The Design Bar

At the Stockholm Furniture Fair, Note Design Studio created a warm, inspirational and generous experience, which was restaurant and at the same time an exhibition.

The Design bar at Stockholm Furniture Fair was both a world-class restaurant and at the same time an exhibition. The aim was to highlight a Nordic designer, architect or design studio. Using the concept Sulla Bocca di Tutti, which means “on everybody’s lips”, Note Design Studio’s goal has been to create a warm, inspirational and generous experience.

Note Design Studio, The Design Bar, Stockholm, 2017. Photo Mathias Nero
Note Design Studio, The Design Bar, Stockholm, 2017. Photo Tekla Evelina Severin
Note Design Studio, The Design Bar, Stockholm, 2017. Photo Tekla Evelina Severin
Note Design Studio, The Design Bar, Stockholm, 2017. Photo Tekla Evelina Severin
Note Design Studio, The Design Bar, Stockholm, 2017. Photo Tekla Evelina Severin

  Note Design Studio’s ambition was to work from the gut to create a space that feels warm, visual and inviting. We chose to forget words like “attractive”, “smart” and “functional” during our creative process opening up for other keywords and aesthetics. We looked at strong, colourful works from Bofill and Baragan and decided to do a warm tempered zone in the fair in the middle of the harsh and cold Stockholm winter.

Note Design Studio,The Design Bar, Stockholm, 2017. Photo Tekla Evelina Severin

The palette ranges from light salmon pink and apricot tones, natural terracotta to deep burgundy. The restaurant has 150 places with various seating possibilities arranged in small cosy scenes in the large 600m2 open space.

Note Design Studio, The Design Bar, Stockholm, 2017. Photo Mathias Nero


The Design Bar, Stockholm
Program: restaurant
Design: Note Design Studio
Area: 600 sqm
Completion: 2017