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Designer
Industrial Facility
Industrial Facility is a London design studio co-founded in 2002 by Sam Hecht and Kim Colin. Hecht, from London, trained as an industrial designer, and Colin, from Los Angeles, as an architect. The studio works on products, furniture and…
Biography
Background
Industrial Facility is a London design studio co-founded in 2002 by Sam Hecht and Kim Colin. Hecht, from London, trained as an industrial designer, and Colin, from Los Angeles, as an architect. The studio works on products, furniture and exhibitions.
Signature Style
&Tradition says Hecht and Colin want to work for industry in a way that improves the things we live with: not something different, but something better, designed to last and to give more satisfaction than the product or client asks for.
Notable Works
- Rombe shelving system for &Tradition, 2025
- Kape side chair for &Tradition, 2026
- Dell keyboard SK-8165 with a modified keycap layout
- A monograph on the studio's work, published by Phaidon in 2019
Legacy
Both founders are Royal Designers for Industry, and the studio's work is held in museum collections including MoMA in New York and the Centre Pompidou in Paris.
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Collections
Products
S 220 Moulded Plywood Chair
Industrial Facility's 2022 stackable moulded plywood chair on a tubular steel frame, after the 214.
Rombe IF4
Rombe IF4 by Industrial Facility, 2025: an add-on shelf bay, 81.5 cm wide and 223 cm high
Rombe IF6
Rombe IF6 by Industrial Facility, 2025: an add-on bay with a cabinet, 81.5 cm wide and 223 cm high
Rombe IF5
Rombe IF5 by Industrial Facility, 2025: add-on bay with a desk, 81.5 x 36 x 223 cm
Rombe IF3
Rombe IF3 by Industrial Facility, 2025: a 223 cm full bay with a cabinet behind reeded glass doors
Rombe IF2
Industrial Facility's 2025 Rombe IF2: a full bay with desk and shelves, 83 cm wide, 223 cm high
Kape IF7
Kape IF7, Industrial Facility's 2026 side chair for &Tradition with a replaceable upholstery system
Rombe IF1
Industrial Facility's 2025 Rombe IF1: a full bay of wall-fixed shelves, 223 cm high, steel or veneer
