[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-detail-living-in-david-karp-of-tumblr-and-his-brooklyn-loft":3,"blog-related-living-in-david-karp-of-tumblr-and-his-brooklyn-loft":30,"blog-header-categories":57},{"id":4,"slug":5,"title":6,"subtitle":7,"bodyHtml":8,"heroImageUrl":9,"heroImageSrcset":10,"heroImageSizes":11,"heroImageAlt":7,"authorName":12,"authorImageUrl":7,"publishedDt":13,"categories":14,"tags":16,"products":22,"inlineProducts":23,"seo":24},34,"living-in-david-karp-of-tumblr-and-his-brooklyn-loft","Living In: David Karp of Tumblr and his Brooklyn Loft",null,"\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: opensans-regular;\">We often talk about industrial loft style on this blog - and sometimes, we'll show examples of the style, and discuss how we think it should look when it's done right. There are plenty of examples of great industrial loft style design out there, but we have to tell you: we stopped dead in our tracks when we came across\u003Ca href=\"http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/11/david-karp-is-tumblrs-reluctant-technologist/?_r=4&smid=tw-share\"> this feature \u003C/a>of Tumblr's David Karp and his Brooklyn loft. \u003C/span>\r\n\r\n\u003Chr />\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u003Cstrong>\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: opensans-regular;\">Keeping Things Simple\u003C/span>\u003C/strong>\u003C/h2>\r\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: opensans-regular;\">We're big fans of Karp outside of his design leanings. We like how he's a tech guy without really being a tech guy - you'll notice his space is curiously devoid of any fancy new technology; Karp likes to keep things simple - and how, even since he's become a bit of scenester thanks to the rise of Tumblr's popularity over the past few years, he seems to avoid the scene. Karp is an intelligent businessman who created something amazing, and yet, he appears to have remained humble despite his success. That's something we can respect.\u003C/span>\r\n\r\n\u003Chr />\r\n\r\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: opensans-regular;\">\u003Cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2782\" src=\"/Blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/15arena-karp2-slide-3AJ9-jumbo.jpg\" alt=\"15arena-karp2-slide-3AJ9-jumbo\" width=\"850\" height=\"661\" />\u003C/span>\r\n\r\n\u003Chr />\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: opensans-regular;\">Shop the Look\u003C/span>\u003C/h3>\r\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: opensans-regular;\">\u003Cdiv class=\"row\">\u003Cdiv class=\"col-lg-4\">\u003C/span>\r\n\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https://www.kathykuohome.com/Product/Detail/67039-Aubrey-Shell-Modern-Classic-Grey-Upholstered-Brown-Wood-Dining-Chair?utm_source=social&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=karp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003Cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22070 size-full\" src=\"/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/product_67039.jpg\" alt=\"chair\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\"  srcset=\"/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/product_67039-150x150.jpg 150w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/product_67039-300x300.jpg 300w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/product_67039-400x400.jpg 400w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/product_67039-768x768.jpg 768w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/product_67039.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" />\u003C/a>\r\n\r\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: opensans-regular;\">\u003C/div>\u003Cdiv class=\"col-lg-4\">\u003C/span>\r\n\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https://www.kathykuohome.com/Product/Detail/71206-Lei-Modern-Grey-Performance-Upholstered-Cushion-Sofa?utm_source=social&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=karp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003Cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22071 size-full\" src=\"/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/product_71206.jpg\" alt=\"sofa\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\"  srcset=\"/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/product_71206-150x150.jpg 150w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/product_71206-300x300.jpg 300w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/product_71206-400x400.jpg 400w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/product_71206-768x768.jpg 768w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/product_71206.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" />\u003C/a>\r\n\r\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: opensans-regular;\">\u003C/div>\u003Cdiv class=\"col-lg-4\">\u003C/span>\r\n\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https://www.kathykuohome.com/Product/Detail/94479-Chelsea-House-Manhattan-Modern-Antique-Brass-White-Glass-Sputnik-Chandelier?utm_source=social&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=karp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003Cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22072 size-full\" src=\"/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/product_94479.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\"  srcset=\"/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/product_94479-150x150.jpg 150w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/product_94479-300x300.jpg 300w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/product_94479-400x400.jpg 400w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/product_94479-768x768.jpg 768w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/product_94479.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" />\u003C/a>\r\n\r\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: opensans-regular;\">\u003C/div>\u003C/div>\u003C/span>\r\n\r\n\u003Chr />\r\n\r\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: opensans-regular;\">\u003Ca href=\"http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/11/david-karp-is-tumblrs-reluctant-technologist/?_r=4&smid=tw-share\">Says the \u003Cstrong>Times\u003C/strong>,\u003C/a> \"He is an apparent paradox: a high-tech design leader with a home and possessions that display little affection for anything postwar; frankly, most of the 20th century seems suspect to him. Nothing in his home looks particularly futuristic, or technological, at least as we’ve usually understood those terms. A house may be a machine for living, but Karp says, “I don’t want our house doing very much.” It’s a quiet space, with few distractions; one feels that stone tablets might not be entirely out of place.\"  \u003C/span>\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: opensans-regular;\">Of course, it doesn't hurt that his South Williamsburg loft is gorgeous. We respect that, too.\u003C/span>\r\n\r\n\u003Chr />\r\n\r\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: opensans-regular;\">\u003Cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2781\" src=\"/Blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/15arena-karp2-slide-2M2R-jumbo.jpg\" alt=\"15arena-karp2-slide-2M2R-jumbo\" width=\"850\" height=\"607\" />\u003C/span>\r\n\r\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: opensans-regular;\">\u003Cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2783\" src=\"/Blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/15arena-karp2-slide-31ZW-jumbo.jpg\" alt=\"15arena-karp2-slide-31ZW-jumbo\" width=\"850\" height=\"566\" />\u003C/span>\r\n\r\n\u003Chr />\r\n\r\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: opensans-regular;\">The feature continues, \"The apartment is built with “analog technology,” says John Gachot, the principal designer, who worked with Karp on the renovation. Gachot specializes in solid, old-school design; working with his wife, Christine, their recent projects include the \u003Ca href=\"http://www.acmenyc.com/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Acme restaurant\u003C/a> in NoHo, the West Village home of Marc Jacobs and a shuffleboard club now being built in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Gachot compares Karp’s loft to a submarine, where everything is made of tested, reliable materials that are designed to work together perfectly. \u003C/span>\r\n\r\n\u003Chr />\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u003Cstrong>\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: opensans-regular;\">Mild Steampunk Inspired\u003C/span>\u003C/strong>\u003C/h2>\r\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: opensans-regular;\">“It’s mildly steampunk,” Karp says, pointing out a few of the details, like tin ceilings and brass screws, at least “in the sense of looking backward.” The materials and methods are genuinely old: the reclaimed oak that dominates the living room comes from an old dairy farm in Pennsylvania, and the brick and concrete have aged with the building. “It’s very open and honest,” he says of the design. “Everything is exposed, and you can see all the connections.”\u003C/span>\r\n\r\n\u003Chr />\r\n\r\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: opensans-regular;\">\u003Cem>\u003Cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2786\" src=\"/Blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/15arena-karp2-slide-EOZK-jumbo.jpg\" alt=\"15arena-karp2-slide-EOZK-jumbo\" width=\"850\" height=\"656\" />\u003C/em>\u003C/span>\r\n\r\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: opensans-regular;\">\u003Cem> \u003Cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2784\" src=\"/Blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/15arena-karp2-slide-BQST-jumbo.jpg\" alt=\"15arena-karp2-slide-BQST-jumbo\" width=\"850\" height=\"657\" />\u003C/em>\u003C/span>\r\n\r\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: opensans-regular;\">\u003Cem> \u003Cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2788\" src=\"/Blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/15arena-karp2-slide-GBKP-jumbo.jpg\" alt=\"15arena-karp2-slide-GBKP-jumbo\" width=\"850\" height=\"1097\" />\u003C/em>\u003C/span>\r\n\r\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: opensans-regular;\">\u003Cem> \u003Cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2785\" src=\"/Blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/15arena-karp2-slide-DPRW-jumbo.jpg\" alt=\"15arena-karp2-slide-DPRW-jumbo\" width=\"850\" height=\"1101\" />\u003C/em>\u003C/span>\r\n\r\n\u003Chr />\r\n\r\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: opensans-regular;\">And what a beautiful space it is, isn't it? Shop the pieces below to get the industrial loft look for yourself.\u003C/span>\r\n\r\n\u003Chr />\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: opensans-regular;\">Shop the Look\u003C/span>\u003C/h3>\r\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: opensans-regular;\">\u003Cdiv class=\"row\">\u003Cdiv class=\"col-lg-4\">\u003C/span>\r\n\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https://www.kathykuohome.com/Product/Detail/67039-Aubrey-Shell-Modern-Classic-Grey-Upholstered-Brown-Wood-Dining-Chair?utm_source=social&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=karp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003Cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22828 size-full\" src=\"/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/product_69603.jpg\" alt=\"chair\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\"  srcset=\"/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/product_69603-150x150.jpg 150w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/product_69603-300x300.jpg 300w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/product_69603-400x400.jpg 400w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/product_69603-768x768.jpg 768w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/product_69603.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" />\u003C/a>\r\n\r\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: opensans-regular;\">\u003C/div>\u003Cdiv class=\"col-lg-4\">\u003C/span>\r\n\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https://www.kathykuohome.com/Product/Detail/35960-Paris-French-Country-Lavander-Drop-In-Faux-Floral-Plant?utm_source=social&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=karp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003Cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22829 size-full\" src=\"/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/product_35960.jpg\" alt=\"plant\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\"  srcset=\"/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/product_35960-150x150.jpg 150w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/product_35960-300x300.jpg 300w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/product_35960-400x400.jpg 400w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/product_35960-768x768.jpg 768w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/product_35960.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" />\u003C/a>\r\n\r\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: opensans-regular;\">\u003C/div>\u003Cdiv class=\"col-lg-4\">\u003C/span>\r\n\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https://www.kathykuohome.com/Product/Detail/13186-Patton-Rustic-Lodge-Reclaimed-Wood-Open-Bookshelf?utm_source=social&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=karp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003Cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22830 size-full\" src=\"/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/product_13186.jpg\" alt=\"shelves\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\"  srcset=\"/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/product_13186-150x150.jpg 150w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/product_13186-300x300.jpg 300w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/product_13186-400x400.jpg 400w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/product_13186-768x768.jpg 768w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/product_13186.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" />\u003C/a>\r\n\r\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: opensans-regular;\">\u003C/div>\u003C/div>\u003C/span>\r\n\r\n\u003Chr />\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv>\r\n\r\n\u003Chr />\r\n\r\n\u003C/div>\r\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\">\u003C/div>","/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/15arena-karp1-tmagArticle-1.jpg","/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/15arena-karp1-tmagArticle-1-300x200.jpg 300w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/15arena-karp1-tmagArticle-1-450x300.jpg 450w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/15arena-karp1-tmagArticle-1.jpg 592w","(max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px","Kathy Kuo","2013-09-18T09:30:20Z",[15],"Projects",[17,18,19,20,21],"Industrial Loft Furniture","Celebrity","Industrial Loft","David Karp","Tumblr",[],[],{"title":25,"description":26,"keywords":27,"canonicalUrl":28,"noIndex":29},"Living In: David Karp of Tumblr and his Brooklyn Loft - 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