Honest Materials: What You See Is What You Get

A Mid-Century Modern interior where materials are presented honestly. Brick walls are simply brick, unpainted; wooden beams are structural, uncovered; steel chair legs reveal their natural metal color; and the cross-section of plywood shows its layers. No material pretends to be another. Surface treatments are only for necessary protection: oiled wood, painted steel. Avoid: using veneers and laminates to imitate solid wood, covering up structures, painting and cladding brick walls, or using synthetic materials that mimic stone and wood.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一個材料都不加掩飾的世紀中現代室內。磚牆就是磚,沒有粉刷;木樑就是結構,沒有包覆;鋼管椅腳露出金屬本色;合板的斷面看得到層積。沒有任何一種材料在假裝成另一種。表面的處理只有必要的保護:木頭上油、鋼件烤漆。避免:使用貼皮與美耐板模仿實木、把結構包覆起來、在磚牆上粉刷與貼面、使用仿石與仿木的合成材料。