A Sun, Underground: Mecca Coffee Foley Street by Killing Matt Woods.Is this outer space or red earth Australia? Familiar or futuristic? At Mecca Coffee Foley Street, Matt Woods has made a room that declines to define itself. Part Coober Pedy dugout, part moon landing, entirely cocooned beneath...
Ivy Studio Drops a Lesson in Japanese Restraint into a Raw Concrete Shell in Downtown Montreal.Occupying the ground floor of a Montreal's downtown high-rise, Minnibar by Ivy Studio is a restaurant and café that pairs a contemporary Italian menu with the atmospheric principles of Japanese minimalism. Concrete floor, columns and...
Barcelona Meets Japanese Jazz Listening Culture at Jaç Hifi Café by Isern Serra Studio.Jaç Hifi Café in Barcelona takes its cues from Japan's jazz kissa — intimate bars where the music wasn't background noise, it was the whole point. Designed by Isern Serra Studio, the interior features a walnut bar that doubles as a...
An Abu Dhabi Café With Serious Design Credentials.At Daily Press café, Styled Habitat pulled from 1960s modernist spaces, filtering that reference through a contemporary Abu Dhabi lens with bold geometry, honest materials, and thoughtful programming. A cantilevered stone bar sits at the...
Dubai’s Como Lounge CafĂ© Features Sculptural Counter Inspired by Balanced Stones.Studio Dua Abukhalaf has designed Como Lounge CafĂ©'s Dubai debut with interiors that connect to its Al Ain origins. The design centres on a textured wall wrapped in recycled glass and porcelain tiles, contrasting with sleek industrial...
A True Act of Discovery: Caffè Nazionale in Arzignano by AMAA.AMAA's restoration of Caffè Nazionale in Arzignano embraces historical imperfection. Within Antonio Caregaro Negrin's 19th-century City Hall, the studio cleared decades of additions to reveal original character. The main hall operates as...
Australia’s Hospitality Design Elite Reveals Industry’s New Directions.The Eat Drink Design Awards shortlist just dropped, and it's telling us everything we need to know about where Australian hospitality is heading. Dana rounds up her favourite restaurants, bars, cafĂ©s, hotels, and retail spaces making the...
Floating Canvases: Industrial Cool Meets Coffee Culture at Atelier tao+c’s Blue Bottle Coffee at West Bund.Blue Bottle Coffee centres on floating ceiling planes that appear to flutter like canvases caught in river breezes, supported by angled timber columns. Smart integration of air conditioning and lighting within these sculptural elements...
Mid-Century Meets Modern Sandwich Culture at S’WICH Surry Hills.At S'WICH Surry Hills, mid-century meets contemporary sandwich culture. The bold duotone palette of red and steel grey creates what Studio Shand call "pop simplicity"—interiors that pull you in and make you stay. Drawing inspiration from...
