Japaneserestaurant

Design project for a modern Japanese restaurant located in the heart of Soho in London. The brief was to create a sophisticated, relaxing space with Japanese influences, and carrying some of the identity established in Oita’s first restaurant – informal and verdant, with plants throughout the space.  The space required more than the conventional approaches of minimalistic modern Japanese design, to deliver a distinct, remarkable experience that is a synthesis of aesthetic and cultural elements from London as well as Japan.   Sara Hibbert The colour space of the design relies on contrast and shadow – colour detailing, wood and plants seem to glow with life against the darkness of background and framing ele... More