restaurant design :
bestor architecture,
pitfire pizza

A friend sent me some images of Barbara Bestor's latest project, Pitfire Pizza, on the westside of Los Angeles. Bestor's work is widely known here in Los Angeles, especially on the East Side (other projects include, Intelligentsia S.L. and Lou Wine Bar). Her recent move into restaurant interiors has me excited for so many reasons. It's nice to see the bold splashes of color mixed with natural plywoods.

As much as I adore the "dark nostagia" trend, speakeasy style, it's nice to see these hot yellows and reds be put into action!! I adore her casual vibe mixed with good hard design. Plus, the exterior kinda reminds me of a gigantic lego, and that's just awesome! I have a feeling Sottsass would be very proud.

plywood bar with marble countertops and
yellow powder coated stools, oh my!

I wonder the source of those yellow lamps hanging?
Excited to go grab some pizza soon here....

restaurant design :
bestor architecture,
pitfire pizza




--------------------------------

Olivier Gagnere,
Designer

Olivier Gagnere, Designer

"He breaks the conventions of geometry and evokes
a new balance that gives his creations a unique personality."

cafe marly, paris

Olivier Gagnere,
Designer

study
for
a
restaurant.

bar bambino, sf

study
for
a
restaurant.

Research.

Restaurant Design.
(the packed bistro)

the wishbone, perhaps the perfect bistro chair?
(thanks r!)

white leather, might spell s-t-a-i-n-s.

"empty picture look."

"The way I look at it is that the client has a product, and I need to help them sell that product. And the interior for me is the packaging of that product. You need to understand the product and then create the packaging for it. The interior is the backdrop — for great dining, a great hotel, a great spa — but it’s not the main event."- Martin Brudnizki,

taken from the Moment, NYT here.

-





Restaurant design. The Packed Bistro.

1. Lou Wine Bar, Barbara Bestor Architecture, Los Angeles
3. Jamie Oliver's restaurant, London, by Martin Brudnizki. go here for interview.
2. Comme Ca, Los Angeles, David Myers. Anyone know who designed Comme Ca?

food
and
fluorescent,
oh
my!

Joanna Grawunder vs The Restaurant.
Robert Restaurant, New York.

Elaine Louie for the NYTimes writes,

"At Robert, the new restaurant on the ninth floor of the Museum of Arts and Design, the focal point is not necessarily the view of Central Park. Consider the orange acrylic LED lighting by Johanna Grawunder, a designer based in San Francisco and Milan. The rest of the design flowed from there, Ms. Grawunder said, including the palette of orange, purple and vermilion, and the choice of seating. (Vladimir Kagan’s 1956 Floating Back sofa was altered to keep the legs from jutting out enough to trip the waiters.)"

the elevator, going up.



















.

Studio TooGood
via The World of Interiors, current issue.
more here.

"The Hatch is an installation/pop-up eatery at the Dock designed by Studio TooGood and conceptual food designers Arabeschi di Latte. The décor pops: colourful giant building blocks covered in Formica are inspired by 20th-century art and architecture. Visitors sit on and among these sculptural elements and can also build with smaller scale blocks. The egg-themed food bar also has an element of interactivity, as diners choose from a selection of egg-based dishes and are given a "kit" with which to prepare it."

via mocoloco

"Studio Toogood designs, directs and executes interiors and environments from concept through to creation. Offering event, interior and exhibition design as well as styling and set design for the interior and fashion industries, the Studio’s projects range from the two-dimensional page to the three-dimensional space, and from the real to the conceptual.

Under the creative direction of London-based interior stylist Faye Toogood, the Studio collaborates with clients who seek alternative ways of developing their brand. Its distinctive approach disregards convention in favour of something altogether more brave, joyous and impulsive. The members of the Studio are able to draw on a wide range of talents and diverse backgrounds, including fine art, history of art, curation and interior design."

Philip Edis, go to his site here..
interiors and etc.

Sandy's cafe, Stockholm..

The death of a disco dancer
Well, it happens a lot 'round here
And if you think Peace Is a common goal
That goes to show How little you know
- the smiths.

kettner's, an old haunt of agathe christie and oscar wilde.

ilse crawford
of studio ilse
for
Kettner's
in soho, london....

(transforming, or whitewashed?)
the critics battle it out...

"This legendary venue was first opened by Auguste Kettner, chef to Napoleon III in 1867. Its recent refurbishment plays off the frisson of its proximity to the theatres… back to when it started, so conveniently situated next to the stage doors when it was a favourite of Edward VII and Lillie Langtry and Oscar Wilde. Kettners serves fresh, contemporary brasserie food and the different rooms and menus are versatile enough to suit all occasions and tastes from a casual lunch to pre-theatre meal or a special occasion. "

"And in the darkened underpass I thought:
Oh God, my chance has come at last
(But then a strange fear gripped me and I Just couldn't ask)
Take me out tonight
Oh, take me anywhere,
I don't care I don't care."

go to kettner's here...

De Stijl

L’Aubette in Strasbourg

Theo van Doesburg...
A new phase of De Stijl was declared by van Doesburg in his manifesto of “Elementarism,” published in 1926. During that year he collaborated with Arp and Sophie Taeuber-Arp on the decoration of the restaurant-cabaret L’Aubette in Strasbourg.

Café Aubette, Strasbourg, France,
Color scheme for floor and long walls of ballroom

Study for a Mural Cafe-Restaurant L'Aubette, Strasbourg
Theo van Doesburg 1926
Gouache and pencil on paper


"Proponents of De Stijl sought to express a new utopian ideal of spiritual harmony and order. They advocated pure abstraction and universality by a reduction to the essentials of form and colour; they simplified visual compositions to the vertical and horizontal directions, and used only primary colors along with black and white."

Theo van Doesburg

Theo Van Doesburg 1917,

Christian Emil Marie Küpper, who adopted the pseudonym Theo van Doesburg, was born in Utrecht, the Netherlands, on August 30, 1883. His first exhibition of paintings was held in 1908 in the Hague. In the early 1910s he wrote poetry and established himself as an art critic.

"It was while reviewing an exposition for one of these magazines he wrote for, in 1915 (halfway through his two-year service in the army), that he came in contact with the works of Piet Mondrian, who was eight years older than him, and had by then already gained some attention with his paintings. Van Doesburg saw in these paintings his ideal in painting: a complete abstraction of reality. Soon after the exposition Van Doesburg got in contact with Mondrian, and together with related artists Bart van der Leck, Anthony Kok, Vilmos Huszar and J.J.P. Oud they founded the magazine De Stijl in 1917."

Karriere Bar, Copenhangen
see more here..

(light source by olafur elliason)

Karriere Bar....

"Karriere is an interesting café/restaurant/bar situated in the heart of the old meat district (Kødbyen) of Copenhagen but by calling it such we don't do justice to the fact that it’s also a totally new type of art gallery and something of a patron of the arts. In other words, it’s a venue with huge ambitions where art has somehow become a central part to meeting, eating, drinking, relaxing and having fun. As if all of that wasn’t enough, a certain percentage of profits from the new venture (7% of beer sales from Sving nights) go towards to the Karriere Grant – a fund awarded once a year to support individuals and organizations in Vesterbro, Copenhagen.

The renowned Danish artist Jeppe Hein came up with the idea for Karriere together with his sister, Lærke Hein. Hein creates witty and minimalist installations that deliberately blur the boundaries between conceptual art and mechanical objects whilst questioning the ritualistic relationship between art and the spectator. Combining sculpture and installation with architecture and technology, he often mixes the notion of the functional with the artistic. Whilst his style refers to minimalism and to abstract concepts, Jeppe tries to depart from a purely abstract experience by making the audience physically activate the work."

taken from here...

Pure Luck Restaurant
A vegan restaurant located at 707 N. Heliotrope Dr. Los Angeles, CA 90029

yum and
more yum

currently reading, "best ugly" about award winning design firm,

AvroKo