This Brutalist Interior palette is inspired by Brutalism in the Philippines

13/09/2022
Category: Mood boards

Exploring the Philippines, you can often see concrete buildings of unique geometric shapes. This architectural style is brutalism. It started in the 1950s and got its name from the French term “beton brut,” meaning raw concrete. The design aesthetic was not well received because of the use of bare concrete, something that was often hidden. Brutalism is characterized by exposed support materials, repeated modular elements, and large-scale features.

In the Philippines, during Marcos’ reign, his first lady dedicated a good portion of the country’s money to building brutalist structures, including hospitals, government offices, and several centers of culture and the arts. Some brutalist buildings in the Philippines include the Cultural Center of the Philippines, Manila Film Center, Philippine Heart Cancer, Department of Finance, and many more.

Inspired by the brutalist interior and the beautiful flora of the Philippines, we decided to recolor the Geometric Lace carpet. We wanted to bring brutalist geometric designs and the country’s greenery for this carpet. The carpet is part of the Highline Express Cultures Collection, which takes inspiration from spiritual, religious, and tribal patterns.

The material board takes a lot of inspiration from the juxtaposition between industrial materials and nature. Therefore, we included green textiles like MacArthur by Justin David Textiles, Maximo by Valley Forge Fabrics, and Sumi by Camera. Additionally, we included Matte Gunmetal Grey by Wilsonart to bring the stainless-steel texture and color to the board. We also included various stones, such as Grigio Toscana by Artistic Tile, Zaha Stone by Neolith, Toscana Grigio by Nasco Stone + Tile, Montagna d’Argento by Ann Sacks, Galera by Wilsonart, and Skinny Stone Veneer by Karen Pearse Global Direct. This palette is perfect for creating a brutalist interior balanced with nature.

If you want to find the perfect color for one of our many carpet designs, Talk Carpet’s recolor program is ideal for you. You can choose any of our nine carpet substrates to take your project to the next level. Additionally, our online tool lets you quickly visualize what the recolor will look like. You can get your carpet in just three weeks. Contact us to learn more.

PRODUCTS USED:

Geometric Lace RECOLORED by ege carpets

Matte Gunmetal Grey by Wilsonart

MacArthur by Justin David Textiles

Sumi by Camera

Maximo by Valley Forge Fabrics

Grigio Toscana by Artistic Tile

Zaha Stone by Neolith

Toscana Grigio by Nasco Stone + Tile

Montagna d’Argento by Ann Sacks

Galera by Wilsonart

Skinny Stone Veneer by Karen Pearse Global Direct

Silver Everest Stone by Karen Pearse Global Direct

Karekare by Wilsonart

Dekton Greta by Cosentino

Brutalist Interior, This Brutalist Interior palette is inspired by Brutalism in the Philippines

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Sitting right next to Pompidou in Paris is Atelier Brancusi. This place is a reconstruction of the studio of renowned Romanian-born artist Constantin Brancusi. In the atelier, there are 137 sculptures, 87 bases, 41 drawings, two paintings, and more than 1600 grass photographic plates and prints by the artist.

Brancusi died in 1957, leaving behind a lot of his work in his studio, which consisted of 11 joined studios. The Romanian artist would break down walls to adjoin studios and create various environments to exhibit his work. He considered the relationship between sculptures and the space they occupied to be of crucial importance.

In 1997, the Atelier Brancusi as we know it today opened its doors on the esplanade of the Center Pompidou. So much of Brancusi’s work is on display at the atelier, giving you an idea of how much the artist put into the world. There are wood and plaster sculptures, bronze colonnades, animal shapes, and photographic studies. It is a beautiful and inspiring place to visit.

Inspired by the stone and natural textures of Brancusi’s work, we recolored the Stone Surface carpet. This is part of the nature collection by ege carpets, which takes inspiration from forests, deserts, and oceans. This light recolor of the carpet allows you to bring a textured palette to your next interior design project.

We created a material board that focuses on a textured palette with the atelier colors and the recolored carpet in mind. We included dark woods like Texas Mesquite 83000 and Artisanal Hardwoods. Keeping the dark brown theme, we also included different textured textiles like Artisan Textured Finishes by CopperSmith, Basketcase by Cortina Leathers, Lafayette Velvet by Opuzen, and Chesney by Valley Forge Fabrics. Additionally, we decided to bring some lighter tones of cream and white by adding Cove, True Terrazzo, Concrete Look Porcelain Paver, and Passion. To tie in the soft colors with the dark ones, we included mid-toned neutral paints like Crewel Tan by Sherwin-Williams and Mesa Tan by Dunn-Edwards Paints.

If you like our textured palette, you might be interested in our Easy Recolor Program. We used this to recolor our Stone Surface carpet, enabling us to source the perfect backdrop for our textured palette. Using our online tool, you can do the same. Choose from any of our collections and recolor them to match any interior. You can then visualize the carpet before ordering physical carpet samples. You’ll receive your samples within three business days at an affordable price. Contact us if you want to learn more.