Definition of High-tech style
High-tech is an architectural design style that emerged in the Late Modernism period in the 1970s and has been widely used in the 1980s. Mostly Englishmen are major theorists and practitioners of high-tech. They are Norman Foster, Richard Rogers, Nicholas Grimshaw, James Stirling at some phase of his oeuvre, and the Italian Renzo Piano. This style originated in the industrial premises design, where all the elements are functional. Different elements of industrial aesthetics were used in the living accommodations, where they have been developed into a mixture of high technology and constructivism.
High-tech style in the interior
Constructional knots, fasteners, all kinds of joints and rivets, and an abundance of glass and metal details became the elements of the decor in this Interior where most of the engineering equipment is opened. Industrial building constructions, metal frames, and technical communications are common for the high-tech style. Pipes, valves, air ducts, elevators, lintels, beams, trusses, and cables are expressly put on a show. Functionality, lack of decor, and geometric shapes are expressed by glass and metal constructions, mainly of a monochrome palette, and the active usage of technical innovations. Metal, glass, plastic, natural and artificial stones are used as the finishing materials.
While the orange pillows pick out the colors of the rug and console in the back - giving the space a lighter casual daytime feel. Two starkly different moods created by swapping nothing but pillow covers. read
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