Japanese eatery
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about Japanese eatery
Project • By Souta Yoriki Design Office • Bars
The Ginzara Midnight Diner
The client wanted to open a restaurant that would be used as a late-night diner in a one of the rooms of a building in Ikejiri-Ohashi.Accordingly, we chose wood-grain sheets as the main material, as they are often used for tables and counter tops in general dining establishments.
Tomoyuki Kusunose
Tomoyuki Kusunose
In recent years, wood-grain sheets have tended to be avoided as a superficial material, but this time, we focused on their popular cultural background of Showa-ish old fashioned style and decided to carry on this tradition.
Tomoyuki Kusunose
Tomoyuki Kusunose
The main materials are wood-grain sheets as the surface material and plywood as the structural material, and they are ironically and symbolically coexi... More
News • News • 1 Nov 2022
Lonely Mouth by FRANK Architecture takes a minimalist yet lively approach to interior of lively Japanese eatery
Taking a lively approach to the interior design of a restaurant serving Japanese favourites, ‘Lonely Mouth’ by Frank Architecture features deliberate design interventions to create a warm yet mood environment. The project name of Lonely Mouth comes from the word ‘Kuchisabishii,’ a uniquely Japanese word that literally means ‘When you’re not hungry, but you eat because your mouth is lonely.’
Chris Amat
Working with a limited budget, the designers were inspired by Japanese minimalism, using existing materials and design elements where possible while layering in new textures.
Chris Amat
The dining room area includes raked plaster, brown velvet corduroy upholstery, and wa... More