This is just fantastic. Cafe Graffiti, designed by MODE Design Studio in Varna, Bulgaria, is the whole enchilada. In the past I have extolled the greatness of ceilings that are good and unique building elements in their own right. This project though, takes the cake.
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Three visually strong and extraordinarily expressive columns take hold of the central space in a very open indoor dining room. Hundreds of form-giving slivers come together radially to form their unique, bannister-like visages, giving them a quality of dissolving solidity. As they approach the ceiling, the slivers make a rounded 90̊ turn to become the ceiling.
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These three columns form the central basis for a grid which divides the ceiling. The slivers, now strips, give a dynamism to the top of the room. They extend radially from the columns and at the grid lines, ‘fold’, creating an undulation, excited further by the lights hidden behind.
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In my opinion, all the Cafe Graffiti needs now is a great chef. Because they got the interior taken care of. Bad food is the only thing that could bring this place down.
By: Matt Davis
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I've been there and the food is great, don't worry about it