Blarney Ilé Ìtajà Ọtí Irish àti Kafe by Tetsuya Matsumoto is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Àyà Inú Ilé àti Ibi Àfihàn Competition Category.
IdẹInú Ilé· 2025
Blarney Ilé Ìtajà Ọtí Irish àti Kafe
Client: The Blarney Stone
Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award Winner in Inú Ilé Category
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The Design
About Blarney Ilé Ìtajà Ọtí Irish àti Kafe
Blarney jẹ́ apẹrẹ inú ilé fún ilé ìtajà ọtí Irish àti kafe kan ní Osaka, Japan. Àyè náà ń ṣiṣẹ́ sin àwọn oníbàárà láti kùtùkùtù òwúrọ̀ títí di alẹ́ pẹ́. Kabinet tí ó wà lẹ́yìn kàuntà náà lo àwọn ìlẹ̀kùn tí ń yí padà tí ó ń pààrọ̀ láàrin àwọn ibi ìtọ́jú fún àwọn ohun mímu ọtí àti àwọn ibi ìtọ́jú fún àwọn irinṣẹ́ kafe. Àwòṣe àṣà ìbílẹ̀ tí ó wúwo ni a fi rọ́pò rẹ̀ pẹ̀lú iṣẹ́ ọnà aláwọ̀ kan ṣoṣo tí a yà tààrà sórí àwọn ògiri, tí ó ń fi àwọn ànímọ́ àṣà Irish àti àwọn àtúnyẹ̀wò àwọn àwòrán olókìkí hàn. Gbogbo àwọn tábìlì ní gíga kan náà pẹ̀lú kàuntà náà láti bá àyè tóóró náà mu. Àpapọ̀ àyè ilẹ̀ jẹ́ mítà square 70.78.
The Recognition
About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award
Blarney Ilé Ìtajà Ọtí Irish àti Kafe jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí gan-an tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe tó tayọ tí wọ́n yàtọ̀ nípasẹ̀ ìṣẹ̀dá, àrékérekè àti ọgbọ́n inú. Àwọn olùborí Idẹ jẹ́ àwọn ohun èlò tó ní ìjáfáfá gan-an tí wọ́n sì ní ìṣẹ̀dá tó yani lẹ́nu tí wọ́n ń ṣe ẹ̀rí ìrírí gbígbòòrò, ìrònú àti ọgbọ́n àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé Blarney Ilé Ìtajà Ọtí Irish àti Kafe yóò jẹ́ ohun tí a kà sí gidigidi, tí a gbóríyìn fún tí a sì nífẹ̀ẹ́, tó jẹ́ ti ọ̀jáfáfá lọ́nà tó ṣe pàtàkì tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award yìí ń kó àwọn ọ̀nà tó dára jùlọ nínú iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ jọ, ó sì tayọ nítorí àfiyèsí rẹ̀ sí àwọn àlàyé kékeré. Blarney Ilé Ìtajà Ọtí Irish àti Kafe ń tẹ́ àwọn ohun tí a nílò lọ́rùn lọ́nà àgbàyanu, ó ń fọwọ́ kan àwọn ìfẹ́ inú, ó ń gbà ọkàn ó sì ń fa ìfẹ́ láti mọ̀ mọ́ra.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- For its third location as an Irish pub in Osaka, Blarney had to shift its business model to be able to serves customers from early morning to late night. To allow this transition the counter back cabinet uses a system of swinging doors altering between alcoholic beverages and cafe utensils shelves. Compared to a traditional Irish pub the heavy decoration was scraped out and replaced by monochrome art painted directly on the walls of the pub, and representing Irish culture and iconic posters.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Gross Built Area: 70.78sqm
W12085mm x D7050mm x H2800mm - Tags
- Japan, Osaka, Irish, Pub, Cafe, Flexible, interior, hospitality, bar, art
- Production Technology
- The walls are made using drywall techniques. They were then divided into three sections. A lower one is finished with cement based material. The middle part is finished in covering sheet with a rusted metal motif. And the upper part is finished in the same grey wall cloth as the ceiling. An indirect light line separates the wall parts. The art was painted directly on the top of the rust metal sheet.
- Design Challenge
- The middle ground between heavily decorated Irish pub and soft and relaxing atmosphere of a cafe can hardly be determined. Two strategies were adopted. The first is to design a counter back cabinet that showcases both alcoholic beverages and cafe utensils by creating pivoting doors. The second is to abstain from using any kind of traditional decoration and replace it with wall painting inspired by Irish culture elements and iconic posters interpretations.
- Research
- The project had to deal with a prominent dilemma that is related to its situation. The facility has strict rules that force the shop to open and provide services from early morning to late night. An Irish pub working hours is essentially in the afternoon and evening time, thus the need to convert the space to provide cafe services as well. The research consisted of balancing two different aesthetics of heavy Irish pubs and soft atmosphere of a cafe without loosing function of one or the other.
- Inspiration
- The bar and cafe cabinet are inspired by traditional furniture and black board signage. And added a twist by allowing them to pivot between the two, uncovering one or the other every time. The art on the wall refers to Irish cultural elements including the Blarney castle, the four leaf clove, the harp and some traditional motifs. The art also interprets some iconic posters for Irish whiskey and Guinness beer.
- Project Duration
- Project start: June 2023.
Construction starts: April 2024.
Project/Construction End: July 2024.
Location:
Osaka, Japan. - Operation Flow
- The shop has an almost trapezoidal shape with two sides open to the corridor shared with all the other restaurants. The closed kitchen is set to be in the corner with two walls. It extends with the counter space along the large wall and ends with the coffee machine space that is placed specifically to serve morning commuters. To avoid awkward positions in the narrow space all tables in the hall are set to the same height as the bar counter.
- Team Members
- Tetsuya Matsumoto
- Image Credits
- Image #1: photographer ©Senichiro Nogami, Blarney, 2024.
Image #2: photographer ©Senichiro Nogami, Blarney, 2024.
Image #3: photographer ©Senichiro Nogami, Blarney, 2024.
Image #4: photographer ©Senichiro Nogami, Blarney, 2024.
Image #5: photographer ©Senichiro Nogami, Blarney, 2024.
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