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Behind Bars
Design for Cafés & Bars

Author: Frame Publishers
Editor: Marlous van Rossum-Willems
Language: English

Release: November 2007  Temporarily Not Available!
Price: € 44,00 / $ 65,00 / £ 40,00
Format: 17 x 24 cm
Features: 340 pages, full colour, hardcover
ISBN: 978-3-89955-300-0

Behind Bars, dgv’s first release in collaboration with Frame Publishers, features 40 innovative venues located in every corner of the world. An inspiring compilation, the book covers a broad spectrum of bars in various design styles by designers such as Marc Newson, Thomas + Nilsson and Staat – from those serving juice to coffee to cocktails. Each project is presented on eight lavish pages with copious photos of the interior, interviews with the designers, floor plans and detailed project information.

 
 

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The range of bars and cafés that can be found in cities around the world is growing. These locations are used for personal enjoyment and as relaxing and inspirational escapes from our urban daily lives. But more notably, bars and cafés are increasingly serving as representative environments for key meetings as well as maintaining business and social networks. Today, discerning individuals and businesspeople are looking for exclusive and discrete ambience in combination with contemporary comforts and trends. The design and interior of bars and cafés are decisive criteria for succeeding in a highly competitive international market.

Behind Bars features forty standard-setting bars and cafés from around the world. The compilation includes a broad spectrum of multifaceted styles by such innovative designers as Marc Newson, Thoms & Nilsson and Staat.

Each location in Behind Bars is presented in a detailed portrait. Each 8-page spread includes comprehensive photography of the interior as well an interview with the designer, floor plans and project data. The wealth of information about the unique selection of locations gives readers of Behind Bars valuable insight into coming trends in interior design, colours, materials and themes.