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A desire for harmony and softness creeps into contemporary cafés. Gaudy colours and bling-bling decoration are giving way to subtlety in spaces where the smallest details are observed with a magnifying glass in a chosen pleasure of contemplation.
The key words of this trend? Coherence and consistency. Here, there is no room for false notes, the melody of the decor must sound right and piano. A concept that is driven by the matrix less is more.
From the shades of coffee to the production of responsible materials, from the products presented to the furniture… A creation carried by a generation of designers who like to give time to time.
Café Devocion
Café Devocion, Lot Office For Architecture © Brooke Holm
Devocion is a café that lives up to its name. The space, located in the heart of Brooklyn, dedicates its time to delivering coffee fresh from Colombia in less than 45 days. Designed by Lot Office for Architecture, the woody interior, organic walls and bright coral orange colour scheme strike the perfect balance between contemporary New York and a soft, warm, Latino feel.
Café Devocion, NYC par Lot Office For Architecture © Brooke Holm
Ottolenghi Chelsea
Ottolenghi Chelsea by Alex Meitlis © Helen Cathcart
With its terrazzo tiles, textured walls and Mediterranean ambience, Ottolenghi Chelsea brings a fresh, sunny touch to its interiors. Designed by Israeli architect Alex Meitlis, the café mixes an earthy, artisanal look, that of the walls, with furniture that is curved and sharp. The final touch? The play of light on the relief of the different materials.
Ottolenghi Chelsea par Alex Meitlis © Helen Cathcart
Café Manly Wharf
Café Manly Wharf by Alexander &CO. © Anson Smart
An eco-responsible vision of design and a certain minimalism. This is what drives the design team at Alexanders & Cowhen it started renovating the Marnly Wharf Café. And with good reason: the benches, bricks and table legs are made from masonry waste. And the rest? Space, lots of light and a fresh approach less is more are the basis of the slightly old-fashioned decoration.
Maison de thé Teemaa
Teemaa Teahouse by Yatofu Creatives © Aleksi Tikkala
Originally from the continent that gave birth to tea, Peng Luo and Xinyuan Sui have made tea their passion. In the heart of the capital of Helsinki, the two women have opened a place where the rigorous tasting of its herbs and serenity are the rule. A space where shades of beige, ochre and taupe are in perfect harmony and where the smallest object and vegetation becomes a pictorial art.
Teemaa Teahouse by Yatofu Creatives © Aleksi Tikkala
Café La Petite
La Petite coffee, Abu Dhabi by Bone Studio © Oculis project
An imposing pink plaster counter dominates the sparse interior of this café in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi. In a bid for consistency and minimalism, the counter becomes a bar for the waiter or a seat for the visitor in the same line. An elegant layout designed by the Bone design studio, which was inspired by majlis, reception rooms where guests are generally received sitting on floor cushions.
Café La Petite, Abu Dhabi by Bone Studio © Oculis project
The Budapest Café
The Budapest Café, Carlton by Biasol Studio
A whimsical setting has sprung up in the heart of Swanston Street, Australia. With its large powder pink arches, ultra-graphic décor and trompe l'oeil effects, this café designed by Biasol studio has all the makings of a playful, futuristic setting.
The Budapest Café, Carlton by Biasol Studio
© Derek Swalwell
Café Orijins
Café Orijins, Dubai, by VSHD Design © Oculis Project
Signed by studio VSHD, The Orijins café looks like a state-of-the-art mineral cave. A clever mix of organic materials (wood, rocks...), sleek furniture with fine lines and state-of-the-art machinery confirm this atmosphere between prehistory and propulsion towards the future.
