Reflector on grindstone feet

A gray reflector, which previously served in a lamp factory. Received a grindstone feet, so it can be set on the ground. It is in its original state, but it’s rewired. Size: lampshade’s diameter 31, 5 cm, height 65 cm, maximum width 42 cm Material: metal

Black hall lantern with glass

It is a large-sized original, black, enameled hall lantern. The lamp is protected also by a convex, hardy glass, which can be detached with a thumb-screw as well. It is rewired, we formed 3 sockets in order to have bigger illuminating power. Its surface is in an original state. Size: diameter: 42 cm, height: 58 cm Material: iron and [...]

Iconic chair

It is an original chair of the so-called Frankfurt kitchen, from the 20s. The Frankfurt kitchen was the forerunner of the modern, built-in kitchen furniture, which was dreamed of, taking into account the needs of working women, by the Austrian designer Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky. The new style also came across with a lot of critics, but [...]

Half man

The illustrative tool, showing the human body’s internal organs was weeded out from a small-town’s school biological drawer. The plastic half man was made and painted manually. It is scaled, its organs are gatherable. One of its shoulders is repaired. Size: 78 high, 48 cm wide, 30 cm deep Material: plastic

Tire table in a New York loft

Dean di Simone New York designer is a man, who is full of ideas. He owns a design agency, but also his apartment reflects his creativity. In the SoHo loft apartment there are many modern and also vintage objects. What they have in common is the fact that they reflect the owner’s personality. Dean is keen [...]

Big blue hall lanterns (2 pieces)

They are originating from a demolished Danube bank’s hall large-sized original industrial lights. Their color is blue, bluish-green. There are 2 pieces of it. They are spectacular pieces. Their surface is in an original state, they are rewired, and all of them have a new socket. Size: diameter: 51 cm, height: 63 cm Material: iron

Hanau floor lamp

The lamp once was used against rickets, with this quartzed the people at the beginning of the 20th century. Marked in several places, it is a Hanau brand. Inside the adjustable and inclinable height of the lampshade a mirror spreads even better the light. A roller plinth helps its moving. Its surface it is in an original state, it [...]

Steam and industrial punk

Nagy Zselyke and Varsanyi Erzsébet, both students of Krea in the first year as interior designers, during their examination they wanted to create a steam punk and industrial atmosphere using artKRAFT furniture. To do this, they chose mainly metal objects and furniture from us, and used the statues of the contemporary artist Szalay Dávid in the [...]

Loft apartment at a former paper plant

The apartment with immense room height was created by a young couple in a former paper plant. There are no windows, light enters through a skylight, however, there is no darkness. Industrial elements were combined with design pieces of the 1960-‘70’s (e.g. the Arco floor lamp that from Castiglioni) and rustic elements. It is an ingenious [...]

Rust belt – wagons factory of Ganz

There are many interesting places we visit during our treasure hunt. Old and under demolition galleries with beautiful steel structures of the roof building, abandoned office buildings, factories with gloomy courtyards. Through photos taken by us, we are trying to revoke the special atmosphere of these places. (photo: Peter Gallo) Current images shows former wagon factory of Ganz, [...]

If you need an old industrial building (10)

For sale an old School and kindergarten Recently, for several times, I came across old schools that were for sale. One of our readers also pointed us out a jewelry, I quote: “I interestedly contemplate the transformation methods of penthouse apartments. However, it seems to me that nowadays the sales of finished homes is increasingly dominant, and “rough [...]

Loft of 72 m2

This time we present you a loft of 72 m2 in LA. Its owner is a designer who used the home temporarily for 6 months. The space organization is extraordinary, the bedroom lays behind the concrete wall while the kitchen is hidden behind the wall of the hall. A strong, cruel interior. There is a polished concrete [...]

Loft and Studio

We present you now the 1000 m2 loft of painter Kelly Reemtsen.  Stepping inside, starting with the amazing windows from the floor to the ceiling, bright colors and retro furniture, everything is covered in art. Kelly lives here for 11 years as a tenant. The loft was once a brewery. It is the dream of every [...]

Interesting industrial buildings…(8)

This time we would like to present you a jewel in the countryside. A huge old mill with two barns can be found in Tolna County, Bátaszék city. The mill itself has 1600 (!) m2, the base of the two barns is 1050 and 600 m2. It also has a land, very large one, i.e. 5750 m2. The [...]

Ideas for loft-fans (2)

New business ideas for students or even for people with good communication skills: loft tours. Today in Budapest several tours are organized, where in a  2-3 hour walk the beautiful aspects of a district are shown. For example, old buildings, enclosed garden,abandoned but beautiful areas, which are not necessarily as a tourist attraction for the largepublic (tourists) known. Similar walks and tours could be organized in the Csepel Művek or in the DreherBrewery. Not only foreigners would be open for such a thing but also the young people of Hungary. Who would own venture into the abandoned former communist factories for a walk? Together with a guide, with a group if interesting tales and storiesare are told, I really would like … To be continued …

Office with industrial-style

Walking through the office of the german WKK GmbH a pleasant surprise and astonishment reached us. The former bakery converted into an office is filled with miracles. A restored American caravan from 1936 occupied one side, separated subsequently covered brickwalls, original iron structure. The cafe section we found a former drum as decoration, the owner’s desk a 20 cm thick solid wood comes from Bali. Entering the bathroom is like a church devotion: a huge space with crushed white stones, wood planks lead to the design sanitery ware.