22/04/2023
Dip_in_the_culture design - OMOTESANDO Yakiniku in the heart of North Sydney - Miller Street, North Point - for Interior Life.
Our design tells the story of a tree-lined boulevard in Tokyo - Omotesando.
The geometric arches and seating niches rhythmically envelope the entire interior. Heart of the restaurant - the kitchen - is designed in the form of the chute, dressed in deeply rust corten steel. Its position is particularly important as allows the work of master-chefs slicing the precious pieces of goods for traditional Japanese yakiniku bbq to be seen from every angle. The minimalism of the interior has been achieved using few basic materials - raw blackbutt wood, concrete, corten steel, gray leather and... amber light illumination.
For busy Sydneysiders Omotesando equaled with balance, calmness, zen…
Harley Johnston enriched our design with the graphics on Noren Flags and internal curtains and… got awarded the ‘TDC68 - Certificate of Typographic Excellence' from the Type Directors Club of New York. More to read in the attached link.
https://harleyjohnston.com/tdc68-certificate-of-typographic-excellence/
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photos by Tomas Scerbo
Sadly, Omotesando shut its door during the times of pandemic.