout Western Europe and North America at the time.
This was important at the time as it was slowly disappearing and now these 'anonymous structures will always remain in the photographs. The first of the series of the Gravel Plant 01, which is an installation of shelves and spaces that take on a wide range of geometric shapes and sizes. It works as a modular design that can build an entire furniture system or simply as a decorative item.
Image Credit: Studio Mieke Meijer
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Industrial Architecture-inspired Furniture
- Opportunities for creating unique furniture designs inspired by historical industrial architecture.
- Modular Furniture Systems
- Potential to create furniture systems that are modular and customizable for different spaces.
- Geometric Design Elements
- Use of geometric shapes and sizes that can be integrated into various products and designs.
Where This Applies
- Furniture Manufacturing
- Opportunities for furniture designers and manufacturers to create unique furniture pieces inspired by industrial architecture.
- Interior Design
- Potential for interior designers to incorporate modular furniture systems with geometric design elements into their projects.
- Architecture
- Possibility of integrating elements of industrial architecture into architectural designs.
