Retro Cafe Interior Design | Tehnikum | Moscow | FORM

Tehnikum is a bistro located in the heart of the city. The name was inspired by the drafting equipment store previously located in its place.
A new addition to the White Rabit Family holding, the project was conceived by restaurateur Boris Zarkov, chef Vladimir Mukhin and gastronaut Mikhail Druyan as a vibrant dining spot where innovative gastronomic ideas could be enjoyed by a diverse audience in a relaxed atmosphere.

The interior evolved with several themes in mind. The wall to wall painting installed by artist Dmitry Aske recalls soviet canteens, where epic mosaics or murals often took centre stage in an otherwise utilitarian interior. Its former history as a shop for drafting equipment is reflected in the details of furniture and lighting, which include drafting lamps by Le Corbusier among others. The central custom designed chandelier references Moscow metro light fixtures from the 60s and 70s.....more

Japanese Cafe Interior Design | Blue Bottle Coffee Kyoto Cafe | Jo Nagasaka + Schemata Architects

Upon integrating Blue Bottle Coffee –– coming from America’s West Coast culture –– with the machiya (traditional townhouse) located along the approach way to Nanzenji Temple in Kyoto, we continued to focus on our design concept for all of the Blue Bottle Coffee shops we designed, which is to “create equal relationships” throughout the space.

The existing floor, raised 50cm above the ground conforming to a characteristic style of traditional Japanese architecture, was demolished to make a new floor level with the ground. In order to visually continue the pebbled ground into the interior, terrazzo containing the same type of pebbles as the ground was used to finish the floor. The floor inside the counter is also level with the customer area to maintain the same eye level between customers and staff following the same concept as the other shops, while integrating Japanese and American cultures at the same time. .......more

Beauty Store Interior Design | Mußler Beauty by Notino | DIA - Dittel Architekten

DIA - Dittel Architekten has developed, designed and implemented the first of 10 planned branches in Germany for Mußler Beauty by Notino. The aim of the concept is to make the brand come alive in the space in order to promote and expand customer loyalty. Mußler Beauty, Stuttgart's traditional perfumery and Notino, Europe's leading online retailer for beauty care, had merged to make the most of their strengths in online and stationary retailing.

As online commerce grows, so does the need for service, advice and product experience. Mußler Beauty by Notino is an example for a new thinking in the trade. With the store design DIA offers its own interpretation of the consumer of tomorrow and shows a pioneering way of transformation in architecture and design......more