Pascal Claude Drach from My Beautiful created the branding and interior design concept for La Hache (French for “axe”) – a restaurant and brasserie in Strasbourg, France. The rich history of La Hache dates back to the 13th century – year 1257 to be exact. It’s name remains unchanged from the very beginning, bringing about speculations of the venues’s dark past as the house of executions…

Inspired by the ghosts of the former inner city nightclub’s first patrons, Captain Melville in Melbourne was recently refurbished and re-invented as a restaurant and bar by the local studio Breathe Architecture. Previously known as Mac’s Hotel, the building dates back to 1853 – the time when the first settlers descended on Australian shores. In the spirit of this historic narrative, the fit-out is conceptually based on the scene of mass occupation of Australia in the 1850′s by immigrants chasing gold in the Australian Gold Rush…

In 2012, young Polish firm, BUCK.ARCHITEKCI, were commissioned to redesign a three-storey new foyer for one of the largest art house cinemas in Europe – The New Horizons (Kino Nowe Horyzonty) in Wroclaw. In addition to regular film screenings, the cinema foyer also plays host to cultural festivals, exhibitions and educational programs…

Hôtel Paradis in Paris is a boutique hotel in the capital’s 10th arrondissement, recently transformed by French designer Dorothée Meilichzon. Ms Meilichzon successfully combined vintage, mid-century and modern elements to create a rich interior that is high in personality…

01 | ‘Le Sergent Recruteur’ Restaurant by Jaime Hayon | Paris, France. 02 | Sweet Alchemy by Kois Associated Architects | Athens, Greece. 03 | Konstam Restaurant by Heatherwick Studios | London. 04 | As Aperitivo by Nika Zupanc | Ljubljana, Slovenia. 05 | El Montero Restaurant by Anagrama | Saltillo Coahuila, Mexico. 06 | Deliciously Curvalicious. 07 | French Folds. 08 | Verner Panton Interiors | Restaurant Varna & Spiegel Verlagshaus…