The Houses where the characters of ‘Industry’ would ‘like’ to be members

The Houses where the characters of ‘Industry’ would be members | Soho House

Everyone’s favourite fun-time financiers are back for a second season in the States (‘Industry’ 2.0 drops in the UK later in the autumn). Here, writer Finlay Renwick assigns five key characters to the Soho House they might like (but ultimately struggle) to become members of

Wednesday 10 August 2022    By Finlay Renwick

Created by two (former) real-life financiers with first-hand experience of the bullpen, the ‘Magic Roundabout’ and a world where one caffeine-addled slip of a finger on a keyboard or moment of indecision can have catastrophic effects, Industry was a surprise – and much deserved – hit when it debuted in 2020. It had sex, Champagne, jeopardy, money… and more sex. (Plus, how many finance dramas have Blood Orange on its soundtrack?).

Now back for its second season, we take a look at which Soho House you’d be most likely to find each of the main characters in, in an alternate universe.

The Houses where the characters of ‘Industry’ would be members | Soho House
The Houses where the characters of ‘Industry’ would be members | Soho House

1. Harper: Shoreditch House, London
Leaving America and a murky past – including some perhaps not totally legitimate qualifications (who needs them?) – Harper is a financial savant, Pierpoint prodigy, and a consistent enigma. Someone who you’d want to go over and speak to when Bicep drops at a party. While she definitely knows what’s what in Berlin and Amsterdam, east London’s Shoreditch is her regular. Find her sipping on mezcal in the corner, wearing all black, possibly with her big headphones on – just taking it all in. 

The Houses where the characters of ‘Industry’ would be members | Soho House
The Houses where the characters of ‘Industry’ would be members | Soho House
2. Eric: Soho House New York
Ambitious, intense and the kind of trader who cut his teeth when Wall Street was <em>Wall Street</em>, Eric knows Soho House New York better than he knows a hostile takeover (and he knows one of those pretty well). He’s lounged (tautly) in the Drawing Room, has ordered the Charmes-Chambertin 2014 (an excellent choice, sir) and is staring out onto Ninth Avenue while plotting world (or at least office-wide) domination. Plus, it’s close to the Whitney, and he likes the Whitney. 
The Houses where the characters of ‘Industry’ would be members | Soho House
The Houses where the characters of ‘Industry’ would be members | Soho House

3. Yasmin: Soho House Tel Aviv, Jaffa
The most worldly (or at least multilingual) of the young hard chargers, Yasmin likes to escape the pressure cooker of Pierpoint and some, er, complicated interpersonal dynamics with a certain motorbike-riding and gym-going colleague by hopping across to the Med. Ah, Jaffa. A beachside oasis, a cooling reprieve, a sheltered convent. She’s been coming here for a while. She knows the best spot on Banana Beach and is on first-name terms with the guys at Pizza Lila. The City and a harried Pret at her desk, a world away. 

The Houses where the characters of ‘Industry’ would be members | Soho House
The Houses where the characters of ‘Industry’ would be members | Soho House

4. Gus: The Ned, London
Fluent in the languages of finance, fine wine and mixing in sophisticated circles, Gus is, despite his relatively tender years, a Ned old head. Negronis in The Vault, Wagyu at Lutyens Grill, jazz in The Parlour and – when all of the aforementioned combines into one heady mix – a last-minute, after-hours stay. It’s just around the corner from Pierpoint, after all. No Magic Roundabout necessary. He can always grab a smoothie from Malibu Kitchen on the way out.

The Houses where the characters of ‘Industry’ would be members | Soho House

5. Robert: Pending
Though he’d definitely be the life, soul and late-night instigator at any House that he was a member of, Robert’s status is still waiting for that small matter of approval. Just a few more steps until he can eat, drink and play until his hedonistic heart is content. He’s not going to disgrace Pierpoint in Istanbul… is he? Until then he’ll just do melancholy loops around Moorgate on his motorbike. *Sad vroom vroom noises. 

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