Can a liquor store be designed with panache? This project from Paperdog studio proves that you can. It combines elegance and modern style with a touch of madness. The strict geometry of this interior also brings order to a retail space that is usually characterized by chaos. A multitude of labels will look good on shelves obscured by a fine grid.
Salon of spirits of designed by Monika Lastowiecka and Agnieszka Puchala of Paperdog Studio is a cool and simple interior. It is dominated by white and gray with stronger accents of black and orange. The interior includes a counter and counters for customers, several rows of shelves and a glass display case for alcohol. As a result, the showroom also serves as a tasting area.
Display case for luxury spirits
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industrial character
The walls are finished in two ways. Smooth white tiles contrast with left over concrete formwork. Such a duo gives the interior an industrial feel. In a completely different style are the counters and counter, made of white polished stone with delicate gray veining. This interesting combination creates a mélange of industrial character with elegance. This seems a perfect combination for a store selling goods that are on the one hand common, but often also luxurious. The liquor racks are similarly presented. The barred shelves, reminiscent of 24-hour liquor stores, contrast with the elegant, exchanged display case intended for premium goods.
Interior with orange accents
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Interior with a sense of humor
The dominant decorative motif is a neon sign depicting the chemical formula of ethyl alcohol. It's a tongue-in-cheek element. The light expression of the whole is also given by intense orange accents in the form of bar stools and the grout between the tiles. This breaks the seriousness of the interior and adds humor.
alcohol pattern as decoration
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Light
An important element creating the space is light. The project was created as part of the competition "Various Views of Light 2020" organized by AQform and uses the company's lighting. As the designers say:
To create the design of a modern liquor store with a tasting space, we were inspired by the form of lighting fixtures from AQform - SATELITE. Hexagons became the basis for the design of this unusual interior. We wanted to create an original space of a liquor store, which becomes an elegant place in loft style, where hexagonal modules give it a character associated with a chemical laboratory. The design uses SATELITE wall sconces on both the walls and the ceiling, multiplied - creating a kind of scenographic installation and becoming a key design element. To illuminate the space, minimalist in form PET LED DALI spot fixtures were used, which perfectly complement the arrangement of this space.
The project was awarded in a competition at AQform in the any category.
