First impressions can often be so deceiving and that is especially true when it comes to many striking interior design trends and what they represent.

Most people, when asked to picture an industrial design setting, will typically think of a celebration of utilitarian style using steel, concrete, breezeblock and other materials, perhaps more often associated with a construction site than a stylish loft.

Ostensibly, this is completely at odds with how people traditionally see sustainability, which often involves using natural materials, upcycling, biophilic design and an abundance of plants, textures and patterns to help improve a living environment.

However, as we know exceedingly well from our 15 years working with scaffolding and industrial materials, sustainability and industrial interior design are far closer to each other than you might expect, and successfully achieving the former usually requires some sustainable thinking.

We can help with this through our wide range of fixtures, fittings and furniture which reuse industrial materials, with our reclaimed scaffold board shelves a particular favourite with our customers.

With that in mind, here are some of the top ways to integrate the core elements of sustainable design with industrial chic and why they go so surprisingly well.

We have explored industrial interior design before, but to understand why it harmonises so well with sustainability, we need to explain the latter.

Sustainability is a fairly broad term that encompasses a lot of different elements of design, construction and other aspects of using a living space, but at its core is a balance between social, environmental and economic factors that ensure that where you live helps to make the planet that little bit better.

A sustainable home is designed to help improve your wellbeing and health whilst minimising its own economic impact at all stages of the design process, from sourcing raw materials to manufacturing, transportation and installation.

The core ideal of sustainability is circular design, where nothing is wasted, everything is used, and everything has the potential to be reused. Sustainable design is about creating cycles and ensuring as little goes to landfill as possible.

One of the core principles of everything we do is to move towards this closed-loop ideal. Rather than allowing scaffold boards to go to waste, we use them to create beautiful shelves and desks instead, lovingly crafting in ways that celebrate the journey that these reclaimed materials have already travelled upon.

Industrial processes are often built around making the most out of materials, so it makes sense that industrial chic inherently incorporates vintage, upcycled and reclaimed pieces. Explore the items you can use again and see what you can salvage from car boot sales.

All of us have an affinity with nature in one way or another and a core principle of biophilic design is about creating a connection to nature to help our health and wellbeing as much as possible.

Industrial design would initially seem like a poor candidate for this, particularly given how one of its core elements is to highlight structural components and the rawness of distinctly unnatural materials such as concrete.

However, there are a lot of ways to add nature to industry and one of the simplest is to take advantage of the natural textures you get from reclaimed scaff brick cladding. It is the perfect mix of exposed industrial materials and takes advantage of a collage of natural woodgrain textures.

As well as this, industrial design often takes advantage of daylighting, which maximises the exposure to natural daylight to help boost the overall quality of life of anyone living inside.

Given that so many of us spend so much of our time indoors, we need to ensure that our interior design is built around us, rather than making sacrifices to our health and comfort in order to fit in a space not designed for us.

We can help with this by providing one of the most important accessories for the modern home office: a monitor stand to ensure that your screen is at a healthy eye level to avoid neck strain and eye fatigue.

Much like circular design, our approach to our products and design is about reducing the impact of what we sell by relying on locally sourced and repurposed materials. If something already exists fully formed, you do not need to waste energy making it again.

Beyond the benefits to carbon footprints, there is something beautiful about the staining and aged look of reclaimed materials, and you can see this by taking a look at our sample blocks to see which look fits your space the most.

With industrial settings, however, character is key, and our reclaimed boards are filled with it.

By supporting local businesses and artisan craftsmanship, you are not only receiving high-quality products but are also helping to contribute to a sustainable, ethical approach to interior design.

Giving back to the community and to nature is at the heart of what we do. We use reclaimed British Standard scaffold boards, and this has inspired us to focus on sustainability in all parts of our business.

Alongside the pieces themselves, made in our workshop in Frome or with the help of local artisans, we are exploring how to be even more responsible at all stages of our business, with recyclable packaging, replanting trees and carbon neutral deliveries a high priority.

Industrial interior design follows a similar approach to ours, leaning heavily on what is already there and ensuring that anything added is responsibly sourced.

So many materials used in construction can be potentially reused, with wood particularly well suited to reclamation efforts.

We focus on reclaiming scaffold boards and turning them into beautiful bespoke charcuterie boards, but any materials that are reused avoid ending up in landfills and also provide a bit of local character to your building.

A lot of industrial design is naturally focused on repurposing previously industrial buildings to act as lofts and apartments, and we aim to encourage further adaptive reuse wherever possible.