Not the nineties - new rustic has an industrial heart

Kya deLongchamps sees a new modernity in our country inspired spaces.    

At one time any sort of rustic look with a high degree of wood inclusions spelled dainty country motifs, quasi-Victorian carving, hutches, paralysed tweed chickens and a hail storm of gingham and pine.

However, leaking from the pared back, relaxed living of the soft industrial trend, there’s a return to the simplicity at the heart of country life.