Bean to Bar Lounge El Saló by Riki Watanabe

Bean to Bar Lounge El Saló by Riki Watanabe is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award d'Argent in Disseny d'Espais Interiors i Exposicions Competition Category.

ArgentInterior· 2020

Bean to Bar Lounge El Saló

by Riki Watanabe

Client: Joke

A' Design Award d'Argent Winner in Interior Category

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The Design

About Bean to Bar Lounge El Saló

Un element important d’aquest disseny va ser donar a conèixer l’atractiu dels materials emprats. El principal material utilitzat va ser el cedre vermell occidental, que també s’utilitza a la seva primera botiga al Japó. Com a manera de mostrar el material, Riki Watanabe va apilar un patró de mosaic apilant peces un per una com un parquet, fent ús de l'essència dels materials de colors desiguals. Tot i utilitzar els mateixos materials, tallant-los, Riki Watanabe va poder variar les expressions en funció dels angles de visualització.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award d'Argent

Bean to Bar Lounge El Saló és un guanyador del guardó A' Design Award d'Argent, un reconeixement extraordinàriament prestigiós concedit a dissenys d'alta gamma, esplèndids i impressionants. Els guanyadors d'Argent són obres tremendament brillants i summament creatives que il·lustren la perícia, el talent i la perspicàcia excepcionals dels seus dissenyadors. Es preveu que Bean to Bar Lounge El Saló sigui una obra meravellosa i de gran lluïment, remarcablement professional i profundament innovadora. Aquest disseny guanyador del guardó A' Design Award d'Argent és un invent molt notable i admirat que beneficia i fa avançar els límits de l'art, la ciència, el disseny i la tecnologia. Bean to Bar Lounge El Saló és una creació molt envejada que evoca desitjos, introdueix sentiments positius i desperta sorpresa i admiració.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Bean to Bar chocolate specialty store DandeLion chocolate in San Francisco. Bean to Bar Lounge, Japan first concept shop, is a tasting lounge, where They can enjoy single origin chocolate sweets from each production area.
The most important element of this project was to bring out the best and unexpected charms of the materials used.Riki Watanabe believes that was the best way to express the store.
Dimensions & Packaging: FLOOR AREA 49.20 square metre
Tags: cafe, Lounge, chocolate,
Production Technology: The main material used was western red cedar, which is also used in their first store in Japan. It was vital to maintain a level of consistency for the brand's image in Japan.As a way of showing the material, he stacked up a mosaic pattern by piling together pieces one by one like a parquet, making use of the essence of the western red cedar uneven colors.Despite using the same materials, by cutting them out, he was successfully able to vary the expressions depending on the viewing angles.
Design Challenge: Riki Watanabe challenged he combined the three requirements of unlikely use of material, craftsmanship, and cuteness in a small space and to bring out the brand colors in a meaningful way.
Research: Riki Watanabe researched brands approach to materials, especially their relationship to cacao, believed that was the best way to express the brand.
Inspiration: Riki Watanabe took inspiration from DandeLion chocolate approach to materials, especially their relationship to cacao, believing that was the best way to express the brand.
Project Duration: The project started in October 2018 in Tokyo Japan and finished in February 2019 in Tokyo Japan.
Operation Flow: Bean to Bar chocolate specialty store Dandelion chocolate in San Francisco. Bean to Bar Lounge, Japan's first concept shop, is a tasting lounge , where They can enjoy single origin chocolate sweets from each production area.
Image Credits: #1,Photographer Masato Kawano
#2,Photographer Masato Kawano
#3,Photographer Masato Kawano
#4,Photographer Masato Kawano
#5,Photographer Masato Kawano