A rustic and industrial restaurant situated in an old warehouse in Kings Cross London. The space is decorated with simplicity in mind with a long white bar as a centerpiece. The old wall bricks is sand blast and the original timber roof construction is a great reminder of the history of the building. The roof windows creates great light and plays with consistent shifting daylight and shadows. The full height doors have been reinstated and draws you directly in to the cozy place. Enjoy a great meal of breakfast, lunch tapas or hang out in the bar at night and soak in the great atmosphere of a modern and trendy warehouse transformation.
St Chad’s Place Bar & Restaurant // Project by Squire and Partners
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Nandos is a casual dinner chain who specialise in portuguese-style chicken. And as many other they have seen the value in creating an environmental experience as much as a food experience. The interiors are dominated by wood with turquoise details. Even some yellow is added to break up the monochrome palette and makes it a bit more playful. The high ceiling is painted black and stays anonymous. The wooden structure coming down gives the space a clever and great visual character. Tables and chair are customised by Andy Thornton and are given surfaces to fit the interior perfectly. It is not the first time Blacksheep gives great personality to the restaurant business, by other they have done the design to a number of Jamie Oliver’s restaurants, the latest one was his new concept Union Jacks in Holborn, London. Both Union Jacks and this Nando’s in Ashford, Kent, is given retro elements, but still they express two totally different brands with totally different style.
This new coffee shop Scandinavian Coffee House has still not open, but yet it gets me all excited. Why you wonder? From what I have seen of their branding and packing (images below), it looks indeed very promising. A nice mix of great coffee culture with scandinavian roots, showing off scandinavian design, architecture and interior.
But the punchline for me, is that the famous Norwegian architect firm Snøhetta is working on the retail together with Norwegian industrial designer Andreas Engesvik. Its like iceing on the cake, cherry on the top, you get my point! So I am eager to see the result when they open their first shop in Ålesund on the west coast of Norway in May. But the three guys behind the project Kim Haagensen, Sindre Røstad og John Wuya has bigger vision than just staying in Ålesund. Their ambition is to expand to New York and Tokyo.
Can’t wait to see the interior and the concept when its finished. Is doomed to be awesome. Will keep you posted on their progress, and share images of their shop as soon there is something to show. Want to follow the Scandinavian Coffee House, go to their facebook page and press LIKE! Discovered via Made in Norway, images borrowed from that site as well.
Easter is here and sites like Pinterest is full of inspiring decorations. We have selected some really nice images showing some decorative ways to paint your easter eggs. Nr.1 is a a neon dipped alternative. Want to know how you do that, go to the lovely blog Oh Joy for instructions. Martha Stewart are learning you how to do a laced easter egg version. Blogger Alisa Burke show you how to do a doodle easter egg. And Decor8 is showing us how you can paint it.
A lot of brands incorporates art project in their branding. And the latest one is from the American shoe company Converse. I am a big fan of street art and graffiti (just take a closer look at my living room), so no wonder I like this video. Converse provided a numerous of billboards in the city of Berlin for street artist to decorate. I think it is a great way to show of talent and promoting something with a bit more value, than just a glossy fashion poster. And what a great way to give the city some creative space and colors that just makes you HAPPY! Found via
Jamie Oliver is a well known name for most people, especially if you like a good meal. His latest concept is the Pizzeria Union Jacks and with him on the team he has got London based designstudio Blacksheep, who has already designed a number of his other restaurants. It has got a modern vintage look with neon Union Jacks sign above the cinema styled menu boards, the different patterns and graphics are typical retro, the chairs and the television is from the 1970s and the diner booth is so typical for a retro diner. The restaurant is situated in Holborn, so after finishing up with your shopping in Covent Garden head towards Tottenham Court Rd and stop for lunch.
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A modern designed pastry in San Pedro Mexico. At a first glance I would guess it was a fashionable makeup or perfume store, but that is of course before the close up at the pastries. It is some exciting meetings between materials and style. The old bricks against the back wall that is covered in golden wallpaper makes a great new meets old contrast. The round chandelier breaks up the rectangular shape and draws your attention to the high ceiling. A beautiful and surprising design to a pastry that started out as a home based bakery. Another great looking bakery is Kubitscheck in Munich, just another style. Or if you like the pure black/white style this ice cream shop in London also have a great retail look combined with good graphic design and branding.
Found via Retaildesignblog, the design is by Anagrama
Japanese architecture are very characteristic with its simple geometry, and this project is not an exception. Suppose Design Office have created this space, they have a great portfolio of works, another one we showed is this unique cafeconcept. The rooms spins around a rectangular horizontal opening that goes from floor to ceiling through the whole house, which gives a constant flow of natural light into the house.
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