The historic location of this brasserie in Paris impressed inside studio B3 Designers to fill the restaurant with tufted chairs, disco balls and different extravagant decor.
Brasserie des Pres is situated within the Latin Quarter of Paris, which was a middle of creativity all through the 19th and 20th centuries, its cafés crammed with outstanding artists, editors and writers, together with Ernest Hemingway and Jean-Paul Sartre.
London-based studio B3 Designers got down to infuse the identical bustling ambiance into the neighborhood's newest locale, with out being deterred by its oddly cramped interiors.
“Brasserie des Pres has a singular print on the ground and we used the prevailing structure to create layers of eating experiences,” stated the studio. “We've created a way of group and delight, a welcoming backdrop to the wonderful meals served right here.”
Lush with greenery, the restaurant's exterior options an orange striped awning and traditional Parisian patio seating.
As soon as visitors step inside, they discover themselves in a big front room with pink paneled partitions framed by mirrored cabinets displaying an assortment of well-crafted glassware.
Ornamental plaques depicting limes, lemons and oranges are embedded into the highest of every panel.
Tables all through the room are wearing white linen cloths and bijou brass lamps, nodding to the desk settings of conventional Latin Quarter eateries.
Visitors even have the choice of sitting at a excessive marble counter that overlooks Brasserie des Pres' bustling kitchen or having fun with a drink on the bar, which has orange velvet-padded stools.
Extra eating area is offered on the primary flooring, the place cabinets alongside the partitions are crammed with vintage books and chandeliers to imitate the worldly look of a cupboard of curiosities.
Lastly, on the highest flooring of the restaurant is a lounge-style area the place visitors can loosen up whereas choosing tracks from the brasserie's vinyl report library.
A curtained partition might be pulled again to disclose a secret bar, full with a mirrored ceiling. From its middle hangs a cluster of disco balls, capped by a round neon signal that spells out the phrase groovy.
An opulent, crimson banquette snakes across the periphery of the area, accompanied by tufted again chairs and marble tables.
Even the restrooms on this stage are completed with eccentric particulars, together with a pearl-laden chandelier that descends above the sink and surreal gold-framed work depicting the eyes of “unsung Parisian anti-heroes,” in keeping with B3 Designers.
Paris' wealthy culinary scene is consistently increasing.
Different spots which have just lately opened round city embody Citrons et Huîtres, an oyster bar that's designed to appear to be a fishmonger, and Chinese language restaurant Bao Categorical, which has a retro inside knowledgeable by 1970s Hong Kong diners .
Pictures is by Vincent Remy and Joann Pai.