Cafe Grao in Bratislava by Alan Prekop.At Cafe Grao, all are welcome. The mini cafe, located in Bratislava, was designed by Slovakian architect Alan Prekop on a shoestring budget. Welcoming the city's alternative crowd through its doors, the concept was taken from the venue's...
Four Elements Collide: Yugen Dining by Architects EAT.Designed over three long yet rewarding years, this Melbourne restaurant by Architects EAT encapsulates a harmonious relationship between the four elementsâearth, fire, wind and water. There are small details depicting the earth's central...
Serena Confalonieri’s Debut Interior Project 13.10 Ristorante.Serena Confalonieri has completed her first interior design project, a 25-seat boutique restaurant close to Milanâand it doesn't disappoint. The concept combines her signature language of ironic, unexpected subjects and chromatic...
Material Mash-up: Rafi by Luchetti Krelle.Punchy primary shades mingle with power pastels amongst neutral rendered walls in this layered by Luchetti Krelle that seeks to ignite child-like awe and wonder. What results are conjoined spaces retaining their own identity, yet several...
A Nod to Renoir: Citrons et Huitres Paris Oyster Bar by Marion Mailaender.At 57 boulevard Rochechouart sits the latest project from Marseille-based interior designer Marion Mailaender. The interior is reminiscent of a local fishmonger storefront with a raw steel facade and floor-to-ceiling windows that open onto...
Kyoto Wand CafĂŠ by Coil Kazuteru Matsumura Architects.Take a pause on your Kyoto journey at Kazuteru Matsumura Architectsâ Kyoto Wand CafĂŠ, set within a renovated townhouse. The unravelling of multiple building layers paved the way for an interior that embraces traditional structure of...
Le Rock Restaurant at NYC’s Rockefeller Center by Workstead.At Rockefeller Center in midtown Manhattan, Workstead has recently completed Le Rock, a new restaurant anchored by a two-ton cast-bronze bar with a texture reminiscent of an oyster shell. Located in the International Building, the...
Curves and Quartzite: Gildas Surry Hills by Atoma Design.Atoma Design has unveiled Gildas, a light and feminine restaurant & bar in Sydneyâs Surry Hills for Firedoor chef Lennox Hastie. Inspired by Rita Hayworthâs character in the 1946 film noir of the same name, the studio utilised strong...
Smoke Without Fire: Smoked Room in Madrid by Astet Studio.Whoever coined the term âsmoke without fireâ could well have lunched last at Madridâs latest haunt designed by Astet. With its charcoal passages, sculpted black doors, dark brick backdrops, and chandeliers that look like lava balls,...
