Urban Industrial is a Berlin-based antique and salvage studio built around one clear conviction: objects worth making are worth saving. The business grew from a base on Holzmarktstrasse along the Spree River and has since expanded into two distinct spaces. A curated showroom sits at Dahlmannstrasse 27 in the city, while a larger warehouse facility operates in Neu Bochow, roughly a thirty-minute drive outside Berlin.
The Dahlmannstrasse showroom runs to around 200 square metres and offers a carefully selected edit of industrial-style pieces. The Neu Bochow warehouse spans roughly 1,000 square metres and holds far greater depth of stock. Neither space announces itself loudly from the street, but visitors who make the effort tend to find plenty worth their time.
Reclamation drives everything here. The team restores items wherever possible, and an on-site workshop gives them the space to do it properly. Furniture, lighting and architectural salvage arrive worn or incomplete and leave the workshop usable and often genuinely beautiful again. That workshop also makes Urban Industrial a useful destination for anyone curious about hands-on restoration work.
Much of the inventory arrives from across Europe, though sourcing reaches further afield when the right pieces appear. Architectural salvage forms a strong core of the stock, and the range shifts regularly as new finds come in. Past items have included boxing equipment — speedballs and gloves among them — alongside industrial signage, lighting fixtures, cabinets, mirrors, paintings, vases and a reliable supply of tables and chairs. The list is deliberately broad because the studio does not restrict itself to a single period or style.
What makes Urban Industrial genuinely unusual in the Berlin salvage scene is the rental offer alongside standard sales. Many pieces are available to hire rather than buy outright. That flexibility attracts interior stylists, set designers, film and theatre productions, and commercial clients alongside private buyers furnishing homes. The inventory suits residential projects as readily as it suits a bar fit-out or a stage set.
For collectors and decorators focused on industrial antiques, the Neu Bochow warehouse rewards the drive. The volume of stock there allows for the kind of extended browsing that a city showroom rarely permits. Dahlmannstrasse works well for buyers who want a curated selection without the journey. Both locations operate with the same restoration-first approach and share stock that keeps changing as new pieces arrive and old ones find new homes.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What kinds of items does Urban Industrial typically stock?
A: The inventory is broad and deliberately eclectic. Past stock has included architectural salvage, industrial lighting fixtures, signage, cabinets, mirrors, tables and chairs, paintings, vases and unusual items such as boxing speedballs and gloves. Stock changes regularly as new pieces arrive from across Europe and beyond.
Q: Can you rent pieces rather than buy them outright?
A: Yes. Many items are available to hire as well as purchase. The rental offer is well suited to interior stylists, set designers, film and theatre productions, and commercial clients alongside private buyers.
Q: Is it worth making the trip out to the Neu Bochow warehouse?
A: For serious browsers, yes. The warehouse spans roughly 1,000 square metres, which allows for extended browsing of a depth of stock that the city showroom cannot match. Budget around thirty minutes of driving from central Berlin each way. Check the venue's current opening arrangements before you go.
Q: What is the difference between the two locations?
A: The Dahlmannstrasse 27 showroom in Berlin offers a curated selection of around 200 square metres — useful if you want an edited range without a long journey. The Neu Bochow facility outside the city is a much larger warehouse with greater volume and variety of stock.
Q: Does Urban Industrial do restoration work, or only sell finished pieces?
A: Restoration is central to what the studio does. There is an on-site workshop where the team repairs and refurbishes items before they go on sale. Visitors with an interest in hands-on restoration work may find the workshop aspect worth exploring when they visit.
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