Project Name
Bar BasquiatPosted in
Bars, Design, Interior DesignOpening Hours
Monday to Thursday 07.30 - 01.00, Friday 07.30 - 03.00 , Saturday 09.30 - 03.00, Sunday 09.00 - 01.00Location
Telephone
+31 20 370 83 34Design Studio
Studio ModijefskyArea (sqm)
185Completed
December 2015Visit Website
barbasquiat.nlDetailed Information | |||||
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Project Name | Bar Basquiat | Posted in | Bars, Design, Interior Design | Opening Hours | Monday to Thursday 07.30 - 01.00, Friday 07.30 - 03.00 , Saturday 09.30 - 03.00, Sunday 09.00 - 01.00 |
Location |
Javastraat 88-90 1094 HM Amsterdam
Netherlands | Telephone | +31 20 370 83 34 | [email protected] | |
Design Studio | Studio Modijefsky | Area (sqm) | 185 | Completed | December 2015 |
Visit Website | barbasquiat.nl |
![Photo by Maarten Willemstein. Photo by Maarten Willemstein.](https://www.yatzer.com/sites/default/files/media/slideshow/f10_bar_basquiat_amsterdam_studio_modijefsky_photo_maarten_willemstein_yatzer.jpg)
Photo by Maarten Willemstein.
With its distressed metal furniture and the use of harsh materials like metal mesh, bare plywood and paint-splattered concrete, the bar has the feeling of an underground drinking spot; meanwhile, the choice of pastel pink for the walls, vintage seats and light fixtures alludes to the aesthetic of classic American diners. Neon and fluorescent lighting has been custom-designed and installed to highlight architectural details such as ceiling beams, while each area of the bar uses colours and materials that correspond to parts of the former supermarket: milky paint covers the wall where the dairy shelves used to stand, cork has been used to remind us of the nuts and dried-fruit corner, and red covers the bar counter, which is where the butcher used to be.
![Photo by Maarten Willemstein. Photo by Maarten Willemstein.](https://www.yatzer.com/sites/default/files/media/slideshow/f4_bar_basquiat_amsterdam_studio_modijefsky_photo_maarten_willemstein_yatzer.jpg)
Photo by Maarten Willemstein.
![Photo by Maarten Willemstein. Photo by Maarten Willemstein.](https://www.yatzer.com/sites/default/files/media/slideshow/f5_bar_basquiat_amsterdam_studio_modijefsky_photo_maarten_willemstein_yatzer.jpg)
Photo by Maarten Willemstein.
In this 1980’s New York setting comes a reference to the work of Basquiat in the form of quotes, sketches and collages of materials; in fact, the whole project has been conceived by the designers as one big collage where text, colour and images are superimposed, just like in Basquiat’s work. On top of all the layers come quotes from the artist’s texts in the form of writing on the bathroom mirrors, neon signs in the space and baffling mottos on the building’s façade, creating the impression that the man himself was here and angrily graffitied the place. The bar’s graphic identity was inspired by Hobo signs, an element that is also present in Basquiat’s work.
![Photo by Maarten Willemstein. Photo by Maarten Willemstein.](https://www.yatzer.com/sites/default/files/media/slideshow/s1_bar_basquiat_amsterdam_studio_modijefsky_photo_maarten_willemstein_yatzer.jpg)
Photo by Maarten Willemstein.
![Photo by Maarten Willemstein. Photo by Maarten Willemstein.](https://www.yatzer.com/sites/default/files/media/slideshow/f1_bar_basquiat_amsterdam_studio_modijefsky_photo_maarten_willemstein_yatzer.jpg)
Photo by Maarten Willemstein.
![Photo by Maarten Willemstein. Photo by Maarten Willemstein.](https://www.yatzer.com/sites/default/files/media/slideshow/f2_bar_basquiat_amsterdam_studio_modijefsky_photo_maarten_willemstein_yatzer.jpg)
Photo by Maarten Willemstein.
![Photo by Maarten Willemstein. Photo by Maarten Willemstein.](https://www.yatzer.com/sites/default/files/media/slideshow/f3_bar_basquiat_amsterdam_studio_modijefsky_photo_maarten_willemstein_yatzer.jpg)
Photo by Maarten Willemstein.
![Photo by Maarten Willemstein. Photo by Maarten Willemstein.](https://www.yatzer.com/sites/default/files/media/slideshow/f7_bar_basquiat_amsterdam_studio_modijefsky_photo_maarten_willemstein_yatzer.jpg)
Photo by Maarten Willemstein.
![Photo by Maarten Willemstein. Photo by Maarten Willemstein.](https://www.yatzer.com/sites/default/files/media/slideshow/s2_bar_basquiat_amsterdam_studio_modijefsky_photo_maarten_willemstein_yatzer.jpg)
Photo by Maarten Willemstein.
![Photo by Maarten Willemstein. Photo by Maarten Willemstein.](https://www.yatzer.com/sites/default/files/media/slideshow/f6_bar_basquiat_amsterdam_studio_modijefsky_photo_maarten_willemstein_yatzer.jpg)
Photo by Maarten Willemstein.
![Photo by Maarten Willemstein. Photo by Maarten Willemstein.](https://www.yatzer.com/sites/default/files/media/slideshow/f9_bar_basquiat_amsterdam_studio_modijefsky_photo_maarten_willemstein_yatzer.jpg)
Photo by Maarten Willemstein.
![Photo by Maarten Willemstein. Photo by Maarten Willemstein.](https://www.yatzer.com/sites/default/files/media/slideshow/f8_bar_basquiat_amsterdam_studio_modijefsky_photo_maarten_willemstein_yatzer.jpg)
Photo by Maarten Willemstein.