Once no more than gathering spots with domestic interiors, cafes and bars have evolved into places for relaxation where people go to escape the monotony of everyday life. Seen in this light, the design of a bar’s interior is crucial: it’s a setting that has to stir the senses, generate a great atmosphere and help create an unforgettable night out. The 40 innovative projects featured in Behind Bars: Design for Cafes and Bars are proof that more and more designers rely on high-tech solutions to produce a look geared to these demands. Their interiors not only demonstrate a high level of creativity and variety but also push the limits of style, theme and materials. The result is one spectacular space after another. Each cafe or bar in the book is accompanied by quality images, floor plans and a full description based on an interview with the designer. Behind Bars is an inspiring compilation of today’s trends in bar design.

Foreword

Eat

ICRAVE                  STK

Chris Briffa Architects            TwoTwentyTwo

Luca Braguglia               Casina delle Rose

Reiner Schmid Architekt          Blounge

Vidaly Asociados arquitectos        Arola Madrid

Skylab Design Group            Sinju

Bottega + Ehrhardt Architekten        Nama Foodbar

P.5 and Christophe Marchand Design    Cakefriends

Gianluca Milesi Architecture        a mi bar

Lissoni Associati              Pasticceria Zanin

George Henry Chidiac Architects      Copper

Ministry of Design            Sho U

Andre Poitiers Architekt           Dat Backhus

Drink

Agence Patrick Jouin            Gilt

Concrete Architecural Associates      Vyne

Studio Luz Architects            Diva Lounge

Jakob+MacFarlane            Pink Bar

Marc Newson                   Marrno Bar

Cassandra Complex             New Gold Mountain

GfG / Gruppe fur Gestaltung        Cafe Maximilian

Thoms & Nilsson              Absolut lcebar London

Francesc Rife                Bar Lobo

Puresang                  Cocktails at Nine

Studio Edward van Vliet          Nooon

Kohvi OU                 Beer Colours

Graven Images              Tinderbox Espresso Bar

brand.3 Architektur             Break Even

A00 Architecture              JustGrapes

OTO Studio               NeoCafe

...,Staat                   The Mirror Bar

Dance

MLD                    Champagne 3

SOhne & Partner Architects          Red Room

Glenn Sestig Architects           Make up

Costa Group                Gallery

VOID planning               Bar 153

Tomas Alia                 Sol y Sombra

Huma Design + Architecture        The Beatles Revolution Lounge

Lief Design                Smack

Simone Micheli               Sketch Lounge bar

Ippolito Fleitz Group and i_d buero     T-O12

Heineken                Heineken bars all over the world

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