Perhaps there is nothing more therapeutic than a fine dining experience. Culinary sophistication and high standards make for a memorable time for anyone in a restaurant. But we design freaks seek more and often end up lusting over great interiors at places like these. Right now we are admiring some fascinating restaurant designs photographed by a Russian firm Indoor Photos. Seems like a lot of time and money has gone into making these spaces perfect for food and conversations. Not only do they manage to lure a large number of food junkies, their interiors serve as good inspiration for home dining spaces too.
Nowadays along with
yummy scrumptious food, customers need a cozy and inviting ambience for an
enchanting dining experience. Lack of stylish and appropriate decor makes a
restaurant incomplete. These days restaurateurs need to give an equal focus on
designing their restaurants with innovative and unique concepts that make it
appealing enough to attract customers along with their quality of
food. When we talk of restaurant design trends, some move in, some move
out and some remain stable during the changing times to stay on par with
progressive minds of people.
Concept/Theme
based Design
There is an
immense growing trend for conceptual design these days especially for
restaurants. Today designers and restaurateurs opt for theme
or concept based designs while planning a restaurant interior portrays a story. This helps
deliver a very individualized feeling to the diner and is definitely more
inviting and energizing.
These concepts or themes are mostly used for bars or
fast/casual restaurants. The Bicycle cafe Bucharest Romania is one fine example
of concept based design. The entire restaurant has been designed keeping
bicycles in mind, with peddle lamps, bicycle handles on chairs, wheel table
forms etc. A very unique concept indeed and a roaring trend that will move on
smoothly into the next year.
Raw Materials
As people are moving more towards eco-friendly and
sustainable design, another popular trend that has become more and more visible
is the use of raw materials such as metal, exposed bricks, wood and concrete
for walls, ceiling and flooring. Designers have adapted the rustic approach and
industrial look to create a dramatic and visually appealing ambience for the
diners.
Nando’s Harrogate UK, an award winner of restaurant design 2016,
has come up with a whole new concept or theme that has a mixture of vibrant
geometrical form of art and exposed wood and concrete. The stripped down look
and feel of the exposed material infuses pattern and texture adding depth and
dynamic feel to the entire place. The vibrant and colorful wall art creates a
form of balance. No doubt, I would say this trend will definitely rock on 2017
or might alter into more fabric oriented look.
Wall Art
Textures and patterns on walls is one thing that I have
noticed in many new or refurbished restaurants today. No I am not referring to
those vintage or velvet flocked wallpapers (although I noticed a few here and
there) but abstract art, graffiti, digital art and one liners that adorn the
walls of restaurants.
The Graffiti art on the amazing crab restaurant,
Berkeley, Us is definitely more energizing and lively but can give a
disoriented and loud feel if used in abundance. Sometimes you feel that it is a
youth generated concept that would not last long and might gradually fade away
in the following years.
Minimalist Furniture
Simple and clean lined furniture is another popular
trend. Today the demand from the consumer end is more for minimalist furniture design focused more on functionality and that
applies for restaurants too. You rarely notice heavy ornate furniture
chairs or tables. Even the more traditional theme based restaurants opt for
light furniture that is more structure exposed and less upholstered. Varied
seating is another trend with bare wooden seats, benches and stools sometimes
with a leather backing.
The newly opened TGI
Friday, Texas has followed the Scandinavian concept of simple understated
furniture.
The Scandinavian
concept is ‘in’ and trending
probably that will go one for a while. But this doesn’t really mean that the
traditional fine dining experience will fade away.
Ambient lighting
Since the restaurants have started moving towards the
minimalist, informal and rustic
design era, lighting design
has built its own trend, pendant lamps and recessed mood lighting and spots
have started replacing chandeliers and vintage lamps. Customized lights have
gained popularity too.
You tend to see lighting designs that accord with the
entire design concept of the restaurant as shown in the design of Nando’s
Restaurant. But sometimes you feel that this cannot entirely replace the
experience of dining under vintage lamps, it will trend in but will not replace
the formal fine dining experience for sure.
Subtle Color Palette
Where simple design concepts have been introduced,
choices of colors have reduced. Except for the wall art and rustic design that
we discussed above, you would see more of the Scandinavian color scheme in many
restaurants today.
White walls create timeless interiors as seen in the
design of Oslo Restaurant, Spain. Black and grey tend to add statement and
brown hues in the form of timber furnishings introduce warmth therefore these
colors will never go out of vogue.
Open Kitchen
To create a thorough successful experience and utmost
satisfaction for diners, restaurateurs and designers have come up with open kitchen concept.
Exposed kitchens with glass panels like the one at Scena,
Carlton Hotel Shanghai can be a stimulating and satisfying factor for workers
and diners both in terms of service and hygiene. We all want our food to be
made in front of our own eyes don’t we? So this concept will definitely drift
ahead.
Privacy
Where space planning is concerned, open space concept is
really in today. We spoke of open kitchen concept but within the restaurant,
partitions have taken form of wood beam plank dividers, partial decorative
dividers, or cubicles, which brings a sense of openness and weightless feeling
to the space as well as maintain privacy.
The Ginyuu Restaurant, Stuttgart, Germany has
incorporated divider and cubicle concept but I feel this pattern will outgrow
in the coming years as restaurants opt for more revealing design look.
Integrating Indoor and Outdoor Space
Creating outdoor experience for diners either through
outdoor seating or extensive use of glass windows and walls is an upcoming
trend.
Cilantro Calgary, Canada is chosen as one of the best
open sky dining restaurant in Canada. There are more rooftop restaurants and
bars, and who would want to miss the natural scenic view. Staying in par with
demands of customers this trend will never go out of style.
Customized Ceiling Concept
More than wall designs, ceiling designs have become quite
popular and trendy today. The more innovative feel of restaurants is achieved
through ceiling design styles be it exposed wood, planked or raw constructed
look with unconcealed metal pipes and vaults.
The ceiling design of Ozone bar, Hong
Kong, China designed by Wonderwall with offered honeycomb effect with hidden lights
throws back an electrifying experience. This might slightly alter as we move
further towards a digitalized age.
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