Today you will get a glimpse of what Mindful Design Consulting have been doing this summer season. If you are a fan of frozen yogurts as much as I am, you will appreciate some of the ideas behind these new brands we’ve been creating together with our clients. Take a look and tell us which […]
Las Vegas has always been a place of inspiration for designers and architects. It’s a place where creative ideas come into realization much faster and easier. This modern Chinese restaurant called Beijing Noodle No. 9 located in a Caesars Palace hotel. As you enter the restaurant, you will be met with a gallery of large […]
I absolutely loved this restaurant because of the simplicity of the materials and finishes in combination with very contemporary lines of the overall design. This beautiful restaurant, called Ator, is located in Tehran, Iran, and was designed by Expose Architecture. Simple square wood blocks have replaced shelving on walls and gave a character to the […]
Tobias Rehberger, who also teaches sculpture at the Städelschule in Frankfurt, is one of the most remarkable contemporary German artists. His work is always on the borderline between art, design, and architecture. And this coffee shop interior design is one of the perfect examples of his fascinating work. For the featured cafe called Palazzo delle […]
This futuristic lighting system called Bolla was designed by an Italian company Incontroardito. The company started by specializing in production of ceramics. After achieving international success with their products Incontroardito branched into selling other products such as stone tiles untill Dominico De Palo transformed the company by creating something this unique and exciting! Bolla system […]
You probably have seen these whimsical light fixtures all around, at your local cafe or a restaurant… I have! And when I saw one I always wondered who could come up with such incredible ideas. David Trubridge is the most progressive furniture and lighting designer. He is based in Havelock North, New Zealand. David’s work […]
Lumocor is one of the leading companies providing a solid surface solution for horizontal and vertical applications. The rich colors and added textures of the panels create dramatic installations that captivate the senses. The material can be bent into any shape and limited only by a designer’s imagination. The LED back-lighting adds additional dimension to […]
Mercury glass items have a very distinctive character and can complement your interior not only during Christmas. The roughness and some reflective qualities of mercury glass add somewhat Mid-evil character to the items and when used strategically create a certain charm. Did you know that “Mercury Glass” was invented in the nineteenth century as a […]
This restaurant design attracted my attention because of the incredible atmosphere achieved using the patterned wall panels and the lighting coming through them. Oyster bar restaurant is a part of the restaurant complex “Stefano’s Fine Food Factory” in Kiev. The project was complete in 2010 on Vladimirskaya street #4 in Kiev, Ukraine. On my next […]
If you see any beautiful backlit walls, desks or any other surfaces in a contemporary slick interior, you are probably looking at chroma – one of the coolest materials on the market from 3FORM. I would like to share a few images from 3FORM’s projects to show you the capabilities of this simple material. I […]
By Ekaterina Kohlwes from Mindful Design Consulting Yolick Yogurt Shop is an existing store located in Shanghai which lacked identity in its interior. Today I would like to share what was the inspiration behind this fun yogurt shop design and to maybe show you some of the process we go through during design. We were […]
“Going green” is a catchy phrase as well as a continuous trend in most retail and business remodels. Here are a few pointers of what “going green” for commercial interior design means. To put it simply: Renew, Reuse, and Recycle. But most important is, going green will save any business money as well as improve […]
If you are looking for new interior design trends , rebranding is one of them! You will see old established brands infusing their interiors with more energy and fun. Take a look at how McDonald’s rebranded itself in France last year. The fast food restaurant interiors were redesigned to be more “family oriented.” The new […]
As you may have noticed, with commercial interior design we have started exploring more dramatic design solutions to attract people into retail locations. Branding became a very important part of any restaurant which is trying to stand out in a crowd. One of such contemporary movement that I noticed is – “going back to basics” […]
This eye-catching interior of Xing, a Chinese restaurant in New York, was created by Lewis Architects. One of the most distinctive features of this restaurant interior is the colorful ceiling canopy assembled from acrylic strips. There are a few separate areas in this restaurant interior. Each of the areas is differentiated by the use of […]
Original text came from HERE. 3-Story Mixed Use Building Remodel in Sausalito Daniel Merriam’s New Gallery One of the most incredible projects we had a chance to work on this year is the remodel of this 3-story mixed use building for the new owner, a world renowned artist Daniel Merriam. It was an exciting opportunity […]
A color of 2012 year has finally been revealed by the Pantone Color Institute! Tangerine Tango – an electric orange red color is warm, uplifting, and energizing! It’s also been noted to look great with almost every skin tone. Today I would like to point out a few simple example of how this new color […]
This restaurant design is definitely thinking “out of box” concept! The restaurant is located inside of an old factory and needed a stylish and affordable concept to divide the spaces into a kitchen, a bar and dining rooms. The MYU restaurant is located inside of an old liquor factory in the nightlife district of Beirut. […]
If you think Gaudi‘s designs are out of this world, take a look at this amazing restaurant design in Japan! From conceptual coffee house, a sake bar, a sushi restaurant and a lounge, designed especially for the unique culture of youth in Harajuku district of Japan, this building came to life. Spectacular oceanic motifs and […]
Your image is your brand which also provides a glimpse of the quality of services you are offering. Tired of the same boring interiors all around you? Today let’s take a small virtual tour around the world and see how some really whimsical business interiors created fantastic brands for their businesses! If you missed our […]
Who else if not Starbucks has become a leader in using interactive displays for their storefronts. To launch My Starbucks Rewards program, the company has installed interactive storefronts at its highest traffic locations in Canada. These interactive storefronts are essentially window displays that encourage user interaction in return for rewards. Offering rewards is definitely a […]
In one of our blog posts we talked about this inspiring hotel in Singapore called The Club. Today I would like to show you the cafe inside of this hotel. The design of this cafe caught my eye because of the simplicity of its design and the selected colors to attract coffee and chocolate lovers. […]
This inspiring hotel named East is located in the center of Hamburg’s entertainment district – South West of central Hamburg. East is all about style, relaxation and fun. Even though the existing building is an old industrial factory, right at the entrance canopy you know that there is more inside than what you see on […]
by Ekaterina Kohlwes – Mindful Design Consulting Have you ever tried to start your own coffee shop? I have! How do you start? It’s countless hours of research at the local library and online for any information available. Now, after working with a few clients on their cafes, I’ve decided to share all my personal […]
by Ekaterina Kohlwes – Mindful Design Consulting This Gelato Store in London clearly breaks all the traditional rules of balancing out the use of different materials. By creating a sharp contrast between raw concrete and soft furniture pieces, a new exciting brand appeared. This London ice cream parlour called Polka Gelato was designed by branding […]
In ongoing competition with all the new yogurt shops, ice-cream parlours are having hard time keeping up their appearances. Possi ice-cream makers, family run business on the market for the past 40 years, has figured out a way to stand out from the crowd and to make ice-cream as desirable as yogurt. Possi caters fresh […]
Today I’d love to introduce these slick small light fixtures which will add that extra character to any interior. This Small Lights Collection was created by Neo Design, a design studio established in 2005 by the Portuguese Industrial Designer Rodrigo Vairinhos in Witten, Germany. The former design studio has produced an exceptional brand called NEO. […]
Have you ever felt unsafe leaving your purse just hanging behind you on your chair in a restaurant? I have. This unique furniture designed by recent Eindhoven graduate Kaman Tung addresses the safety and comfort at the same time. This furniture’s original use is a public space: restaurants, cafes or anywhere you would want keep […]
Lzf lamps started as a small company making creative lights practically in their garage. The company was founded at the end of 1994 and ever since it has grown to a well known brand. All lights are handmade exclusively out of wood veneer right from the start. The unusual material for lamps creates spectacular lighting […]
I was never a big fan of using green color for a restaurant from a psychological perspective. Even design experts never considered green to be an “appetizing” color. But looking at this restaurant’s refreshing green color pallet I am convinced it can work. Weinerwald restaurant in Munich was designed by Appolito Fleitz Group, a […]
