Industrial & Hi Tech movement developed (change in thought versus technology and materials)
Sophistication versus innovation
Office/contract furniture, interchangeable modular units & ergonomic design
Furniture used as objects to equip office space
Adaptable & flexible units
Inflation taking a toll
Traditional cabinet making in US & UK
Focus on industrial sector
Designs predominantly commissioned for retail shopping, hospitals, restaurants, schools & hotels
Popular materials - metal, perforated metal, steel reinforcing mesh
High-quality, strong material and methods of manufacturing (functional, easy to clean & maintain), minimal design
Factory Dome lights
Warehouse or shop shelving
Metal as the favoured material
Perforated metalWire reinforced glass tables
Steel reinforcing mesh
Tractor seat stools
Two distinct styles: DIY prefabricated industrial items/contrasting kitsch, post-modern Memphis movement
LIVING ROOM/DINING ATRIUM
Custom-golden pear wooden cabinet with sliding doors
White marble countertops above cabinets
Custom made handle hardware
Chandelier descending from second floor
Engineered hardwood maple tongue & groove floor
Electrically operated solar shades and awnings (G)
Low-voltage LED lighting (G)
KITCHEN
IKEA kitchen, clean lines, comfortable edge (previously industrial from Myer's navy influences)
Bigger is better?
Halogen Potlights
Multi-coloured LED lighting
Custom soft-close wooden pear cabinetry
White Caesar stone backsplash
Japanese resin insets (gold-tipped leaf designs)
stainless steel electric wired appliance garages
Built-in stainless steel coffee maker, dishwasher, vegetable steamer, & oven
Stainless steel viking gas range w/ multi-speed halogen light vent fan
Sub-zero paneled fridge
Flat screen retractable TV
FAMILY ROOM
Vibrant colours (lime green + oasis blue) - furniture, glass table
Large, matching rug
Custom cabinetry 2001
Remote controlled multi-zone low voltage lighting
Zebra-wood wet bar
Wood-burning fireplace
A/V projection system w/ roll-down screen + surround-sound
Indie. heating/cooling system
OFFICE
Dimmer adjustable pot lights
Fully private, adjustable via sliding panels
High-tech floor surface
POOL
Gas and solar-panel heated concrete pool (solar system by Daystar Energy)
Salt water system
16 x 43 foot rectangle with a 3 to 8 foot slope
‘Owen Sound’ stone surface
Full irrigation system
6 irrigation zones
Landscape designed by Walter Kehm, landscape architect
Remotely controlled exterior lighting installed by Illuminations of Curtis
