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Moriya - Daewon Kwak

http://www.framemag.com/news/1883/Moriya-by-Daewon-Kwak.html
At a restaurant in South Korea, designer Daewon Kwark placed an installation on the ceiling to entice people on street level into the second-storey space. 

Undoubtedly the focal point of the restaurant, the ceiling was inspired by ocean waves, Kwak says. ‘I always appreciate having seafood near the sea,’ he explains. ‘Here you can eat under the sea!’ 

The ceiling is constructed of plywood; to reduce costs, Kwak laser-cut the wave in a way that maximized both sides of a wood piece. Laser cutting burned the edges of the plywood for a precise wave-like effect. 

The Japanese cuisine restaurant is in the ‘café district’ of Bundang, South Korea, which is home to over 50 eateries, many of which are on the second floors of buildings. Since ground-floor spaces have 4.5 m high ceilings, as is the case in the store below Moriya, the restaurants need to be creative in drawing attention upwards. 

‘When I was walking on the street, all I could see from ground level was the ceiling and nothing else,’ Kwak recalls. ‘So I focused the design on the ceiling and how to attract people from ground level.’

Kwak is a designer from London-based studio Design Guild, which specializes in urban design, architecture, interiors, furniture and spatial consulting.

Stairs and Display

Looking at the environment of the interior how the stairs and display sets the mood : inspiration for my Milk bar design

Karim Rashid - Pharmacy

Oaza Zdravlja Pharmacy, Belgrade, Serbia, 2009

The architectural forms of the Oaza Zdravlja Pharmacy reference the beautiful intricacies of the human body and healing process. Through the use of soft flowing walls and organic shapes a sense of comfort and security is immediately established. Framed by the sweeping curvature of the walls, a simple, yet powerful counter elegantly hovers above the ground plane. This form is symbolic of the journey medication takes through the body's cellular framework. Beyond this emblematic expression, the organic counter is also the literal location that provides the medicinal means to recovery and relief. 

Client: Oaza Zdravlja Pharmacy
Facilities: Sales Area, Cashier, Storage, Office
Area: 45 sqm
Awards: I.D. Magazine Annual Design Review Honorable Mention Environment
Design period: October 2008 - January 2009 
Construction Period: January 2009 – April 2009

http://www.karimrashid.com/

Tangy Sweet

Freelance editor Alexandra Onderwater visits Tangysweet, a frozen yoghurt store in the lively Dupont Circle area in Washington DC.

It’s almost eight, and I have a date. Text message reads: Meet me at the funky yoghurt lounge. Mysterious? Not if you’re familiar with this part of Washington, DC. I, however, need more information. I text back: Vanilla, chocolate or strawberry? By now I’m in the lively Dupont Circle area, which is chock-full of bars and restaurants. I’m almost ready to give up when I hear a welcome beep: Look for tangy tables. Fine, but what on earth do tangy tables look like? At that very instant I see ‘tangysweet’ above the door of a shop that’s hard to miss. From inside, the glow of colour-changing LEDs beckons passers-by. I cross a brick-paved patio and enter a minimalist space lined with a series of geometric counters, where smiling customers enjoy frozen desserts drenched in fruity toppings. My date – one of the architects at Kube, the outfit responsible for the design of Tangysweet – is waiting in the adjacent lounge, a more intimate setting than the central ‘runway’ area where people line up to buy their frozen yoghurt delights. Getting to the lounge means passing through a rainbow that gradually changes from raspberry red to kiwi green with a hint of mint, a flavour my partner later selects as a topping for his green-tea yoghurt. Having nearly stumbled through the awesome flood of changing colours, I remain seated while he fetches me a large cup of pomegranate yogurt with health-bar crunch and sprinkles. Yummy!

http://www.framemag.com/news/711/Tangysweet-By-Kube-Architecture.html

Yogo Juice

QQ Cao and Ray Lee of Sig Design were asked to design Yogo Juice, an ice cream bar in the center of Shanghai, China.

Yogo Juice is located on the second floor of the Ganghui Building, which has an open space and provides a view onto the street. Exceptional circumstances made it impossible to change the surface of the ceiling, the floor and the walls. Cao and Lee explored different avenues to create a healthy and fresh brand image.

On both sides of the layout of the store, two cages were created to use as a counter and as a lounge area. The counter was designed as a DJ booth and has headphones for customer who want to listen to music. 

http://www.framemag.com/news/740/Yogo-Juice-By-Sig-Design.html

LATTERIAGRICOLA - Farm Restaurant

A typical farm outside the city (Milan). Cows, pigs, horses and fresh cheeses, meat, vegetables.
A new way to enjoy the food, the nature, the pleasure of a healthy and contemporary experience in a place that plays a lot with senses
http://www.framemag.com/portfolios/13828/657423/LATTERIAGRICOLA---Farm-Restaurant.html

Ice Cream bar - Lucco

An awesome interior for an awesome ice cream.
A top class hand-made italian icecream in Turin (Italy). The shop has been decorated with several displays showing all the process of icecream making. The place by night-time turns into a stylish icecream club.

Hello Pasta! - Interesting Roof!

http://www.framemag.com/news/1811/Hello-Pasta-by-Bluarch-Architecture-and-Interiors.html

In designing a casual fast-food chain in NYC, architect Antonio Di Oronzo looked to the history of pasta making for inspiration, using oodles of noodles in his plan, resulting in a quirky, colourful space.

‘The design of Hello Pasta was inspired by the way pasta was traditionally hand-made and hung to dry on wooden racks,’ Di Oronzo explains, referring to the beige strips of wood that horizontally stretch across the ceiling. 

The fixture is made of lazer-cut plywood and disguises the mechanical systems above it. The simple lighting comes from bulbs hung from exposed black electrical cords between the wooden strips.

Di Oronzo says the natural colour of the ceiling wood and seating units make for an organic atmosphere and non-linear design.

Hello Pasta is planning to expand into an international franchise and Di Oronzio says he needed to take this into consideration in the design. 

SNOG

The first frozen yoghurt store in the United Kingdom, called Snog, is designed by Studio Uribe.
Snog is a retail concept invented by Ico Design Consultancy. As the name implies, Snog derived from snow and yoghurt, the store offers pure frozen yoghurt and all kinds of natural toppings and healthy tea.

“Snog is a new retail concept offering pure frozen yogurt, natural and green tea. Snog's formula uses non-fat organic yogurt and milk, is low in calories and is sweetened with organic agave nectar – free from sugar and artificial sweeteners. You can choose from 15 healthy toppings, including fruits, nuts and granola. The shop interior evokes the feeling of summer,” explains Pablo Uribe.

The yoghurt store features eye-catching fluorescent colours, edgy typography and a quircky illustrative style.

Studio Uribe collaborated with lighting designer and architect, Dominic Harris from Cinimod Studio, to create a bespoke, high-end interior space. Dominic explains: “The concept for the store was to evoke the feeling of a perfect never-ending summer. The interior is deliberately quirky, with a photographic grass floor and British flowers on the glass walls. A key element is the digital sky which will adjust the mood of the store perpetually throughout the day and evenings.”

not another Milk Bar

My Photoshop Context board.

IMAGES FOR CONTEXT AND PRECEDENT BOARDS.

Like the colour palette!

Currently on display at a London Selfridges & Co. department store are the bold works of 25 young designers – from fashion and jewellery, to an art collective, millner, illustrator and set and prop designer.

i think the colour pallete is rather playful, milkshake stylee