{"product_id":"urban-pioneer-interiors-inspired-by-industrial-design","title":"Sara Emslie: Urban Pioneer [2017] hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUrban living is soaring in popularity as we flock to cities to pursue jobs, easy commutes and other amenities. New pressures on housing mean that pioneering homeowners are converting ex-industrial, non-residential spaces into innovative homes.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe conversion of such buildings into residential spaces first emerged in the 1960s and '70s. A decline in manufacturing in city centres meant that many warehouses and factories became vacant, attracting the first wave of urban pioneers - artists and creatives seeking cheap rents and large interiors to use as studio spaces. Since then, industrial areas in many cities have become sought-after residential districts and urban regeneration has gone from strength to strength. Nowadays the trend shows no sign of waning, with a second generation of urban pioneers cleverly converting former lofts, warehouses, schools, factories, offices and retail spaces into highly desirable homes full of personality and soul.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eUrban Pioneer\u003c\/em\u003e, Sara Emslie investigates the practic for transforming non-residential spaces into homes, the key elements of the look - from exposed brickwork to copper piping and metal roof trusses - and the related rise in the popularity of industrial design. She then explores twelve inspiring and varied real-life homes that showcase the very best of the \u003cem\u003eUrban Pioneer\u003c\/em\u003e look.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Emslie, Sara","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46521056198995,"sku":"9781849758000","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/products\/emslie-sara-urban-pioneer-interiors-inspired-by-industrial-design-9781849758000-49071757754707.jpg?v=1681676615","url":"https:\/\/keatsandchapman.info\/products\/urban-pioneer-interiors-inspired-by-industrial-design","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}