Difference from urban dandy: material-led, not object-led

A dark space that stands on its own even when empty. Urban dandy style also features dark wood and low illumination, but its content comes from objects: wine bottles, vinyl records and audio equipment, stacks of books, named designer chairs, black and white photography; if these items are removed, the space becomes empty. The content of dark wood style comes from the surfaces themselves: the continuity of wood grain, the rhythm of seams, the gradient of light falling on the wood. The room can have just three pieces of furniture. Avoid: letting collections and objects become the visual focus, adding wine cabinets and audio equipment as highlights, using walls for display, making the space dependent on furnishings to be complete.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一個空著也成立的深色空間。都會雅痞同樣是深色木與低照度,但它的內容來自物件:酒瓶、黑膠與音響、書堆、有名字的單椅、黑白攝影;把那些東西搬走,空間就空了。暗黑木質的內容來自表面本身:木紋的連續、分縫的節奏、光落在木頭上的漸層。房間可以只有三件家具。避免:讓收藏與物件成為視覺焦點、加入酒櫃與音響設備當重點、把牆面用來陳列、讓空間依賴陳設才成立。