Bean to Bar Lounge Lounge by Riki Watanabe

Bean to Bar Lounge Lounge by Riki Watanabe is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Perak in Desain Ruang Njero lan Pameran Competition Category.

PerakNjero Griya· 2020

Bean to Bar Lounge Lounge

by Riki Watanabe

Client: Joke

A' Design Award Perak Winner in Njero Griya Category

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The Design

About Bean to Bar Lounge Lounge

Unsur penting saka desain iki yaiku kanggo ngundhangake banding materi sing digunakake. Bahan utama sing digunakake yaiku cedar abang kulon, sing uga digunakake ing toko pertama ing Jepang. Minangka cara kanggo nuduhake materi kasebut, Riki Watanabe nglumpukake pola mozek kanthi tumpukan siji-siji kaya parket, sing nggunakake inti bahan tanpa warna. Sanajan nggunakake bahan sing padha, kanthi ngethok, Riki Watanabe bisa sukses kanthi macem-macem ekspresi gumantung ing sudut pandeleng.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Perak

Bean to Bar Lounge Lounge menang A' Design Award Perak, pangenalan sing prestisius banget sing diparingake marang desain tingkat dhuwur, endah lan nggumunake. Pemenang Perak iku karya sing sumunar banget lan kreatif banget sing nggambarake kaprigelan, bakat lan kaweruh para desainer. Bean to Bar Lounge Lounge dikarepake dadi karya sing nggumunake, conto teladan, profesional banget lan inovatif banget. Desain sing menang A' Design Award Perak iki iku panemuan sing luar biasa banget lan dikagumi sing paring manfaat lan nyurung maju wates seni, sains, desain lan teknologi. Bean to Bar Lounge Lounge iku ciptaan sing akeh sing ngirenake sing nggugah kekarepan, nggawa perasaan positif lan nuwuhake gumun lan kagum.

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