Part of a Melbourne based exhibition that features 10 architects, each using 10 different types of recycled materials – either hard rubbish finds, found objects or the reuse of existing materials – with minimal financial outlay, are these wonderfully rustic bar stools, courtesy of Edwards Moore Architects, whose brilliant Cubby House we recently featured. Chaotically assembled, yet coherently stylish, Edwards Moore’s ‘offcut’ seats have a wonderfully unique appearance that we’d love to see in many more than just the 1 lucky bar that gets these one-off pieces….
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Offcut Bar Stools by Edwards Moore
reclaimed timber off-cuts re-fashioned for design festival....
July 20th, 2010
Shoreditch Rooms at Shoreditch House
East London's finest members' club, now with added rooms....
June 2nd, 2010
Overlooking Foster’s sensational Gherkin, the nearby ‘City’, and Shoreditch itself, Shoreditch House boasts a rooftop pool, garden bar, ‘lazy lawn’ and BBQ on it’s mind-blowing Roof Top, whilst below are numerous bars, a two-lane bowling alley, sauna and steam rooms, gym, Cowshed Spa and a range of dining options…. it’s in short, one of the most mesmerising – and decidedly unpretentious – members’ clubs in the world and part of the all-conquering Soho House group, who boast Soho House Berlin as their latest sensational property. Yet, whilst the design media’s eyes have been firmly fixed on their recent German acquisition, a small collection of rooms have been added to the fold in Shoreditch – offering “vintage twists within an urban setting”. The beautifully furnished, tremendously quaint rooms are realistically titled Tiny, Small and Small+, yet with perfectly reasonable prices to match, they could well find themselves the capital’s most popular stopovers….
Pop-Up Pirates, Clerkenwell
part art installation, part late-night bar, opens soon....
May 10th, 2010
The chaps behind London’s über-cool art-bars, The Book Club and The Queen of Hoxton – The Mothership Group – have joined forces with super cool artist management platform Central Illustration Agency and one of their hottest talents, art collective ‘Pirates‘ to take over an old factory and create Clerkenwell’s, and perhaps London’s, very first Pop-Up-Bar-as-Art-Installation project. The 4am licensed DJ bar opens next week… and judging from our sneak peak at the interiors – bold, brash, typography that echoes the factory’s past as a specialist in silver lithography – it looks set to be a visual feast…..
We recently had the pleasure of spending the night at one of London’s iconic Park Lane hotels, the irrepressibly sophisticated, Metropolitan, and with it’s famed style, class and exceptional service all present, we were pleased that the hub of mid-90s cool has lost none of it’s appeal. The infamous ‘Met Bar’, with it’s iconic Jonathan Huxley mural, was the epicentre of Britpop’s legendary debauchery – the Gallaghers falling out on a nightly basis – and, even though the ‘paps’ may be camped outside other club doors these days, you can still feel it’s echo of cool… and that’s consistent throughout the hotel…. when you deliver timeless, cosmopolitan luxury in the way that The Metropolitan does, you can be sure to never lose your way….
Luxx Club, Mayfair, London
London's latest über-exclusive venue is a homage to 80s neon....
March 4th, 2010
Bathed in the warm glow of retro 1980s neon style lighting, London’s latest ‘venue for the privileged’ – this is a 200 capacity, invite only affair – wouldn’t look far out of place as a set on a Scarface remake and could easily have inspired scenes from Grand Theft Auto. Whilst the reality my well be slightly more reserved, this is Mayfair after all, the sensationally chic minimalist interiors of Luxx – courtesy of Italian architect Rossella Stina – certainly offer the illusion of a desirably seedy 80s with it’s spectacular glass runway of light, black lacquer walls, frosted glass and those beautiful LED strips…..
“Inviting, surprising, obscure, strange and beautiful”, that’s just how they describe the acts performing at London’s most exhilarating new venue… thanks to design-legend Tom Dixon however, they are words that could just as easily encapsulate the essence of his glamorous interior. From Shoreditch House to the Paramount Members Club, former Creative Director of Habitat, Tom Dixon is surely one of the capital’s key figures for flamboyant interior design, and his work at this new Seven Dials bar, restaurant and entertainment experience does not disappoint. High quality North American cuisine at surprisingly reasonable prices, innovative cocktails from the world famous Worldwide Cocktail Club and inventive, unique performances that encompass the venue ensure that Circus will be a hot ticket for years to come…..
Wonderfully challenging concepts of what defines ‘cool’, Freni e Frizioni is one of Rome’s many fabulous art/dive bars that gives the city it’s captivating and vibrant nightlife. Housed in a former car workshop, Freni e Frizioni (or Brakes and Clutches) is situated in the heart of Trastevere, Rome’s trendy, bohemian district on the banks of the Tiber, and is home to contemporary art, vintage furniture… and if locals are to be believed, the city’s finest mojito. Overlooking the beautiful Politeama square, during fine weather the bar heaves out onto the street, whilst inside a buffet of pizzas, salads, pastas and seasonal dishes is served each evening between 7pm and 10pm. Gritty, arty and we believe, decidedly cool, Freni e Frizioni is an ideal place to spend time in the eternal city.
Another day and another restaurant design that wouldn’t be out of place in one of the world’s leading art galleries… swiftly following yesterday’s feature on Las Vegas’ outlandish Beijing Noodle No. 9, we just had to show you the recently opened Brussels establishment, Kwint. Part of contemporary conference facility, Square, Kwint is a decidedly exclusive affair with more than a hint of a modern twist, thanks to it’s particularly unconventional approach to interior design. In what would otherwise be a typically classy French/Belgian bistro type setup, Arne Quinze’s raging, uncontrollable installation truly steals the show, leaving the restaurant/bar/delicatessen looking though it has been frozen in time…. just about when the aliens invaded. Caviar, truffles, wild salmon and king crab all feature on the somewhat lavish menu and accompanying his eccentric centrepiece sculpture, the space is splendidly kitted out with a selection of his own brand furniture…. if you’re in town and looking for something unquestionably out of (far beyond) the ordinary, then a visit to Kwint is essential.
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