Coffee & Chocolate
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Project • By SHAPE & SHADE • Restaurants
GUSTO
As the seventh GUSTO café and a continuation of a successful story, this project carried the weight of both brand evolution and location significance. Positioned in Prishtina Mall, it was imagined as more than just another café — it became a celebratory gesture, an extravagant and inviting place that makes people want to come, explore, and return.
GUSTO has built its identity on daring pastel combinations, with pink and teal standing as its signature tones. In this project, we aimed to amplify that identity while pushing it further, experimenting with creative mediums that could transform the brand’s playfulness into spatial experience. Curtains became immersive surfaces, tiles became graphic extensions, and color... More
Chocolat Du Jour
The first store of the Brazilian chocolate brand Chocolat Du Jour in the city of Goiânia introduces a new concept developed for the brand, where the idea is to convey the quality and excellence of its chocolate, which, due to its attributes, achieves the status of Art. For the store's façade, a cladding was developed using cocoa beans. Inside, marble countertops and joinery in imbuia organize the product display in a composition of backlit niches around the entire perimeter of the space up to a height of 2.20m.
Joana França
Joana França
Joana França
Joana França
Joana França
Joana França
Joana França
Above this level, an arch-shaped ceiling com... More
Project • By studio ARTEC • Bars
Barista's coffee shop
Barista’s is a chain of coffee shops, thus the task of creating such a business had the aim and responsibility of reflecting the specific dynamics and had to please its current clientele. The space was conceptualized in such a manner that it stayed true to what it wished to offer. The goal of incorporating various types of experiences within a single space was achieved by using multiple colors, elevation levels, and volumes, a bold move for any architect, yet simultaneously keeping in mind to maintain a sense of balance, unity and coherence. The decision to use complementary colors such as blue, orange, red and green was an inspiration and derivate from the world-renowned artist Piet Mondrian, an automatic mental association of fr... More
Catarina - Il salotto della badessa
La Badessa, literally “the abbess”, is a renowned Piedmontese-cuisine restaurant in Turin. It is named after noblewoman Maria Catarina Operti di Cervasca, a nun who left the convent for love, eloped and lived happily as a cook, then returned to monastic life in her later years. Now Catarina is back to tell her story, stopping just for a moment before her sweet and sinful escape.
Catarina, featuring a sensual upholstered bench, is inspired by traditional boudoirs and blends new elements and retro details. The historic counter fits in with vintage paintings, but is completed and complemented by a streamlined and contemporary structure; it is a monolith covered in sensual penny-tile mosaic, like an island at the center of the room... More
Project • By IMA Interiors • Shops
Coffee Shop, Paris
As soon as one sets foot in this boutique, they’re struck by its delicious dress code. The nuances of chocolat and the aroma of freshly ground coffee create a seductive atmosphere. The handpicked original materials compliment the unique menu— to be tasted on the spot. More