For the British Film Institute’s new restaurant and lounge, Stephen Street Kitchen, .PSLAB sought to craft a lighting experience tantamount to the BFI’s legacy. The lighting design studio has worked in close collaboration with Benungo and Softroom, to create a unique dining experience. The elegant, white-and-brass insertions, custom-designed and fabricated by .PSLAB, evoke the essential origins… [Read More]
Au Pain Doré bakery by _naturehumaine
_naturehumaine has recently completed the renovation of the Au Pain Doré bakery. Located on the ground floor of a 3 storey building on Côte-des-Neiges, Montreal, Canada, the bakery is inspired by the European concept of ‘bakery/café’ that combines the sale of baked goods and high quality coffee where the barista takes center stage. _naturehumaine completely redesigned the… [Read More]
Techne pays homage to the 1970s Milk Bar
George Sykiotis and George Calombaris of Made Establishment recently opened a new milk bar styled Jimmy Grants, in the iconic Emporium Building in Melbourne. Techné Architecture + Interior Design created the design as an homage to a 1970’s/1980’s Melbourne Milk Bar or Mixed Business, that were often synonymous with Greek immigrants. When I moved from Cyprus… [Read More]
Techné designs new casa for the Fonda familia
Australian based design studio Techné has transformed the interior of the newly opened Mexican restaurant in Flinders Lane, Melbourne. This marks the third restaurant to join the Fonda family, following the Mexican wave of success from Chapel Street and Windsor locations. The new location continues its promise of a fast and fresh Mexican food destination. Having to… [Read More]
Pavilion Restaurant by into lighting & designLSM
into lighting has teamed up with designLSM to create a new and unusual luxurious dining experience for the established Pavilion Member’s Club in West London, under the guidance of famed chef Adam Simmonds. The restaurant includes several distinct areas: a florist’s at the entrance with tailor made bouquets by Paul Morris displayed along brass shelving, a… [Read More]
Chez Carl Tapas & BBQ by Jean de Lessard
Montreal based interior designer Jean de Lessard has designed the Chez Carl Tapas & BBQ in Nun’s Island, Canada. The restaurant interior was inspired by fractal theory, an interpretation of nature’s geometry, and its wonderful irregularities. The variable geometry that was integrated succeeds in breaking the monotony and gives beat to the space. But it… [Read More]
Chotto Matte Restaurant by Andy Martin Architects
Award winning firm Andy Martin Architects (ama) sought out the essence of distinctly modern Japanese cuisine in the newly designed Chotto Matte Restaurant. Located in an imposing 60s building at the north end of Frith St. in Soho, London, Chotto Matte distinguishes itself as a sophisticated restaurant with an underground twist. The brief was to create… [Read More]
Ping Pong Stratford Restaurant by Superfutures
Superfutures has recently completed the renovation of the Ping Pong Stratford Restaurant at London’s Westfield. The contemporary Dim Sum restaurant was transformed into an oasis, by introducing visitors to the urban side of 1930s Shanghai chic, through custom-made artwork, splashes of paprika red, Jade green and charcoal grey. Superfutures coordinated every design element, from the elegant furniture and bar stools,… [Read More]
Le Sergent Recruteur Restaurant by Hayonstudio
Jaime Hayon has designed the “Le Sergent Recruteur”, a restaurant that is all about simplicity, harmony, intimate atmosphere, and eloquent uniqueness. Located on rue Saint-Louis en l’Ile / 75004, in the heart of Paris, the restaurant embraces its historic address “as the first place where the soldiers of Napoleon found themselves conscripted to fight”. The restaurant is… [Read More]
Fours Seasons Hotel Pudong Restaurant in Shanghai by AB Concept
Hong Kong based firm AB Concept, reflects and reinterprets Shanghai’s contemporary glamour, boldness and elegance in the design of Shàng-Xí, the Chinese restaurant within Four Seasons Hotel Pudong, Shanghai. Wanting to capture the sense of place and offer a fresh perspective, AB Concept took inspiration from Shanghai’s rich history, by combining “the architectural forms of Shanghai’s French… [Read More]
